The Read Aloud Lady
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The Read Aloud Lady
Come listen to episodes of folk stories that never really grow old, tales of fascinating historical and scientific figures, and vignettes of all sorts. Children of all ages are sure to enjoy (and maybe learn something!) Remember, some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again, a...
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49 টি এপিসোড![Ep. 49 Tom Thumb Races a Horse [Peter Cooper; All Ages]](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42775082/42775082-1748566743680-406ac612f03cb.jpg)
Ep. 49 Tom Thumb Races a Horse [Peter Cooper; All Ages]
New inventions are often met with skepticism and are tested against the things they were made to replace. The story today is about that exact situatio...
Ep. 48 In Two Places At The Same Time [All Ages]
Have you ever been so busy and wished that one of the things on your "to do" list could just magically be completed on its own? Well, that's pretty mu...
Ep. 47 The Terrible Nightmare [Elias Howe; All Ages]
Dreams can be funny or scary or just plain confusing. But in today's story, a dream ending up being quite useful! Listen to find out all about it :) <...
Ep. 46 The Musicians of Bremen [Fairytale/young listeners]
No one wants to think that they are too old to still be useful, and the donkey, dog, cat, and rooster in this story certainly have that in common. To...
Ep. 45 The Magic Porridge Pot [Fairytale/young listeners]
Do you ever wish that you could just talk to a pot and have it fill up with your favorite food? Unlimited soup or pasta sounds pretty good to me. The...
Ep. 44 What the Old Man Does is Always Right [Folktale/All Ages]
Today's episode is a charming story, although perhaps lesser known, from the great Hans Christian Anderson. If they had hashtags in the mid 1800s, I t...
Ep. 43 The Dragon's Story (young listeners)
A mother dragon tells a story of her husband's heroics for her children's bedtime story.
Mentioned in the episode:
"The True Story of th...
Ep. 42 Touch it and Die [King Kamehameha] All Ages
Traitors are discovered within the ranks of Mighty Kamehameha's circle of Chieftains, which threatens to upend the unity of the entire Kingdom of Hawa...
Ep. 41 Danger Beneath the Ice [Jean Louis Agassiz] (All Ages)
The year is 1840. Scientist and explorer Louis Agassiz is the first human even to go inside a glacier well. This story is about that journey! Listen t...
Ep. 40 Trapped in a Hayloft! (All Ages)
A young Frenchman, enthusiastic for the cause of the American Revolution, is in England and desperately making his way to a ship bound for America. Th...
Ep 39 The Secret of the Talking Leaves (All Ages)
A Cherokee man works diligently, studying each sound of his language and creating a mark to correspond with it-- the first written alphabet for his pe...
Ep. 38 A Trick that worked (All Ages)
Today's episode is the story of an exciting sea battle, with what seems like a clear underdog. A small American ship is guarding a slow unwieldy ammun...
Ep 37 What are you doing here? (All Ages)
A young man sneaks past a royal guard, climbs a vine covered fence and trespasses into a private chapel, all to hear some organ music up close. Is he...
Ep. 36 Is that a wolf at the door? In defense of fairytales (all ages)
Listen to a "grim" fairytale and stick around to hear what sets fairytales apart from other types of literature-- hopefully it will inspire you to che...
Ep. 35 The Order of the Golden Spur (all ages)
The sacred music from the Sistine chapel is found in a private home of a 13 year old Austrian boy. Can he prove that he did not steal the music, but r...
Ep. 34 A Daring Ride, to be Revere'd (all ages)
A man rides through a New England town, to warn his fellow countryman of an imminent battle. 86 years later, a poet recounts the events. The details a...
Ep. 33 Deer Misses, Boone (All Ages)
The charming, if perhaps slightly embellished, story of how one early frontiersman met his future wife.
Ep. 32 Haydn in plain sight (All Ages)
Today's story goes to show that school boys never change, whether they live in the mid 1700s or 2025. This is a special episode that contains some cli...
Ep. 31 Milly Molly Mandy Goes to a Fete
There's a Fete in town and it happens to fall on a bank holiday, which means that the whole village has come to watch! There's games of all sorts, and...
Ep. 30 Ben's Secret Plans (All Ages)
Sometimes the Founding Fathers-- or maybe, just people who lived long ago-- can conjure in your mind a statue of them or a dusty portrait of them wear...
Ep. 29 The Night Watch (all ages)
An artist pours his heart and soul into an important painting of the civic guard in Amsterdam, Holland, in the mid 1600's. His fame had waned and this...
Ep. 28 The Gallant Scottish King (All Ages)
The Scottish army has been fighting the English, when the Scottish King fell ill. While he lays in bed with a fever, rumors swirl that he is dying or...
Ep. 27 Milly Molly Mandy Gets to Know Teacher (young listeners)
It is a surprise when Milly Molly Mandy's teacher needs a place to stay, and that place ends up being the spare room of the nice white cottage with th...
Ep. 26 "I Think I Really Could!" Eli Whitney (All ages)
Today's episode is a little glimpse into the childhood and early accomplishments of Eli Whitney, American Inventor and genius. Enjoy!
Ep. 25 Animal Stories Written in Verse, part 1 (young listeners)
I found some beautiful poems about animals in Vol 3 of the 1911 publication of the Boys and Girls Bookshelf. This is part one; the second half should...
Ep. 24 The Rubber Man (All ages)
Everyone thought Charles Goodyear was crazy. Why would anyone keep messing with rubber? His friends' disbelief, however, ends up leading to one of the...
Ep. 23 Milly Molly Mandy Goes Visiting (younger listeners)
Milly Molly Mandy is finally going to visit Mother's friend Mrs. Hooker, after her last trip was canceled. New friends, new room to stay in; she also...
Ep. 22 Get off my land! Cyrus McCormick (all ages)
A story of true American ingenuity and the invention of a truly important piece of machinery.
Ep. 21 The Little Baxters Go Marketing (young listeners)
This is a delightful story of two children, whose father is missing in a boating mishap, who do their best to make Thanksgiving at this home special....
Ep. 20 Leonardo's Strange Design (all ages)
Leonardo DaVinci is a fascinating historical figure-- artist, scientist, inventor. Enjoy this episode that covers a true story in his early life that...
Ep. 19 Milly Molly Mandy Gives a Party (young listeners)
Milly Molly Mandy has some big plans, but these plans require money (as most plans do!) Thankfully, Little Friend Susan and Billy Blunt join her and t...
Ep. 18 Homer: The Slave and the Blind Man (all ages)
Loss of one sense can often lead to exceptional use of the others. In the story today, an old blind man slowly makes his way to the house of a rich ma...
Ep. 17 Milly Molly Mandy Keeps Shop
When Miss Muggins is called away on important business, who will watch her shop? Can you guess? Listen and find out ;)
Ep. 16 Fairytale: Toads and Diamonds (all ages)
Enjoy this lovely French fairy tale, which teaches us something about the consequences of our kind (or unkind) words
Ep. 15 Milly Molly Mandy Makes a Cosy (young listeners)
Milly Molly Mandy sees a beautiful cosy when she goes visiting and decides to make one of her own. Where will she get all the supplies if she wants to...
Ep. 14 The Monster's Riddle (all ages)
Long ago in ancient Greece, a monster stands outside a city. Those inside are free to leave but anyone who attempts to enter the city is met with a ri...
Ep. 13 Milly Molly Mandy Goes Gardening (young listeners)
Milly Molly Mandy goes into town on an errand and comes across Billy Blunt gardening, but non too happy. Can she turn the day around and show Billy th...
Ep. 12 The Great Marathon Run (all ages)
Ever wonder where the term "Marathon" came from? And who decides how long that should be? Wonder no longer and listen to the story of the Greek Hero P...
Ep. 11 Milly Molly Mandy Enjoys a visit
Milly Molly Mandy's overnight trip is canceled and she is terribly disappointed. Will something even more exciting be right around the corner? Will li...
Ep. 10 Odysseus: How the King was tricked (all ages)
King Odysseus wishes to stay home with his wife and newborn son, but fate seems to have something else in mind. He has promised to protect the beautif...