'The Miser' is the story that convinced me to tell these Russian tales this week. It's the story of how the rich stay rich.
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Ep. 925 - The Bad Wife - A Russian Folktale
'The Bad Wife' is a Russian story that reads like a 1960's sitcom plot, and I couldn't stop laughing the first time I read it.
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Ep. 924 - The Three Copecks - A Russian Folktale
In the first of three stories from Russia this week, 'The Three Copecks', we meet a young orphan who gains riches by hard work and a good wife by his piety.
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Ep. 923 - The False Collar - A Danish Folktale
Our final story from Hans Christian Andersen this week, 'The False Collar' is possibly the most prototypical HCA story ever.
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Ep. 922 - The Real Princess - A Danish Folktale
You probably know it as 'The Princess and The Pea', but I personally think Hans Christian Andersen told it best in 'The Real Princess'.
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Ep. 921 - The Old House - A Danish Folktale
This week I'm revisiting how The Folktale Project began, with stories from Hans Christian Andersen. Beginning with one of my favorites, 'The Old House'.
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. 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. 914 - Pygmalion - A Greek Myth
In our final Greek myth of the week we meet a sculptor king who creates his own perfect mate. This is 'Pygmalion', but it really should be called 'Galatea'.
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Ep. 912 - Apollo and Daphne - A Greek Myth
This week I'm bringing you three stories from ancient Greece via Jean Lang's "A Book of Myths". Our first tale is a story of love (ish) and the creation of the laurel tree - 'Apollo and Daphne'.
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