A Thanksgiving Feast For The Ears And Eyes Bailey White: 'The Wedding Horse' November 26, 2009 • Storyteller Bailey White continues her tradition of writing an original tale on Thanksgiving. She tells the tale of a relationship between a young house painter and an elderly woman. The young man is getting married, and his bride wants him to arrive on horseback — but he doesn't know how to ride a horse. The old lady suggests that he walk instead, which upsets the bride-to-be. Bailey White: 'The Wedding Horse' Listen · 18:18 18:18 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/120688811/120689099" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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NPR's Holiday Favorites Bailey White: 'The Green Bus' November 22, 2007 • Bailey White's annual tradition of Thanksgiving Day stories continues this year with a tale of two modern-day hippies who get just a little too comfortable in the home of a woman who herself was once just like them. Bailey White: 'The Green Bus' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16330805/16555893" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Thanksgiving 2006 Bailey White: 'What Would They Say in Birmingham?' November 23, 2006 • The annual tradition of Thanksgiving Day stories by Bailey White continues. This year's offering is a tale of love, small-town Alabama life and a quirky character called Smash McCoy. It's called "What Would They Say in Birmingham?" Bailey White: 'What Would They Say in Birmingham?' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6526402/6526515" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Bailey White: 'The Telephone Man' November 24, 2005 • The annual tradition of Thanksgiving Day stories by Bailey White continues. This year's, called "The Telephone Man," is the tale of a one-handed gardener in love with one of two sisters. Bailey White: 'The Telephone Man' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5024189/5026797" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion A Garden of Angels and Gall Stones April 5, 2005 • Our commentator notes the differences between her gardening style and the decidedly less organic approach of her cousin Martha, whose garden is infested with angel figures and... gall stones. A Garden of Angels and Gall Stones Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4578024/4578025" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Bailey White: A Rat's Tale for Thanksgiving November 25, 2004 • Commentator Bailey White tells her annual Thanksgiving Day story. This year it is about a couple married 33 years who find themselves separated when the husband says the marriage "felt like a snake around his neck." As Christmas approaches, the wife and an aunt dispose of a rat far from town and find the husband cavorting with a younger lady. A mild form of revenge ensues. Bailey White: A Rat's Tale for Thanksgiving Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4187669/4187670" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Commentary: Third Wiseman December 22, 2003 • Commentator Bailey White tells about the problems that arose when people discovered that one of the Three Wise Men in her town's nativity display resembled Osama bin Laden. Town officials had to deal not only with their own misgivings, but also large crowds. Commentary: Third Wiseman Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1565961/1565962" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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A Thanksgiving Tale: Love in an Unlikely Place November 27, 2003 • Following a decade-long tradition, All Things Considered presents a Bailey White Thanksgiving story. This year, she tells a funny tale of a woman who finds herself pursued by several suitors after her mother dies and leaves her $600,000. She rejects them all and finds love — or at least adventure — in an unlikely place. A Thanksgiving Tale: Love in an Unlikely Place Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1524500/1524501" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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For Thanksgiving, a Bailey White Short Story November 28, 2002 • It's a Thanksgiving Day tradition on All Things Considered for commentator Bailey White to read an original short story. With the author's permission, npr.org reprints this year's story, "Almost Gone." For Thanksgiving, a Bailey White Short Story Listen · 22:09 22:09 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/860422/861393" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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