The Folktale Project

May 28

May 28 Ep. 878 - The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood Pt. 2 - A French Folktale

Fairy Tale, Fairytale, Folklore, Charles Perrault

Today we have the end of the classic fairytale 'The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood', which ends with an ogress and a battle of deception.

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Apr 5

Apr 5 Ep. 855 - The King of Love - An Italian Fairytale

Daniel Scholz

Fairy Tale, Fairytale, Folklore, Italian Folktales, Italian Popular Tales

'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!

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Feb 5

Feb 5 Ep. 671 - The Cold Lady - A Japanese Folktale

Daniel Scholz

Japanese Folktales

'The Cold Lady' is a story of love and loss and a young man who, after many years, breaks a promise.

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Jan 27

Jan 27 Ep. 657 - Lake of the Dismal Swamp - A North American Folktale

Daniel Scholz

American Folktale

'Lake of the Dismal Swamp is a love story and a ghost story rolled into one tale from the Virginia swamps.

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Nov 1

Nov 1 Ep. 623 - The Courteous Prince - A Scottish Folktale

Daniel Scholz

Holiday Folklore, Happy Halloween

In the final Halloween folktale this week of 'The Courteous Prince' we have a love story that takes place on Halloween eve and features the kindest Prince in folklore.

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Sep 18

Sep 18 Ep. 604 - The Star Lovers - A Japanese Folktale

Daniel Scholz

Japanese Folktales

The meddlesome father in this story of love from Japan may be a Deity, but that unfortunately doesn't make him any less of a villain to 'The Star Lovers'.

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Sep 4

Sep 4 Ep. 598 - The Mistaken Gifts - A Filipino Folktale

Daniel Scholz

Filipino Folklore

As someone who truly hates conflict I absolutely understand the protagonist of 'The Mistaken Gifts'. But let's all remember to get confirmation of all of our wedding proposals, OK?

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Aug 16

Aug 16 Ep. 591 - The Old Gravestone - A Danish Folktale

Daniel Scholz

Danish Folklore, Hans Chrisitan Andersen

'The Old Gravestone' is a love letter by Hans Christian Andersen to the art of storytelling in quite possibly the saddest way possible. Because it's Hans Christian Andersen.

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Jan 28

Jan 28 Ep. 505 - The Spindle, The Shuttle, and The Needle - A German Folktale

Daniel Scholz

German Folktale, The Brothers Grimm

Nov 30

Nov 30 Ep. 480 - The Death of the Little Hen

Daniel Scholz

The Brothers Grimm, German Folktale