mythical creatures

This story is called Only an Oni, written and read by Ryan Aoto. This is a LibraryCall recording. The clothes dryer exploded. That was a problem. There was a pair of underwear stuck to the ceiling. That was funny, but also a problem. There was a pair of underwear on fire, in the middle of the room. That was funny, and a problem, and also extremely dangerous. Why had the dryer exploded? There had been a demon in it. Why was there a demon in the dryer? A boy named Haruo had put it there. Why had Haruo put a demon in a dryer?

This story is called The Fairy Flower by Louisa M. Alcott, adapted and recorded by LibraryCall. In a large and pleasant garden sat little Annie, all alone. She seemed very sad. Drops of tears like dew fell fast upon the flowers beside her. The warm wind lifted up her shining hair, while the sunbeams made little rainbows in her tears. Annie, tell me why you weep,” said a low voice in her ear. Looking up, the child beheld a small figure standing on a vine leaf at her side.

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. “Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!” He took his vorpal sword in hand; Long time the manxome foe he sought— So rested he by the Tumtum tree And stood awhile in thought. And, as in uffish thought he stood, The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, And burbled as it came!