'Mangita and Larina' is a familiar tale about two sisters and a mysterious visitor.
Ep. 952 - The Light of the Fly - A Philippine Folktale
'The Light of the Fly' is a poem from the Philippines all about how the firefly got his lantern.
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Ep. 951 - The Passing of Loku - A Philippine Folktale
Our first tale this week from "Philippine Folklore Stories" is the story of the origin of a lizard known for its distinctive cry.
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Ep. 950 - Scrapefoot - An English Fairytale
Finishing off our week of tales from Joseph Jacobs we have what is absolutely my favorite version of the Goldilocks tale - 'Scrapefoot'.
Ep. 949 - The Three Wishes - An English Fairytale
'The Three Wishes' is a lovely English fairytale about thinking before you speak and of course a delicious black pudding.
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Ep. 948 - The Three Cows - An English Fairytale
'The Three Cows' is the truly terrifying English tale of pixies tormenting a farmer, and his cows.
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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. 946 - Golden-Rod and Purple Aster - An Autumnal Story
'Golden-Rod and Purple Aster' is the slightly sad origin story of the flowers who are best friends.
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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. 944 - The Legend of Stingy Jack - A Halloween Story
I'm a huge fan of traditions, and one of my absolute favorites is our annual reading of 'The Legend of Stingy Jack'. There's something about the Devil getting tricked and our "hero" Jack still getting what comes to him that makes this story almost perfect.
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