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Mar 2015

8m 32s

How the Finch Got Her Colors

The Story Home Children's Audio Stories

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Why is the little grey finch so sad? Did she not see the miracle in the sky and take from it the beauty offered to all the other birds? The King of the birds found out what happened to the little finch and decided to make everything right. It’s a story to warm your heart […]

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