This is Ria. Welcome to Little Stories for Tiny People. Friends, I'm in a giddy mood.

It might be because I had too much coffee this morning. Or it could be that I finally

set all of the 37 o'clock's mayhouse to this same exact time. It took a while. It could

be those things. But it could also be the fact that Little Hedgehog is back today. She's

back. With the story, I think you will love. But I've been so busy preparing to release

my book that I neglected to schedule a guest for today's story. I'm sorry about that.

I've been kind of spotting on the guests lately. It takes a lot of work to get someone in here.

All the emails, the faxes, the carrier pigeons I have to send. Although, hold on a second.

I did see a goat sitting just outside my studio looking a bit down. And if there's one thing

that can cheer up a goat, it's most certainly a delightful story about an imaginative Little

Hedgehog and her wildly monotone best friend. Am I right?

Okay, hold on. I'm going to go see if he'd like to join us. It'll just take me a second.

Well, come on in. Yeah. Oh, just watch out for this.

Wait. That's, that's okay. What do you mean? I always have a tower of breakable plates

in my studio. Is that weird? Hmm. Anyway, tiny people. My unplanned guest is named Reginald.

Thank you for joining us, Reginald. Do you have a nickname? Like, could I call you Reggie?

Oh, okay. Reginald, it is. That's fine. I'm very formal myself. Reginald, I don't know if you've

heard the podcast before, but oh, you have? Oh, that's nice to hear. Oh, um, Reginald says he

has heard it, but he's still not sure if he likes it. Wow. Okay, that's a very honest appraisal.

Can I ask what you're not sure about? Mm-hmm. Oh, hmm. Not enough dancing? Okay, more dancing,

then. Huh. And fashion, you say. Interesting. Well, I think you're going to like today's story.

It's called Little Hedgehog Clean's Up. Let's get to our story. Remember, there are no pictures.

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