Psst… have you ever hunted high and low for something that was right under your nose the whole time? In today's draw along folktale from England, The Peddler of Swatham, a hardworking peddler named John pushes his little cart of odds and ends and dreams of fixing up the leaky old house he shares with his wife, Hannah. Then one night, John (who has never, ever had a dream) hears a big, booming dream voice telling him to go find treasure. A sensible man doesn't follow a silly dream… does he? And if he does, will the treasure be where the voice says it is?

🎨 What You'll Draw Today (4 Drawing Prompts):

1. John and Hannah sitting under their big, beautiful tree beneath the moon and stars
2. John asleep in bed, with his mysterious dream floating in the air above him
3. John standing quiet and still in the middle of a busy, bustling city bridge
4. John and Hannah digging for treasure — you decide which moment to draw!

📦 Supplies You'll Need:

• 4 pieces of drawing paper
• Your favorite coloring materials (crayons, markers, colored pencils — anything that adds a little pizzazz!)

🌿 Words to Know in This Episode:

• Peddler — someone who travels around selling small things, like trinkets and odds and ends, often from a cart
• Cloak — a long, loose coat without sleeves that wraps around your shoulders
• Push cart — a little cart with wheels that people push by hand (no cars in this story!)

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• 🐓 Love this one? Listen next to The Bremen Town Musicians, another folktale about going on a journey to chase a dream

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Grumble, grumble! Today's draw-along folktale from Malaysia and Indonesia is Sang Kancil Counts the Crocodiles, starring a teeny-tiny mouse-deer with a great big hungry belly. Across a wide, muddy river sits a tree dripping with juicy red bell fruits — but between Sang Kancil and his lunch is a river full of snappy, hungry crocodiles. He isn't big, and he isn't strong, but he's about to learn that a quick, calm brain can be the mightiest muscle of all. So how in the world does one little mouse-deer get across a river full of crocodiles… without becoming their lunch?

🎨 What You'll Draw Today (4 Drawing Prompts):

1. Sang Kancil the mouse-deer at the river's edge, staring across at the fruit tree
2. The crocodile rising out of the river to face Sang Kancil
3. The crocodiles lined up across the river
4. Sang Kancil safe on the other side, munching his fruit while the crocodiles swim away in the river

📦 Supplies You'll Need:

• 4 pieces of drawing paper
• Your favorite coloring materials (crayons, markers, colored pencils — anything that adds a little pizzazz!)

🌿 Words to Know in This Episode:

• Mouse-deer (Kancil) — a teeny-tiny, deer-like animal that lives in the rainforests of Southeast Asia, and the clever hero of lots of Malay folktales
• Sang Buaya — the crocodile! (say it: sung boo-AH-yah)
• Bell fruit — a juicy red fruit that grows on trees in the story's rainforest

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• 🍊 Love this one? Listen next to The Magic Orange Tree, another folktale with a fruit tree and a character who uses a clever idea to get out of a tricky spot

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Season three is officially here! We're kicking it off with a bubbling, rumbling, wildly fun tale from Japan called The Magic Tea Kettle. When an old priest brings home a strange looking tea kettle from the market, all he wants is a quiet cup of tea. But what he gets is a fluffy, furry, spinning surprise!

🎨 What You'll Draw Today (4 Drawing Prompts):

1. The magic tea kettle springing to life — a furry tanuki (raccoon dog) racing around the kitchen!
2. The tinker and the tanuki kettle, chatting together in the tinker's cozy little home
3. The tanuki performing its most amazing trick for a clapping, cheering crowd
4. The tea kettle at rest on its fluffy cushion in its forever home

📦 Supplies You'll Need:

• 4 pieces of drawing paper
• Your favorite coloring materials (crayons, markers, colored pencils — anything that adds a little pizzazz!)

🍵 Words to Know in This Episode:

• Tanuki — a raccoon dog, a real animal from Japan that shows up in lots of Japanese folktales
• Haggle — going back and forth on a price until both people agree
• Tinker — a handy person with tools who fixes up old things to make them work again

🔗 Links & Resources:

• 📬 Join the Fairy Snail Art Cart Club — a monthly old-school envelope stuffed with a bonus episode, art projects, stickers, stationery & more
• 📧 Sign up for the Fairy Tale Art Cart Newsletter — podcast news, early access to live event tickets & newsletter exclusives
• 🎧 Love this one? Listen next to The Perfect Pot — another folktale starring a very special pot

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