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Welcome to Episode 29 of the April Eight Songs &amp; Stories Podcast. Today’s story is “Story 3 - Quinn Quillow and the Blue Ribbon", a great story for your kids at bathtime, bedtime, car time, and family time.  aprileight.com instagram.com/aprileightsongsandstories facebook.com/aprileight twitter.com/aprileightmusic Quinn Quillow is a storycatcher. On his way to the Town Beside the River with the Leaning Clock Tower, he caught this tale, and he is now sharing it with the townspeople young and old. Today's we here the last part of the story, "Quinn Quillow and the Blue Ribbon." It made me laugh when I wrote it, and I hope it makes you laugh too. It is up to Stella Squirrel and her buddy It is up to Stella Squirrel and her buddy Brizbane, a tiny mouse with a lot of attitude, to see if they can get the lost ribbon from Mrs. Robin's nest. Here is an excerpt from today's story...  --  Stella was pulled out of her chestnut stew reveries by the sound of a shrill small voice calling up to her, “Stella! Stella!” And there on the ground, way, way, way below, almost just a tiny speck of trouble he was, a small mouse, the smallest mouse the Old Woman had ever seen, was calling up from the ground. He was waving his arms vigorously or she’d never even have seen him.“Stella! Are you up there? Come down and get me, will ya?” “Brizbane!” Stella called and she gave a “Chickory!” of delight at the sight of her wee friend. And with a flick of her tail, Stella Squirrel skittered down the oak and then right back up again with the small mouse riding astride her like a horse and holding tightly to the fur of her neck to keep from falling to the ground. “What are we doing? Why did you call me? Is there danger maybe” he said hopefully, “Because I love danger... ” Brizbane said jumping off of Stella’s back and bowing grandly to the Alice and the old woman. The Old Woman chuckled and smiled at Brizbane. “Thank you for coming to my home. It is nice to meet you, wee mouse.” “Who you callin’ a mouse? I am not a mouse. I am Brizbane, the Conquer.”  said Brizbane, flexing his “muscles”. “Oh, yes, of course. Nice to meet you Brizbane the Conquerer,” said the mourning dove. She seemed to be trying not to laugh…. Stella said to her friend, “Brizbane, thanks for coming. I am glad you are here because I need your help. Here is what’s going on.” and she explained the whole story to her jaunty friend. Once he’d heard the details, Brizbane’s eyes sparkled with glee. “Yeah, that sounds nice and terrifyingly dangerous what with the mama robin and her sharp beak, protecting her babies! Good thing I brought my sword!” he said, pulling out a tiny twig strapped to his waist that none of them had even noticed. “I’m in! Let’s go!” said Brizbane. “I don’t believe you’ll be needing a sword.” said the old woman gently. Brizbane sighed and put his sword away. Then he swung back up on Stella’s back and off she flew as only a squirrel can do - sprinting across branches, scurrying up and down and around tree trunks, nimbly leaping from maple to elm, hackberry to birch. Brizbane was quite dizzy by the time they got to the foot of Mrs. Robin’s tree, and he slid off of Stella’s back to catch his breath. “What’s the matter?” asked Stella in confused and concerned. --- Subscribe today and never miss an episode! Now this story references a few other stories, including the return of Brizbane the Conquerer from Episode 6, "Thom and the Goblins".  Listeners, do you remember what other story Brizbane showed up in when he wasn't with his best friend, Thom Gnome?  Thank you for listening to the April Eight Songs &amp; Stories Podcast. If you’ve been enjoying these tales, please let me know. I’d love to hear from you – you can leave a comment below, on Facebook or send me an email. And come be my friend on instagram.com/aprileightsongsandstories where I have so much fun. Or, leave a review on your favorite podcast venue and let other parents know you the value these stories have brought to your family. Spreading the word is the nicest thing you could do for this podcast. xoxo! As Quinn Quillow says at the end of the story, "A tale I’ve told, a tale I shared, a tale that had never been told. But if I can tell it, it must come from somewhere. But where? We may never know. And I’ll ask you, where did it go...?"  All songs, stories, and illustrations are copyrighted by me, ©April Eight 2017. It is my favorite thing to do!  

Welcome to Episode 29 of the April Eight Songs &amp; Stories Podcast. Today’s story is “Story 3 - Quinn Quillow and the Blue Ribbon", a great story for your kids at bathtime, bedtime, car time, and family time.  <a href="https://www.aprileight.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">aprileight.com</a> <a href="https://instagram.com/aprileightsongsandstories" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/aprileightsongsandstories</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/aprileight" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/aprileight</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/aprileightmusic" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/aprileightmusic</a> Quinn Quillow is a storycatcher. On his way to the Town Beside the River with the Leaning Clock Tower, he caught this tale, and he is now sharing it with the townspeople young and old. Today's we here the last part of the story, "Quinn Quillow and the Blue Ribbon." It made me laugh when I wrote it, and I hope it makes you laugh too. It is up to Stella Squirrel and her buddy It is up to Stella Squirrel and her buddy Brizbane, a tiny mouse with a lot of attitude, to see if they can get the lost ribbon from Mrs. Robin's nest. Here is an excerpt from today's story...  --  Stella was pulled out of her chestnut stew reveries by the sound of a shrill small voice calling up to her, “Stella! Stella!” And there on the ground, way, way, way below, almost just a tiny speck of trouble he was, a small mouse, the smallest mouse the Old Woman had ever seen, was calling up from the ground. He was waving his arms vigorously or she’d never even have seen him.“Stella! Are you up there? Come down and get me, will ya?” “Brizbane!” Stella called and she gave a “Chickory!” of delight at the sight of her wee friend. And with a flick of her tail, Stella Squirrel skittered down the oak and then right back up again with the small mouse riding astride her like a horse and holding tightly to the fur of her neck to keep from falling to the ground. “What are we doing? Why did you call me? Is there danger maybe” he said hopefully, “Because I love danger... ” Brizbane said jumping off of Stella’s back and bowing grandly to the Alice and the old woman. The Old Woman chuckled and smiled at Brizbane. “Thank you for coming to my home. It is nice to meet you, wee mouse.” “Who you callin’ a mouse? I am not a mouse. I am Brizbane, the Conquer.”  said Brizbane, flexing his “muscles”. “Oh, yes, of course. Nice to meet you Brizbane the Conquerer,” said the mourning dove. She seemed to be trying not to laugh…. Stella said to her friend, “Brizbane, thanks for coming. I am glad you are here because I need your help. Here is what’s going on.” and she explained the whole story to her jaunty friend. Once he’d heard the details, Brizbane’s eyes sparkled with glee. “Yeah, that sounds nice and terrifyingly dangerous what with the mama robin and her sharp beak, protecting her babies! Good thing I brought my sword!” he said, pulling out a tiny twig strapped to his waist that none of them had even noticed. “I’m in! Let’s go!” said Brizbane. “I don’t believe you’ll be needing a sword.” said the old woman gently. Brizbane sighed and put his sword away. Then he swung back up on Stella’s back and off she flew as only a squirrel can do - sprinting across branches, scurrying up and down and around tree trunks, nimbly leaping from maple to elm, hackberry to birch. Brizbane was quite dizzy by the time they got to the foot of Mrs. Robin’s tree, and he slid off of Stella’s back to catch his breath. “What’s the matter?” asked Stella in confused and concerned. --- <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/april-eight-songs-stories/id1123249983" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe today</a> and never miss an episode! Now this story references a few other stories, including the return of Brizbane the Conquerer from Episode 6, "<a href="https://aprileight.com/2016/07/12/thom-and-the-goblins/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thom and the Goblins</a>".  Listeners, do you remember what other story Brizbane showed up in when he wasn't with his best friend, Thom Gnome?  Thank you for listening to the <a href="http://aprileight.com/2017/03/04/20-episodes-of-april-eight-podcast/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">April Eight Songs &amp; Stories Podcast</a>. If you’ve been enjoying these tales, please let me know. I’d love to hear from you – you can leave a comment below, on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/aprileight/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or send me an <a href="https://aprileight.com/about/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">email</a>. And come be my friend on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/aprileightsongsandstories" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/aprileightsongsandstories</a> where I have so much fun. Or, leave <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/april-eight-songs-stories/id1123249983" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">a review </a>on your favorite podcast venue and let other parents know you the value these stories have brought to your family. Spreading the word is the nicest thing you could do for this podcast. xoxo! As Quinn Quillow says at the end of the story, "A tale I’ve told, a tale I shared, a tale that had never been told. But if I can tell it, it must come from somewhere. But where? We may never know. And I’ll ask you, where did it go...?"  All songs, stories, and illustrations are copyrighted by me, ©<a href="https://aprileight.com/about/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">April Eight</a> 2017. It is my favorite thing to do!

Ep. 29 Story 3: Quinn Quillow and the Blue Ribbon

Welcome to Episode 27 of the April Eight Songs &amp; Stories Podcast. Today’s story is called “Quinn Quillow and the Blue Ribbon“. This story is a continuation of the story we started at Episode 24, Quinn Quillow, Story Catcher" a great story for your kids at bath time, bedtime, car time, and family time.   I'm so glad you are here, and I can't wait to tell you today's story. Find more April Eight at  aprileight.com Instagram.com/aprileightsongsandstories YouTube.com/aprileightmusicFacebook.com/aprileight Today's story references a few characters from other stories I've told, and the most important ones are from the Jemi Series of the April Eight Songs &amp; Stories Podcast. Here they are: Episode 1, Jemi and the Birthday Surprise, Episode 2, Jemi and the Lost Crown and Episode 3: Jemi and the Strawberry Moon. If you haven't heard those, well, it might be fun to go back and listen to them now while you listen to these stories too.  Here is an excerpt from today's story: ... And so he began… and here is the story he told: A tale I tell, a tale I know, a tale that's never been told. But if I can tell it, it must come from somewhere. But where? We may never know. Hmmmm….  There once was a wise old woman who lived at the top of an ancient oak tree. Now how could a person live in a tree? Well, I’m about to tell you, aren’t I?  This oak had deep ridges in her bark that grew almost like a staircase that wound from way down at the roots and then all the way up, around and around, winding up the tree and then, there at the top, why, quite a fine spot for one table, one chair, one stove, one candle, one bed. What more could an old woman ask for? For she loved her tree and her tree loved her and that is all that matters, isn’t it? In the mornings the birds were singing in the branches, in the afternoon the old woman was comforted by the shade of the leaves and the music of the breeze rustled through the branches like a song. And in the evening the owls stopped by to inquire about her day, “Whooo whooo whooo whoo?” Now our old woman had many friends, both up in the tree and down upon the ground as you can imagine. And one of her particular friends was a... --- Thank you for listening. If you’ve been enjoying these fairytales that I write for your children and for you, and for everyone who has an innocent heart. I’d love to hear from you – you can leave a comment below, on Facebook or send me an email. Or, leave a review on your favorite podcast venue and let everyone know. Spreading the word is a lovely thing to do. April Eight has been cited as an expert by the Download on Podcasting. How fancy is that?   © 2017 April Eight "A Little Jump Rope Song" was written by April Eight, all rights reserved.    ---

Welcome to Episode 27 of the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/april-eight-songs-stories/id1123249983" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">April Eight Songs &amp; Stories Podcast</a>. Today’s story is called “Quinn Quillow and the Blue Ribbon“. This story is a continuation of the story we started at Episode 24, Quinn Quillow, Story Catcher" a great story for your kids at bath time, bedtime, car time, and family time.   I'm so glad you are here, and I can't wait to tell you today's story. Find more April Eight at  <a href="http://www.aprileight.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">aprileight.com</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aprileightsongsandstories/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram.com/aprileightsongsandstories</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/AprilEightMusic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube.com/aprileightmusic</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aprileight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/aprileight</a> Today's story references a few characters from other stories I've told, and the most important ones are from the Jemi Series of the April Eight Songs &amp; Stories Podcast. Here they are: <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/aprileight/jemi-and-the-birthday-surprise.m4a" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 1, Jemi and the Birthday Surprise</a>, <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/aprileight/jemi-and-the-lost-crown.m4a" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 2, Jemi and the Lost Crown</a> and <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/aprileight/jemi-and-the-strawberry-moon.m4a" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 3: Jemi and the Strawberry Moon</a>. If you haven't heard those, well, it might be fun to go back and listen to them now while you listen to these stories too.  Here is an excerpt from today's story: ... And so he began… and here is the story he told: A tale I tell, a tale I know, a tale that's never been told. But if I can tell it, it must come from somewhere. But where? We may never know. Hmmmm….  There once was a wise old woman who lived at the top of an ancient oak tree. Now how could a person live in a tree? Well, I’m about to tell you, aren’t I?  This oak had deep ridges in her bark that grew almost like a staircase that wound from way down at the roots and then all the way up, around and around, winding up the tree and then, there at the top, why, quite a fine spot for one table, one chair, one stove, one candle, one bed. What more could an old woman ask for? For she loved her tree and her tree loved her and that is all that matters, isn’t it? In the mornings the birds were singing in the branches, in the afternoon the old woman was comforted by the shade of the leaves and the music of the breeze rustled through the branches like a song. And in the evening the owls stopped by to inquire about her day, “Whooo whooo whooo whoo?” Now our old woman had many friends, both up in the tree and down upon the ground as you can imagine. And one of her particular friends was a... --- Thank you for listening. If you’ve been enjoying these fairytales that I write for your children and for you, and for everyone who has an innocent heart. I’d love to hear from you – you can leave a comment below, on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/aprileight/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or send me an <a href="https://aprileight.com/about/contact/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">email</a>. Or, leave a review on your favorite podcast venue and let everyone know. Spreading the word is a lovely thing to do. April Eight has been cited as an expert by the <a href="http://www.downloadonpodcasting.com/insights" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Download on Podcasting</a>. How fancy is that?   © 2017 April Eight "A Little Jump Rope Song" was written by April Eight, all rights reserved.  ---

Ep. 27 Story 2: Quinn Quillow and the Blue Ribbon 

Welcome to Episode 24 of the April Eight Songs &amp; Stories Podcast. Today’s story is called “Quinn Quillow, Story Catcher“, a great story for your kids at bath time, bedtime, car time and family time.  aprileight.com instagram.com/aprileightsongsandstories facebook.com/aprileight twitter.com/aprileightmusic I'd like you to meet Quinn Quillow, walking through the Three Kingdoms of Greenbriar, catching stories as he goes. He is a fool of the old fashion kind, wide open to the beauty of the world around him, a listener, a dreamer and a collector of tales. He'll be spinning tales and singing songs all through May and June here at the April Eight Songs &amp; Stories Podcast. Let's see how he goes about catching tales, my friends....  Listen to Episode 24 "Quinn Quillow, Story Catcher" now. Here is an excerpt from today’s story: ... And who do you think that was? Well, mighty fine indeed, it was a wandering minstrel, sometimes called a fool. And since the month was April, well, he must be an April Fool, hows about that? Now I know I know, these days calling someone a fool will get you in all sorts of trouble, but back in those days, well, it was just a bit different. A fool is what you might call someone who was a teller of jokes, a singer of songs, a storyteller. Why, they are delightfully fun folk to have around, if you can find one. Which you almost never can. For they are rare, rare indeed although, here in the Three Kingdoms of Greenbriar there are more than the usual amount, truth be told. For the three Kingdoms of Greenbriar, well some call it the Land of Fairytales, is where these Fools come, looking for songs and stories, enough to share and sing and tell to folks far and wide across the land and then they can come back and get some more. For stories and songs want to be told, but if no one takes them out of the Kingdoms of Greenbriar, well, not many would hear them. But how do these storytelling folks come by these songs and stories they tell in the three Kingdoms of Greenbriar? Well, my friends, you are about to find out.  Now our friend the fool, whose name was really Quinn Quillow, was resting on an old stone wall along the ancient road from Fimby to LeeBrook deep in Hawthorn Grove. Quinn was wearing what he always wore, a scarlet cap and a yellow jacket with golden buttons (given to him as a gift from a king for a story well told.) Quinn was also wearing a smile upon his face... Subscribe today and never miss an episode! Now this story references a few other stories, including the brief return character Brizbane the Conquerer from Episode 6, "Thom and the Goblins". Do you remember what other story  Listeners, do you remember what other story Brizbane showed up in when he wasn't with Thom?  Thank you for listening to the April Eight Songs &amp; Stories Podcast. If you’ve been enjoying these tales, please let me know. I’d love to hear from you – you can leave a comment below, on Facebook or send me an email. And come be my friend on instagram.com/aprileightsongsandstories where all I have so much fun. Or, leave a review on your favorite podcast venue and let other parents know you the value these stories have brought to your family. Spreading the word is the nicest thing you could do for this podcast. xoxo! All songs, stories, and illustrations are copyrighted by me, ©April Eight 2017. It is my favorite thing to do!  (Except today, My Lady Spring, a traditional poem set to song passed down through oral tradition lo these many years.) .... 

Welcome to Episode 24 of the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/april-eight-songs-stories/id1123249983" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">April Eight Songs &amp; Stories Podcast</a>. Today’s story is called “Quinn Quillow, Story Catcher“, a great story for your kids at bath time, bedtime, car time and family time.  <a href="http://aprileight.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">aprileight.com</a> <a href="http://instagram.com/aprileightsongsandstories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/aprileightsongsandstories</a> <a href="http://facebook.com/aprileight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/aprileight</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/aprileightmusic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/aprileightmusic</a> I'd like you to meet Quinn Quillow, walking through the Three Kingdoms of Greenbriar, catching stories as he goes. He is a fool of the old fashion kind, wide open to the beauty of the world around him, a listener, a dreamer and a collector of tales. He'll be spinning tales and singing songs all through May and June here at the April Eight Songs &amp; Stories Podcast. Let's see how he goes about catching tales, my friends....  <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/aprileight/Ep16_UTGW_The_Fairy_Queen_and_the_Three_Brothers_5_pt_5_-_12_31_16_11.04_AM.m4a" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Listen to Episode 24 "Quinn Quillow, Story Catcher" now.</a> Here is an excerpt from today’s story: ... And who do you think that was? Well, mighty fine indeed, it was a wandering minstrel, sometimes called a fool. And since the month was April, well, he must be an April Fool, hows about that? Now I know I know, these days calling someone a fool will get you in all sorts of trouble, but back in those days, well, it was just a bit different. A fool is what you might call someone who was a teller of jokes, a singer of songs, a storyteller. Why, they are delightfully fun folk to have around, if you can find one. Which you almost never can. For they are rare, rare indeed although, here in the Three Kingdoms of Greenbriar there are more than the usual amount, truth be told. For the three Kingdoms of Greenbriar, well some call it the Land of Fairytales, is where these Fools come, looking for songs and stories, enough to share and sing and tell to folks far and wide across the land and then they can come back and get some more. For stories and songs want to be told, but if no one takes them out of the Kingdoms of Greenbriar, well, not many would hear them. But how do these storytelling folks come by these songs and stories they tell in the three Kingdoms of Greenbriar? Well, my friends, you are about to find out. Now our friend the fool, whose name was really Quinn Quillow, was resting on an old stone wall along the ancient road from Fimby to LeeBrook deep in Hawthorn Grove. Quinn was wearing what he always wore, a scarlet cap and a yellow jacket with golden buttons (given to him as a gift from a king for a story well told.) Quinn was also wearing a smile upon his face... <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/april-eight-songs-stories/id1123249983" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe today</a> and never miss an episode! Now this story references a few other stories, including the brief return character Brizbane the Conquerer from Episode 6, "<a href="https://aprileight.com/2016/07/12/thom-and-the-goblins/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thom and the Goblins</a>". Do you remember what other story  Listeners, do you remember what other story Brizbane showed up in when he wasn't with Thom?  Thank you for listening to the <a href="http://aprileight.com/2017/03/04/20-episodes-of-april-eight-podcast/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">April Eight Songs &amp; Stories Podcast</a>. If you’ve been enjoying these tales, please let me know. I’d love to hear from you – you can leave a comment below, on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/aprileight/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or send me an <a href="https://aprileight.com/about/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">email</a>. And come be my friend on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/aprileightsongsandstories" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/aprileightsongsandstories</a> where all I have so much fun. Or, leave <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/april-eight-songs-stories/id1123249983" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">a review</a> on your favorite podcast venue and let other parents know you the value these stories have brought to your family. Spreading the word is the nicest thing you could do for this podcast. xoxo! All songs, stories, and illustrations are copyrighted by me, ©<a href="https://aprileight.com/about/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">April Eight</a> 2017. It is my favorite thing to do!  (Except today, My Lady Spring, a traditional poem set to song passed down through oral tradition lo these many years.) ....