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Stories Podcast: A Bedtime Show for Kids of All Ages

The Wonders of Snake Oil (Rebroadcast)

Stories Podcast: A Bedtime Show for Kids of All Ages

Stories Podcast

Stories For Kids, Fiction, Kids & Family

4.313.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

This week's story is a re-release of one of our favorites from almost three years ago, The Wonders of Snake Oil. Wylderwood Part Two will be released in a couple days, and we'll be back with a brand new story next week! Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!! If you would like to support Stories Podcast, you can subscribe and give us a five star review on iTunes, head to patreon.com/stories and pledge to make a monthly donation, check out our merch at storiespodcast.com/shop, follow us on Instagram @storiespodcast, or just tell your friends about us!  Thank you!!

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, Prime members!

0:01.8

You can listen to Stories Podcast, add free on Amazon Music.

0:05.9

Download the app today!

0:07.4

Hello!

0:08.4

Welcome to Stories Podcast.

0:10.1

I'm your host, Amanda Welden.

0:12.6

Today's story is one of our favorites from almost three years ago called The Wonders

0:17.0

of Snake Oil, an original story written for you by Daniel Hines.

0:21.5

Later on this week we'll release Part 2 of our new fantasy serial The Wilder Wood,

0:26.8

and then next week we'll be back with another brand new story.

0:32.2

Thanks!

0:33.2

Enjoy the episode!

0:35.8

The Wonders of Snake Oil

0:39.4

Jenny stood by the brightly painted wagon, dancing with anticipation.

0:44.2

A wagon meant new people, meant excitement, and nothing much happened in her little frontier

0:49.4

town.

0:50.8

After all the paperback books about gunfighting and bandits, she found The Wild West less

0:56.0

wild than advertised, and a passing wagon could be big news.

1:00.6

Especially when the wagon looked like this one, all striped green and orange with

1:05.6

docked chamely and the wonders of snake oil painted in curly letters down the side.

1:11.2

In ones and twos the town spoke drifted to the market square where the wagon was parked.

1:16.6

Her own parents stood nearby, chatting with the sheriff.

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