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As they sit at the kitchen table on the cozy, rainy day, making things with stickers, pipe cleaners, and popsicle sticks, Catbaloo is reminded of Bosco Bear and tells his story to Old Mrs. Moody.

Bosco, a little bear with a big imagination, finds a stick in the forest, picks it up, and imagines it could be many things!

All at once, the stick becomes a shepherd's crook, and Bosco is the protector of a whole flock of sheep. And when he imagines the stick is a fishing pole, he casts his line and catches a WHALE! He reels it in and reels some more and fights to bring the beast ashore. And when Bosco stands on a tree stump, the stick becomes a jeweled scepter. The birdies of the forest flutter their wings and curtsy, and the squirrels and bunnies bow because he is their kindly king.

As they talk about the wonders of crafting and imagining things, Old Mrs. Moody reminds Catbaloo, "Everything that's ever been made started as a thought in someone's imagination!"

And Old Mrs. Moody is right—our imaginations are powerful!

Come on a walk in the forest with little Bosco Bear, pick up the perfect stick, and let your imagination take you anywhere.

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It's official! 🚸 Old Mrs. Moody is a certified school crossing guard—and she takes her new job very seriously! Her uniform is splendid: a neon-yellow safety vest, a shiny badge, and a whistle!

Catbaloo is there to watch her friend on her very first day, pulling Little Wilbur the kitten in a wagon. Even goldfish Annette is plopped into a glass jar of water so she can come along and watch, too!

She's the very best crossing guard ever! She keeps the kiddos safe and sends them off with her own special kind of encouragement:

"Kiddos, listen to your teachers! You know what listening is all about—use your ears more than your mouth!"

Then it's back home to put her feet up and rest so she'll be ready to do it all again tomorrow!

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It's The Summertime Safety Show—a special two-part episode with Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo! They're talking about rules that can help keep you safe on your bike and at the swimming pool.

Oh dear! Old Mrs. Moody gets into trouble with the lifeguard for running on the pool deck, and to make matters worse, Thelma is right there and sees the whole thing. But soon, it's Thelma who's in trouble with the lifeguard when she dives into shallow water!

Then, when Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo encounter a group of kids riding their bikes on the sidewalk, they discover that the kids are on their way to a Bicycle Rodeo to learn all about bicycle safety.

It sounds like so much fun that Old Mrs. Moody hurries home to get her old bike so she can ride in the rodeo with them!

* These episodes share general safety rules. Listeners should always follow local rules and their own grown-ups' guidance.

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Old Mrs. Moody holds her breath as the prize wheel spins at the Adopt-a-Pet booth. Who will win, and what will the GRAND PRIZE be?

"And the winner is… Misssssusss Moooooody!"

She wins! And the grand prize is a fishbowl and a beautiful little goldfish!

Thrilled with her new pet, Mrs. Moody hurries home to set up the fishbowl and settle her little fishy into its new home. All is going well until she tries to feed it and accidentally dumps the whole box of fish food into the water. And now the water is cloudy and dirty! Oh no! Her poor little fish! Old Mrs. Moody isn't sure what to do.

Just then, Catbaloo knocks on the door and comes to the rescue. She's had a goldfish before and knows just what to do to fix the dirty water problem.

Once the water is clean again, Catbaloo even shows Old Mrs. Moody that goldfish can learn to do tricks, and before long, her little goldfish is quite the performer!

Throughout the story, listeners will learn a little about caring for a goldfish and be reminded that sometimes help is already on the way, even if you can't see it yet.

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On a visit to her sister Pearl's hobby farm, Old Mrs. Moody teaches Catbaloo how to gather eggs from the chicken coop. With their baskets full, they find a shady spot beneath a tree and sit down to examine the eggs.

When Old Mrs. Moody points out a beautiful speckled egg, Catbaloo is reminded of the story of Pipi, a little mouse who discovers a spectacular egg hidden in a clump of tall grass in the churchyard. Certain he hears something inside, Pipi rolls the egg home and keeps it warm while he waits for it to hatch.

As Catbaloo tells the story, Festus, a darling miniature donkey, climbs into Old Mrs. Moody's lap to listen. Perhaps you'd like to climb up next to Festus and hear the story, too.

There's much to learn from Pipi's Spectacular Egg: a little about chickens and eggs, and a lot about believing in things you cannot yet see.

Thank you for listening

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At an estate sale at the mysterious house at the end of their street, Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo discover a fascinating antique clock. When they accidentally wind the clock backwards, something incredible happens—they travel back in time!

Suddenly, they find themselves in Promontory, Utah, on May 10, 1869, just in time to witness the historic Golden Spike celebration—the moment the transcontinental railroad is finally completed.

Old Mrs. Moody even becomes part of the story when she volunteers to send a Morse code message over the telegraph, announcing to the entire country that the final rail has been laid.

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When Harry is in a very bad mood, his mother says, "Go outside and play, Harry. Being outdoors will make your heart feel happy!"

And his mother is right. The warm sunshine on Harry's face feels wonderful, and his tail begins to wag—just a little bit.

The fresh air feels so good that Harry decides to take a walk in the park. There, he meets a squirrel trying to dig a hole to bury acorns, a little boy whose sailboat has drifted into the middle of the pond, and a duck with both of her feet stuck deep in a mud puddle.

In each situation, Harry comes to the rescue, and each time he helps, his tail wags a little bit more.

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While Christmas shopping at a new bookstore in town, Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo find a Christmas book filled with pictures of Santa's workshop so inviting that they decide to jump right into its pages.

At the count of three, they close their eyes and jump—and in the blink of an eye, they are at the North Pole.

When Old Mrs. Moody accidentally starts a snowball fight with the elves, they don't mind at all. Instead, they invite their new friends inside the workshop to warm up.

Inside, the elves hurry about making toys, and in the kitchen, Santa and Mrs. Claus make candy while singing "Jingle Bells."

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High in a cecropia tree in the Brazilian rainforest, Slothy the sloth spends his days hanging upside down and moving very slowly. Everything he needs is right there in his tree.

When his friends gather to play in a pool of water below, Slothy would like to join them—but getting down takes time. By the time he reaches the ground, his friends have gone.

Then one day, Slothy is offered a different way to join in. With encouragement from his friends, he tries something new, and his slow and steady world changes in an unexpected way.

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Mermaids are real! Just ask Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo. They'll tell you about the day they rescued a baby mermaid from the crab tank at the supermarket.

While babysitting their friend Lizbeth's baby, Mable, Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo realize they don't have anything planned for her lunch. Off they go to the market to find her something to eat.

But when they pass the lobster and crab tanks in the fish department, Mable spots something incredible—a tiny mermaid swimming among the crabs!

Knowing she doesn't belong there, Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo work together to rescue the baby mermaid and return her safely to the sea.

The story ends quietly, with a gentle mermaid lullaby sung by Old Mrs. Moody as baby Mable drifts off to sleep.

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Catbaloo shares a story from Old Mrs. Moody's life before they became neighbors.

When walnut season arrives and ten tall trees begin dropping their nuts, Old Mrs. Moody calls her chickens to gather them. The hens are delighted and immediately begin imagining all the walnut treats they might make.

But the walnuts are needed elsewhere, too. The squirrels who live nearby are busy gathering food for the winter, and before long, a noisy and comical battle over the walnuts begins.

With Old Mrs. Moody stepping in, the chaos settles, and there turn out to be walnuts enough for everyone.

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Old Mrs. Moody has a terrible cold, and while she waits to see the doctor, Catbaloo tells her the story of a little girl and her goat cart.

Anderson Kate lives high on a mountaintop. One day, she and her mother bake a chocolate cake for Grandmother's birthday. Anderson places the cake in her cart and sets off down the mountain to her grandmother's house in the valley below.

Along the way, Anderson stops to listen to her neighbors' troubles and offers them a piece of the chocolate cake. By the time she reaches her grandmother's house, the cake is gone.

But wonderful things happen on her walk back up the mountain. At each stop, Anderson discovers that one neighbor has exactly what another neighbor needs.

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Something is amiss at Uncle Henry's farm. The chickens have stopped laying eggs, the cows aren't giving milk, and none of the animals will eat their dinner. Even worse, they're all in foul moods.

When Uncle Henry calls Catbaloo for help, she picks up Old Mrs. Moody and the two set off to investigate. But their trip is delayed when the car won't start, sending them on a short detour to Haney's Service Station.

As they look for answers—on the farm and under the hood—they begin to see that animals, cars, and people all need the right kind of fuel to keep going.

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Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo are raking and digging and hoeing—getting the ground ready to plant a community pumpkin patch. 

As they begin to plant the pumpkin seeds, Catbaloo is reminded of her favorite story about seeds. It's the story of Pipi Pumpkinseed—a wise big brother mouse. With no food at home to feed his nine baby brothers and sisters, Pipi must venture out into the world to find them something to eat.

When he returns with ten pumpkin seeds, he gives them sage advice: They can eat their seeds, and have full tummies for one night, or they can plant their seeds and have full tummies every night—forever. But they were too hungry to care about planting, or the future, and they each decided to eat their seeds at once. But Pipi didn't. Pipi planted his seed. Soon his one little pumpkin seed grew enough food to feed every mouse in every house in the county!

This story is a story about the incredible miracle of seedtime and harvest. There is a lot to be learned from Pipi and his little pumpkin seed.

Come listen in and learn a little bit about gardening and a lot about hope, faith, and love.

It was pure joy to produce this episode for you and your little loves to listen to together.

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One morning, Old Mrs. Moody wakes to find she has shrunk to a tiny size.

When Catbaloo brings an antique dollhouse down from the attic, Old Mrs. Moody finds a place to settle in. The house is full of small surprises, with working appliances and rooms that come to life at her new scale.

As they search for a way to restore her to her usual size, Old Mrs. Moody wonders if she might stay small just long enough to spend one night in the dollhouse.

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A toad is singing show tunes in the creek outside Old Mrs. Moody's bedroom—and it's well past midnight.

Unable to sleep, Old Mrs. Moody calls Catbaloo for help. Together, they decide it's not the toad's singing they mind, but the timing. They come up with a plan to build him a stage and help him put on an afternoon show instead.

Soon the neighborhood gathers to hear the performance, and Mr. Toad finally has the chance to sing in a way that everyone can appreciate.

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At a used book sale at their local library, Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo discover an old book about the Pony Express. The pictures in the book are so inviting, they decide to try to use their imaginations to "jump" into the book itself. 

In an instant, they are in Sacramento, California in 1860, to witness the very first delivery of Pony Express mail.

Old Mrs. Moody is chosen from the crowd and climbs the platform to grab the mail pouch as the Pony Express rider gallops by.

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After a long day of work, a little excavator is ready for rest.

As night falls, the construction site grows quiet. Dump trucks, bulldozers, scrapers, rollers, and diggers cool their engines, wash their windshields, fill their tanks, and prepare for morning.

As the stars come out, it's time for the little digger to turn off his motor and close his eyes.

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If you keep very still in the woods at night, you can hear the forest settling into sleep.

As the wind moves through the bramble brush and the animals grow quiet, Catbaloo and Old Mrs. Moody listen as each sound becomes part of a gentle lullaby for the baby animals of the forest.

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On Christmas Eve, Catbaloo and Old Mrs. Moody prepare their home for the holiday. They bring in a Christmas tree, but when their kitten, Little Wilbur, breaks most of the ornaments, the tree is left nearly bare.

As the evening goes on, friends begin stopping by to wish them a merry Christmas. Each brings something small and beautiful to hang on the tree, filling the house with warmth and company.

By the end of the night, the tree—and the evening—are quietly transformed.

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Charlotte enters her pony, Sonora, in the horse race at the county fair. Compared to the other horses, Sonora is small, and few expect her to win.

When Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo overhear Charlotte quietly encouraging her pony, they decide to stay and watch the race. As it unfolds, Sonora proves she has more than anyone expected.

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Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo travel back in time to Kitty Hawk in 1903, arriving just as Orville and Wilbur Wright prepare for the first powered flight in history.

As they help with the final moments before takeoff, the story follows Orville and Wilbur Wright and the determination and teamwork that made flight possible.

When the time machine returns them home, they may not be alone.

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Road work begins outside Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo's houses, bringing dump trucks, excavators, and jackhammers right to their front windows.

When the crew accidentally breaks the water line, the day's plans come to a halt. With no chores to do, Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo settle in, and Catbaloo tells a story instead.

It's the tale of Marty Mole, a little mole who loves to dig. With help from his father, Marty learns that working hard matters—but so does knowing when to stop and rest.

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Old Mrs. Moody has somehow missed the story of the Bubble and Squeak Carwash—the biggest mystery Bixby County has ever known.

While she and Catbaloo bake fresh peach cobbler together, Catbaloo begins to tell the tale. It starts with the Jones brothers, Jack and Otis, their mother, April Mae Jones, and a puppy left in a basket on their porch. One summer day, they take a drive that leads them into the Bubble and Squeak Carwash—and into a mystery that changes everything.

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A busy, boisterous crow interrupts Catbaloo and Old Mrs. Moody's quiet afternoon of knitting on the back porch. He flies back and forth, calling as loudly as he can, as if trying to get their attention.

When they bring out a pair of binoculars to take a closer look, they see him carrying raspberries from the garden into the hollow of the sugartree.

Curious, Catbaloo climbs a ladder to peek inside the tree. What she finds there makes sense of it all—and draws Old Mrs. Moody up the ladder to see for herself.

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Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo head to Possum Creek for a campout. They hike through the woods and learn to spot animal tracks, then paddle out onto the lake to do a little fishing. After a day of adventures, they gather around a cozy campfire and toast marshmallows for s'mores.

Later that night, tucked into a tent under the stars, they lie very still and listen. The sounds of the forest come together and sing a gentle lullaby for the baby animals—quiet, peaceful, and full of wonder.

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The Hot Diggity Dog Parade is coming—right down the middle of Main Street!

Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo grab a seat in the front row to watch dogs of every size, shape, and breed march by. Some stop to perform their special skills: ballet-dancing poodles, jumping Jack Russells, and a sheep-herding demonstration by the amazing Wesley, an Australian Shepherd.

It's a perfectly wonderful day until a little stray dog steals a salami from Old Mrs. Moody's picnic basket. When Catbaloo catches him, they discover he has no name and no family. Without hesitation, they welcome him in and love him as their own.

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Roylene the little pig has a big imagination. On Uncle Henry's farm, she decides the barnyard should become the African veldt.

Soon the cats are roaring like lions, the goats are stretching their necks like giraffes, and the ducks are standing on one leg like flamingos. The farm is quickly thrown into confusion.

Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo come up with a plan to help restore order. They take Roylene on a visit to the zoo, where she comes to understand the difference between wild places and home.

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Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo receive a letter from a young seahorse named Seabiscuit, inviting them to the Coral Sea to watch his very first seahorse pony race.

They put on their diving gear and head underwater to cheer him on as the race begins. Seabiscuit hopes to win a trophy—but as the day unfolds, it becomes clear that winning may not be what matters most.

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Kids are invited to join Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo on a fantastic time-machine adventure to the Old West!

Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo find a very old letter in the attic from the year 1860. It's from an old silver miner, Whistling Pete, who has lost his mule, Bessie, and desperately needs help finding her.

Mrs. Moody, Catbaloo, and the kids climb into a time machine and travel back to an Old West mining town to help Whistling Pete find Bessie.

Listeners will learn a little bit about silver mining and mules—and discover that helping a friend in need is more rewarding than silver or gold.

This adventure is interactive and exciting—you won't want to miss it!

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As a thunderstorm passes by, Old Mrs. Moody notices a tiny kitten huddled beneath a tree in her backyard.

With Catbaloo's help, she brings the kitten inside, dries her fur, warms her by the fire, and gives her a name—Puff.

When a neighbor comes knocking, searching for a lost kitten, Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo must decide what to do next.

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