'The Anxious Leaf' is our first tale of autumn for this Thanksgiving week here in the US.
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Ep. 943 - A Misfit Ghost - A Ghost Story
The ghost in 'A Misfit Ghost' is exactly the kind of specter you'd like to come across in real life. Pretty much the exact opposite of 'The Phantom Hag'.
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Ep. 935 - How Dippy the Wisp and Slip Me Liz Came in the Moonshine Where the Potato Face Blind Man Sat with His Accordion - An American Folktale
Our final story from Carl Sandburg's "Rootabaga Pigeons" this week is a special tale where instead of telling a story, we get to see the Potato Face Blind Man listen to a story from two tough pony girls.
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Ep. 934 - How Pink Peony Sent Spuds, the Ballplayer, Up to Pick Four Moons - An American Folktale
'How Pink Peony Sent Spuds, the Ballplayer, Up to Pick Four Moons' is a beautiful love story from Carl Sandburg, a refreshing change from Monday's tale.
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Ep. 933 - How Deep Red Roses Goes Back and Forth Between the Clock and the Looking Glass - An American Folktale
'How Deep Red Roses Goes Back and Forth Between the Clock and the Looking Glass' is a different kind of story from Carl Sandburg, it's a sad story of trauma and a girl who wants to feel loved.
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Ep. 920 - The Owl Tree - A Maine Legend
In our final ghost story from Maine, 'The Owl Tree', we have another tale of murder among the clergy.
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Ep. 919 - Jack Welch's Death Light - A Maine Legend
In today's legend from Maine we get a tale of murder and deceit, courtesy of the titular Jack Welch.
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Ep. 918 - Father Moody's Black Veil - A Maine Legend
Last week The Folktale Project was on vacation in Maine, and it brought back three stories from that beautiful coastal state, beginning with the story of a mysterious veiled clergyman, 'Father Moody's Black Veil'.
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Ep. 911 - The Creation of the World - A Pima Folktale
In our final story from Katharine Berry Judson's "Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest" is another creation myth, this time from the Pima peoples of Arizona.
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Ep. 910 - The Men of the Early Times - A Zuni Folktale
In today's story from the Zuni we learn more about the first humans to walk the earth.
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