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This is one of the wonderful Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling. It explains why a huge mammal - the whale - can only eat the smallest things. The story is full of Kipling's love of words and sounds, and it's read with gusto by Richard. In case you missed last week's story, we had better mention that Natasha is away.
If you enjoy this story, you might also like The Elephant's Child, also from the Just So Stories.
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Read by Richard Scott. Duration 12.55
ON the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes. He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel. All the fishes he could find in all the sea he ate with his mouth--so! Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small 'Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale's right ear, so as to be out of harm's way. Then the Whale stood up on his tail and said, 'I'm hungry.' And the small 'Stute Fish said in a small 'stute voice, 'Noble and generous Cetacean, have you ever tasted Man?'
'No,' said the Whale. 'What is it like?'
'Nice,' said the small 'Stute Fish. 'Nice but nubbly.'
'Then fetch me some,' said the Whale, and he made the sea froth up with his tail.
'One at a time is enough,' said the 'Stute Fish. 'If you swim to latitude Fifty North, longitude Forty West (that is magic), you will find, sittingon a raft, in the middle of the sea, with nothing on but a pair of blue canvas breeches, a pair of suspenders (you must not forget the suspenders, Best Beloved), and a jack-knife, one ship-wrecked Mariner, who, it is only fair to tell you, is a man of infinite-resource-and-sagacity.'
So the Whale swam and swam to latitude Fifty North, longitude Forty West, as fast as he could swim, and on a raft, in the middle of the sea, with nothing to wear except a pair of blue canvas breeches, a pair of suspenders (you must particularly remember the suspenders, Best Beloved), and a jack-knife, he found one single, solitary shipwrecked Mariner, trailing his toes in the water. (He had his mummy's leave to paddle, or else he would never have done it, because he was a man of infinite-resource-and-sagacity.)
Then the Whale opened his mouth back and back and back till it nearly touched his tail, and he swallowed the shipwrecked Mariner, and the raft he was sitting on, and his blue canvas breeches, and the suspenders (which you must not forget), and the jack-knife--He swallowed them all down into his warm, dark, inside cup-boards, and then he smacked his lips--so, and turned round three times on his tail.
[Imagine a picture of the Whale swallowing the Mariner with his infinite-resource-and-sagacity, and the raft and the jack-knife and his suspenders, which you must not forget. The buttony-things are the Mariner's suspenders, and you can see the knife close by them. He is sitting on the raft, but it has tilted up sideways, so you don't see much of it. The whity thing by the Mariner's left hand is a piece of wood that he was trying to row the raft with when the Whale came along. The piece of wood is called the jaws-of-a-gaff. The Mariner left it outside when he went in. The Whale's name was Smiler, and the Mariner was called Mr. Henry Albert Bivvens, A.B. The little 'Stute Fish is hiding under the Whale's tummy, or else I would have drawn him. The reason that the sea looks so ooshy-skooshy is because the Whale is sucking it all into his mouth so as to suck in Mr. Henry Albert Bivvens and the raft and the jack-knife and the suspenders. You must never forget the suspenders.]
But as soon as the Mariner, who was a man of infinite-resource-and-sagacity, found himself truly inside the Whale's warm, dark, inside cup-boards, he stumped and he jumped and he thumped and he bumped, and he pranced and he danced, and he banged and he clanged, and he hit and he bit, and he leaped and he creeped, and he prowled and he howled, and he hopped and he dropped, and he cried and he sighed, and he crawled and he bawled, and he stepped and he lepped, and he danced hornpipes where he shouldn't, and the Whale felt most unhappy indeed. (Have you forgotten the suspenders?)
So he said to the 'Stute Fish, 'This man is very nubbly, and besides he is making me hiccough. What shall I do?'
'Tell him to come out,' said the 'Stute Fish.
So the Whale called down his own throat to the shipwrecked Mariner, 'Come out and behave yourself. I've got the hiccoughs.'
'Nay, nay!' said the Mariner. 'Not so, but far otherwise. Take me to my natal-shore and the white-cliffs-of-Albion, and I'll think about it.' And he began to dance more than ever.
'You had better take him home,' said the 'Stute Fish to the Whale. 'I ought to have warned you that he is a man of infinite-resource-and-sagacity.'
So the Whale swam and swam and swam, with both flippers and his tail, as hard as he could for the hiccoughs; and at last he saw the Mariner's natal-shore and the white-cliffs-of-Albion, and he rushed half-way up the beach, and opened his mouth wide and wide and wide, and said, 'Change here for Winchester, Ashuelot, Nashua, Keene, and stations on the Fitchburg Road;' and just as he said 'Fitch' the Mariner walked out of his mouth. But while the Whale had been swimming, the Mariner, who was indeed a person of infinite-resource-and-sagacity, had taken his jack-knife and cut up the raft into a little square grating all running criss-cross, and he had tied it firm with his suspenders (now, you know why you were not to forget the suspenders!), and he dragged that grating good and tight into the Whale's throat, and there it stuck! Then he recited the following Sloka, which, as you have not heard it, I will now proceed to relate--
By means of a grating
I have stopped your ating.
For the Mariner he was also an Hi-ber-ni-an. And he stepped out on the shingle, and went home to his mother, who had given him leave to trail his toes in the water; and he married and lived happily ever afterward. So did the Whale. But from that day on, the grating in his throat, which he could neither cough up nor swallow down, prevented him eating anything except very, very small fish; and that is the reason why whales nowadays never eat men or boys or little girls.
The small 'Stute Fish went and hid himself in the mud under the Door-sills of the Equator. He was afraid that the Whale might be angry with him.
HERE is the Whale looking for the little 'Stute Fish, who is hiding under the Door-sills of the Equator. The little 'Stute Fish's name was Pingle. He is hiding among the roots of the big seaweed that grows in front of the Doors of the Equator. I have drawn the Doors of the Equator. They are shut. They are always kept shut, because a door aught always to be kept shut. The ropy-thing right across it is the Equator itself; and the things that look like rocks are the two giants Moar and Koar, that keep the Equator in order. They drew the shadow-pictures on the doors of the Equator, and they carved all those twisty fishes under the Doors. The beaky-fish are called beaked Dolphins, and the other fish with the queer heads are called Hammer-headed Sharks. The Whale never found the little 'Stute Fish till he got over his temper, and then they became good friends again.
The Sailor took the jack-knife home. He was wearing the blue canvas breeches when he walked out on the shingle. The suspenders were left behind, you see, to tie the grating with; and that is the end of that tale.
Kipling added this short rhyme about a sea voyage to the story:
WHEN the cabin port-holes are dark and green
Because of the seas outside;
When the ship goes wop (with a wiggle between)
And the steward falls into the soup-tureen,
And the trunks begin to slide;
When Nursey lies on the floor in a heap,
And Mummy tells you to let her sleep,
And you aren't waked or washed or dressed,
Why, then you will know (if you haven't guessed)
You're 'Fifty North and Forty West!
i am not impressed by this story. Also it does not have true facts!
karlin — February 8, 2010
Dear Karlin, it’s just a story – and Kipling’s use of language is fantastic.
Bertie — February 8, 2010
stories don’t have to be true. but it was nice
samc: — February 9, 2010
Thanks Samc.
Bertie — February 9, 2010
lol
Anonymous — February 9, 2010
Dear bertie i have a question that i really want you to answer why dosn’t natasha or rachard tell the princess that you need a kiss to become a prince again!!??? from Rachel
Rachel — February 9, 2010
Rachel…. that’s a good question. But have you ever tried to meet a princess? It isn’t easy.
Bertie — February 9, 2010
what a MEAN man why would he do that to him but good story anyway
Rachel — February 9, 2010
I want a new Bertie story quick!!!!!!!!!!!
PBL? — February 9, 2010
Dear PBL a new Bertie story is written. I’m waiting for Natasha to get back and tell it. I might ask Richard… we’ll see.
Bertie — February 9, 2010
fantastic! I love these kind of stories!
Red aju — February 9, 2010
make more!
Red aju — February 9, 2010
What are the rules and how do you send it?
Cattien — February 10, 2010
The rules to the story writing competition are here
//storynory.com/2010/02/09/storynory-writing-competition/
Bertie — February 10, 2010
WHY DIDNT NATASHA READ THE STORIE
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PS ANSWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
rosa — February 11, 2010
Dear Rosa, we explained in last week’s story that Natasha is taking a break for a while, and we are looking forward to her return.
Bertie — February 11, 2010
I rather like Richard. 🙂
You don't need to know my name — June 25, 2015
Thank you very much for Mr. Richard’s voice.
won goo — February 11, 2010
HI MY NAME IS YARLYN IM IN 4FT
GRADE IM A STUDENT IN NEWYORK CITY MY SCHOOL IS
[P.S.189]. MY QESTION IS COULD PEOPLE IN THE UNITEDSTATE ENTER THE COMPTESHTION
YARLYN — February 12, 2010
Yarlyn, yes the competition is open to people in the USA and everywhere.
Bertie — February 12, 2010
(Kayla) Bertie……. this story, no offense is kind of confusing…………. and boring. (Kendra didn’t want to read this.)
Kendra and Kayla — February 12, 2010
hi my name is osvaldo im a student from p.s. 189 and y have a quetion can we do the story like how does the elefent got his trunk
osvaldo — February 12, 2010
Osvaldo
If you mean can Storynory do the story it’s here: //storynory.com/2006/01/24/the-elephants-child/
If you mean can you write a story like that for the competition, – yes as long as it’s a new story and your own invention, it can follow the same scheme as Just So Stories.
Bertie — February 12, 2010
it is very nice
sara — February 12, 2010
How amazing for a whale to eat everying!!!!!
-RACHEL — February 13, 2010
hi bertie i have another question if your a frog…and live in a pond where do you get the computer and how do you type stuff???? COME ON NEW STORYS OH! YA
Rachel — February 15, 2010
Rachel, they have all sorts of gadgets these days – like water proof voice controlled smart phones and stuff.
Bertie — February 15, 2010
I don’t get it
Lucy — February 16, 2010
I like when you’re describing how the whale is feeling you use words that aren’t words and then they sound alike. My other favorite part is when you said the mariner stuck the knife in the whales throwt thats why whales don’t eat men, women, little girls, and little boys, that was funny! I like the story !!!
Naiyonna — February 16, 2010
great!!!!!!!!!
Simran — February 16, 2010
this is sooooooooo cooooooooooool
maliya — February 16, 2010
I love the Just so stories so much! :):):)
If only you’d read The cat who walked by himself once! :<
Holly — February 19, 2010
i loved this tale and others tales, too. I want to ask a question about Natasha’s having been gone. Does Natasha not miss children whose ears and eyes are fixed to storynory.com?
johnny — February 20, 2010
Hi Johnny, Thank you for your comment. I can’t answer for Natasha on this one but I understand what you are saying.
Bertie — February 20, 2010
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhho brilliant!
ipsa — February 24, 2010
The story is cool! I like it very much. I will show the website to my daughter. Guess she will like it too.
Ai-ping — February 26, 2010
Where is Natasha? Is Richard just reading this time? I really hope Natasha is OK. I was wondering….how do you send a story to Storynory for that contest, Bertie?Thanks…Please answer!
Ginger — February 26, 2010
You can find more information about the competition here:
//storynory.com/2010/02/09/storynory-writing-competition/
I don’t know for certain when Natasha will be back… she’s rather a secretive girl. I expect she will walk down to the pond one day and say, “Bertie, here I am, where’s my story?”… but I’m not quite sure when that day will be.
Bertie — February 27, 2010
i think this story was good and i enjoyed listening to it 🙂
rachael — February 28, 2010
i also liked the wale how could he eat everything in the sea apart from the stute fish was quit interesting as i said bethor i loved this story:p
rachael — February 28, 2010
i love that story.
Anonymous — March 1, 2010
i love this story aspecaially how the author made the little fish so clever
elodie — March 20, 2010
Does that mean that every whale has a peron build a grate in their throght?
Brittany — April 30, 2010
cool story;)
micki — June 12, 2010
I LIKE THIS STORY
JEDRICK — July 12, 2010
i like your story.
jerelle — July 12, 2010
…..OK STORY….
JUSTIN — July 12, 2010
THE STORY CALLED HOW THE WHALE GOT HIS THROAT BECAUSE HE HAD MARINER. THATS COOL STORY AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!
matthew — July 12, 2010
This story about How The Whale Got his Throat.
Joshua — July 12, 2010
1+1 is 2 xD (>`-`)>
Ben-j — July 12, 2010
korey sade to say this was gooooooooooooooooooood story.(>`-`)> :l ???
korey — July 12, 2010
KEITH >:I
KEITH — July 12, 2010
I like this story because it about animals that live in the Sea
JACOB — July 13, 2010
bertie do you like natasha
freddie — July 13, 2010
Dear Freddie of course I do.
Bertie — July 13, 2010
I like this story!!!!!!!!!
Harini — July 30, 2010
i kind of like it
lori — August 12, 2010
your story is ok
nia — September 16, 2010
ITS A NICE STORY BUT ITS NOT MY KIND OF TYPE STORY BUT ITS OK JK
SILVIA — November 12, 2010
i liked this story!! 🙂
Arin — December 30, 2010
great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
michael chen — January 26, 2011
fantastic
asad — January 27, 2011
we love ur story it was awsome.we like it becouse it was exsiting as well as its sliperyness.we also like it becouse it has a great adventure in a folk tail.wee also like the folk tial becouse it was very funny,advenand fun andtures,and creative.
sparoe — February 9, 2011
i like this story,i like this web site ver much as well,specially i am a sri lankan university student who now studing in china,beijng,i often use your website and listning to story ,it help me to learn english as wel.also it is able to take me in to my indelible chilhod again and agin.
rsika — February 21, 2011
cool I Love It.
Ella — February 28, 2011
i like this storey beacuse i like whales i think there cute i relly like the name of the whale as well
Tia — March 3, 2011
COOL MAN GRAIT STOREY
Tia — March 3, 2011
I love this story it’s so cool.My sister loves your voce and is almost always lisaning to it.I really like the bits where you keep reminding me about the suspenders.Hope to hear more from you!!
India — March 15, 2011
COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
AHMED — March 19, 2011
i didn’t like how you kept reminding us about the men annoying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!But you’re a cool man
Terena — April 16, 2011
how wi did the cinse of ar stil ther
caleb — April 20, 2011
Tis is cool ty storynory!
mph_$ — April 21, 2011
[…] Just So Stories: ”How the Whale Got His Throat“ […]
Week of 8/21 | Annanite Academy — August 27, 2011
a good story for children.overall funtertainig!!!
-aisha-:-)
aisha — September 16, 2011
I love whales but not whales with necks.
leann — October 14, 2011
I like it!
dan — November 22, 2011
The guy had a very, very, good amagination!
jace — January 15, 2012
i like the history
Pablo — January 16, 2012
good
Pablo — January 16, 2012
I LOVE THISS STORY I LOVE IT!I WANT TO WIN THA MP3 PLAYER LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Elizabeth — February 23, 2012
it is a really facinating story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
greece-athens
sophie — March 10, 2012
We both (Mom, 35 and baby, 5) like this story: the content and the way Richard reads it.
Auguie and Vicki — March 16, 2012
i hate you bertie
Alex — March 22, 2012
Cool! My sister loves storynory she is almost always listeing to it
Elizabeth — April 13, 2012
i love thiss story
kim — May 12, 2012
hey bertie, i think rudyard kipling is alot like docter suess.dont u
kayce — June 3, 2012
i love storynory
breanna — June 7, 2012
I don’t like it. It’s confusing and weird.
something — June 25, 2012
i love story nory.bertie answer my ? ,do u think rudyard kipling . dr.suess.
kayce and aiden — July 9, 2012
Dear Kayce and Aiden, I love both Kipling and Dr. Suess.
Bertie — July 10, 2012
wicked i love<3 just so stories 😉
Abby — October 14, 2012
its pretty good
ian — October 18, 2012
It’s awesome!!!
Anastasia — January 27, 2013
this is a really sweet story!! adore it!
Khush — March 6, 2013
this is great.
Ursula — May 2, 2013
I love Rudyard Kipling’s stories. 🙂
Norica — May 8, 2013
I think the story is pretty boring
Adwoa — August 27, 2013
Love it
Tiger — November 18, 2013
Hi
Jjjjjj — November 22, 2013
Hi people
CVFBFFGHFBGFDFNGFFNNYF — November 22, 2013
this is really good
alexander — March 5, 2014
I like this story btw what does best beloved mean
jm&mm — April 2, 2014
hello
jm&mm — April 2, 2014
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…………………………..
nothing — April 4, 2014
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm……………………..
nothing — April 4, 2014
answer me please.ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm……………..I hav email address. it is tulakittybelle,ok? please email me back.[just so you know,the thingshat I put are tula,CRAZYJAMMER,and nothing are from me,Tula!
nothing — April 4, 2014
I LOVE IT.{Even though it’s not true}
Alexie — April 18, 2014
I LOVE IT.
Alexie — April 18, 2014
I like this story very much!!!
Safa — June 2, 2014
i love this book i rely need that mp3 player i am not that rich so i can make mony
logan letchworth — September 22, 2014
I think it’s boRing
boring — November 12, 2014
Totally BORING ??????????????????????????????
Sophia — October 24, 2015
I thought whales eat plankton
Caleb — December 4, 2014
I like the story it was good
Anonymous — January 15, 2015
I liked this story because I like whales espiecally killer whales.
James — January 29, 2015
Bertie ,do you like killer whales?
James — January 29, 2015
Dear James, I do like Killer Whales. There used to be one at Windsor Safari Park, which is now closed (and the site of LegoLand). It could do tricks like a dolphin.
Bertie — January 29, 2015
I like the story it was good
Charlotte — April 19, 2015
Interesting!
Ken — April 25, 2015
Are all of Rudyard Kipling’s stories long?
I don’t really mind since I enjoy all his stories.
kayleigh — May 3, 2015
Nice
Te$$a — May 17, 2015
Rubbish
Lol — October 8, 2015
I agree it’s rubbishy ??????????????
Sophia — October 24, 2015
That story is really boring I want a new Bertie story nowwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ??????
Sophia — October 24, 2015
I LOVE writing stories, though I will not enter. LOVE THIS STORY! THANKS FOR SHOWING!
Chloe — January 14, 2016
Great story. I wish the contest was still open.
Alias — January 21, 2016
dumb story
Rogue_Shadow^^ — February 14, 2016
Lame
The — April 22, 2016
Nice
rubi — June 12, 2016
I like this story
Elena — December 16, 2016
hey bertie i dont like these stories please stop
you dont know me!! — January 4, 2017
I love the story and I hope that other people like it too 👍😁😻❤️💟
William — March 1, 2017
it’s okay
bob — March 10, 2017
I found it quite dull and boring.
Louis — May 1, 2017
I thought that Kipling played with her words very well and the description was brilliant to every object and the variety of punctuation was excellent
Alistair — May 1, 2017
It was bad
Aqw — May 12, 2017
bad
pol — May 29, 2017
I love it so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
name — June 7, 2017
I like cheese.
sophie — August 22, 2017
Why does a whale have a through this is weird but good story
KORY — September 20, 2017
cool
hd — September 20, 2017
Wait how did the whale eat?
Sean — September 24, 2017
Some people might not agree with me, but I think this story is great
Farrah — October 8, 2017
i had to do a comprehension on this story and did not help because it had untrue words and facts
mackenzie — October 13, 2017
Can you do how the turtle got his shell?
Mr.macoroni — November 17, 2017
this was a good story
ooo — December 5, 2017
Very interesting!
Anonymous — January 9, 2018
luv this storymy 3 year old brother Nico says its fun
abigail g — January 11, 2018
I liked this story! it was cool : )
Vanessa — January 14, 2018
Like the story
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Julie — February 2, 2018
Awesome
Stanley — April 25, 2018
I liked it
Hello — October 18, 2018
Not really. No true facts and it’s so boring.
Anonymous — October 18, 2018
No it was terrible! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Frogging. — October 18, 2018
I love the just so stories.
Nicole — November 23, 2018
I love these story’s in fact I’ve made one my self!!!
Molly — December 5, 2018
yes,because the ending is romantic
Anonymous — February 4, 2019
yes, because it is romantic
tgvg — February 4, 2019
this story is very funny and teaches a lesson. Greed has consequences.
Brianna — February 17, 2019
I liked the story,Richard Scott!It was impressive by me.The voice you had was very suitable for the characters in the story.I have a question Bertie,what would happen if the whale ate EVERYTHING and there might not be anymore food for the other animals?Great job,Richard!I hope I read more storynory just so story books.
Myrah — March 28, 2019
The birds and beasts war against each other. The bats did not a-joined 1 group. They a-joined the strongest group. The birds and beasts a-stopped war and punished the bats by makin’ them fly at night.
By gabe — April 20, 2019
Once there was a Lion. He had three selfish friends: a Jackal a Cheetah and a Raven. One day the Jackal saw a Camel. The Jackal told the Lion about the Camel. The Lion doesn’t kill the Camel. One day the Lion became old. He called the Jackal the Cheetah the Raven and the Camel. The Lion said “I will eat the Jackal 1st. The Cheetah 2nd. The Raven 3rd. And the Camel 4th.” Jackal Cheetah and Raven ran away. All that was left was Camel. The Lion hugged it. “You will be my Servant.” The Lion and the Camel drove away the Jackal Cheetah and Raven.
By gabe — April 24, 2019
hello Bertie i would like to send you a story how do i do that?
and tell Richard that i like his accent also is he irish
BMXrules — August 1, 2019
Thanks, you can send your story to [email protected]
Jana Elizabeth — August 2, 2019
Thanks I am a mother and very busy! This helped me alot!
Mercedes Bouyea — August 15, 2019
i dont like this history
adrian — March 17, 2020
I really like the descriptive language! This story is cool but is kind of confusing. I really like it though. Richards voice it’s calming
Maggie H. — March 23, 2020
Shudder why does the whale have a human face also hi 👋 storynory I’ve been reading 📖 a lot of your stories and when we gonna get more Gladys and the chiX
Kay 💜 — April 11, 2020
boring
ayo — May 15, 2020
I hate it
ayo — May 15, 2020
It is very funny
Naysa — May 18, 2020
børíñg
ÂŶÂÔ — May 19, 2020
Good story
Amy — May 21, 2020
I Love it
stacy — May 23, 2020
I like it!!
Yummy — June 1, 2020
I Just don not know wath to say it is just so good
Hannah — June 2, 2020
too bad.fake
edward — June 5, 2020
Wow. This is 10 years old..this is an old website. I hope everyone here is doing okay! 🙂
Shouto — June 11, 2020
It is a nice story
Robyn — June 12, 2020
Good
Louis — June 12, 2020
It was ok
Louis — June 12, 2020
Yes, I liked the story.
Baruch — June 16, 2020
brooooooo this is soooooo boringggggg
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uᴉnƃuǝd ƃuᴉɹous — June 17, 2020
I Feel like a fish
ranver — June 17, 2020
hello i loved the story but it was so long i got half way
olivia — June 19, 2020
Nice
Poop — October 6, 2020
it was amazing
Anonymous — October 9, 2020
it was really good
Anonymous — October 9, 2020
Hello! I have been listening for HOURS and HOURS!!!!!!! I love it!!!!!!!
Scarlett — December 21, 2020
I love the story
vicky — January 13, 2021