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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All in Myths
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. 954 - The Anxious Leaf - An American Folktale
'The Anxious Leaf' is our first tale of autumn for this Thanksgiving week here in the US.
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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. 945 - The Discontented Pumpkin - An Autumnal Story
'The Discontented Pumpkin' is exactly as it says on the tin - a pumpkin who is terribly unhappy with his lot in life and wants nothing more than to go to a fair.
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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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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.