The Folktale Project

May 8

May 8 Ep. 711 - Roistering Dirck Van Dara - An American Folktale

Daniel Scholz

American Folktale, Charles Skinner

Dirck Van Dara is a drunkard in old New York who meets a fairy circle of sorts who was wronged by his father.

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May 6

May 6 Ep. 710 - Van Wempel's Goose - An American Folktale

Daniel Scholz

American Folktale, Charles Skinner

Nicholas Van Wempel, of Flatbush, is the kind of drunk who somehow happens to stumble his way into and out of trouble with such ease that it's almost admirable. 😁

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May 4

May 4 Ep. 709 - The Springs of Blood and Water - An American Folktale

Daniel Scholz

American Folktale, Charles Skinner

The first of three new stories from Volume 2 of Charles Skinner's "Myths and Legends of our Own Land" is one that I enjoy because it really highlights the cruelty of the English towards the indigenous people.

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May 1

May 1 Ep. 708 - 'The Fox and the Stork'

Daniel Scholz

Aesop's Fables, Jean de la Fontaine, The Fables of La Fontaine

Our final story this week from Aesop and la Fontaine is 'The Fox and the Stork' a tale of how to reform a cheater by cheating him in turn.

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Apr 29

Apr 29 Ep. 707 - 'The Cat and The Mice' and 'The Cat and The Rat'

Daniel Scholz

Aesop's Fables, The Fables of La Fontaine, Jean de la Fontaine

Today we have the Aesop tale of 'The Cat and The Mice' and La Fontaine's adaptation 'The Cat and The Rat'. A story about trickery that's one of my absolute favorites.

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Apr 27

Apr 27 Ep. 706 - 'The Ass and the Lap Dog' and 'The Ass and the Little Dog'

Daniel Scholz

Aesop's Fables, Jean de la Fontaine

This week is going to be all about Aesop and La Fontaine, with each episode featuring a fable from Aesop and its adaptation by La Fontaine. Beginning with 'The Ass and the Lap Dog' and 'The Ass and the Little Dog'.

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Apr 24

Apr 24 Ep. 705 - The Fox, the Monkey and the Other Animals - A French Fable

Daniel Scholz

French Folktale, The Fables of La Fontaine, Jean de la Fontaine

To finish off our week of French stories I'm going to ease into next week's set of Aesop's Fables with the French version of an Aesop classic, as told by Jean de la Fontaine. This is 'The Fox, the Monkey and the Other Animals'.

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Apr 22

Apr 22 Ep. 704 - Princess Rosette, Pt. 5 - The Third and Last Day of the Festival - A French Fairytale

Daniel Scholz

Comtesse de Ségur, Old French Fairy Tales, French Folktale

In the conclusion of the fairytale of The History of Princess Rosette we come to learn the fate of Rosette, her family, and the good fairy Puissante.

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Apr 20

Apr 20 Rp. 703 - Princess Rosette, Pt. 4 - The Second Day of the Festival - A French Fairytale

Daniel Scholz

Comtesse de Ségur, Fairy Tale, Old French Fairy Tales

In Part 4 of the story of Princess Rosette we discover the love between Charmant and Rosette, and just how much her parents and sisters want her dead.

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Apr 17

Apr 17 Ep. 702 - Princess Rosette, Pt. 3 - Family Council - A French Folktale

Daniel Scholz

Comtesse de Ségur, Fairy Tale, French Folktale, Old French Fairy Tales

Today the story of Princess Rosette channels its inner 90's sitcom with 'Family Council', or as we used to call it: "the family meeting episode."

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