Heroic Rodents - Stories for the Whole Family by Dovie Thomason and Alton Takiyama-Chung

About this episode

This episode features stories about heroic rodents and the lessons they teach about choices and consequences.

Gather your family for great stories from great storytellers about rodents, and uncommonly heroic ones at that. These mice and this gerbil may have a lesson or two to teach you about the consequences of the choices we make. (00:00) Introduction by host, Sam Payne. (01:25) "Mice Make Peace" by Dovie Thomason. A story about the mice that live among Haudenosaunee. The mice live a peaceful life until the men secretly plan to go to war with their neighbors. (13:49) "Befriending the Cat Family" by Sam Payne. A heartwarming story about the thought and care Sam's family put in to take care of a group of wild cats. (18:24) "Model Rocketry" by Alton Takiyama-Chung. A thrilling story about how Alton and a few of his friends from his middle-school science club decide to make rockets from Oreo creme. They bring along their class pet, Fred, an animated, adventurous gerbil. What could go wrong? Stories bring us together and the stories on The Apple Seed will spark memories that you can share with the people you love. The Apple Seed is a storytelling podcast by BYUradio and is hosted by Sam Payne. The Apple Seed is produced by Sam Payne, Wendy Folsom, and Brian Tanner. Assistant Producers…

People in this episode

Host: Sam Payne

Guests: Dovie Thomason, Alton Takiyama-Chung

Topics covered

• heroic rodents
• family stories
• consequences of choices
• peace
• friendship
• adventure

Keywords

• rodents
• stories
• family
• heroism
• adventure
• peace
• friendship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Apple Seed, BYUradio

Books & works: Mice Make Peace, Befriending the Cat Family, Model Rocketry

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