{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Fox Princess","description":"We'd be very happy if you support us!  https:\/\/www.storynory.com\/support-us\/ The Fox Princess Hello, this is Jana, and I\u2019m here with one of our Small Stories.  It\u2019s about a fox who can change shape.  And although it\u2019s very much set in London, stories of shape-shifting foxes originally come from Korea and the Far East    A fox went to watch the Changing of the Guard. She poked her nose through the railings of the palace. A boy pointed and called out, \u201cFox!\u201d The fox did not want a guard to spot her. So she turned into a princess.   The guard opened the gate and bowed. Inside the palace, the red-headed princess gazed around. Everything was shiny and grand. Then she smelt something nice. She followed her nose to the kitchen.   The cook looked up. \u201cWhat would you like, Your Highness?\u201d he asked. She replied, \u201cChicken wings\u2026 And a saucer of warm milk.\u201d   She went upstairs to a bedroom. A footman brought a plate of chicken wings and a saucer of warm milk. She ate every last bite and lapped up the milk. After that, she went downstairs again. A young princeling smiled at her. \u201cLet\u2019s play hide and seek,\u201d he said.   She closed her eyes and counted to twenty. She opened them.  She sniffed. And she found him hiding under the grand piano. They went out into the garden. The princeling closed his eyes and counted to 20. The princess turned back into a fox and hid under the shed.   The princeling searched. He looked behind the trees and inside the summer house. But he could not find her.   Then the King\u2019s dogs came into the garden. The fox felt scared. She ran. Across the grass, through the palace, and out of the front gates. A guard shouted, \u201cFox!\u201d But she was gone. Back to the park.   And that was the Small Story of the Fox Princess, written by Bertie, and read by me, Jana.  And please don\u2019t forget, if you support us financially, via PaPal, Patreon or any other way, you can ask us for a first name shout out. And you can take part in our monthly writing competitions.  See Storynory for details.    For now, from me, Jana, goodbye. Song The Fox Princess Count to twenty. Don\u2019t look around. Listen out -  for the slightest  sound. Feel a  shimmer, or a spark \u2014 A rusty streak, through the dark . Shape shifts, flame flicks,  Moonlight shines, on your skin  Is this a game  Or the world we are living in   You\u2019re so magical\u2026 Wild at heart. Princess of nowhere \u2014 Master of art.   You\u2019re so magical\u2026 Seen, then gone. Only a pawmark Lingering on. You\u2019re so magical\u2026 Changing your face. Fairytale figure, Leaving no trace. You\u2019re so magical\u2026 Fleet and free. Princess of maybe \u2014 Who could you be? ","author_name":"Storynory","author_url":"https:\/\/www.storynory.com","html":"