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Farm bedtime stories

Farm stories with eggs, mud, and one dry passenger

Pip hides three wooden Easter eggs; Hattie keeps putting them back in the basket. Pudding follows Alfie’s watering can, then splashes into his carrot-rinsing tub. Anwen’s butterfly passenger stays dry while the water lands in a boot, on a gate, and in a hoofprint. Choose a hiding game, a muddy bath, or a slower way down the bean rows.

Three eggs, a muddy bath, and a dry passenger

Cover of Where Did the Eggs Go?

Recorded narration 1:42

Where Did the Eggs Go?

Pip’s three Easter eggs keep returning to the basket. Hattie’s helpful plops turn his hiding game into a game they can share.

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“For Easter, Pip the bunny had three painted wooden eggs and a basket. His long ears bobbed a…”

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Cover of Pudding, Please!

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Pudding, Please!

Pudding keeps getting under Alfie’s watering can. When he finds her wallow has gone dry, they pour and stamp a new muddy bath together.

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“Alfie tipped his watering can over the beans. Out came a lovely sprinkle. Under the spout we…”

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Cover of The Watering Can Passenger

Recorded narration 2:40

The Watering Can Passenger

Mallow rides Anwen’s watering can while hurried pours soak a boot and a farm gate. Watching the butterfly’s flower route helps Anwen water the bean roots, then carry one dry passenger home.

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“On the family farm, Anwen had one job before lunch: water the bean rows. The sun was already…”

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Pick the game, the bath, or the last row

Pip and Hattie’s five-page Easter game suits a listener around four and ends in laughter with one last plop. Alfie and Pudding’s six-page story also suits four; Alfie makes a muddy bath, then sits down beside the pig with a muddy knee. Anwen’s watering-can story suits read-aloud time around six. It happens before lunch, with a wet-boot joke and a contented walk home. Choose the eggs or Pudding for a lively laugh, or Anwen for a slower finish that still has a squish and a slosh.

If you feel like talking about it
  • Why did Pip give Hattie a turn at hiding?
  • What did Alfie notice at Pudding’s wallow?
  • What changed when Anwen waited for Mallow?

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A child tries to hurry the watering on a farm, but a butterfly passenger has a flower route of her own.

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