The King & Moon: A Draw Along Story For Kids
About this episode
This episode explores the Dominican folktale 'The King and the Moon' through a draw along format, highlighting themes of desire and the absurdity of the king's demands.
What would you do if you wanted something so badly that you'd go to the most outrageous, over-the-top lengths imaginable to get it? In this draw along episode, we travel to the Domincan Republic and discover a story called The King and the Moon . It's the tale of a very powerful king who looks up at the night sky one evening and decides he simply must have the moon. What follows is a chain of demands more ridiculous than the last, and a carpenter who finds himself caught in the middle of the most impossible task in the history of the kingdom. Will the king finally get what he wants? Or will his endless grabbing be the very thing that undoes him? 🎨 What You'll Need to Draw Along 3 pieces of drawing paper Your favorite drawing materials — colored pencils, crayons, markers, whatever brings the pizzazz! ✏️ Drawing Prompts in This Episode Drawing Prompt #1 — The Moon Over the Island Drawing Prompt #2 — The Great Tower of Wooden Trunks Drawing Prompt #3 — The King on Top of the World 📖 About This Episode This episode tells the Dominican folktale The King and the Moon, a story about a king who has everything and still wants more. When the king spots the moon from his palace window and…
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