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

Why Mosquitos Buzz Around Our Ears-Storytelling Podcast for Kids-Ages

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A mosquito defies the crab king by poking him in the eye, sparking a furious chase.

Kathleen Pelley shares a Filipino folktale about a giant crab king, Maga, who can't sleep and blames a chain of animals—frogs, snail, firefly, and mosquito—for disturbing him, leading to a mosquito's defiance and a swarm attack that explains why mosquitoes buzz around human ears today.

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