Herman and the Red Tape: A Frustration Story for Kids

Little Stories for Tiny People: Anytime and bedtime stories for kids

Rhea Pechter

Arts, Stories For Kids, Kids & Family, Books

4.6 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2019

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Our friend Herman is back with a new story about dealing with FRUSTRATION. But before we get to that, a STUDIO SPIDER has brought to my attention that there is an ISSUE with Herman. In this ridiculous episode, we come to terms with my fallibility and listen as Herman copes with an increasingly frustrating situation. All he wants to do is add an overhang above his door so he can listen to the rain. No big deal, right? If you LOVE this story, please SHARE IT! Did your tiny person fall asleep while listening? Do you have friends struggling with their bedtime routines? SHARE THE LOVE. Many listeners around the world have learned about the podcast from a friend who loves it. And if you happen to have an Apple device, leave a review in Apple Podcasts! If your tiny person wants to share a story they've written, please send photos or recordings of it to rhea@littlestoriestinypeople.com. I LOVE to see their artwork, stories, and anything else they'd like to share. BIG THANKS to the listeners who provided sound effects used in the story: VIDA, CORA, CHARLOTTE! Thank you to DASH for providing the reminder at the beginning of this episode! And thank you to IVY, the spider, for being a loyal listener and for pointing out my grave error. You can find the LSFTP picture books, Little Hedgehog Goes to School and Little Fox Can't Wait to Dream, by visiting https://www.littlestoriestinypeople.com/books Little Stories Premium is available now! Get more of the stories you love and ad-free listening. Join at http://www.littlestoriespremium.com

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0:00.0	This is Ria.
0:09.4	Welcome to Little Stories for Tiny People.
0:13.3	Friends, I don't have a guest today.
0:16.2	I know, I know I'm really slacking,
0:20.0	but it takes a lot of time to wrangle these guests.
0:23.5	It's almost as if they're not actually interested in coming.
0:27.2	Anyway, no guest because I have to address something important.
0:33.1	Our story today is about Herman, a character who has shown up in a few stories. But it has come to my
0:40.6	attention that there is, well, a bit of an issue with Herman. As many of you may recall, I have
0:50.0	several corners in my studio. Seiling corners, to be exact.
0:56.0	Many rooms have them, although I suppose there are spherical rooms, or burrows, of course,
1:02.9	that by design do not have ceiling corners at all.
1:06.5	Anyway, yes, I am stalling because what I'm about to reveal is quite embarrassing, but I will
1:13.2	forge on for you. In my ceiling corners, there happen to be spiders. And my studio spiders
1:20.9	tend to be very observant. They do have a lot of eyes. And they have very strong opinions.
1:26.3	And they also tend to have tiny laptops on which they type
1:31.4	out emails to me with remarkable speed. Lots of hands, you know? A few weeks ago, I received one such
1:38.7	email from one of the studio spiders. And this is what it said. Dear Ria, I am taking issue with the fact that
1:47.2	in Herman says goodbye, you made it pretty clear that Herman is a chipmunk. But then, in Little
1:54.8	Hedgehog cleans up, Herman comes along claiming he is a squirrel. And we know it is the same Herman because of the hammer thing.
2:06.0	How is this possible? Respectfully, your studio spider. Friends, I'll admit, my first reaction to this
2:15.5	really bristly email was disbelief.
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