Mr. Beetle Tackles Fame

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

🗓️ 1 May 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Mr. Beetle is back for another tale. In the last year, Mr. Beetle has skyrocketed to fame. He is known throughout the land as being inadvertently hilarious and somehow simultaneously boring. He makes bugs throughout the region laugh until it hurts, then he puts them to sleep with the dullness of his storylines. Gwen convinces Mr. Beetle to take a break from his adoring fans. What will become of Mr. Beetle once he is no longer immersed in the 25th branch's "beetle mania"?! Will one of his listeners be eaten by an ominously dangling spider? You'll just have to listen to find out. If you love this story, please share it with all spiders on extended fasts, any and all chess enthusiasts, hypnotists (especially those who also have fog machines), and your friends! They might just need a good story these days. Thank you to NIKU for helping me with the reminder message at the beginning of this episode! 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.
0:09.8	Welcome to Little Stories for Tiny People.
0:13.9	I was going about my day recently, dusting the remains of my antique teacup collection.
0:20.3	When I thought, bubbled up in my mind from unknown depths.
0:27.0	It has old Mr. Beetle been up to.
0:31.1	That question followed me throughout the morning as I organized my seahorse print pajamas drawer
0:38.2	and cleaned out my things I haven't worn in forever closet.
0:42.7	What has old Mr. Beetle been up to?
0:47.2	That tiny voice in my head kept saying, until finally I pressed the Story Idea Alert
0:55.0	button I installed under my writing desk.
0:59.5	My idea music came on at once and I sat down on my hard metal stool and wrote this story.
1:07.0	That's exactly how it happened.
1:09.9	Except for a few minor details that might have been slightly different from what I just
1:15.5	laid out.
1:16.5	But sometimes it helps for storytellers to be a bit dramatic.
1:21.0	Don't you think?
1:23.0	Let's revisit one of our favorite dramatic storytellers, Mr. Beetle.
1:29.1	To find out what he has been up to.
1:33.4	Our story is called Mr. Beetle, Tackles Fame.
1:38.8	Take it away, Niku.
1:40.2	Remember, there are metal picks.
1:43.8	You have to imagine the pictures in your mind.
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