Bedtime Stories Podcast Fairytales and Folk Tales from the Lilypad for kids

Lily, a frog

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Lily, a frog, tells fairytales, folk tales and bedtime stories to kids.

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  • a lonely gardener who would trade a cozy cottage for one good conversation
  • a talking mouse who wants to get acquainted before agreeing to be sweethearts
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The Little People: A Fairy Tale by a Real Queen

A gentle mountain fairy tale about kindness, useful work, and an old family secret kept with care.

Lily, the frog narrator, opens an old-fashioned fairy tale from a red cloth book by the Queen of Romania, and the story settles into a remembered world of castles on green hills, forests, roses, bees, deer, rabbits, squirrels, birds, and a dew-bright spider web.

The Fuzzy Castle

A folk tale with hidden help, a rabbit world, and a warm ending about belonging.

The Fuzzy Castle moves from bruising to comfort with a clear fairy-tale shape. Morella is mocked at school, steered toward a future she does not want, and then drawn into a hidden rescue that opens onto an underground world.

A Good Dog Re-released

A warm, old-fashioned tribute to one very good dog, built from small details that stick.

The piece tracks a puppy who begins unnamed and becomes Bear, a very, very good dog, and it does so through small, affectionate details rather than big gestures.

The Forest Bride a Finnish Fairy Tale

A tender fairy tale that turns a mouse in the woods into a quietly memorable match.

This Finnish fairy tale keeps its oddness close to the surface: grief, courtship, and a mouse with a secret sit side by side in a story that never quite settles into the expected path.

Peter Squirrel

A cautionary squirrel story that ends with chamomile tea and a soft bedtime finish.

Peter Squirrel works as a cautionary animal tale: a curious squirrel keeps pushing toward risk, from road games and wire-chewing dares to a campsite full of tempting food. Its strength is the steady climb from mischief to consequence.

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  1. 1

    The Little People: A Fairy Tale by a Real Queen

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    Bedtime Stories Podcast Fairytales and Folk Tales from the Lilypad for kids presents “The Little People,” a fairy tale attributed to Carmen Silva, Queen of Romania.

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    Ghost Pirate Ship

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    Lily the frog tells a Halloween story about a ghost pirate ship that arrives at a village with cursed treasure.

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    Legend of the Wooden Shoe

    Lily the frog narrates an old fairy tale about how good fairies became trees, people lived in sacred oak forests fearing a sinking disease called valling, and a kind man named Van Eyck received magical help from gnomes and tree spirits to invent wooden shoes and pile drivers, allowing civilization to flourish safely.

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    The Forest Bride a Finnish Fairy Tale

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    Lily the frog narrates 'The Forest Bride,' a Finnish fairy tale about Eno, the youngest of three brothers sent to find wives.

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    The Nightingale

    Lily the frog narrates a classic fairy tale about an emperor who discovers a nightingale with a magical, healing song.

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    The Anger Monster

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    Lily the frog narrates an original fairy tale about a lowly servant boy in a castle who discovers a mysterious, growing 'anger monster' on the king's throne.

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    The Boneyard Dog and Friends Halloween Story

    On a Halloween night, fairy tale magic from a giant pumpkin brings a skeleton dog, a scarecrow girl, and a baby Pachyrhinosaurus to life for a night of friendship and adventure.

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    Happy New Year The New Year's Fairy Re-released

    Lily shares a re-released fairytale about the New Year's Fairy, who delivers invisible 'day books' to everyone.

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    Peter Squirrel

    Peter Squirrel, a mischievous young squirrel, disobeys his mother's warnings and investigates the campsite where his father disappeared.

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    The Fuzzy Castle

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    A bullied girl named Morella is sent into a dark forest by her father and discovers an enchanted cottage where she makes a deal with rabbits.

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    A Good Dog Re-released

    Lily the frog shares a vintage story about a shy puppy who grows into a loyal dog named Bear.

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    Episode 100: A Star Suit for You

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    Lily the frog guides listeners on a magical, relaxing journey to the stars in a personalized star suit, where they encounter the Northern Lights and learn mythological stories behind constellations like the Great Bear, Cygnus the swan, and Sirius the dog star, culminating in a message about sharing one's inner light.

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    Switch It On

    Mar 16, 2025·10m
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    Three Dandelion Stories

    Jul 26, 2024·10m
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    Evergreen: Affirmations for a New Year

    Dec 25, 2023·10m
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    Merry Christmas from Lily

    Dec 4, 2022·9m
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    Six Husky Puppies

    Oct 20, 2022·7m
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    The Orange Shirt Story featuring Phyllis Webstad

    Sep 14, 2022·13m
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    Thor and the Storm Fairies

    Jul 6, 2022·14m
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    The Moosicorn Part III

    May 23, 2022·12m