The very best beginning to a classic fairytale is this Schitt's Creek-esque start to 'Beauty and the Beast'.
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Ep. 1133 - The Blue Fairy Book - Rumpelstiltzkin, Pt. 2
Today we have the ending of my very favorite version of 'Rumpelstiltzkin'. I do so hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Ep. 1131 - The Blue Fairy Book - The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was, Pt. 5
Today our protagonist spends the final night in the haunted castle and we find out if the youth ever learns what it is to shudder.
Ep. 1130 - The Blue Fairy Book - The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was, Pt. 4
As we finish the week our young protagonist will spend a second night in the haunted castle and lose some money playing ninepins.
Ep. 1129 - The Blue Fairy Book - The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was, Pt. 3
Today our young protagonist will spend the first of three nights in the haunted castle and experience some - interesting - ghosts.
Ep. 1128 - The Blue Fairy Book - The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was, Pt. 2
In the second part of our tale of a young man trying to learn how to shiver we see the boy spend a night under the gallows and discover the ultimate challenge - a haunted castle.
Ep. 1126 - The Blue Fairy Book - Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, Pt. 5
In the final installment of 'Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp' Aladdin will face not one, but two dangerous magicians as he tries to regain his life.
Ep. 1125 - The Blue Fairy Book - Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, Pt. 4
Today the cunning African magician is back in the picture and Aladdin will lose everything.
Ep. 1123 - The Blue Fairy Book - Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, Pt. 2
Remember when I said I didn't root for Aladdin through the story? Today's excerpt is a big, big part of why that is.
Ep. 1121 - The Blue Fairy Book - Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper, Pt. 2
Today we have the conclusion of 'Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper', and the ending here is my favorite of all of the Cinderella endings around. It's probably the closest to a happily ever after we'll get.