L. Frank Baum, the author of The Wizard of Oz, also wrote fairy tales. In today's episode we read "The King of The Polar Bears" from Baum's book, American Fairy Tales. The moral from this story is, "… that true dignity and courage depend not upon outward appearance, but come rather from within; also that brag and bluster are poor weapons to carry into battle." This fairy tale contains human-to-animal violence and animal-to-animal conflict. Fairy tales such as this one remind us how far we have gone in terms of censorship. Do you feel that battle advice is appropriate for children? Does it sit right with you? The Secret Kindergarten read aloud fairy tale gems encoded with common sense advice and Natural Law principles. Why not read these to children and observe the reaction? It's a fun learning experience for adults too.
Music
Songs by Nancy Stewart
https://nancymusic.com
Books
Brunelle, Lynn. (2018). Turn This Book Into a Beehive! And 19 Other Experiments and Activities That Explore the Amazing World of Bees. Workman Publishing Co.
https://www.amazon.com/Turn-This-Book-Into-Beehive/dp/1523501413
Dr. Seuss. (1990). Oh, The Places You'll Go!! Random House Publishing.
https://www.amazon.com/Oh-Places-Youll-Dr-Seuss/dp/0679805273
Baum, L. Frank. (2002). American Fairy Tales. Outrigger Publishing.
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4357
Bed Tracks and Other Audio
Chill Relaxing Lo-Fi Hip Hop | Born by Alex-Productions
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“Save Me”, “Tibetan Bowls” & "Fragile Beauty" by Liborio Conti
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https://www.youtube.com/LiborioConti
“Cheer Up” by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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