Name: How Bimbo the Snip’s Thumb Stuck to His Nose When the Wind Changed - An American Fairytale by The Folktale Project
Duration: 6 min 59 s
Description: Sandburg's 'How Bimbo the Snip’s Thumb Stuck to His Nose When the Wind Changed' is an American version of my favorite type of story, a progressive tale - and the first with a traffic directing monkey. Keep The Folktale Project ad-free by becoming a Patron at .

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How Bimbo the Snip’s Thumb Stuck to His Nose When the Wind Changed - An American Fairytale

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Theme music is Kirigami by Graham Bole. (freemusicarchive.org/music/Graham_B…_01_-_Kirigami)

How Bimbo the Snip’s Thumb Stuck to His Nose When the Wind Changed - An American Fairytale

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