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Stories Podcast: A Bedtime Show for Kids of All Ages

Marushka and the New Year

Stories Podcast: A Bedtime Show for Kids of All Ages

Stories Podcast

Stories For Kids, Fiction, Kids & Family

4.313.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Today's Episode is a Czech fairy tale, all about a girl named Marushka who lives a tough life with her sister and step-mother. She is not treated very well by either, but on a cold winter day, while out on an errand for her sister she stumbles upon something magical. Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!! If you would like to support Stories Podcast, you can subscribe and give us a five star review on iTunes, check out our merch at storiespodcast.com/shop, follow us on Instagram @storiespodcast, or just tell your friends about us! Check out our new YouTube channel at youtube.com/storiespodcast. If you've ever wanted to read along with our stories, now you can! These read-along versions of our stories are great for early readers trying to improve their skills or even adults learning English for the first time. Check it out.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello! Welcome to Stories Podcast. I'm your host, Amanda Weldon. Today's story is called

0:07.7

Marushka and the New Year, a Czech fairy tale collected by Parker Fillmore and adapted for audio by

0:14.3

Daniel Hines. We have Stories Podcast merch available at Storiespodcast.com slash shop.

0:27.4

We're also on Cameo for all of your personalized video message needs, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram at Stories Podcast.

0:32.2

If you send us a drawing of your favorite scene or character, we'll share it on our feed.

0:34.7

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