You voted, and I listened. Today we begin "Legends of the Rhine" - quite possibly my favorite collection of German folklore.
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Ep. 962 - One Hour in Advance - A German Folktale
Our final story from Germany this week, 'One Hour in Advance' is a quick tale all about the quick thinking of a watchman in the attempted takeover of Basle.
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Ep. 960 - The Petrified Alp - A German Folktale
This week I'm revisiting my favorite collection of German folklore, "Legends of the Rhine", beginning with a story of deception gone wrong in 'The Petrified Alp'.
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. 910 - The Men of the Early Times - A Zuni Folktale
In today's story from the Zuni we learn more about the first humans to walk the earth.
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Ep. 893 - A Ride for a Bride - An American Folktale
Our final story from the American Revolutionary War - 'A Ride for a Bride' - is a much happier tale of a soldier and his love than Wednesday's 'Robert Lockwood's Fate'. A great way to end the week.
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Ep. 892 - Robert Lockwood's Fate - An American Folktale
'Robert Lockwood's Fate' is a tale of love and trust gone terribly, terribly wrong during America's Revolutionary War.
Ep 891 - The Tory's Conversion - An American Folktale
This week we're reading three stories from Charles Skinner's "Myths and Legends of Our Own Land" about the American Revolution, beginning with 'The Tory's Conversion'.