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The Twin Stars

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This story is called The Twin Stars by Florence Holbrook, adapted and recorded by LibraryCall. In front of the little house was a pine-tree, and every night at the time when two children, brother and sister went to bed, a bright star appeared over the top of the tree, visible through their window.

Marshmallow Goes to School

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This story is called Marshmallow Goes to School by Madeline Walton-Hadlock. This is a LibraryCall recording. It was the first day of school. Mary sat at the table staring into her bowl of Rainbow Crinkle-Crunch cereal. Why wasn’t she hungry? Rainbow Crinkle-Crunch was her favorite! She picked up her spoon and tried to take a bite, but she was too nervous to eat. “Baa,” said a little voice on the other side of the kitchen door. Mary giggled and felt a bit better. “Sorry, Marshmallow,” Mary called.

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

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The Three Billy Goats Gruff Once upon a time there were three Billy-Goats Gruff; Little Billy-Goat, Middle-Sized Billy Goat and Great Big Billy-Goat, who lived in a field in a green valley. They loved to eat sweet grass, but sadly their field was now brown and barren because they were greedy goats and they’d eaten every last blade of grass.

The Twelve Dancing Princesses

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The Twelve Dancing Princesses A Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale There was a king who had twelve beautiful daughters. They slept in twelve beds all in one room and when they went to bed, the doors were shut and locked up. However, every morning their shoes were found to be quite worn through as if they had been danced in all night.