Journey with Story - A Storytelling Podcast for Kids · Kathleen Pelley. audio story podcaster, children's author

The Clumsy Beauty and Her Aunts-Storytelling Podcast for Kids

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Ursula lies awake dreading the morning when she must spin three pounds of flax for the queen who expects perfection.

Kathleen Pally tells an Irish folktale about Ursula, a beautiful but clumsy girl whose mother lies about her spinning skills to the prince. With magical help from three mysterious aunts, Ursula completes impossible spinning tasks and marries the prince, ultimately being saved from a life of spinning work. The story explores themes of clumsiness, deception, and finding one's place.

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