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EPISODE · Mar 31, 2026 · 9 MIN

The Accidental Axolotl 🦎💧

from Mr Morton's Barmy Book of Bonkers Bits: Funny Bedtime Stories for Kids · host Shaun Morton VO

The Accidental Axolotl – a kids storytelling podcast adventureMeet Axel, a well-meaning axolotl with a knack for chaos. When Tilly Mudge steps away, Axel decides to tidy his tank. What could possibly go wrong? Everything.Thermometers topple. Castles collapse. Gravel streams across the tank like a tiny underwater avalanche. Pip and Pop, the ever-suspicious shrimp, react with panic. Colin the snail offers his slow, measured advice. And Axel? Well, Axel tries his very best, which somehow makes everything worse. A heater swings, flakes fly, and a thermometer ends up stuck to his gill like a medal for very bad behaviour.Through bubbling clouds, frantic fixes, and underwater mishaps, Axel proves that even when disaster strikes, persistence, courage, and a little bit of chaos can make life… delightfully unpredictable. Kids and grown-ups alike will laugh, gasp, and cheer in this nine-minute story of mess, mayhem, and underwater heroics. Episode length: ~9 minutes Ages: 4–400 Best enjoyed: bedtime, car journeys, or quiet moments in the chaos of everyday lifePress play and dive into Axel's tank, where shrimp argue, snails judge, and one axolotl accidentally creates a masterpiece of mess, mischief, and laughter.Discover more wonderfully bonkers stories at MrMortonsBarmyBook.com.

The Accidental Axolotl – a kids storytelling podcast adventureMeet Axel, a well-meaning axolotl with a knack for chaos. When Tilly Mudge steps away, Axel decides to tidy his tank. What could possibly go wrong? Everything.Thermometers topple. Castles collapse. Gravel streams across the tank like a tiny underwater avalanche. Pip and Pop, the ever-suspicious shrimp, react with panic. Colin the snail offers his slow, measured advice. And Axel? Well, Axel tries his very best, which somehow makes everything worse. A heater swings, flakes fly, and a thermometer ends up stuck to his gill like a medal for very bad behaviour.Through bubbling clouds, frantic fixes, and underwater mishaps, Axel proves that even when disaster strikes, persistence, courage, and a little bit of chaos can make life… delightfully unpredictable. Kids and grown-ups alike will laugh, gasp, and cheer in this nine-minute story of mess, mayhem, and underwater heroics. Episode length: ~9 minutes Ages: 4–400 Best enjoyed: bedtime, car journeys, or quiet moments in the chaos of everyday lifePress play and dive into Axel's tank, where shrimp argue, snails judge, and one axolotl accidentally creates a masterpiece of mess, mischief, and laughter.Discover more wonderfully bonkers stories at MrMortonsBarmyBook.com.

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The Accidental Axolotl – a kids storytelling podcast adventureMeet Axel, a well-meaning axolotl with a knack for chaos. When Tilly Mudge steps away, Axel decides to tidy his tank. What could possibly go wrong? Everything.Thermometers topple. Castles...

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