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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ursula is knitting the biggest blanket her friends have ever seen - but who could it possibly be for?  Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2022 17:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great Aunt Ruby had a very unusual suitcase. Quinn put her hands on one latch, and Sam put his hand on the other . . . and then – with a snap and a squeal, with a squeak and a spring, with a shiver and a shimmy and a shake – that suitcase began to unfold itself! <br/><br/><br/></p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[At first Little Bear was excited when the apple tree’s leaves began to change colour. But as the weather got colder, she grew worried. Not only were the leaves changing from green to gold, they were falling to the ground. How would the little apple tree survive without its leaves? Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 15:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It's hard work scrubbing the sky – washing away all the dust, and the grime, and the soot, and the smoke. But Jeremiah and his three uncles weren’t afraid of hard work! They started in the east and worked their way west, singing as they went: “Rub a dub-dub, it’s time for a scrub.”  Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>It&apos;s hard work scrubbing the sky – washing away all the dust, and the grime, and the soot, and the smoke. But Jeremiah and his three uncles weren’t afraid of hard work! They started in the east and worked their way west, singing as they went: “Rub a dub-dub, it’s time for a scrub.” </p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&apos;s hard work scrubbing the sky – washing away all the dust, and the grime, and the soot, and the smoke. But Jeremiah and his three uncles weren’t afraid of hard work! They started in the east and worked their way west, singing as they went: “Rub a dub-dub, it’s time for a scrub.” </p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sticks and Stones and Stories will be pausing for the summer. Tune in again in September for a whole new season!  “Trees can't walk,” the big trees told the little maple. “It's impossible!”  But the little maple was absolutely determined to see the world beyond the forest. And if that meant pulling its roots from the ground and becoming the very first tree to walk – well, so be it. Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sticks and Stones and Stories will be pausing for the summer. Tune in again in September for a whole new season!<br/><br/>“Trees can&apos;t walk,” the big trees told the little maple. “It&apos;s impossible!” </p><p>But the little maple was absolutely determined to see the world beyond the forest. And if that meant pulling its roots from the ground and becoming the very first tree to walk – well, so be it.</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thorin Thistlebottom had everything an elf could want: a little house in the roots of an oak tree, a soft little bed, even a set of dishes made from acorn caps. But more than anything, Thorin loved his fancy waistcoat, with buttons in every colour of the rainbow!  (Whistling sound effect courtesy of dersuperanton from freesound.org) Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Thorin Thistlebottom had everything an elf could want: a little house in the roots of an oak tree, a soft little bed, even a set of dishes made from acorn caps. But more than anything, Thorin loved his fancy waistcoat, with buttons in every colour of the rainbow!<br/><br/>(Whistling sound effect courtesy of dersuperanton from <a href='http://freesound.org/'>freesound.org</a>)</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thorin Thistlebottom had everything an elf could want: a little house in the roots of an oak tree, a soft little bed, even a set of dishes made from acorn caps. But more than anything, Thorin loved his fancy waistcoat, with buttons in every colour of the rainbow!<br/><br/>(Whistling sound effect courtesy of dersuperanton from <a href='http://freesound.org/'>freesound.org</a>)</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Little Beetle has an important message to deliver to the far side of the mountain. But Little Beetle is VERY little, and the mountain is VERY big. Can his friends help him get to the top before it's too late? Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Little Beetle has an important message to deliver to the far side of the mountain. But Little Beetle is VERY little, and the mountain is VERY big. Can his friends help him get to the top before it&apos;s too late?</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Little Beetle has an important message to deliver to the far side of the mountain. But Little Beetle is VERY little, and the mountain is VERY big. Can his friends help him get to the top before it&apos;s too late?</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2022 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[There were once four sisters who got along very well - until Winter decided she wasn't going to let Spring have her turn on the Earth. Poor Spring! She tried to wake the sleeping bears, but when they peeked out and felt the icy wind – when they saw how much snow still covered the ground – they just shivered, and went back to sleep. Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>There were once four sisters who got along very well - until Winter decided she wasn&apos;t going to let Spring have her turn on the Earth.<br/>Poor Spring! She tried to wake the sleeping bears, but when they peeked out and felt the icy wind – when they saw how much snow still covered the ground – they just shivered, and went back to sleep.</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There were once four sisters who got along very well - until Winter decided she wasn&apos;t going to let Spring have her turn on the Earth.<br/>Poor Spring! She tried to wake the sleeping bears, but when they peeked out and felt the icy wind – when they saw how much snow still covered the ground – they just shivered, and went back to sleep.</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Teeny, tiny Timbo was so tiny, that he spent the first year of his life in an empty goldfish bowl. It wasn’t so bad. He had a teeny, tiny crib from his sister’s dollhouse, and a teeny, tiny rug to go on the floor, and he even had his own teeny, tiny teddy bear. Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Teeny, tiny Timbo was so tiny, that he spent the first year of his life in an empty goldfish bowl. It wasn’t so bad. He had a teeny, tiny crib from his sister’s dollhouse, and a teeny, tiny rug to go on the floor, and he even had his own teeny, tiny teddy bear.</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Teeny, tiny Timbo was so tiny, that he spent the first year of his life in an empty goldfish bowl. It wasn’t so bad. He had a teeny, tiny crib from his sister’s dollhouse, and a teeny, tiny rug to go on the floor, and he even had his own teeny, tiny teddy bear.</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 01:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Every summer, teams of brave marmoteers go up into the mountains to help the endangered marmots of Vancouver Island: watching them, counting them, rescuing them, releasing captive-bred marmots, even bringing them extra food when they need it.   Special thanks go to Kevin Gourlay and the Marmot Recovery Foundation for their contributions to this episode. To learn more about Canada's most endangered mammal or to join the Adopt-A- Marmot Club, visit https://marmots.org/  Find more stories a...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Every summer, teams of brave marmoteers go up into the mountains to help the endangered marmots of Vancouver Island: watching them, counting them, rescuing them, releasing captive-bred marmots, even bringing them extra food when they need it. <br/><br/>Special thanks go to Kevin Gourlay and the Marmot Recovery Foundation for their contributions to this episode. To learn more about Canada&apos;s most endangered mammal or to join the Adopt-A- Marmot Club, visit <a href='https://marmots.org/'>https://marmots.org/</a> </p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every summer, teams of brave marmoteers go up into the mountains to help the endangered marmots of Vancouver Island: watching them, counting them, rescuing them, releasing captive-bred marmots, even bringing them extra food when they need it. <br/><br/>Special thanks go to Kevin Gourlay and the Marmot Recovery Foundation for their contributions to this episode. To learn more about Canada&apos;s most endangered mammal or to join the Adopt-A- Marmot Club, visit <a href='https://marmots.org/'>https://marmots.org/</a> </p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 01:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Conor held on tight as the ship with the silver lantern rose through the night sky, higher than the tallest trees, higher than the highest mountains. The Earth got smaller and smaller beneath them, until it was no bigger than a blue-green marble. Past the moon they went, past Mars, and Jupiter, and Saturn, too, with the solar wind in their sails.   Check out our new website: https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/   Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Conor held on tight as the ship with the silver lantern rose through the night sky, higher than the tallest trees, higher than the highest mountains. The Earth got smaller and smaller beneath them, until it was no bigger than a blue-green marble. Past the moon they went, past Mars, and Jupiter, and Saturn, too, with the solar wind in their sails. <br/><br/>Check out our new website: <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/</a><br/><br/></p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Conor held on tight as the ship with the silver lantern rose through the night sky, higher than the tallest trees, higher than the highest mountains. The Earth got smaller and smaller beneath them, until it was no bigger than a blue-green marble. Past the moon they went, past Mars, and Jupiter, and Saturn, too, with the solar wind in their sails. <br/><br/>Check out our new website: <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/</a><br/><br/></p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 18:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>435</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Poor little bird. Everyone else in the forest had a much prettier song – the other birds, the wind, the stream. And so as the sun was rising, she stayed silent. She stayed in her nest all that morning and all that afternoon, with her head tucked under her wing.  Sticks and Stones and Stories has a new website - with audio and the full text of each story.  There's lots to see and read and hear! https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/   Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories...]]></itunes:summary>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Aislinn and Keegan felt themselves being transformed. Instead of clothes, they had blubber and fur. Instead of hands and feet, they had flippers. Their ears got smaller, their eyes got bigger, and whiskers sprouted on either side of their new, flat noses.</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Anika can't have a real pony - so she makes one out of snow. But when she wakes up the next morning, the pony isn't there. Where did Tundra go?  Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Anika can&apos;t have a real pony - so she makes one out of snow. But when she wakes up the next morning, the pony isn&apos;t there. Where did Tundra go? </p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anika can&apos;t have a real pony - so she makes one out of snow. But when she wakes up the next morning, the pony isn&apos;t there. Where did Tundra go? </p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Princess Gillian is bored - until she gets hold of a magic pencil! Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Princess Gillian is bored - until she gets hold of a magic pencil!</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Princess Gillian is bored - until she gets hold of a magic pencil!</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2022 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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    <title>Ari&#39;s Gift (A Nativity Story)</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ari's older siblings each have a special gift to offer the newborn king. But what will Ari bring?  Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Ari&apos;s older siblings each have a special gift to offer the newborn king. But what will Ari bring? </p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ari&apos;s older siblings each have a special gift to offer the newborn king. But what will Ari bring? </p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Every Christmas Eve, Amada helps her grandmother make gingerbread men for everyone in the village. And every year, Amada chooses her own special cookie. But what happens when there aren't enough to go around? Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2021 11:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[If you saw a piece of red yarn leading across the snow and into the forest, would you follow it? Bailey did!  Sound effects for this episode from zapsplat.com. Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>If you saw a piece of red yarn leading across the snow and into the forest, would you follow it? Bailey did!<br/><br/>Sound effects for this episode from zapsplat.com.</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you saw a piece of red yarn leading across the snow and into the forest, would you follow it? Bailey did!<br/><br/>Sound effects for this episode from zapsplat.com.</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:duration>532</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Keiko's new kite is so big, and the wind is so strong, that soon Keiko and his grandfather are flying through the air! Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Keiko&apos;s new kite is so big, and the wind is so strong, that soon Keiko and his grandfather are flying through the air!</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Keiko&apos;s new kite is so big, and the wind is so strong, that soon Keiko and his grandfather are flying through the air!</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The little house in the hollow was a lovely little house - snug, and warm, and dry.  But it was also a lonely little house, for no one had lived under its roof for many years. No one even knew the house was there - except the wind, and the birds and the mice.  Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>The little house in the hollow was a lovely little house - snug, and warm, and dry.  But it was also a lonely little house, for no one had lived under its roof for many years. No one even knew the house was there - except the wind, and the birds and the mice. </p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The little house in the hollow was a lovely little house - snug, and warm, and dry.  But it was also a lonely little house, for no one had lived under its roof for many years. No one even knew the house was there - except the wind, and the birds and the mice. </p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Little Bear woke up with a grumble in his tummy -  and an appetite for adventure! Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Little Bear woke up with a grumble in his tummy -  and an appetite for adventure!</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Little Bear woke up with a grumble in his tummy -  and an appetite for adventure!</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Every fall, my children and I like to watch the salmon spawning in the rivers near our home on Vancouver Island. And we always keep an eye out for bears! Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If the moon invited you on a sailing adventure, would you go? Skye Taylor did, all the way up to the Milky Way!</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <description><![CDATA[<p>Brave Mishka encounters a large spider on her way to a picnic with her grandmother.</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Brave Mishka encounters a large spider on her way to a picnic with her grandmother.</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
    <itunes:episode>14</itunes:episode>
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    <description><![CDATA[<p>There&apos;s a shy little brownie living at the bottom of Nathaniel&apos;s grandfather&apos;s garden! Will they become friends?</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There&apos;s a shy little brownie living at the bottom of Nathaniel&apos;s grandfather&apos;s garden! Will they become friends?</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nia is NOT thinking about elephants as she walks home from school, but a visit to an unusual pet store may lead to some surprises! Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nia is NOT thinking about elephants as she walks home from school, but a visit to an unusual pet store may lead to some surprises!</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Liam&apos;s Oma has a very special soup pot. It makes just enough; never too little, never too much. But when all the neighbors start arriving, Liam isn&apos;t so sure about that!</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>Tea and Cake for Henrietta</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It's Henrietta's birthday! But will her friends - the other farm animals - remember? Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>It&apos;s Henrietta&apos;s birthday! But will her friends - the other farm animals - remember?</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&apos;s Henrietta&apos;s birthday! But will her friends - the other farm animals - remember?</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Freya could hardly believe her eyes! There was a little house carved right into the stony hillside, with a little door, and a little window, and a little chimney. And the most delicious smell was coming from that chimney - the smell of fresh-baked bread. Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tegan has a special gift - when she listens carefully, she can hear things no one else can hear. But will her gift help her console a lonely prince?  Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tegan has a special gift - when she listens carefully, she can hear things no one else can hear. But will her gift help her console a lonely prince? </p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 12:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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    <itunes:episode>7</itunes:episode>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What's a boy to do when a herd of tiny sheep take over his bedroom? Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>What&apos;s a boy to do when a herd of tiny sheep take over his bedroom?</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What&apos;s a boy to do when a herd of tiny sheep take over his bedroom?</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dahlia has invited all her favorite zoo animals to a tea party under her willow tree. But will they come? Find more stories at https://sticksandstonesandstories.com! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Dahlia has invited all her favorite zoo animals to a tea party under her willow tree. But will they come?</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dahlia has invited all her favorite zoo animals to a tea party under her willow tree. But will they come?</p><p>Find more stories at <a href='https://sticksandstonesandstories.com/'>https://sticksandstonesandstories.com</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2021 12:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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    <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
    <itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode>
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