What happens when 500 lost elephants stomp their way into what they think is a cave? The answer will simply bloooowwww you away! In today’s screen-free draw along folktale episode called Aran Aung and the Elephants, your young story artist will discover that even when you’re lost (and a little bit grouchy), help has a funny way of arriving in the most unexpected ways: sometimes from a kind stranger, and sometimes in the form of a world-shaking sneeze.

Grab 3 pieces of paper and your favorite coloring materials and get ready for a rumbling, tumbling adventure

What You'll Need

• 3 pieces of drawing paper
• Your child's favorite coloring materials (markers, crayons, colored pencils — whatever brings the pizazz)
• About 30–35 minutes of listening-and-drawing magic

Drawing Prompts In This Episode

• Aran Aung the great big happy-go-lucky giant snoozing against the side of a Himalayan mountain. What does his giant nap look like in a warm, glowy sun spot?
• 500 grumpy, lost elephants venturing into a wind whooshing cave, set in a whole forest scene of trees, mountains, and rivers.
• 500 elephants zipping, zapping, cartwheeling, somersaulting, and bouncing off clouds as they fly through the air. Your kids get to imagine the wildest sky-tumbles!

What Your Story Artist Takes Away

• Help has a funny way of arriving when you need it: sometimes from a kind stranger, sometimes from a giant sneeze
• It's okay to be lost or have something not go according to plan. The trick is working productively towards a solution; arguing about it just keeps you stuck longer
• Even the wildest detour can land you exactly where you wanted to go
• Three finished drawings, big giggles, and a calm, screen-free kid at the end of the story!

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Catch Us Live (Sidebar)

• 🎤 The Fairy Tale Art Cart performs live at Buunni Coffee, Inwood on Saturday, May 17, 2026 with hip-hop artist and cajón player Randy Mason.
• 🎵 This episode's live music: Andy Seagrave of Seagrave Sounds (catch him every Monday night at Phil Young's House of Blues in Harlem, NYC)
• 🎉 New: The Fairy Tale Art Cart launches on Yoto Player on June 2, 2026 — screen-free podcast bliss right inside your kid's Yoto Player!