Winking Kat Tales
Original musical audio plays and adaptations of classic stories for all ages. Each episode features a new story.
Episodes
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HENNY PENNY
GREEN SERIES (ages 4 & up)
Copyright © 2023 by P. Haines-Ainsworth & Terence Alaric Levitt
produced by Winking Kat Books
"HENNY PENNY" is a musical mash-up of two classic fables, "The Little Red Hen" and "Chicken Little". Our story features Henny Penny over the course of four seasons as she plants &...
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THE ARTIST'S BRUSH
Red Series (ages 6 & up)
Copyright 2022 by P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levitt & Larry Bridges
published by Winking Kat Books
This delightful new episode of Winking Kat Tales is adapted from an old Dutch fairytale - although the fairy in this story isn't the usual type of magical fairy. He is a wood fai...
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THE LEGEND OF ROBIN HOOD
Red Series (ages 7 & up)
Copyright 2022 by P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levitt
published by Winking Kat Books
This new, and slightly silly, musical adaptation about the famous heroic bandit, Robin Hood, features the familiar characters of Robin Hood, Maid Marian, Friar Tuck, as well as the treacherous duo of Prin...
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GREEN SERIES (ages 4 & up)
Copyright © 2021 by P. Haines-Ainsworth & Terence Alaric Levitt
produced by Winking Kat Books
The Musicians of Bremen is a musical re-telling of the familiar story from Germany about a group of 'retired' animals who must find a new purpose in life. Ida the donkey, Schnookie the Cat, and Red the Rooster have al...
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Bonus Episode
In this episode Pat interviews Fox 8 Meteorologist, Nicondra Norwood, about the weather in New Orleans and asks the very important question, "Does it Ever Snow on the Bayou?". Since it's a very important part of the story of our musical, Bayou Bug Tales, we thought we better find out the truth.
This episode also has some new ...
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THE SCARECROW
Red Series (ages 7 & up)
Copyright 2020 by P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levitt
published by Winking Kat Books
"The Scarecrow" is a new musical adaptation of a short story by the popular American author, Washington Irving. Like many of Washington Irving's stories, the Scarecrow is set in the foothills of the...
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BAYOU BUG TALES
GREEN SERIES (ages 4 & up)
Copyright © 2021 by P. Haines-Ainsworth, Terence Alaric Levitt, Larry Bridges
produced by Winking Kat Books
Bayou Bug Tales is a musical re-telling of the familiar fable of "The Ant and The Grasshopper" set in Louisiana Bayou country. The music is upbeat and fun, plus there are some fun new cha...
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PURRLIE'S MISSION TO THE MILKY WAY
Red Series (ages 6 & up)
Copyright 2020 by P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levitt
published by Winking Kat Books
Purrlie, like most cats, is very curious about everything. When her friends Bruno the Dog and Hermes the Owl tell her about the Milky Way in the sky, Purrlie is curious to know if the Milk...
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Blue Series (ages 5 and up)
Copyright © 2021 by P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levitt
published by Winking Kat Books
"Arcani and the Tree of Dreams" is an original musical story inspired by a folktale from Bolivia. It is about a boy who dreams about setting his own path in life instead of the road he is destined to travel. The boy, A...
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The Tale Behind The Tale of Mr. Popper's Penguins
Inspiration and Penguins
Age 7 - Adult
What inspires an artist or an author to create? In the case of the authors behind the creation of the classic story Mr. Popper's Penguins inspiration happened when the family took a trip to the local movie house to see a newsreel about Admiral Byrd's ...
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THE THREE LITTLE PIGS
Green Series (ages 3 & up)
Copyright 2021 by P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levitt
published by Winking Kat Books
Some stories have been told by almost every culture in every language for centuries. No one is really sure when The Three Little Pigs was told for the first time. Some think it might have even originated...
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TBT SERIES - Episode 2
Ages 7 to Adult
Every culture in the world has a rich tradition of telling trickster tales. The main character of these stories is not a brave hero. Instead, the main character is a clever and sometimes not-so-nice person or animal who likes deceiving the other characters or causing trouble.
Using "Puss 'n Boots"...
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Intro to The Tale Behind the Tale Series
ALL AGES
What is the inspiration behind some of our favorite stories? Who are the storytellers that shared them with the world? Why do we love telling stories?
In this series of mini-episodes, we will play detective and find out the answers to these questions and more. This first episode is an introduction...
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THE DANCING PRINCESS
Red Series (ages 6 & up)
Copyright 2020 by P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levitt
published by Winking Kat Books
"The Dancing Princess" is an original story based on a folktale from Eastern Europe. It is about a princess named Yulia who loves to dance so much that she is always wearing out her shoes. She i...
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Blue Series (ages 5 and up)
Copyright © 2020 by P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levitt
published by Winking Kat Books
"The Nightingale" is adapted from Hans Christian Andersen's story by the same name about an Emperor and a plain Nightingale who become friends. Published in 1843, "The Nightingale" quickly became one of...
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October 2020 marks the beginning of a second year of creating new musical stories for you. We're excited to tell you about some of the stories, videos, and activities we have planned.
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Purple Series (ages 7 and up)
Copyright © 2020 by P. Haines-Ainsworth and Terence Alaric Levitt
published by Winking Kat Books
Treacherous pirates, buried treasure, and a mysterious island have helped make Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure novel, "Treasure Island", one of the most re-told stories of all time. In our Winking Kat ada...
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Red Series (ages 6 and up)
copyright © 2019 by P. Haines-Ainsworth & Terence Alaric Levitt
published by Winking Kat Books
Winking Kat presents a new, musical adaptation of the familiar tale of "Cinderella". We've chosen Charles Perrault's sweet, romantic version of the story written in the late 1600's. It is set in France...
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GREEN SERIES (ages 4 & up)
Copyright © 2020 by P. Haines-Ainsworth & Terence Alaric Levitt
produced by Winking Kat Books
This episode is the last in a series of several episodes that featured tales adapted from Aesop's fables. In this fifth episode, we feature the fables of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" and "The Dog and His Bone&quo...
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Green Series: Ages 4 and Up
Copyright © 2018 by P. Haines-Ainsworth & Terence Alaric Levitt
Produced by Winking Kat Books 2020
This episode is the second in our series of short musical adaptation of popular Aesop Fables. This episode features two fun tales, "The Sun, The North Wind, & The Man" and "The Crows & The Pitcher"...
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