We begin 2023 with a new start to a new book, "The Blue Fairy Book", and a story of love and loss and magic in 'The Bronze Ring'.
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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. 890 - The Léshy - A Russian Folktale
For our final story from Russia this week we meet a Léshy, a creature with a propensity for abducting children.
Ep. 855 - The King of Love - An Italian Fairytale
'The King of Love' is the first story in Thomas Crane's "Italian Popular Tales" and has so many pieces of other tale hidden inside it almost became a challenge to find them all!
Ep. 842 - Viking Tales Pt. 10 - King Harald's Wedding - A Norwegian Saga
In 'King Harald's Wedding' Harald finally marries the saucy Gyda after ten years of battle to become the King of all Norway that she requested.
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Ep. 823 - The Naughty Boy - A Danish Folktale
Our final Hans Christian Andersen tale for the week is all about love and the very naughty boy who brings it to us, Cupid.
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Ep. 801 - The Golden Goose - A Brothers Grimm Folktale
Yes, I've told the Brothers Grimm tale of 'The Golden Goose' before, but it's been years and this is a slightly different version that I enjoy much more. I hope you feel the same!
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Ep. 793 - Green Willow - A Japanese Fairytale
The first of three stories from Japan this week, 'Green Willow' is an almost impossibly touching and sad tale of love.
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Ep. 775 - Ourson Pt. 13 - The Recompense - A French Fairytale
'The Recompense' concludes the French fairytale of 'Ourson' in the most perfect way possible. Love, many marriages and a callback to an earlier tale in "Old French Fairytales". Just perfect.
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Ep. 774 - Ourson Pt. 12 - The Combat - A French Fairytale
In the penultimate chapter in the fairytale of 'Ourson' we finally see the battle between the Fairy Drolette and the Fairy Furious.
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