Historical Perspectives: Moving Villages in 1610 - Podcasts for Kids

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Are you ready to step back in time to 1610 and see the world through the eyes of a ten-year-old girl? Prepare to be touched by her fears and hopes, her joys and discoveries, as she prepares to leave her mother's village to join her father's household. It’s a tale of childhood transitions, family ties, and rites of passage that will stir your heart and remind you of the profound power of family bonds. 

In this episode, get a taste of the girl's mixed emotions, her excitement about learning new skills, and her anxieties about leaving the familiarity of her home. Feel the warmth and depth of the mother-daughter bond as they share moments of joy, laughter, sadness, and anticipation. From the girl's anxiety about her move to her joy of discovering she'll be learning new skills at her father's, you will experience a rollercoaster of emotions. Join us as we explore the universal experiences of growth, change, and the enduring power of family bonds in this beautifully crafted narrative episode.

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:22

Moving Villages in 1610. Today is going to be the worst day of my life. I have to leave mother. Everyone does, I know, but I don't want to. I don't want to leave mother's village and join everyone at father's household. But I'm 10 years old today and they say I am very good at many things. I should have pretended to be bad at everything so I could stay another year. Why did my corn have to grow so tall? Why are my clay pots always so pretty? I'm not ready. I confess.

Speaker 1: 1:03

Mother seems excited for me. You are ready. Father will let you do so many new things, but I won't see him or my half-brothers. I argue. Big sister told me that Mother opens her arms for me. Come here and sit. I do. She told you the truth. For the day hours the women work separately and you will be very busy. I'm good at busy. I smile thinking of working with my friends who went to father's household before me. Yes, you are, mother smiles. But in the evenings you will all be together and father will be so happy to have you there.

Speaker 1: 1:55

What kinds of new things will I get to do, I ask? Mother hands me a small stick. What is this? I taste it and mother pulls it from my mouth. I guess it's not food, it is a reed from the marsh near father's village. Mother explains you will learn to collect these and make beautiful things with them. A reed I didn't know I was going to learn new things. I thought I would be doing the same tasks I did. Now that's so much better, I say, and start doing cartwheels.

Speaker 1: 2:34

Mother laughs and then the laugh catches in her throat in an unusual way. So I stop. Then I realize it. How could I be so selfish? This is probably the worst day of her life too. I'll miss you, mother, I say as I climb back into her arms and she kisses my head like I'm a little baby, all swaddled up. When will I get to see you, I ask. She stands and takes my hand. I grab the bag with my things and we begin walking towards the village Tonight. She answers they need all of us to prepare for the big feast. I'm so excited that I try to cartwheel, but my bag makes me fall. She laughs and points at everything that spilled out. Maybe you're not ready. She teases and collects my things. We notice the others gathering corn and tools preparing for the walk. We should help, I say looking at the others, not today. I say I love my little love. Mother says today we cartwheel instead.