'The Three Cows' is the truly terrifying English tale of pixies tormenting a farmer, and his cows.
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Ep. 947 - Winter's Herald - An Autumnal Story
'Winter's Herald' is a tale of how Jack Frost (under a different name) comes to the world to warn of the impending winter.
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Ep. 946 - Golden-Rod and Purple Aster - An Autumnal Story
'Golden-Rod and Purple Aster' is the slightly sad origin story of the flowers who are best friends.
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Ep. 944 - The Legend of Stingy Jack - A Halloween Story
I'm a huge fan of traditions, and one of my absolute favorites is our annual reading of 'The Legend of Stingy Jack'. There's something about the Devil getting tricked and our "hero" Jack still getting what comes to him that makes this story almost perfect.
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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. 942 - The Phantom Hag - A French Ghost Story
This week I have two new ghost stories for you, as well as our annual telling of 'The Legend of Stingy Jack'. Our first tale is a properly creepy ghost story from a small town in France.
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Ep. 941 - The Twelve Months - A Slavic Folktale
Our final Slavic tale of the week attempts a new way to teach the time honored lesson "If you're good and kind, you'll be rewarded. If you're rude, you'll send up dead." A bit on the harsh side for sure, but probably pretty effective in its own way.
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Ep. 940 - Time and the Kings of the Elements - A Slavic Folktale
Today's Slavic folktale is a story of a husband and wife who love each other very much, and is very reminiscent of 'East of the Sun, West of the Moon'.
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Ep. 939 - The Two Brothers - A Slavic Folktale
This week we have three Slavic stories from a new book, "Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen", beginning with the tale of 'The Two Brothers'.
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Ep. 938 - The Star-Money - A German Folktale
Our final tale from the Brothers Grimm, 'The Star-Money', is a short tale that proves the Grimms are more than purveyors of dark fairy tales.
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