Should grown-ups lie to you?
Short & Curly
abcpodcasts@abc.net.au
4.6 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 2 January 2024
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Molly has never been afraid of getting a needle because she knows the Needle Ninja will reward her bravery with a basket of Japanese lollies, cakes and toys. Carl has never heard of this person and thinks Molly has been tricked by her mum and dad. But is there any harm in believing in the Needle Ninja? And is it OK for parents to tell their kids stories if it makes them feel better?
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| 0:00.0 | This is an ABC podcast. |
| 0:04.0 | Hey Carl, oh what a beautiful morning. |
| 0:08.0 | Is it? |
| 0:09.0 | Of course, the sun is out, the birds are singing and I even saw a double rainbow on the way to the studio |
| 0:16.2 | Basically a perfect day |
| 0:19.1 | Well, not for me. It's not. Oh no |
| 0:26.1 | Sat cars come out so early this morning. What's going on buddy? Well you know how I'm being sent on that round-the-world trip to do a |
| 0:30.7 | documentary to study the wonders of nature. |
| 0:33.3 | Ah, it's pretty much the only thing you've been talking about lately. |
| 0:37.6 | It's amazing, how can that get you bummed out? |
| 0:40.4 | Well, I just found out that I have to get a whole lot of injections. |
| 0:44.6 | I totally hate needles. |
| 0:47.8 | Oh, that doesn't sound too bad. |
| 0:50.5 | Look at this. Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Japanese encephalitis, MMR, meningitis, polio, rabies, tetanus, |
| 1:01.4 | detheria, petussis, typhoid, yellow fever. |
| 1:05.0 | Holy, needle, holy, your teeny, tiny arms aren't big enough to get that many jabs. They'll run out of room. |
| 1:15.0 | Well, some of them don't even go in my arm. |
| 1:19.0 | What do you mean? Where else would they go? |
| 1:23.2 | Let's just say it's going to hurt to sit down for a while. |
| 1:27.0 | You're going to get a needle in your butt. |
| 1:34.0 | See, needles are the worst. I hate them. |
| 1:37.0 | Would you say they get under your skin? |
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