The Peony Lantern

Her Christmas Present: A True Incident

"Her Christmas Present" is a short poem by Edith M. Thomas in which a small girl walks into a courtroom clutching her doll, tears streaming, to beg a judge to release her mother from jail. Her mother was arrested for selling apples without a license and cannot pay the fine. The child's desperate love and innocent plea move the judge deeply, and what unfolds becomes one of the most tender acts of mercy imaginable — with the little girl explaining it all in her own unforgettable way. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

Goody Santa Claus on a Sleigh Ride

"Goody Santa Claus on a Sleigh Ride" is a spirited Christmas poem in which Mrs. Santa Claus demands her rightful place beside her husband on the yuletide journey. Long overlooked despite tending the fir-tree forests, raising toys like fruit, and feeding roots with honey, Goody Santa finally talks her way onto the sleigh. Racing through a sparkling Arctic night, she spots gifts forgotten by Santa — including a threadbare stocking for a yellow-curled orphan — and quietly sets everything right with an icicle needle and the last pale moonbeam. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

The Brownie’s Xmas

"The Brownie's Xmas" is a Christmas poem about three siblings who learn that the forest Brownie has never celebrated Christmas in a thousand years. Moved by compassion, they bundle up their own gifts and leave them beneath a great oak tree. But it is not the Brownie who finds the present — it is a shivering little girl and her weary father, wandering homeless through the moonlit snow, who discover that somewhere in the world, someone thought to give. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

The Night After Christmas

"The Night After Christmas" playfully echoes the rhythm of Clement Moore's beloved poem, but swaps St. Nicholas for Dr. Brough, who arrives by horse and sleigh after the children fall ill from overindulging in holiday sweets. With restless, aching children tossing in bed and worried parents wide awake, the no-nonsense doctor examines his young patients, prescribes a spoonful of oil, and delivers a wry parting warning — that Christmas feasting may be good for doctors' bills, but not for small stomachs. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

The Sprig of Holly

"The Sprig of Holly" is a Christmas short story in which Colin and his little sister Dora search the woods for the last remaining sprig of holly. They encounter a mischievous dwarf who tries to trade it for years, months, days, and finally seconds of Colin's freedom. With each offer, Colin refuses — unsure what the dwarf might demand of him. When the dwarf finally offers the holly for nothing, Colin accepts, earning not just the prized decoration but his father's deep respect for keeping his head. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].