Throwback: The Milkmaid's Song

Stories Podcast: A Bedtime Show for Kids of All Ages

Stories Podcast

Fiction, Stories For Kids, Kids & Family

4.3 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Today we're doing a throwback episode to one of our favorites from the early days of Stories Podcast. The classic fable of counting your chickens before they hatch, combined with a version of the Irish folksong "The Rattlin' Bog." A lot of fun. Sing along if you can! Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, and Gigacity Guardians featuring the brilliant firefly! https://link.chtbl.com/gigacity 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, check out our merch at storiespodcast.com/shop, follow us on Instagram @storiespodcast, or just tell your friends about us! Check out our new YouTube channel at youtube.com/storiespodcast. If you've ever wanted to read along with our stories, now you can! These read-along versions of our stories are great for early readers trying to improve their skills or even adults learning English for the first time. Check it out.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello!
0:02.0	Welcome to Story's Podcast.
0:04.0	I'm your host Amanda Weldon.
0:06.0	Today's story is a throwback episode.
0:09.0	Tune in to hear one of our classic stories from the archive
0:12.0	that you might have missed the first time around.
0:15.0	We have stories podcast merch available at stories podcast.com slash shop.
0:20.0	We're also on cameo for all of your personalized video message needs and don't forget to
0:24.5	follow us on Instagram at stories podcast. If you send us a drawing of your favorite scene or
0:29.6	character we'll share it on our feed. Now here's a word from our sponsors.
0:35.0	Thanks.
0:37.0	Enjoy the episode.
0:39.0	The Milk Maid's Song
0:42.0	There once was a young girl who lived with her parents far out in the country. Her
0:47.8	parents both worked hard to put food on the table, but they never made enough money for anything extra.
0:55.0	This wouldn't have been much of a problem, but the girl always dreamed of finer things,
1:00.8	of crystal earrings and golden bracelets, of coins, lockets and fancy shoes, and most of all
1:08.6	of beautiful billowing dresses.
1:12.4	Of course, her parents could never afford to get her any of these things, but they really did try their best.
1:19.0	Unfortunately, as the girl grew older, her attitude just got worse and worse.
1:25.0	And one day it came to a head, as everyone in town was getting ready for the great May Day Fair.
1:32.0	Daddy, I need a new dress for the fair.
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