In Chapter 2 of "Bee: The Princess of the Dwarfs", we get a much better sense of Bee and George and just how likely they are to get into trouble.
Subscribe to The Folktale Project
Support The Folktale Project
Ep. 972 - Bee: The Princess of the Dwarfs - Chapter 1
We're beginning 2022 with a new story from Anatole France - "Bee: The Princess of the Dwarfs". In Chapter 1 'Tells of the News that a White Rose brings to the Countess of the White Moor' we meet Bee and George.
Subscribe to The Folktale Project
Support The Folktale Project
Ep. 971 - Best of 2021 - The Baby
We're ending 2021 as we've ended years past, by revisiting the most popular stories of the year. Our most popular story of 2021 was 'The Baby', the opening to "Viking Fairy Tales", a collection we will be revisiting in Season 2.
Subscribe to The Folktale Project
Support The Folktale Project
Ep. 970 - Best of 2021 - Far Away and Long Ago
We're ending 2021 as we've ended years past, by revisiting the most popular stories of the year. Our second story is 'Far Away and Long Ago.'
Subscribe to The Folktale Project
Support The Folktale Project
Ep. 969 - Best of 2021 - The Snow Queen, Pt. 1
We're ending 2021 as we've ended years past, by revisiting the most popular stories of the year. Our first story (and third on the list) is 'The Snow Queen, Pt. 1".
Ep. 968 - A Visit from St. Nicholas - A Holiday Folktale
Our final story of the year is my favorite tradition - the reading of 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' by Clement Clarke Moore. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and I'll see you all in the New Year!
Subscribe to The Folktale Project
Support The Folktale Project
Ep. 967 - A Kidnapped Santa Claus - A Holiday Folktale
You probably know L. Frank Baum from "The Wizard of Oz", but the world he created is much, much larger than just Oz. Today we head to The Laughing Valley to witness "A Kidnapped Santa Claus".
Subscribe to The Folktale Project
Support The Folktale Project
Ep. 966 - The Gift of the Magi - A Holiday Folktale
'The Gift of the Magi' is one of my favorite short stories, that absolutely transcends time and categorization. A tale of love that we can all aspire to.
Ep. 965 - King Winter's Harvest - A Winter Folktale
Our final tale this week tells us all about how King Winter plans his harvest.
Subscribe to The Folktale Project
Support The Folktale Project
Ep. 964 - The Snow Maiden - A Russian Folktale
Today's story of winter comes from Russia and tells the heartbreaking tale of a childless couple and their young snow maiden.
Subscribe to The Folktale Project
Support The Folktale Project