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Sparkle Car #4: Over the Meadow and Through the Woods

This episode of Sparkle Car includes:

A story from the Junkyard Tales series: “A Long Journey Through the Woods”.

Mr. Flinch, the old possum, wishes to send a gift to his dear friend Dame Redtail, the muskrat — but their normal messenger Fredland the Moose isn’t available. Ben Thompson, clever cat, and Sally the Chipmunk volunteer to make the long voyage through the woods to the beaver pond where Dame Redtail lives. Though the voyage does not go as Ben had hoped, he leaves the beaver pond deeply grateful for the magic of the woods.

A Nature Story from Clair Dillingham Pierson, “The Young Robin who was Afraid to Fly”: A simple tale about a frightened little Robin who find the bravery to finally take the leap and learn to fly.

An adapted Grimms Fairy Tale, “The House in the Wood”: A man has three daughters who learn the valuable lesson of being grateful for what is given

Another Nature Story from Clair Dillingham Pierson, “The Race of the Grasshopper and the Measuring Worm”: A delightful version of the tortoise and the hare.

Plus several lovely verses of trees and traveling.

61 MINUTES

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