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The *Junkyard Tales Audio Advent Calendar* Day 16. When Sally announces that the children would like a full train set as well as a game table called “Foolsball,” the little mouse Newberry steps forward with a plan for how to build them both.

For this year's calendar, our lovely Sparkle Stories artists have made a beautiful set of printable ornaments.

The *Junkyard Tales Audio Advent Calendar* Day 12. Somehow, several valuable coins keep showing up in the flower pots outside Mr. Flinch’s House of Chairs. When Ben stays up to discover who is putting them there, he is delighted to see an old friend — who has gotten older!

The *Junkyard Tales Audio Advent Calendar* Day 13. It seems Mitzie Niegel has told a number of animals in town about the Junkyard’s challenge. When Ben’s old friend Cowboy comes to help out, he learns that the Junkyard is important to many more animals than he had thought!

The *Junkyard Tales Audio Advent Calendar* Day 14. The neighborhood cats are thrilled to help Ben find some Christmas presents for the Warden’s children. The only thing is — fun for cats is different from fun for children.

The *Junkyard Tales Audio Advent Calendar* Day 15. Sally comes up with a plan to spy on the Warden’s children and discover what they would like for Christmas. But the best laid plans always have challenges — and Sally needs to change her plan very quickly so that she can accomplish her task without being discovered!

The Junkyard Tales Audio Advent Calendar Day 20. Merryweather Mole lives underneath the Junkyard, and she finds all the noise and activity above to be very annoying. When she has finally had enough, she seeks revenge and takes something very precious that belongs to the Junkyard animals.

It is a cold morning when the Junkyard animals realize that all the coins, cards, and gifts they had found and created were missing! Melody the Crow arrives just in time to sing a song that helps them all feel sad, disappointed, and angry at what has happened. And it turns out they aren’t the only ones who can hear her song!

Merryweather Mole wants to return the things she took and become a part of the Junkyard community — but she can’t! The ground is too frozen. The Junkyard animals all try to break through, but it is too hard. Finally some superheroes arrive and together they are able to save the day.

The Junkyard animals are ready for the Warden to discover their hard work. They have everything ready, and on the morning of Christmas Eve, they are excited for the Warden to enjoy his gifts. But right off the bat, things do not go to plan. Luckily one of the Junkyard workers steps in at just the right time.