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By Kids, For Kids Story Time - Children's Story Podcast

The Flash-Mites: Turning Problems into Windmills πŸ’‘πŸ¦Ÿβš™οΈ

By Kids, For Kids Story Time - Children's Story Podcast

BKFK Studio

By Kids For Kids, Kids Podcast, Podcast For Kids, Stories For Children, Audio Stories For Kids, Fiction, Kids & Family, Arts, Childrens Stories, Kids Stories, Family Friendly Podcast, Kids Storytelling Podcast

4.2 β€’ 938 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 16 May 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Send us Fan Mail "When the wind of change blows, some build walls while others build windmills." Sparky Flarkbottom’s workshop sounds like a dragon chewing on a bag of spanners! She is hard at work grinding iron for her latest masterpiece, the Lava Toaster. But all that grinding fills the air with a thick cloud of shiny, silver metal dust. Suddenly, a swarm of tiny, round beetles called Flash-Mites flies through the window. These little bugs have a very special, very annoying talent: whenever...

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0:00.0

Hey kids, it's BKFK Book Month. Help us share the joy of stories. Get your parents to post a picture of your favorite book on Instagram. And don't forget to tag BKFK Storytime, because when you do, you'll receive a free link to one of our favorite patron-only episodes, Cinderella.

0:23.6

Hey there, BKFK listeners. Today's story is inspired by a very wise old saying.

0:31.4

When the wind of change blows, some build walls while others build wind builds.

0:38.3

This means that when a big problem shows up, you can either try hide from it or you can find a way to use that problem to do something amazing.

0:47.3

But first, let's find out who the superstars are on this episode.

0:52.3

My name is Gia. I'm 10 years old and I live in Canada.

0:56.3

I love ducks and I love playing games with my friends.

0:59.5

I am Sarah and I'm 9 years old.

1:02.6

I live in Singapore and I like to play the violin and the piano.

1:06.8

Well done, kids.

1:08.3

Great to have you on the team.

1:10.2

All right. Let's get on with the story.

1:16.6

The Flash Mites.

1:22.6

Sparky Flark Bottom's workshop was usually a noisy place, but today it sounded like a dragon chewing on a bag of spanners.

1:35.3

Sparky was working on her latest masterpiece, the lava toaster.

1:41.3

It was a mechanical volcano designed to make toast at lightning speed, but to make it work,

1:50.2

the metal gears had to be perfectly smooth. Sparky stood at her workbench, wearing her thickest

1:58.4

leather apron and her welding goggles.

2:01.6

She was holding a heavy grinder against a chunk of raw iron.

2:06.6

Clouds of fine silver metal dust puffed into the air.

2:12.6

The dust covered everything.

2:15.6

It coated the floor. It coated the shelves.

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