'Ash-Maiden' is my absolute favorite version of the Cinderella tale, it combines and ground the magical elements you remember into something a bit difference and a bit better in my opinion.
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Ep. 936 - Bird-Found - An German Folktale
This week I'm bringing you three new tales from the Brothers Grimm, beginning with the story of 'Bird-Found' a tale of young love and a witch.
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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. 932 - Smells and Jingles - A Japanese Folktale
'Smells and Jingles' is the perfect story to finish our week in Japan, a bit of light-hearted fun to cleanse the palate from the sadness of 'The Sazayé and the Tai' and the violence of 'Raiko and the Shi-Ten Doji'.
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Ep. 931 - The Sazayé and the Tai - A Japanese Legend
'The Sazayé and the Tai' is a sad tale of hubris from a terribly proud shellfish.
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Ep. 930 - Raiko and the Shi-Ten Doji - A Japanese Legend
We begin our stories from Japan this week by wrapping up the story of Raiko that we'd begun previously with the bloody battle of 'Raiko and the Shi-Ten Doji'.
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Ep. 929 - Teresina, Luisa, and the Bear - An Italian Folktale
A variation on the good daughter/bad daughter tale, 'Teresina, Louisa, and the Bear' is quite a story.
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Ep. 928 - A Tuscan Bluebeard - An Italian Folktale
The Tuscan version of 'Bluebeard' may just be my favorite version of this classic fairytale. I do hope you agree.
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Ep. 927 - A Tuscan Snow White and the Dwarfs - An Italian Folktale
This week I have three stories from Tuscany, brought to us by Isabella M. Anderton, beginning with 'A Tuscan Snow White and the Dwarfs'.
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