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Mar 2021
34m 16s

The Bird and the House

Rhea Pechter
About this episode

This is the story of a bird named Finch and a mysterious little wooden house in a tree. Will Finch ever meet the intended occupants of the house? You'll just have to listen and find out.

If you love this story, please share it with all grackles with questionable expertise, any gnomes living in your basement, and your friends. They might just need a good story these days. Big People: if you happen to have an Apple device, leave a review in Apple Podcasts!

If your tiny person wants to share a story they've written, please send photos or recordings of it to rhea@littlestoriestinypeople.com. I'd LOVE to see their artwork, stories, and anything else they'd like to share.

BIG THANKS to the listeners who provided sound effects used in the story: ZAIDA, NOAH, SOPHIA, VAISHNAVI, HARPER, KINA, JUNEAU, LEO, ZACH, RUBY, ORLIN, and PIPPA!

Thank you to BOWIE for helping me with the reminder at the beginning of this episode!

You can find the LSFTP picture books, Little Hedgehog Goes to School and Little Fox Can't Wait to Dream, by visiting https://www.littlestoriestinypeople.com/books

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