<p><strong>May’s Full Episode: Rabbits Don’t Climb Trees (The Smoky Mountains)</strong></p><p><strong>Story: </strong>A sneezy rabbit, cheeky snail, and <em>slightly</em> overbearing possum learn a thing or two about setting boundaries…and manage to get animals with no climbing skills whatsoever up a giant tree. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Region: </strong>The Smoky Mountains (Southeastern United States)</p><p><strong>Sticky Situation: </strong>What do you do when a friend is being rude? </p><p><strong>Unstick Tricks by: </strong>Vivienne (Age 8), Lena (Age 6), and Jayna (Age 6)</p><p><strong>Feelings Focus: </strong>Speaking up; empathy; setting boundaries; managing with bullies; standing up for yourself</p><p><strong>Know a kid with great advice for Sticky Situations?</strong> Tell us! Details at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.storypillar.com/unsticktricks">www.storypillar.com/unsticktricks</a>.<em> </em></p><p><strong>Make a donation! Support Storypillar!</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://ko-fi.com/storypillar">https://ko-fi.com/storypillar</a> </p><p><strong>Info/Get in Touch: </strong></p><p>Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.storypillar.com">www.storypillar.com</a> </p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/storypillar/">@storypillar</a> </p><p>Join our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://storypillar.com/#mailinglist">mailing list</a> </p><p><strong>Story by:</strong></p><p>Meg Lewis</p><p><strong>Created, Written, and Produced by: </strong></p><p>Meg Lewis </p><p><strong>Sound Design/Audio Editing: </strong></p><p>Meg Lewis and Nate Blaweiss</p><p><strong>Storypillar Theme Song: </strong></p><p>Lyrics by Meg Lewis </p><p>Music by Meg Lewis, Andy Jobe, and Suzanna Bridges </p><p>Produced by Andy Jobe </p><p><strong>Episode Cover Art </strong></p><p>Mackenzie Allison</p><p><strong>Sound Effects and Additional Music: </strong></p><p>-<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://Freesound.org">Freesound.org</a></p><p>-<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://freesound.org/people/tombenedict/sounds/397997/">Hawaii Nature Ambient Sound</a></p><p>-Suzanna Bridges (As Sparky) </p><p>-Pixabay Artists: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/beats-sad-emotional-beat-cry-alone-broken_heart-121597/">NightCityTunes</a>; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/modern-blues-lost-in-the-swamp-235829/">AlanaJordan</a>; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/modern-country-wild-west-wedding-126336/">Music_for_Creators</a>; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/traditional-country-fried-taters-bluegrass-18547/">Caffeine_Creek_Band</a>; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/ireland-bag-o-irish-310585/">Grumpynora</a>; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/solo-guitar-the-beat-of-nature-122841/">Folk_Acoustic</a></p><p>© 2026 PowerMouse Press, LLC </p>