Throwback: The Hare's Tug of War

From Stories Podcast: A Bedtime Show for Kids of All Ages by Starglow Media

May 13, 2026 · 16 min · Episode 795

About this episode

This episode features a throwback to 'The Hare's Tug of War', a folktale about a hungry hare dealing with greedy animals.

Today we're doing a throwback episode to one of our favorites from the early days of Stories Podcast. The Hare's Tug of War! Ms. Elephant and Mr. Hippo are being very greedy with their berries and flowers, and the hare is VERY hungry! What will she do to earn some of the big kids' food? Tune in to this adaptation of a Central African folktale to find out! Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, and Gigacity Guardians featuring the brilliant firefly! https://link.chtbl.com/gigacity Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!! If you would like to support Stories Podcast, you can subscribe and give us a five star review on iTunes, check out our merch at storiespodcast.com/shop, follow us on Instagram @storiespodcast, or just tell your friends about us! Check out our new YouTube channel at youtube.com/storiespodcast. If you've ever wanted to read along with our stories, now you can! These read-along versions of our stories are great for early readers trying to improve their…

People in this episode

Host: Stories Podcast

Topics covered

folktale
greed
friendship
animals
adaptation

Keywords

hare
folktale
greed
animals
Stories Podcast
Ms. Elephant
Mr. Hippo
Central Africa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stories Podcast, Starglow Media, Stories RPG, Gigacity Guardians

Books & works: The Hare's Tug of War

Places: Central Africa