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Feb 2020
18m 54s

Phoenix Feathers

Starglow Media / Wondery
About this episode
Fan would really like some friends, and there are lots of other birds around for her to hang out with! The only thing is they think she should be able to sing or hunt or grow really bright feathers, and... she can't. What will she do?? If you would like to support Stories Podcast, you can subscribe and give us a five star review on iTunes, head to patreon.c ... Show More
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