A story and a song: musical stories for children

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In this last story celebrating the New Year of the Fire Horse; Tanya and Pete tell the story of a poor man experiencing hard times who sets out to find something to feed his family with. He meets some difficult choices along the way.
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Continuing the celebration of the horse for the lunar 'fire horse' year, Tanya talks about horses in mythology such as Pegasus, Sleipnir and the horse of power from Russian folktales. Tanya and Pete share a story from the First Nations Lakota people about the origin of the horse - known as Tashunka - a magical gift that was given and then taken away but returned many years later for all to ride. The session finishes with a traditional eastern European folksong about riding you horse alongside the Slavic mountains. Yeee ha!
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You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop
Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers
Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat' - a monthly online, professional development storytelling and arts programme
https://imagined-worlds.net/batt-on-the-mat
And finally, if you enjoyed our podcast, please share with friends and write a review. Or make a donation to support what we do here https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027
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It's the first Batt Cave of the New Year and the Batt Cave Team are Celebrating the coming Chinese New Year of The Fire Horse, beginning on Feb 17th. Batt Lamb is very excited!
They also sing two songs. The first is a song to welcome a new ancestor building that Tanya and Pete have moved to their land. The second song is a well known Horse song fitting for the Fire Horse Year.
Support the show
You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop
Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers
Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat' - a monthly online, professional development storytelling and arts programme
https://imagined-worlds.net/batt-on-the-mat
And finally, if you enjoyed our podcast, please share with friends and write a review. Or make a donation to support what we do here https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027
Kia Ora!

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Fresh from the Batt Cave comes the second and final part of the Hungarian Wonder Tale about the Three Brothers and the Golden Apples.... It's a long one... so Buckle up for adventure!!
Support the show
You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop
Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers
Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat' - a monthly online, professional development storytelling and arts programme
https://imagined-worlds.net/batt-on-the-mat
And finally, if you enjoyed our podcast, please share with friends and write a review. Or make a donation to support what we do here https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027
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It's nearly New Year 2026.... and to celebrate the past twelve months, we've adapted the Twelve Days of Christmas, Batt Lamb - style, (with some help from Tanya and Pete) to sing about all the great stories (and songs) we've shared  from around the world in the Batt cave during the year.
Thanks for tuning into the Batt Cave and Happy New Year from the Batt Cave!!!!!
Support the show
You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop
Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers
Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat' - a monthly online, professional development storytelling and arts programme
https://imagined-worlds.net/batt-on-the-mat
And finally, if you enjoyed our podcast, please share with friends and write a review. Or make a donation to support what we do here https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027
Kia Ora!