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Everyone experiences speed bumps in life, but often we feel alone. In this podcast you will hear about speed bumps people have experienced in the hopes that you won't feel so alone on your journey. - Connect with me at speedbumpspodcast@gmail.com - Find all my links at campsite.bio/OneThumbEl

Some of the most famous children's tales to be enjoyed by the whole family.

Hydraulic engineer Victor Hatherley arrives at 221-B in a state of hysteria, his thumb grossly amputated from his left hand. The Baker Street duo's foray into the case leads to characters and machinations even stranger and more threatening than the case's grotesque genesis.

Once upon a time there lived a woodcutter and his wife; they had seven children, all boys. The eldest was but ten years old, and the youngest only seven. People were astonished that the woodcutter had had so many children in such a short time, but his wife was very fond of children, and never had less than two at a time.

'The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. In this story, Dr Watson stumbles across a peculiar case, described to him by a patient who had his thumb severed by a cleaver the night before. Watson brings the story to the attention of Holmes, who agrees to get to the bottom of it.

Some of the most famous children tales to be enjoyed by the whole family.