Season three is officially here! We're kicking it off with a bubbling, rumbling, wildly fun tale from Japan called The Magic Tea Kettle. When an old priest brings home a strange looking tea kettle from the market, all he wants is a quiet cup of tea. But what he gets is a fluffy, furry, spinning surprise!

🎨 What You'll Draw Today (4 Drawing Prompts):

1. The magic tea kettle springing to life — a furry tanuki (raccoon dog) racing around the kitchen!
2. The tinker and the tanuki kettle, chatting together in the tinker's cozy little home
3. The tanuki performing its most amazing trick for a clapping, cheering crowd
4. The tea kettle at rest on its fluffy cushion in its forever home

📦 Supplies You'll Need:

• 4 pieces of drawing paper
• Your favorite coloring materials (crayons, markers, colored pencils — anything that adds a little pizzazz!)

🍵 Words to Know in This Episode:

• Tanuki — a raccoon dog, a real animal from Japan that shows up in lots of Japanese folktales
• Haggle — going back and forth on a price until both people agree
• Tinker — a handy person with tools who fixes up old things to make them work again

🔗 Links & Resources:

• 📬 Join the Fairy Snail Art Cart Club — a monthly old-school envelope stuffed with a bonus episode, art projects, stickers, stationery & more
• 📧 Sign up for the Fairy Tale Art Cart Newsletter — podcast news, early access to live event tickets & newsletter exclusives
• 🎧 Love this one? Listen next to The Perfect Pot — another folktale starring a very special pot

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