Bearily Bear Stories
A Modern Retelling of Outdated Fairytales. I'm Miral Sattar, mother of three and I rewrite outdated fairy tales with problem-solving, smart princesses who save themselves. Bearily Bear Stories feature diverse and confident characters. There are no damsels in distress here. These reimagined childhood classics include A Story of a Smart Princess and a Certain Pea, Sleeping Beauty from Morocco , Snow White from Sudan and more!
Episodes
A retelling of Beauty and the Beast that takes place in Thailand.
In a far-off palace, there lived a hideous beast… in one of the house’s storybooks, that is!
But that doesn’t keep people from spreading rumors about a monster who will never let you escape his house. Can Lamai save her family from the storm and befriend a boy whom no one understands?
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A Tale of Sweeping Beauty. Being a perfect princess is hard work, and Pachama learns that worrying about being perfect all the time isn't the best way after all.
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The new queen has a terrible secret, one that keeps her entire kingdom covered in snow. Can she learn to tell others how she feels and what she needs before everything turns to ice?
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What is a poor goat family to do when their home isn’t safe anymore? They move to a new land where there is plenty to eat and drink and where they will be safe from the wolves. There’s just one problem: an angry troll who doesn’t like their kind and doesn’t want them in his valley. Will he let the goats cross the bridge, or will he make them turn back? Who will welcome them to this new land?
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Who has time to think about going to the festival when there are clothes to wash and floors to scrub? This twist on the timeless tale of Cinderella takes listeners to the beautiful coast of Morocco, and gets to the heart of our heroine's real problem. (Hint: a handsome prince isn't it!)
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A modern retelling of Little Red Riding hood by Miral Sattar of Bearily Bear.
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Down under the sea, a young mermaid dreams of the world above. But her father has forbidden any contact with the "dangerous" humans. How can she make her father see that her new friend is kind and...
For Arab American Heritage Month we are replaying this Moroccan spin on a classic.
Who has time to think about going to the festival when there are clothes to wash and floors to scrub? This twist on the timeless tale of Cinderella takes listeners to the beautiful coast of Morocco, and gets to the heart of our heroine's real problem.
Hint: A handsome prince isn't it!
Brou...
Little Zoya knows something that no one else seems to understand... the sea is rising! But no matter how hard she tries to make people understand, no one ever believes her. Will the people believe her in time to save themselves from the coming flood?
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In this special story Princess Zara observes her first fast in Ramadan. Will she be able to make it to sunset?
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A modern retelling of the 12 Dancing Princesses (also known as Ranis) that takes place in India.
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A modern retelling of Snow White featuring Princess Amira of Abeba in Sudan. Brought to you by Miral Sattar of Bearily Bear.
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Pashe In Boots
When Pashe’s uncle becomes terribly sick, it’s up to her to save him! But how will she get medicine to make him well again? Pashe begins to trade with the nearby villagers and soon, everyone is bringing out their old things and trading them for new ones. What will the king do when he stumbles on this brilliant idea? It was certainly not what Pashe expected!
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The Frog Prince – Chiyo has an important goal: to become a scientist! Some of the other kids at school don’t understand what she loves about learning and nature, at least until Chiyo brings a very special friend to school one day. Everyone has a lot to learn from this amazing, magical creature, and he certainly has a lot to say for a frog!
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A retelling of Princess and the Pea by Miral Sattar of Bearily Bear.
The damsel in this story does not need saving, instead she prefers reading in the palace library.
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A story about a single father and how he and his son get three wishes.
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What's a mother duck to do when a swan entrusts her with a precious egg? She loves this special baby chick like it's her own! A fable reimagining of fostering and adoption for all ages.
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A modern retelling of Little Red Riding hood by Miral Sattar of Bearily Bear.
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A modern retelling of brown Rapunzel by Miral Sattar of Bearily Bear.
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A Smart Princess and a Certain Pea: Rerun
When this book-loving princess is lost, she comes across a palace where the Queen wants her to sleep on a bunch of mattresses on top of a pea.
A retelling of Princess and the Pea by Miral Sattar of Bearily Bear.
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