Story Time is a feature at The Quiet Pond where we tell short and sweet slice-of-life stories about the Pond friends. What goes on in the Pond when the Pond friends aren’t sharing books with you all? What’s food time like at the Pond like? What is the Pond friends’ stories, and what were they doing before they all found the Pond?
We hope you love our simple, short, and wholesome reads, and that these little story time stories will make your day a little gentler and softer.
Festive
- Happy Pond-O-Ween! (2019) – The Pond friends dress up in costumes for Halloween!
- Our Second Pond-mas with the Pond Friends! (2019) – The Pond friends decide to celebrate Pond-mas together in a different way than last year.
Pondathon 2020
- Pondathon: Prologue – Something’s Wrong… – Xiaolong discovers something insidious at the Pond, and when three forest sprites flee to the Pond for refuge, the Pond friends face a great and terrible darkness…
- Pondathon: Prologue – It’s Time to Protect and Fight – You have arrived at the Pond — only to find that the Pond is now a temporary home for forest sprites. When Sprout returns, they report that a growing evil is approaching.
- Pondathon: Prologue – We Need You and Your Magic; Choose a Team! – With the threat of battle looming ahead, the Pond friends grapple with the upcoming fight and what they will have to do.
- Pondathon: Prologue – Join Us In Battle and Armour Up! – With the battle beyond the horizon, Varian takes a moment to give you a gift.
- Pondathon: The Battle for the Pond is Here! – The evil makes its first appearance at the Pond and Xiaolong and Varian need your help to protect the Pond.
- Pondathon: Protect Xiaolong! – Xiaolong gets ahead of herself – and it’s up to you to protect her.
- Pondathon: Cuddle’s Conundrum! – Cuddle reflects on the impact that the battle has on the forest.
- Pondathon: Help Gen Make Healing Potions! – Gen places too much pressure on himself and is too anxious to ask for help.
- Pondathon: Sing, Amina and Bao! Sing! – While the battle wages on, Bao the Corgi recruits an old friend to join the battle.
- Pondathon: Breach! The Pond Has Been Breached! – Something happens at the Pond, changing the tide of the battle.
- Pondathon: Varian’s Guilt – Tasked with protecting the Pond, Varian feels immense guilt over what has happened.
- Pondathon: Aunty Buaya is Here! – The Pond’s favourite aunty gets pulled into battle and makes a stunning comeback.
- Pondathon: It’s Time to Party – In the midst of battle, your path to victory is guided by an unexpected friend.
- Pondathon: The Final Spell – After finding the heart of the darkness, you cast one final spell that could save the Pond.
- Pondathon: The End – The Battle is Over – The conclusion of the Pondathon storyline.
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