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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Ep. 937 - Ash-Maiden - A German Folktale
'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.
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. 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. 926 - The Miser - A Russian Folktale
'The Miser' is the story that convinced me to tell these Russian tales this week. It's the story of how the rich stay rich.
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