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Halloween Ghost We’re the Hallowe’en Ghosts, Much like lamp posts; We make curious hosts, We’re the Hallowe’en Ghosts. Hush, hush, hush! Oh!

The story you will be listening to today is Pipsqueak Hears Echoes and is being read to you by Daniel. Pipsqueak Hears Echoes by Payal Molur and Sanjay Molur. It was a cold night, but Pipsqueak was not ready to return home yet. His bright eyes sparkled as he and his friends, Mandra and Bedomi, flew around the street lights. The light drizzle did not seem to bother the insects flying around. This suited the young insect-eating bats just fine. Pip simply loved mosquitoes for dinner. “Yum-yum-yum! I got another one!” he sang.

The story you will be listening to today is Razia Learns to Swim and is being read to you by Daniel. Razia Learns to Swim, by Divya Panicker. Razia and her Ummachi live on an island far out in the ocean. Ummachi wants Razia to learn how to swim. But Razia is scared of being in water. The ocean is sooooo large and deep! Today, the waves are small. So Ummachi takes Razia to the lagoon. “Razia, please get in! The lagoon is shallow,” says Ummachi. “Can I learn to swim next time, Ummachi? Pleeeeeease!” “Don’t be scared, Razia. See how all the animals swim.

The story you will be listening to today is The Case of the New Planet and is being read to you by Daniel. The Case of the New Planet, by Ananya Dasgupta. Every evening, Anvi peers through her telescope. On clear nights, she can spot faraway stars and planets. But she is most curious about aliens and doesn’t tire of looking for them. One night, she sees a very bright spot in the sky. The spot gets bigger and bigger. It comes closer and closer. And it lands in Anvi’s backyard. It’s a spaceship! Two red blobs peep out of the spaceship.