This week we celebrate a move to Fridays with a Slavic tale of resistance to tyranny. 'The Good Children' comes to us from "Sixty Folk-Tales from Exclusively Slavonic Sources", by A.H. Wratislaw.
Ep. 1312 - Folktale Project Classics - Knight Roland
One of my favorite tales from "Legends of the Rhine" tells the story of the heroic Roland, a knight and nephew of Charlemagne.
Ep. 1311 - The Crow-Peri
We're back with a new story from Turkey this week. 'The Crow-Peri' from "Turkish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales" is a really wonderful way to jump back into things, happy ending and all.
Ep. 1310 - Folktale Project Classics - The Box of Thieves
This week we have a story from the archives and one of my favorite collections of tales - American Fairy Tales. 'The Box of Robbers" is a hilarious story of a curious child and a hidden crate's contents.
Ep. 1309 - The Three Billy Goats Gruff
While I'm focusing on new stories from new regions this year this tale was suggested and I just had to share it! Enjoy the classic - Three Billy Goats Gruff.
Ep. 1308 - The Top Story of 2024 - The Voice of Death
One last (or first) tradition this holiday season at The Folktale Project - the most popular story of 2024. This past year was certainly a hard one for some and I do hope that next year is better than the last for all of us.
Ep. 1308 - A Visit from St. Nicholas - 2024
Today is my very favorite tradition - the annual reading of A Visit from St. Nicholas. Merry Christmas to all who celebrate.
Ep. 1307 - Jack Hannaford
A new story this week from English Fairy Tales - a collection we know quite well! 'Jack Hannaford' is a tale of two fools (a husband and a wife) and an old soldier out to fool them.
Ep. 1306 - Folktale Project Classics - Prince Autumn
This week's classic tale is a story of autumn, something that seems to have come and (mostly gone) in the blink of an eye this year!
Ep. 1305 - The Fool and the Birch-Tree
Today's brand new story from "Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore " is 'The Fool and the Birch-Tree'. A tale of three brothers, murder and riches.