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The Peddler of Swatham: A Draw Along Story For Kids

Psst… have you ever hunted high and low for something that was right under your nose the whole time? In today's draw along folktale from England, The Peddler of Swatham,

Sang Kancil Counts The Crocodiles: A Draw Along Story For Kids

Grumble, grumble! Today's draw-along folktale from Malaysia and Indonesia is Sang Kancil Counts the Crocodiles, starring a teeny-tiny mouse-deer with a great big hungry b

The Magic Tea Kettle: A Draw Along Story For Kids

Season three is officially here! We're kicking it off with a bubbling, rumbling, wildly fun tale from Japan called The Magic Tea Kettle. When an old priest brings home a

Why Lizards Sunbathe: A Draw Along Story For Kids

In today's draw along episode, we travel to Mexico for a folktale that answers the question: Why do lizards sunbathe? One morning, the sun doesn't rise and one by one,

Heungbu & Nolbu: A Draw Along Story For Kids

In today's draw along episode, we travel to Korea for a beloved folktale called Heungbu and Nolbu. It's a story about two brothers whose choices about helping and kindnes

Why Mosquitos Buzz In People's Ears: A Draw Along Story For Kids

Ever wonder why mosquitos buzz in your ear at night? This West African folktale has the answer, and it starts with one tiny braggart who told one very big lie. In today'

The Bossy Rooster: A Draw Along Story For Kids

Ever been bossed around (or, ever done the bossing)? In this draw along episode, we tell a beloved Cuban folktale about a very proud rooster on his way to his uncle's wed

How Maui Caught The Sun: A Draw Along Story For Kids

What if the days were so short that by the time you said "good morning," it was already nighttime? In this draw along episode, we travel to the world of the Māori people

The King & Moon: A Draw Along Story For Kids

What would you do if you wanted something so badly that you'd go to the most outrageous, over-the-top lengths imaginable to get it? In this draw along episode, we travel

The Empty Pot: A Draw Along Story For Kids

What would you do if you had to show up with nothing but the truth, but the truth was actually all that you needed? In this episode, we travel all the way to ancient Chi

Gecko Who Never Gave Up: A Draw Along Story For Kids

There's a drought in the land. The riverbed is dry. Every single animal, from the massive elephant to the squeaky little mouse, tries to stomp the water up from the groun

The Twelve Months: A Draw Along Story For Kids

What if winter could turn into spring in an instant just because you were kind? In this magical draw along episode, we travel deep into a snowy Czech forest and discover

Momotaro: A Draw Along Story For Kids

Once upon a time, a kind old man and a kind old woman wished and wished for a child... and then one sunny washing day, a giant rosy peach came bobbing down the stream wit

The Cherry Tree: A Draw Along Story For Kids

A little old man and a little old woman are stuck in the silliest standoff over who should walk down to the river to fetch the water...and the tomato, onion, and pepper s

Aran Aung & The Elephants: A Draw Along Story For Kids

What happens when 500 lost elephants stomp their way into what they think is a cave? The answer will simply bloooowwww you away! In today’s screen-free draw along folktal

The King's Secret: A Draw Along Story For Kids

Once upon a time in Ireland, there lived a king with a secret so enormous, so embarrassing, so downright ridiculous that he had not told a single soul — not the queen, no

The Calabash Children: A Draw Along Story For Kids

Story artists, grab your crayons and your drawing paper because the story in today's episode is about to get fuuuun! In this magical Tanzanian folktale called The Calabas

The Story Bag: A Draw Along Story For Kids

What if the stories you never told came alive? Once upon a mischievous midnight, a young boy's unspoken tales burst free from the bag he's kept them in and create quite a

The Bell of Atri: A Draw Along Story For Kids

The people of a small village, decide to build a bell tower in the middle of the square with one rule: anyone who has been treated unfairly can ring it... but wait until

The Magician's Library: A Draw Along Story For Kids

Ready for your kids to outwit an evil magician, one drawing at a time? In this adventurous episode of The Fairy Tale Art Cart: Draw Along Stories For Kids, a young man na