Hey there, BKFK listeners.

Have you ever tried to learn something new, like riding a bike or playing an instrument,

and felt like quitting because you just kept failing or falling down?

It's a tough feeling to get something wrong, especially when you're trying your hardest.

You might even feel like Granny Giggle-snort today,

like you should just give up and grow cabbages.

Today's story is based on a very wise old saying.

Fall down seven times, stand up eight.

We're talking about persistence, which is a fancy word for not giving up.

We'll learn why failing seven times is actually the only way to get to that eighth time where you finally find your wings.

So let's find out how Granny and Stanky turn a cauldron full of failure into a sky full of magic.

The Polymorph potion.

The inside of Granny Giggles Snorts cottage usually smelled like a mixture of lavender, old books and perhaps a hint of cat food.

But today it smelled of burnt sugar, bubbling swamp water and singed eyebrows.

Granny sat on a stool at her iron cauldron.

Her silver hair, which was usually tied up in a neat bun, was currently exploding in every

direction.

She was stirring a liquid that glooped and glooped.

Today is the day stanky!

Declares, she adjusted her thick spectacles, which were steamed up from the potion's fumes.

The Polymorph's potion! The potion of transformation! The bro of becoming! One sip! And you can become any creature you wish.

A bird! A badger! Uh, well, anything!

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