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Aug 2018
21m 42s

The Little Dutch Boy

Starglow Media / Wondery
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Fun Fact: This familiar story about the Little Dutch Boy that saves the Netherlands from a great flood is NOT a real Dutch story, and is actually a piece of American folklore! Origins aside, it contains an important message about sacrificing for the greater good, and a really fun song too!

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