This month’s episode is all about fiber (no, not the kind you eat)! We talk about the process of creating yarn from shearing sheep and retell two fantastic Greek myths related to threads and fiber: a tale about the great craftsman Daedalus and the story of Arachne - aka the origin of spiders!

Let me know if you can figure out what all the emojis in the episode title mean!

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Feel like reading more about the farm? Check out Claire's book "Ruth on the Roof", a picture book about Foggy Oak Farm's Ruth the kitten and her adventures!

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Written, performed, and produced for you by Claire Krendl Gilbert. Thanks to my daughters for their assistance playing and singing the intro and outro!

©2025 Claire Krendl Gilbert. All rights reserved.

Have you heard the expression "to bell the cat"? This month we tell the fable that gives us this expression for attempting an impossible task, and consider what lessons it might be able to teach us.

We cover (at a kid friendly level) the collective action problem and the tragedy of the commons as some of the lessons from this tale.

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Feel like reading more about the farm? Check out Claire's book "Ruth on the Roof", a picture book about Foggy Oak Farm's Ruth the kitten and her adventures!

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Written, performed, and produced for you by Claire Krendl Gilbert. Thanks to my daughters for their assistance playing and singing the intro and outro!

©2025 Claire Krendl Gilbert. All rights reserved.

Hi friends! It’s been a cold and snowy December here at Foggy Oak Farm, and for this month's episode I thought you might enjoy learning about some farm mechanics we haven’t talked about before – dealing with winter. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and see you in 2026! 🎉

If you like our show, please subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and share it with others! It's the most important way to keep this podcast going ❤️

• Social Media: Facebook & Instagram
• Website: foggyoakfairytales.com
• Merchandise: https://www.teepublic.com/user/foggy-oak-fairy-tales

Feel like reading more about the farm? Check out Claire's book "Ruth on the Roof", a picture book about Foggy Oak Farm's Ruth the kitten and her adventures!

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Written, performed, and produced for you by Claire Krendl Gilbert. Thanks to my daughters for their assistance playing and singing the intro and outro!

©2025 Claire Krendl Gilbert. All rights reserved.