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King Maximillian and the Geese - German Folk Tale

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Updated: Oct 27, 2024


🦢 King Maximilian & the Geese - A Royal Adventure! 👑

Welcome to another enchanting episode of BKFK: By Kids, For Kids Story Time, your favorite children’s storytime podcast! 🎧 Today, we’re diving into the humorous and heartwarming story of King Maximilian & the Geese. Prepare to giggle as King Maximilian, the ruler of Bavaria, learns that being a gooseherd isn’t as easy as he thought! 🐣



🌟 Summary 🌟

On a hot summer day, King Maximilian decides to take a nap under a tree while reading a book. 💤 However, after waking up, he realizes that he left his book behind. Too tired to fetch it himself, he offers a gold coin to a young boy tending geese to retrieve the book for him. But there’s a twist—the boy doesn’t trust that the King will actually give him the gold coin, and they strike a deal. Maximilian promises to watch the geese while the boy fetches the book.


The King hilariously tries (and fails) to keep the geese under control, leading to a chaotic chase through a vegetable garden. 🦢🥕 Eventually, the boy retrieves the book and teaches the King a valuable lesson—some jobs, like goose herding, require a special kind of skill that even a king can’t master!


💡 Morals and Lessons Learned 💡

  • Humility: Even though King Maximilian is a king, he quickly learns that being good at everything isn’t possible. Sometimes, we need to recognize our limitations. 👑

  • Trust: The story highlights the importance of trust between people. At first, the boy doesn’t believe the King will give him the gold, but trust is built over time. 🤝

  • Hard Work: The young boy shows how hard work and skill are essential, even for tasks that seem simple. King Maximilian realizes that tending geese is no easy job! 💪

  • Humor in Failure: It's okay to laugh at yourself when things don’t go as planned! 😂 The King’s failed attempts at goose herding are a reminder to not take everything too seriously.


🎯 Quiz Time! 🎯

Think you paid attention to the story? Let’s see how well you remember! 🧠💫

  1. What did King Maximilian leave behind under the tree?

    • a) His crown

    • b) His walking stick

    • c) His book

    • d) His shoes

  2. What did the boy ask for in return for fetching the book?

    • a) A toy

    • b) A gold coin

    • c) A new pair of shoes

    • d) A sword

  3. Why didn’t the boy go immediately to fetch the book?

    • a) He didn’t believe the King

    • b) He was too tired

    • c) He didn’t know the way

    • d) He was scared of the forest

  4. What did King Maximilian try (and fail) to do?

    • a) Herd the geese

    • b) Plant vegetables

    • c) Catch a fish

    • d) Read the book

  5. What was the boy’s final opinion of the King?

    • a) He thought the King was a great gooseherd

    • b) He thought the King should practice gooseherding more

    • c) He thought the King would never make a good gooseherd, but was a kind man

    • d) He didn’t like the King at all

📜 Answers 📜

  1. c) His book

  2. b) A gold coin

  3. a) He didn’t believe the King

  4. a) Herd the geese

  5. c) He thought the King would never make a good gooseherd, but was a kind man


🔖 Tags 🔖

  • Kids Story Podcast

  • Children’s Storytime Podcast

  • Funny Stories for Kids

  • Silly Story for Children

  • Moral Lessons for Kids

  • Bedtime Stories for Children


Hope you enjoyed this episode! Stay tuned for more fun and magical tales! 🎧📚✨






 
 
 

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