Bedtime Stories (Storytelling Library: June, 2007)
The true story of a little girl's imaginary world.
In Magic World, there was little princess named Cuckoo.
Little Princess Cuckoo loved candy so much
that everyone called her Cuckoo the Candy Princess.
She loved candy so much,
that she ate it everyday for breakfast, lunch, and dinner…
and it was good,
but one day Cuckoo the Candy Princess got tired of candy,
and that was bad,
because that was the only thing they sold in Magic World.
So Cuckoo the Candy Princess went looking for some new food to eat.
She went on a long journey
on a high heel path that led to a shoe,
but Cuckoo the Candy Princess couldn't eat a shoe
so when she walked on,
and and on,
and on,
until she found the other shoe.
Normally Cuckoo the Candy Princess wouldn't pick up path shoes,
but because of what just happened to her friend, Cinderella,
Cuckoo the Candy Princess put on the shoes,
and that's when she discovered, they were magical shoes –
magical shoes which made her toes twinkle –
so she walked to the store.
And now the store was filled with everything BUT candy.
Then Cuckoo the Candy Princess went back home
and then the prince came home after her.
And do you want to hear a little secret?
He was the Pickle Prince,
from the Poor Princess who ate Pickles' stories
and I think that's just a little Cuckoo.
Well anyways, the Prince came home
and they made a vegetable soup,
and they lived happily ever after,
at least, until the soup was gone.
But don't worry,
Cuckoo the Candy Princess still has the magical shoes.
Have fun,
– Josie
Oh Fudge, the story's melted.
Have fun,
– Josie
Why don't you turn your frown upside down
and find your laughing place on Splash Mountain?
Are you ready for a trip to Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom?
Here we go!
Watch out, oh no! You're going
d
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Oh, wait. Not yet. Okay,
n
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.
Nope, sorry. Oh, well, don't worry. I'll let you know before you get wet
S
P
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!
Ooops.
Have fun,
– Josie
Princess Strawberry
was a little baby
cause she always ate
shavey.
But then she figured
she was saying it wrong
and she meant to say
strawberry.
Princess Strawberry
never got mad
cause she almost always
cried.
Because she almost everyday
cried
in the evening she is sad
but in the morning she is glad.
Have fun,
– Josie
(Intro to curious song, "Am I Awake?" by They Might Be Giants)
Am I awake?
What time is it?
When I get through this day
Can someone tell me how
And how much longer now
Am I awake?
Have fun,
– Josie
GO TO PAGE 2 to find out if I'm awake
(as well as read the rest of the lyrics to this great song)
and prepare to sing along!
They Might Be Giants is a band that just oozes creativity and fun.
("Am I Awake?" by They Might Be Giants, © 2004)
Now normally Lying King likes to swim,
and if you asked him,
he would say this was one of the best days of his life,
but it wasn't
because Gulliver decided to go swimming as well,
and Gulliver…
well, he was a GIANT…
he was ENORMOUS…
he was BIGGER then the whole Lilliputian swimming pool
and he could barely fit his toes in there.
But Gulliver, well, he just thought,
"It will be okay.
I'll just dip my little toes into this little swimming pool,
so I can get a little cooler…
'cause it's very hot today."
So he did.
Gulliver dipped his little, bitty, giant, humongous toe
in the teeny tiny, Lilliputian swimming pool
which forced all of the water
and Lying King
up, up, and out of the swimming pool.
But Lying King,
well, he just went back in the pool
and started swimming in the water…
but there was a little problem.
There was no water left in the Lilliputian swimming pool…
but Lying King,
he would not admit there was a problem.
He kept saying,
"Oh, this is the best swim I've ever had.
I'm having so much fun.
Splash, splash, splash."
Have fun,
– the daddy
Once upon a time there was a swift little giant named Gulliver who like to travel to faraway lands.
Sometimes he was bigger then a giraffe — but other times, this giant was smaller then a mouse. Once, Gulliver was even a horse's pet.
Want to learn more about Gulliver and his travels? Then make sure you listen to this G-episode of the World's Greatest children's storytelling — wild animal — alphabet podcast. It's a retelling of Jonathan Swift's classic children's book, Gulliver's Travels… mashed-up with the world's greatest Lilliputian storytelling giraffe games and music.
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