True to Yourself

True to Yourself

The Apple Seed

  • Jul 31, 2018 6:00 pm
  • 58:08 mins

“Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you." -Dr.Seuss The Black Prince by Laura Simms (2:17) Boy falls in love with a princess, changes who he is in an attempt to win her hand. Learn more about Laura Simms by visiting: www.laurasimms.com Big Bullfrog by The Storycrafters (19:02) Big Bullfrog wanted everyone to love him so he tries to be the biggest animal. Learn more about The Storycrafters by visiting: www.storycrafters.com The Emperor's New Clothes by Diane Wolkstein (26:20) An emperor is obsessed with his clothing. Swindler seamstresses come through and the emperor gives them money to make him clothes. Learn more about the late Diane Wolkstein by visiting: www.nytimes.com The Sad Story of Owl by Heather Forest (36:01) Song-story about an owl who goes on a date with a bird but is embarrassed by his face, so he wears his hat low. She snatches the hat and then he flies away embarassed. Learn more about Heather Forest by visiting: www.heatherforest.com The Uglified Ducky by Willy Claflin (41:14) A baby moose thinks he is a duckling and feels horrible that he can’t do what the ducks do. Learn more about Willy Claflin by visiting: www.willyclaflin.com Donkey & The Lion Skin by Dianne Ferlatte (49:47) A donkey who wears the skin of a lion and scares people for fun, becomes embarrassed when he tried to roar and he-hawes instead. The teller compares it to her son’s mixed-race life. Learn more about Dianne Ferlatte by visiting: www.dianeferlatte.com

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