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You can listen to this humorous story for free on your device with the Audible Stories Skill. Just say “Alexa, read me a funny story,” or “Alexa, read me a story” to hear more free genres.
A well-meaning dad frets because his fifth-grade daughter dresses as Dracula for the first day of school in this funny short tale. Haunted by his own memories of childhood insecurity, he nervously awaits the call from school.
Seth Fried, a two-time winner of the Pushcart Prize, is a recurring contributor to The New Yorker's Shouts & Murmurs and NPR's Selected Shorts. He is also the author of the novel The Municipalists, available now on Audible.
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Meet the writers’ room of the kid’s show Rooty Root Vegetables, which struggles to find humor in carbon emissions and climate change. Then things get punny.
By: Travis Sentell
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The Chocolate Tree
- By: Dina Gregory
- Narrated by: Angus King
- Length: 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 411
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Charlie and her friends are avid video gamers. But when they spot a huge chocolate bar growing from the top of a tree—then another, and another—it is the beginning of a real-life, outdoor quest!
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3 out of 5 stars
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Delicious morsel before nap time
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 09-30-23
By: Dina Gregory
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Expect the Unexpected
- By: Aggie Blum Thompson
- Narrated by: Stephanie Einstein
- Length: 5 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Emily does not like change—she spends each day working as a children’s librarian and every evening watching television with her cat, Miss Marple. She maintains her house exactly the way it was before her father died. But one day, a mysterious theft at the library pushes Emily out of her routine, forcing her to question if she really is better off all alone.
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5 out of 5 stars
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How short it was.
- By Kindle Customer on 04-21-24
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A Tale of Faerie
- By: Dina Gregory
- Narrated by: Holli Dempsey
- Length: 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 134
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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When Jasmine moves to an old cottage in the countryside, nothing goes right. She itches at night, keeps losing small things or finds them in odd places. Only after an encounter with the famous neighbour do things magically improve for Jasmine. This Devonshire story puts the fairy in fairytale.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fairy dust - poof and it’s gone
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 09-30-23
By: Dina Gregory
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Gingerella
- By: Dina Gregory
- Narrated by: Amy Enticknap
- Length: 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 532
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 446
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Gingerella is an undecorated gingerbread girl who, neglected by the royal baker, fears she will not be allowed to the Gingerbread Fair. Running away to the forest, she encounters a woodsman with a secret passion...for baking. A mashup of Cinderella and The Gingerbread Man, this funny and fast-paced fairytale features a medieval baking contest, a ravenous queen and a ginger-bottomed prince!
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3 out of 5 stars
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Sweet little bon bon
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 09-30-23
By: Dina Gregory
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Spring Clean
- By: Dina Gregory
- Narrated by: Nneka Okoye
- Length: 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 93
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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What is it like to be spring cleaned? Find out in this tragicomic tale about a self-absorbed Hair Spider, an anxious Fluff Ball and a friendly Dust Bunny. The perilous journey of these three friends is sure to suck you in.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Little bit of mindless fluff
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 09-30-23
By: Dina Gregory
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Being Human
- By: Travis Sentell
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 5 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story5 out of 5 stars 15
An old man wakes inside his comatose, completely nonresponsive body. According to his insurance company, in order to return to his life and family, he must pass a test. As if coming out of a coma weren’t enough of a challenge, our patient must also pass the Turing test, i.e., prove he’s human to an AI resuscitation machine. This satirical but heartfelt tale reminiscent of Kurt Vonnegut and Ted Chiang asks the question: Can a person articulate the deepest truths he knows to be real?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent short story
- By jon munroe on 08-26-23
By: Travis Sentell
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- KoeKoe
- 05-12-23
Perception
That is right, and everyone likes Dracula. Let's bring you the green shirt and show the world our true selves.
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- Johnny L.
- 01-26-24
Cute
VERY brief story, but it's cute and inspiring. The narrator's voice it perfect for the piece.
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- ko
- 03-23-23
Loved it!
And baby girl is right, “everyone loves Dracula”…. I laughed and smiled as I listened. I love how her class and teacher supported her choice. I also loved how daddy was worried the entire day for nothing. Like her live and be who she wants. When kids are this age they are so innocent…
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- Plamena Ham
- 04-24-24
This upbeat short story is my son’s favorite bedtime story! lol
I wish Seth Fried had more short stories like this one ( First day) available on Audible.
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- Nevada
- 03-20-23
School Bus Exit
I loved it. 😍
But the 5th grade, oh ok, Olive! you go, girl.
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- Bruce Cline
- 01-29-24
Endearing
This is a poem of love and affection written in the form of prose. Absolutely love it.
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