The Secret River (Part 4)

Storyland | Kids Stories and Bedtime Fairy Tales for Children

Seth Williams

Kids & Family, Fiction, Stories For Kids

4.6 • 922 Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Trapped in the past with no way back, Ava began settling into a simpler life, until a handmade picture frame unlocked a family secret she never expected. The boy who saved her… might already be part of her story. Storyland is a podcast that brings kids' stories to life for children of all ages. Dive into new worlds, adventures, and magic that spark the imagination! Enjoy original bedtime stories written by the podcast creator! Storyland is the perfect way to stay entertained and enchanted in a safe, clean environment where anything is possible. Fun for the whole family, Storyland ensures a delightful experience for everyone! Follow Us On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storylandpodcast Follow Us On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/storylandpodcast/ Subscribe On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQZc-xjwUY88K3XTnID4OvQ Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/storyland-kids-stories-and-bedtime-fairy-tales-for/id1585221653 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Xj17Nqo66TrtfKjrbhe2r #kidsstories #childrensstories #childrensbooks #audiostoriesforkids #storiesforkids #storiesforchildren #bedtimestories #bedtimestoriesforkids #fairytail #fairytales #kidsfairytales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	For the second night in a row, Eva didn't sleep very well.
0:13.0	They had gone back to Tommy's house and Tommy's family had offered her a bed in the loft above their cabin,
0:19.5	just a soft mattress stuffed with straw and a heavy
0:22.7	quilt, but Ava's mind was racing way too fast for her to sleep. The storm had passed, but the
0:29.4	river had not calmed down, and the tree, the one that carried her across time, was nowhere
0:36.8	to be found.
0:38.6	She was stuck, and yet she didn't feel that scared.
0:43.8	Not exactly, because Tommy was there, and he knew that she was from another time.
0:50.6	In the morning, Tommy took her to the riverbank again.
0:54.6	Nothing, he said.
0:56.1	I checked upstream and down.
0:58.4	That tree is gone.
1:00.7	Ava sighed.
1:02.1	Ah, am I really going to have to live the rest of my life in 1890?
1:07.6	How did this happen anyway?
1:10.2	I don't know, Tommy said, but hey, since this whole place is new to you,
1:14.4	let me show you around a little bit. So they spent the day together and Tommy showed her how to
1:19.4	carry water from the well, how to use a washboard, how to collect eggs from the hands without
1:25.3	getting pecked. everything was slower and simpler
1:29.3	in Tommy's time.
1:30.9	And some things seemed a lot harder, but some things were even easier than where Eva was from.
1:37.3	That afternoon, Tommy took her to a sunny spot near the riverbank, his pockets full of tiny,
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