Mr. Beetle has decided to host a weekly storytime for young bugs (aided by his friend Gwen, who has agreed to operate the music player in an effort to provide the perfect soundtrack). Hosting a live storytime turns out to be slightly more complicated than Mr. Beetle imagined. How will his story end? Will it make any sense at all? And how will the young bugs (and the one terrifying mouse) respond to it? Is Mr. Beetle destined to become a legendary storyteller? You’ll just have to listen and find out.

If you love this story, please share it with all elder beetles who are still following their dreams, any mice who cannot eat bugs due to a severe allergy, all opiniated bugs, and your friends. They might just need a good story these days. Big People: if you happen to have an Apple device, leave a review in Apple Podcasts!

If your tiny person wants to share a story they’ve written, please send photos or recordings of it to [email protected] I’d LOVE to see their artwork, stories, and anything else they’d like to share.

BIG THANKS to the listeners who provided sound effects used in the story: OLIVER, CAROLINA, PEDRO, and CREDA!

Thank you to LIZZIE for helping me with the reminder at the beginning of this episode!

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