<p><strong>May’s Sneak Attack!!! Deer Tigers and Cherokee Culture in the Smoky Mountains </strong></p><p><em>Join Sneak for facts about our next Storypillar destination and kid-approved jokes that will make you laugh your face off! </em></p><p><strong>Region:</strong> The Smoky Mountains</p><p><strong>Facts:</strong> The Great Smoky Mountains; Sequoya, Ayoka, and the written Cherokee language; the first Cherokee newspaper; Traditional Cherokee games</p><p><strong>Animals: </strong>Mountain lions, aka deer tigers, aka pumas, aka the mammal with the most names EVER! </p><p><strong>Jokes:</strong> Cats and mountain lions!</p><p><strong>Links for Kids:</strong> </p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cherokeepublichealth.org/content/sites/cherokee/Healthy_Cherokee_/PH_Cherokee_Games_Handouts.pdf">Traditional Cherokee Games</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://smokymountainnationalpark.com/blog/why-are-the-smoky-mountains-smokey/">Why are the Smoky Mountains Smokey?</a> </p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://kidadl.com/facts/animals/cougar-facts">Mountain Lion Facts for Kids</a> </p><p><strong>Trail of Tears Resources: </strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://historyforkids.org/trail-of-tears/">https://historyforkids.org/trail-of-tears/</a> </p><p><strong>For Our Long-time Storypillar Friends: </strong>Today’s episode might sound familiar. That’s because we’ve learned a lot over the past four years and decided to give some of our favorite episodes a fresh sound. We hope you enjoy this brand-sparkling new version with even more catchy music, ridiculous jokes, and silly shenanigans…we made it just for YOU! ❤️</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>Shop at: </strong></p><p>storypillarstore.threadless.com</p><p></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: @storypillar</p><p><strong>Created, Written, and Produced by: </strong></p><p>Meg Lewis </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 and Meg Lewis</p><p><strong>Sound Effects and Additional Music: </strong></p><p>-Freesound.org</p><p>-Joke Time Song: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://freesound.org/people/BlondPanda/sounds/659889/">https://freesound.org/people/BlondPanda/sounds/659889/</a> </p><p>-Silly Country Rhyme Song: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/folk-polka-song-polish-traditional-music-background-intro-theme-261890/">BackgroundMusicforVideo</a></p><p>-Episode Refresh Song: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pixabay.com/music/ireland-bag-o-irish-310585/">Grumpynora</a></p><p>-Pixabay Artists: <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/indie-pop-iowa-153165/">SergePavkinMusic</a></p><p><strong>Know a kid with great advice for Sticky Situations? </strong>Check out <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.storypillar.com/unsticktricks">www.storypillar.com/unsticktricks</a>.</p><p></p><p><strong>© 2026 PowerMouse Press, LLC </strong></p>