# The Grateful Statues & The Magic Pear Tree

An episode of [Super Great Kids' Stories](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1533072212), 1 Jan 2026, 27 min.

Audio: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR3652298016.mp3?updated=1766231422

To mark New Year – Alton Takiyama-Chung – who’s new to Super Great Kids’ Stories, shares two tales from Asia: from Japan, "The Grateful Statues", and from China: "The Magic Pear Tree" about a farmer who encounters a beggar. Both stories have a theme of kindness and generosity and are sprinkled with a little bit of magic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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