"Zippy's Dream" from the Junkyard Tales: All Together Now collection

Sparkle Stories Podcast

Lisabeth Sewell

Audio, Kids & Family, Stories, Stories For Kids, Children, Kids

4.4 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

This week's featured story comes from the Junkyard Tales: All Together Now collection.
It's called "Zippy's Dream."

When Ben and his Junkyard friends have a conversation about 'hopes and dreams', everyone shares something they'd love to have one day. After hearing some unique and exciting dreams, Zippy offers his. And after all the animals move through their surprise, they resolve to grant him his dream.

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0:00.0	Hello, friends, it's Elizabeth of Sparkle Stories.
0:10.3	Welcome to the Sparkle Stories podcast.
0:14.4	It's March now, and we are continuing this year to feature your favorite stories, your favorites. So this week I have a story from
0:24.4	Luke. Luke is nine and Luke wants us to share his favorite junkyard tale story. But before we
0:31.1	hear from Luke, I want you to consider subscribing. Join Sparkle Stories. You can start for free.
0:40.0	All you have to do is go to the Sparkle Stories website, Sparkle Stories. You can start for free. All you have to do is go to the Sparkle Stories website, SparklStories.com, and click the button at the top that says start free trial. And then
0:46.2	you can listen to our entire library of over 1,500 stories. Start free trial. We would love to have
0:53.4	you join us. Now, let's hear from Luke about his
0:56.2	favorite junkyard tale story. Hi, my name is Luke. I am nine years old, and I live in Bellingham,
1:03.4	Washington, and my favorite story is Zippy's Dream from the Junkyard Tales All Together in a
1:08.9	collection. And I really like it because it has a lot of creativity and imagination,
1:15.0	and I hope you enjoy it too. Zippy's Dream
1:29.7	This is a story about a junkyard, a most unusual place that was home to a host of unusual animals.
1:42.1	It didn't matter if you were a dog or a beaver, a raccoon, or a mouse.
1:47.7	The junkyard was a safe place, where all belonged, and everyone took care of each other.
1:55.8	Our story begins in the home of Mr. Flinch, the old possum.
2:08.0	It was the all-clear day, and many of the junkyard animals like to gather at Mr.
2:12.5	Flinch's house of chairs to enjoy a full day off.
2:21.2	All-clear meant that the junkyard warden and all the workers stayed home that day, and left the entire junkyard to the animals. This also meant that Sargent, the steadfast junkyard watchdog,
2:29.1	and Winnie, his puppy assistant, were with the warden at his home in town. So, no workers and no sergeant
2:40.4	also meant no work. All-clear day was a day when the animals got to do whatever they wanted,
2:48.8	all day long. On this particular all-clear day,
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