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- 0:01Welcome back to Storytime with Lucky Podcast.
- 0:05Today we read The Hole in the Hill, story by Gail Monson.
- 0:11Life in Hamlin was good. The people lived in big stone houses with barns full
- 0:18of yellow corn, but that was before the rats came.
- 0:24Big rats, small rats, short rats, tall rats, lots of rats.
- 0:30Then all the rats broke into those barns and stole the call.
- 0:36The king and his people had been meeting about the rats.
- 0:40Suddenly, the door was thrown open, and a strange fellow came into the room.
- 0:47He had bells on his toes, and he held the pipe.
- 0:52Standing alone in the doorway, he spoke to the king.
- 0:58I am the Pied Piper.
- 1:02I hope you will let me help you. The king rose from his throne and ran in his charisma robes.
- 1:11He said, if you can get rid of those rats, I'll pay you five bags of...
- 1:19The stranger nodded and strode out. playing his pipe sweet notes filled the
- 1:25air and noses twitching the rats all the rats came out of their holes and followed him,
- 1:34they followed him across the meadow and into the river.
- 1:39I know you got rid of those rats said king I suppose you won your five bands
- 1:44of gold Yes please said the Pied Piper But the king said any fool could have got rid of the rats,
- 1:54I'll give you just one band of gold And he poked the Pied Piper In the chest,
- 2:03The Pied Piper spoke slowly You chose the wrong man to quarrel with.
- 2:13You stole from me, so I will steal from you.
- 2:20I will steal your children. He began to play his pipe.
- 2:27Sweet Nose filled the air and skipping and smiling, all the children on the
- 2:32panel came out of their house and followed him.
- 2:35They followed him up the hill and in to a hole on its side, and then the hole closed up.
- 2:43The people of Hamelin were crossed with the king. You may have got rid of those
- 2:48rats, they belowed, but you have got rid of our children too,
- 2:56so we shall get rid of you.
- 3:00They tied him on a rope and flung him into the river.
- 3:07They wrote a note to the Pied Piper.
- 3:11Please bring your children back We will pay you five whole bags of gold And more,
- 3:20So Pied Piper went back to the hill And played his pipe Sweetness filled the
- 3:24air The hole opened up And the children of Hamelin Came running home The end
- 3:32And thank you for listening.
- 3:36Today we read All alone Story by Cara McLaurine To Toby always runs on holiday
- 3:48with Rose, Joe, Mom and Dad,
- 3:51They went to yellow stands and stayed in the caravan, but it was tiny and a
- 3:58bit of a squish, but Toby didn't mind as long as he had a robe.
- 4:06Rose got Toby when he was just preparing for one holiday.
- 4:11Rose and Toby always played on the beach. They spent lots of time running around.
- 4:18This holiday had been the best yet. Well, it's time to go home.
- 4:25Rose's family were packing up, but Toby had forgotten his ball. Why?
- 4:32Rose has been throwing it for him at the beach.
- 4:37Toby ran to the beach. He looked in the puddles and behind the rocks.
- 4:42Then he spotted a red shape hiding behind the big rock. his bull.
- 4:46Tabby grabbed it and ran back to the caravan.
- 4:52But when Toby arrived back at the caravan site.
- 4:58The car was not there. It seemed to be still silent and inside the caravan too.
- 5:05The blinds were shut.
- 5:08The door was closed. Toby realised he had been left behind.
- 5:13Toby looked high, Well, he couldn't find Rose.
- 5:16He was all alone.
- 5:19Then Toby slopped off to the beach. The thick fog made it hard for him to see.
- 5:26Though she outstaffed, he missed Rose. Suddenly, Toby spotted a red shape,
- 5:33yellow shape, running in the mist. Toby! Toby!
- 5:37If hello, if hello.
- 5:40Toby saw her. Rose He barked with joy and ran across the beach Leaping cup and
- 5:47rose I've been looking for you everywhere Rose cried Toby excitedly licked her face,
- 5:54You're no longer alone,
- 5:57The end And thank you for listening.