In Chapter 2 of "Bee: The Princess of the Dwarfs", we get a much better sense of Bee and George and just how likely they are to get into trouble.
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Ep. 972 - Bee: The Princess of the Dwarfs - Chapter 1
We're beginning 2022 with a new story from Anatole France - "Bee: The Princess of the Dwarfs". In Chapter 1 'Tells of the News that a White Rose brings to the Countess of the White Moor' we meet Bee and George.
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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. 895 - The Frog that Wished to make Herself as Big as the Ox, and The Two Mules - French Fables
Today we have two new fables from Jean de la Fontaine that warn us about living outside of our means and bragging about our wealth.
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Ep. 894 - The Grasshopper and the Ant, and The Raven and The Fox - French Fables
This week (and next) I'll be bringing you some of my favorite fables beginning this week with stories from Jean de la Fontaine.
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Ep. 877 - The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood Pt. 1 - A French Folktale
I can't believe that it's taken this long for me to bring you Perrault's version of Sleeping Beauty, 'The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood'.
Ep. 876 - The Fairies - A French Folktale
I've brought you versions of 'The Fairies' before, but there's something about how the rude sister is written that absolutely makes this one my favorite.
Ep. 777 - The League of Rats - A French Fairytale
I just so happen to live with a cat, and as such I can see that Jean de la Fontaine's 'The League of Rats' is less fable than it is nonfiction.
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Ep. 776 - The Gardener and His Landlord - A French Fairytale
Jean de la Fontaine's 'The Gardener and His Landlord' is a wonderful fable to demonstrate that asking for help from the rich can often result in more trouble than help.
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Ep. 775 - Ourson Pt. 13 - The Recompense - A French Fairytale
'The Recompense' concludes the French fairytale of 'Ourson' in the most perfect way possible. Love, many marriages and a callback to an earlier tale in "Old French Fairytales". Just perfect.
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