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Mar 2022
16m 31s

One Big Mitten

Starglow Media / Wondery
About this episode
Today's story is an old classic Ukrainian Folktale. A little boy named Olek wanted to go out and play during one of the coldest winters in memory. He ends up losing a mitten in the woods, follow along to find out what happens to his mitten before Olek and his Baba can find it the next day. Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this sto ... Show More
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