Showing results for "August" in Humorous Fiction

Family storytelling at its most hilarious, the Maynard Moose tales of Willy Claflin entertain all ages. An excellent choice for family car trips, these whimsical retellings excite young imaginations and delight young and old with their creative use of language.

Expanding upon the four-line nursery rhyme, storyteller David Novak spins an epic tale as young Itsy prepares to attempt what no spider has done before: scale the water spout. A nervous Mother Bitsy prepares her little Itsy as nourishing lunch; a fly salad sandwich, a bag of grasshopper chips, and a bottle of fresh-squeezed moth juice (100% natural). The result is an epic on a child's scale, in which determination, concentration, and grit are championed.

Gemütlich treibt der 8-jährige August auf einem aufblasbaren Gummi-Krokodil mitten auf dem Meer. Eigentlich hätte er jetzt gern ein Eis, stattdessen begegnet er Juli. Die schippert da ganz lässig auf ihrem Floß herum. Das Floß ist ihr Zuhause, bestens ausgestattet mit Hängematte, Huhn und einer Meerwasserdusche. Nur zu gerne würde August bei Juli als Schiffsjunge anheuern. Aber Juli lässt nicht jeden auf ihr Floß, erst muss August beweisen, dass er geeignet ist. Nach und nach freunden die zwei sich an und erleben gemeinsam die Abenteuer, Gefahren und Glücksmomente eines Vagabunden-Lebens auf hoher See.

Slow but steady Turtle exhibits wisdom, perseverance, and cunning in these world folktales. Full of adventure that's sure to captivate young listeners, these tales hold meaning for all ages.

When the Southern Bells brought the telephone to rural North Carolina, it looked like a "big black daffodil." What the telephone company had not counted on in conceiving its eight-party line service was a pair of "past-middle-age, unmarried sisters" - the chatty Misses Lucy and Lena Leatherwood.

Remember the Monster Stick? The greatest and most dangerous fishing-rod ever? What about Buck, who simply "ain't no ordinary dog"? Anyone who has seen the Lepp boys perform or read their book The Monster Stick will never forget them. In this recording, we revisit West Virginia with Bil Lepp as he tells some of the stories that made his brother, Paul, and himself repeat winners of the West Virginia State Liars Contest.

In this hilarious epic tale, our young hero learns three valuable lessons: avoiding pain only heightens it, a mother's wrath can hurt worse than a shot, and growing up sometimes involves choosing the lesser of two evils.