This week we begin with a retelling of the Roman myth of 'Pomona'.
All in Myths
Ep. 1093 - The Topaz Story Book - A Legend of The Willow Tree
In 'A Legend of the Willow Tree' we find a tale of the compassion of an old willow and the hubris of a stately bamboo.
Ep. 1092 - The Topaz Story Book - Coming and Going
Today's story 'Coming and Going' is, on it's face, at tale about birds. But really it's a story about parenthood and that feeling you get raising children.
Ep. 1089 - The Topaz Story Book - The Anxious Leaf; How the Chestnut Burrs Became
Today we have two shorter tales, one featuring a kind tree who soothes 'The Anxious Leaf', and the other an origin story of the chestnut burr.
Ep. 1085 - The Topaz Story Book - Queen Aster
Every so often in "The Topaz Story Book" we get a treat from a rather famous author. Today's tale of 'Queen Aster' comes from Louisa May Alcott.
Ep. 1084 - The Topaz Story Book - Pimpernel, the Shepherd's Clock; A Legend of the Gentian
Today's tales are about two flowers with magnificent properties, 'Pimpernel, the Shepherd's Clock' and 'A Legend of the Gentian'.
Ep. 1083 - The Topaz Story Book - Wild Asters; Silver-Rod
We begin the week with a lovely poem about the wild Aster and what can only be described as a love letter to the Silver-Rod.
Ep. 1080 - The Topaz Story Book - The King's Candles
This is a week of origins, and we start off with how the King's Candles got their name.
Ep. 1078 - The Topaz Story Book - The Story of the Opal
Today's fairytale is an origin story for the opal, but also an extremely sad love story between two fairies.
Ep. 1077 - The Topaz Story Book - The Gay Little King
'The Gay Little King' is the story of the adventures of a young boy named Jaimie and a little maple, transformed into the little king.