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

The Tortoise and the Monkey-Storytelling Podcast for Kids

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Mrs. Tortoise devises a deceptive plan, claiming she needs a monkey's heart as medicine to force her husband to return home.

Kathleen Pelley tells a Tibetan folktale about a tortoise who befriends a monkey in the forest, neglecting his family. When Mrs. Tortoise devises a plan involving a monkey's heart to bring her husband home, the friendship faces a loyalty test that reveals who is truly a good friend. The story explores themes of loyalty, deception, and what makes a genuine friendship.

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