# NEW PREMIUM TRAILER: A Home For A Hedgehog

An episode of [Animal Tales: The Kids' Story Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1644596989), 18 Sep 2025, 5:31.

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## Transcript

[0:00] Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to a special taster of our new
[0:03] Speaker 1: premium only story. We hope you like it. Yo. Hello,
[0:23] Speaker 1: I'm Josephine and this is the Animal Tales podcast, home
[0:26] Speaker 1: to over four hundred stories written just for you. Our
[0:31] Speaker 1: Friday story is especially for our Premium subscribers only. Marnie
[0:36] Speaker 1: is a Premium member from Sheffield in the UK and
[0:39] Speaker 1: she would like a story with a hedgehog, a sugar glider,
[0:43] Speaker 1: a starfish and a butterfly. Don't forget to listen to
[0:47] Speaker 1: the animal facts after the story to learn more about
[0:50] Speaker 1: these creatures. For now, it's time to sit back and
[0:54] Speaker 1: get comfy, because it's time to begin A home for
[0:59] Speaker 1: a hedge Marne had lived under the same hedge her
[1:04] Speaker 1: whole life. It was the perfect spot for a hedgehog.
[1:08] Speaker 1: During the summer months, she was safe and protected by
[1:11] Speaker 1: the hedges spread in greenery. Then in the winter months,
[1:16] Speaker 1: when she would hibernate, Marne would bury herself in a
[1:19] Speaker 1: pile of fallen leaves, safe amongst the roots of the bush.
[1:24] Speaker 1: This was her home, sheltered and perfect. But one morning,
[1:30] Speaker 1: Marne was awoken by a terrible noise. Terrified, she wriggled
[1:35] Speaker 1: deep under her dry leaves as the ground shook and
[1:39] Speaker 1: roaring noises thundered overhead. This went on for hours, and
[1:44] Speaker 1: Marne didn't dare appear until long after the noise had stopped.
[1:49] Speaker 1: She wriggled out to find that the hedge her home,
[1:52] Speaker 1: was gone, and it wasn't the only plant that had disappeared.
[1:57] Speaker 1: Nearby bushes and trees and brambles had all been cleared away,
[2:02] Speaker 1: leaving the muddy ground churned up with tire trucks. Without
[2:08] Speaker 1: the hedge's protection, Marney felt exposed. She couldn't stay out
[2:12] Speaker 1: in the open like this, so Marney ran, heading for
[2:17] Speaker 1: the distant sight of trees. The woodland was her only
[2:21] Speaker 1: chance of finding somewhere safe. Once there, Marney checked every hole, log,
[2:28] Speaker 1: and leaf pile that she came across, to her dismay.
[2:33] Speaker 1: They were all lived in already, and none of the
[2:35] Speaker 1: animal seemed interested in sharing. Eventually, though, all her searching
[2:41] Speaker 1: paid off when she found a small hole under the
[2:44] Speaker 1: roots of a large tree. Relieved, Marney squeezed herself in.
[2:50] Speaker 1: It was a tight fit, but it was enough. Maybe this,
[2:55] Speaker 1: she thought could be her new home. Almost immediately, something
[3:00] Speaker 1: landed on the tree's trunk above her and peered into
[3:04] Speaker 1: the hole. It was a sugar glider. Oh, I'm dreadfully sorry,
[3:10] Speaker 1: said Marny. Is this your hole? No, said the sugar glider.
[3:17] Speaker 1: I live up in the trees, not underneath them, But
[3:20] Speaker 1: I just came to warn you. There are big, hungry
[3:24] Speaker 1: animals in these woods, and I don't think that little
[3:27] Speaker 1: hole will keep you safe enough. Marny's heart sank. This
[3:32] Speaker 1: had been the first place she'd found that she could
[3:35] Speaker 1: call her own. I'm too tired to search for anywhere else,
[3:40] Speaker 1: she yawned. Thank you for your thoughtful words, but for
[3:44] Speaker 1: now I'm going to have a rest here. I understand,
[3:49] Speaker 1: said the sugar glider, and I wish you luck. Its
[3:53] Speaker 1: head disappeared from the hole's entrance, leaving Marny to curl
[3:57] Speaker 1: up tight into a prickly ball. There may be big,
[4:01] Speaker 1: hungry animals, but at least she had her spines to
[4:04] Speaker 1: protect her. Very quickly, Marny was fast asleep. Some time later,
[4:12] Speaker 1: she was awoken by the sound of snuffling light footsteps
[4:17] Speaker 1: and crinkling leaves sounded close, and then came the smell
[4:22] Speaker 1: a fox. Marney held her breath, hoping she wouldn't be
[4:27] Speaker 1: found All she could hope was that her new home
[4:31] Speaker 1: would keep her safe, just like her old one had done.
[4:35] Speaker 1: For a long time, nothing happened. There was no movement
[4:39] Speaker 1: beyond the tree. It must have gone, sighed Marny with relief,
[4:45] Speaker 1: and uncurled herself to look, poking her nose from the hole.
[4:51] Speaker 1: This was a mistake. The fox had been waiting patiently
[4:55] Speaker 1: for her, and now it was ready to pounce. But
[4:59] Speaker 1: as it attempted to do so, something landed on the
[5:02] Speaker 1: fox's face, covering its eyes with an outstretched body. It
[5:07] Speaker 1: was the sugar Glider. If you'd like to hear more,
[5:10] Speaker 1: please join our premium service. You can find out how
[5:14] Speaker 1: in the description. The premium service means. You can listen
[5:18] Speaker 1: to all animal tales stories advert free, get bonus stories,
[5:23] Speaker 1: and we guarantee to turn your animal suggestion into a
[5:26] Speaker 1: future tale. I look forward to seeing you there.

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