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listening to today is The Miller and the Donkey and is being read to you by Daniel One day, a long time ago, an old Miller and his Son were on their way to market with a donkey they hoped to sell. They drove him very slowly, for they thought they would have a better chance to sell him if he was healthy and not exhausted by the time they got to market. As they walked along the highway some travelers laughed loudly at them. "What foolishness," cried one, "to walk when they might as well ride.

The story you will be listening to today is The Knights and the Queen Bee and is being read to you by Daniel. Once upon a time, two knights (who were brothers) went into the world to seek their fortunes; but they soon wasted all of their money and could not return home again. Then their youngest brother, who was still only a squire and had never left the castle until now, went out to look for his brothers.

(*Motorcycle sound effect Harley Davidson, Bessie's motorcycle of choice*) There was nothing that Bessie Stringfield loved more than her Harley-Davidson motorcycle and the open road! African-American motorcyclist Bessie Stringfield was the first Black woman to ride alone across the United States starting in the 1930s. Bessie visited and rode her motorcycle along 48 states during her eight trips across the country. Bessie chose to ride along a different road than most women at the time. During the 1930s, people thought it was improper for women to ride motorcycles.