Sandman Stories Presents
Episodes
EP 332: Armenia- The Wicked Stepmother (Seklemian)
16 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
#stepmom #giant #magicIn this story, a boy is warned not to go hunting in the black mountains. He does, and a whole saga begins. Enjoy!Source: The Gol...
EP 331: Turkiye- The Enchanted Pomegranate Branch and the Beauty (Kunos)
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
#magic #imposter #loveIn this story, a prince takes a stroll in the countryside after finding his drunken twin. This trip will lead to his own son'...
EP 330: Sioux- Little Boy Man; The Return Of Little Boy Man (Eastmans)
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
#firstman #sioux #warIn the first story, Boy Man is restored to life.In the second story, Boy Man has a war with the animals.Source: Wigwam Evenings: ...
EP 329: Uganda- Getting Even in Gomba; The Dog And The Leopard; The Leopard, The Hare, And The Monkey (Baskerville)
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
#leopard #uganda #folktaleIn the first story, we have two men who need each other. But who needs the other one more?In the second story, we learn abou...
EP 328: Panchatantra- ch25 The Monk ch26 The Girl ch27 Poor Blossom (Ryder)
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
#blossom #monk #marriageIn chapter 25, we see a monk hold sway over the king.In chapter 26, his advisor comes back and tells a story to help the king ...
EP 327: Laos- A Child of The Woods; The Enchanted Mountain; The Spirit-Guarded Cave (Fleeson)
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
#laos #forest #treasureIn this first set of stories, we learn of a girl with a lot of boon (merits), a mountain with treasures, and why there are big ...
Ep 326: Korea- The Sun and the Moon; The Fire Dogs; The Seven Stars of the North (Jeong)
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
#korea #stars #eclipseIn the first story, we get the origin of the sun and the moon.In the second story, we get the reasons for eclipses.In the third ...
EP 325: Japan- The Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Flower (Ozaki)
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
#dogs #treasure #japanIn this story, an old couple dotes on their loving dog. They are rewarded, but a jealous neighbor has it out for them.Source: Th...
EP 324: Jugoslavia- The Laughing Prince (Fillmore)
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
#yugoslavia #prince #fairytaleIn this story, a princess is being brought up in a castle. But she is surrounded by fuddy duddies and just wants someone...
EP 323: India- The Story of Pir Sab; The Origin of a River; The Golden Scorpions; The Story of a Pearl; The Bunniah’s Ghost (Dracott)
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
#sufi #india #pearlStory 1: A tragedy reversedStory 2: Faithless fatherStory 3: The good in badStory 4: Bad luckStory 5: Repaid debtsSource: Simla Vil...
EP 322: Georgia- The Shepherd and the Child of Fortune; The King And The Apple (Wardrop)
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
#gold #apple #fortuneIn the first story, a childless couple gets the wrong kid and still does the right thing.In the second story, a boy solves three ...
EP 321: Canada- The Fall Of Spiderman (MacMillan)
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
#canada #spiderman #heavenIn this story, we learn about a weaver that gets tired of weaving. Source: Canadian Fairy Tales by Cyrus MacMillanNarrator: ...
EP 320: Bengal- The Adventures of Two Thieves and of Their Sons part 2 (Day)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
#bengal #thief #camelIn part two of this story, we learn about how the son of the older thief becomes the best thief in town.Source: Folk-Tales of ...
EP 319: Armenia- Husband or Wife, Which? (Seklemian)
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
#relationships #cheating #folktalesIn this story, the royals are bored on a weeknight. What can you do? You can pry into the lives of people in your c...
EP 318: The Sun and the Moon; The First Monkey; The virtue of the Cocoanut; Mansumandig; Why Dogs; The Hawk; The Spider; The Battle (Cole)
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
#philippines #centavo #folktalesToday we are back in the book of folklore written down by Mabel Cook Cole. We have eight stories.Story one: Why the su...
EP 317: Sioux- 13th and 14th evenings (Eastman)
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
#nativeamerican #sioux #weatherIn the first story, we learn about the reasons for seasons. In the second we learn about first man and and why it is go...
EP 316: Canada- Saint Nicholas And The Children (McMillan)
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#christmas #saintnicholas #canadaIn this story, we learn about how Saint Nick protects the kids.Source: Canadian Fairy Tales by Cyrus MacMillanNarrato...
EP 315: Korea- The Woodman and the Mountain Fairies (Griffis)
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#korea #woodcutter #folktaleIn this story, a woodcutter watches some fairies play a game. When the game is done, he finds that centuries have passed. ...
EP 314: Japan- The Happy Hunter and The Skillful Fisher (Ozaki)
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#japan #ryujin #jewelsIn this story, we see two brothers who think about switching jobs for a day. This ends poorly when one brother loses the other b...
EP 313: India- The Weaver; The Dog Who Was A Rajah; The Fourth Wife Is The Wisest (Dracott)
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#india #rajah #dogIn the first story, a talking jackal helps out a poor man.In the second story, a couple make some off handed remarks and it turns in...
EP 312: Uganda- The Mpa-Bana Bird; The Absent-Minded Bridegroom; The Singer, The Famine (Baskerville)
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#uganda #cuckoo #famineIn the first story, we learn why the Hadada Ibis cries for its babies.In the second, we learn about a man who forgets the most ...
EP 311: Georgia- Asphurtzela (Wardrop)
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#devi #georgia #heroIn this story, Asphurtzela is born to a mom after her three sons are eaten by a devi. His name means one hundred leaves. Through b...
EP 310: Louisiana- The Good Little Servant; The Basket of Flowers; John Greenpeas; The Poor Little Boy (Fortier)
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#neworleans #servant #deceptionIn the first story, we learn about a partying wife.In the second, we learn about praying and flowers.In the third we le...
EP 309: Bengal- The Adventures of Two Thieves and of Their Sons part 1 (Day)
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#bengal #thief #banditsIn this first half of the story, we learn about two lazy thieves who work super hard to avoid work or spending money.Source: Fo...
EP 308: Halloween- The Klabautermann; The Ship from Hell (Jürgen Hubert)
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#halloween #folklore #germanyIn the first tale, we learn about a little German ship spirit. Treat him well or you will be in danger.In the second time...
EP 307: Halloween- Shokuninki; Mujina (Hearn)
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#japan #ghosts #eggsIn the first story, we learn about a greedy ghost that has some awful eating habbits.In the second story, we learn about why you d...
EP 306: Halloween- Dead or Alive;The Scratch on the Cheek
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#meeting #spooky #beyondIn the first story, a couple meets after one of them has already passed. In the second story, a sister visits her brother and ...
EP 305: Halloween- The Invisible Hand; Present at a Hanging; A Cold Greeting
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#halloween #spooky #ghostsThe first story talks about the horror of an incomplete handshake, the second about the troubles of being on the road, and t...
EP 304: Halloween- The Old Mansion (W Bob Holland)
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#halloween #spooky #jerseyshoreIn this story, we get a good old fashioned ghost sighting that is probably related to a guy stealing money from drowned...
EP 303: Azores- The Friend of the Devil; The Miller's Cloak; The Magic Mouthful; The Messengers (Eells)
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#devil #magic #azoresIn the first story, a man befriends the devil in order to get the woman of his dreams. In the second story, a pious man is reward...
EP 302: Armenia- The Maiden of the Sea; The Golden-Headed Fish (Seklemian)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#magic #mermaid #sacrifice In the first story, a man has a welcome house guest.In the second story, all is well after some strategic vomiting.Source: ...
EP 301: Panchatantra- ch23 The Lion and The Ram; ch24 Smart, The Jackal (Ryder)
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#panchatantra #india #epicIn the first chapter, we see how the plover can get his eggs back. In the second chapter, we see victor egg rusty and lively...
EP 300: Turkiye The Bird of Sorrow (Kunos)
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#turkey #sadness #folktaleIn this story we learn why we should know what we are asking for. Also, keep an eye out for strange birds that like to wreck...
EP 299: Sioux- Eleventh and Twelfth Nights (Eastman)
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#sioux #nativeamerican #folktalesIn the first story, we hear why it is bad to put the fox in charge of the hen house. And in the second one, we hear a...
EP 298: Canada- Rabbit and the Grain Buyers (MacMillan)
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last minute episode, sorry, details out tomorrow
EP 297: Philippines- How the First Head was Taken, The Serpent Eagle, The Tattooed Men, Tilin, The Rice Bird (Cole)
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#philippines #rice #folktaleIn the first story, we see the moon get mad, and the heads begin to roll.In the second, two brothers have trouble getting ...
EP 296: Louisiana- The Statue of St Anthony, Little Boys and the Giants, The Men who Became Birds (Fortier)
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#magic #louisiana #folktalesIn the first story, we learn why it is important to keep your ears open. In the second, we learn why you don't want to...
EP 295: Korea- The King of the Sparrows (Griffis)
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#korea #nolbu #folktalesIn today's story, we learn why it is good to be kind to your fine feathered friends.Source: Korean Fairy Tales by William Elli...
EP 294: Japan- The Goblin of Adachigahara; The Sagacious Monkey and the Boar (Ozaki)
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#japan #goblin #folktalesIn the first story, we learn why you always look in the backroom of haunted houses. And in the second story, we learn about w...
EP 293: India- The Bunniah's Wife, The Ruby, The Story of Vikramadit (Dracott)
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#india #ruby #folktalesIn the first story, a wise wife saves the day by thinking quickly.In the second story, we learn of the three wise sons of king ...
Ep 292: Georgia- Conkiajgharuna (Wardrop)
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#georgia #cinderella #step-momIn this story, we learn why it is good to listen to cows, why it is smart to comb granny's hair, and why you should be g...
Ep 291: Ecuador- The Curse of the Guava; a Ghost (Conde)
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#ecuador #president #folktalesIn the first story, a cruel plantation owner takes no mercy on a child that eats the forbidden fruit.In the second story...
EP 290: Bengal- Strike, But Hear (Day)
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#bengal #poison #storytellingIn this tale, a son is caught in the act of doing something unpleasant to his queen mother. Will his dad stop and listen,...
EP 289: Azores- The Laborer And His Master, 'Tis Faith Which Saves, St. Brendan's Island, The Silent Cavalier, The Enchanted Palace (Eells)
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#azores #magic #folktalesStory 1: The laborer outwits his boss.Story 2: The boyfriend lies to his girlfriend.Story 3: She can't say "I love y...
EP 288: Armenia- The Poor Widow's Son (Seklemian)
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#armenia #folktale #widowIn this story, a king wants his daughter married off. The only trouble is that she picked the poor widow's son. Will her ...
EP 287: Panchatantra ch21 The Duel between Elephant and Sparrow, ch22 The Shrewd Old Gander (Ryder)
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#panchatantra #India #SagaIn the first story we learn why you don't kill baby birds. In the second story, we learn to listen to our elders.Source:...
EP 286: Turkiye- Kamer Taj the Mon Horse (Kunos)
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#turkiye #folktale #magicIn this story, a prince is twice deceived when a dew convinces him that his darling princess has given birth to dogs. Her onl...
EP 285: Sioux- Ninth and Tenth Nights (Eastman)
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#sioux #iktomi #folktalesIn the first story, we see a trickster sing a song to trick some ducks, only to be tricked himself. That isn't enough for...
EP 284: Philippines- Ipugaw Lumawig Stories (Cole)
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#philippines #creation #spiritIn these three stories, we learn about Lumawig, the first peoples in the world, the flood story, and finally how annoyin...
EP 283: Uganda- The Flame Tree, The Buffalo Woman (Baskerville)
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#uganda #folktaleIn the first story, we learn about a young woman who loves a man so much, that when he dies, she wants to be burned by the sun. And i...
EP 282: Canada- How Glooscap Made The Birds (MacMillan)
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#canada #folktaleIn this opening story, we learn about the mighty wolf wind and his hunger for flesh. Then we get to meet the creator spirit named Glo...
EP 281: Louisiana- The Little Finger (Fortier)
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#louisiana #creole #folktaleIn this story, we hear about how things were back in the old country. The grandson of an enslaved woman tells about things...
EP 280: Korea- The Voice of The Bell (Griffis)
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#korea #sacrificeThe king wants a big bell to ring throughout the land. He keeps building them and they kept breaking. What is the missing ingredient?...
EP 279: Japan- The Mirror Of Matsuyama (Ozaki)
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#japan #stepmomIn this story, a young woman loses her mom. She is still a good daughter, but when dad remarries, there is discord in the home. Can sta...
EP 278: India- The Tiger and The Rats, The Adventures of a Bird, The Legend of Naldehra Temple (Dracott)
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#india #himalaya #folktaleStory 1: The Tiger and The RatsStory 2: The Adventures of a BirdStory 3: The Legend of Naldehra TempleSource: Simla Village ...
EP 277: Ghana- How Mushrooms First Grew; Farmer Mybrow and the Fairies (Barker)
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#ghana #goldcoast #mushroomsIn today's story, we learn about passing and paying debts which turns into ants making mushrooms. And in the second st...
EP 276: Georgia- The Prince (Wardrop)
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#Saqartvelo #georgia #folktaleIn this story, a prince has to jump through a whole bunch of hoops after he is promised to a dangerous witch. Will he ev...
EP 275: Ecuador- The Cock of the Cathedral; Captain Lewis’s Treasure (Conde)
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#ecuador #galapagos #piratesIn the first story, a drunkard gets taught a lesson by a magical rooster. And in the second story, a pirate hides his trea...
EP 274: Bengal- The Origin of Opium (Day)
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#bengal #opium #folktaleIn this story, we see a humble mouse work its way up to being a queen. Will it ever be happy? And what does opium have to do w...
EP 273: Azores- Why The Alveloa Bird Received A Blessing+ (Eells)
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#azores #islands #saint In the first story we learn about a bird that helps the holy mother. In the second we learn about a loud mouth bird that gets ...
EP 272: Armenia- Bedik And The Invulnerable Giant (Seklemian)
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#Armenia #Folklore #giant In this story, a young prince named Bedik meets an invincible giant who loves a foreign princess. Bedik promises to get tha...
EP 271: Panchatantra- ch19 Shell-Neck, Slim, And Grim; ch20 Forethought, Readywit, And Fatalist (Ryder)
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#panchatantra #india #saga In the first story, we learn why it is bad to talk with your mouth full. And in the second story we learn why it is best to...
EP 270: Türkiye- The Forty Princes and The Seven Headed Dragon (Kunos)
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#Turkey #folktales In this story, there are forty brothers. They want forty brides from the same mother. It's a pretty tall task, especially when the...
EP 269: Sioux- Seventh Evening Eighth Evening (Eastman)
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#sioux #lakota #folktales In the first story, we learn about being neighborly. And in the second story we learn about lucky hunting nuts. Source: WIG...
EP 268: Philippines- The Mistaken Gifts, The Boy who Became a Stone, The Turtle and the Lizard+ (Cole)
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#filipino #folktale Today is a mixed bag of six tales all taken from Mabel Cook Cole's work focused on Itneg folklore. We have the wrong gifts, we hav...
EP 267: Nigeria- The final six stories of Tortoise (Ogumefu)
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#Nigeria #folktales In these six stories, you learn about the whip and chop trees, about Tortoise's enemies, about why crabs and tortoises don't get a...
EP 266: Louisiana- The Devil’s Marriage (Fortier)
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#louisiana #folktale #devil What would you do if you married the devil? Would you bring his rooster three sacks? would you grab dirty eggs? Listen and...
EP 265: Korea- A Frog For a Husband (Griffis)
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
#korea #folktales A poor farming couple has no kids. One day their pond starts to dry up. It turns out that there is a talking bullfrog living in thei...
EP 264: Japan- The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child (Ozaki)
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#japan #folktales #story In today’s story, we learn about the bamboo cutter and the moon child. It’s an old tale of the childless couple and a spe...
EP 263: India- The man who went to find his fortune, The three wise men and the King’s Daughter, Barbil’s Son (Dracott)
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#india #folktales In the first story, a man is off to seek his fortune. During his travels, he solves many a mystery. But will he get his own wealth? ...
EP 262: Ghana- The Ungrateful Man; Why Tigers Never Attack Unless Provoked, The Omanhene Who Liked Riddles (Barker)
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#ghana #folktales In the first story, we learn why man is the least trustworthy animal. In the second, we learn why tigers won't attack you unless pro...
EP 261: Georgia- The Serpent and the Peasant, The Two Brothers (Wardrop)
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#georgia #folktale In the first story, a snake helps a man, but the man hurts it. Can they become friends again? and in the second story, one brother ...
EP 260: Ecuador- Lake San Pablo; The Gold Eater (Conde)
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#ecuador #folktales In the first story, a guest is shown some hospitality by one of the servants. He repays the kind gesture with information that sav...
EP 259: Bengal- The Story of Prince Sobur (Day)
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#bengal #folktale In this story, a father is insulted when his daughter claims to earn her own living. She is exiled and only has her nursemaid and he...
EP 258: Azores- Jose the Beast Slayer; The Princess of the Lost Island (Eells)
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#azores #folktale In the first story, a "wise man" tells a king to lock up his daughter for 20 years to keep her without a bone. I wonder what that me...
EP 257: Armenia- The Idiot; The miserly Companion (Seklemian)
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#armenia #folklore Today we are back in the book of Armenian folktales written down by A.G. Seklemian. In the first story, a man goes looking for luck...
EP 256: Halloween- What Uncle Saw (Mukerji)
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#halloween #ghoststory In this final Halloween story, uncle catches a late train back to the family home. When he gets there, he spends the night in a...
EP 255: Halloween- The Flayed Hand (Maupassant)
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#halloween #horror In this story, a rich French student comes home with a strange gift: the dried hand of a murderer. Is it an innocent prank, or some...
EP 254: Halloween- The Dead Mother; The Dead Witch (Ralston)
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#halloween #spooky In the first story, a man is distraught to find his new bride dead. How will their baby be taken care of? And in the second story, ...
EP 253: Halloween- The Monk of Saint Rules Tower (Linskill)
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#Halloween #ghost In this story, a man is met by the ghost of a monk. It isn't super scary, but it is a bit worrying when a ghost gives you a dagg...
EP 252: Halloween- The Cold Hand (Miller)
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#halloween #spooky In this story, a man is staying at a small guest house. While in a locked room, something creepy slides across his face. When he wa...
EP 251: Panchatantra- ch17 Lion and Carpenter; ch18 Plover Fights Ocean (Ryder)
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#panchatantra #epic In the first story, Lively and Victor continue their conversation and Victor begins to worry about Rusty getting hurt. And in the ...
EP 250: Türkiye- The Crow Peri (Kunos)
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#turkey #folktale In this story, a young man is fatherless and needs to make his way in the world. Will a crow lead him astray? Will the Lala kill him...
EP 249: Sioux- Fifth and Sixth Nights (Eastman)
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#sioux #folktale In the first story, we learn why nobody likes a braggart, and in the second story, we learn why you don’t go sticking your hands in...
EP 248: Lion Loses; Death comes To Man; A Zulu Version (Honey)
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#southafrica #folklore In the first story, Lion gets tied to a bush, but can't catch the culprit. In the second story, the moon tells man that the...
EP 247: The Alan and the Hunters; The Man and the Alan; Sogsogot (Cole)
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the first story, a man just wants to find some fire to roast a pig, but he comes across an Alan's house instead. What will he do? In the second...
EP 246: Nigeria- Tortoise and the King; Tortoise and Mr Fly; Erin and Erinomi (Ogumefu)
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#yoruba #nigeria #folktale In the first story, the king promises his daughter, but then goes back on his word. In the second story, Tortoise wants to ...
EP 245: Louisiana- King Peacock, Singing Bones, Simple John (Fortier)
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#louisiana #folktale In the first story, we have echoes of sleeping beauty without out all of the kissing sleeping women thing. In the second one, a d...
EP 244: Korea- Shoes For Hats (Griffis)
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#korea #folktale Ever wonder how writing came to Japan? Listen to this hot propaganda track about how the Japanese people came to Korea and took peopl...
EP 243: Japan- The Story Of The Man Who Did Not Wish To Die (Ozaki)
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#japan #folktale In this story, the main character is afraid of death. To cure this, he is sent to the land where people never die, founded by Xu Fu (...
EP 242: India- The Story Of The Black Cow; The Brahmin And The Wild Geese; The Four Gifted Princess (Dracott)
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#india #folktale In the first story, a boy is rescued by a magic bull who gives him sweets. What could make him forget such a friend? In the second st...
EP 241: Ghana- Quarcoo Bah-Boni; King Chameleon And The Animals; A Foolish Thing (Barker)
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#ghana #folktale In today's stories we will meet the worst child ever, a super speedy chameleon, and Anansi's greed. Enjoy these stories from ...
EP 240: Georgia- Ghvthisavari (I am of God) (Wardrop)
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#georgia #kartli #folktale An apple a day keeps the nine headed devi away. Also, be sure your mom isn't sending you off on errands that might get ...
EP 239: Ecuador- She Who Never Cries, The Macaws (Conde)
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#ecuador #folktale In this episode we learn about a girl who never cries. Her tears are said to be the cure for the world, but who can make her cry? A...
EP 238: Bengal- The Boy whom Seven Mothers Suckled (Dey)
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#bengal #folklore In this story, the king wants a baby, and then with a new queen everything goes sideways. Anyone for a slice of mango? Source: Folk-...
EP 237: Azores- The Listening King (Eells)
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#Azores #folktale In this story, three sisters get what they asked for, but some of them aim too low and get jealous. What happens when the king liste...
EP 236: Armenia- The Twins (Seklemian)
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#Armenia #folklore In the story we read about some amazing twins. It has echoes of a Turkish tale from before, and one from Bengal but that is no surp...
EP 235: Panchatantra- Ch 15 Passion and the Owl; CH 16 Ugly's Trust Abused (Ryder)
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#panchatantra #india #folktale In chapter 15 a swan is killed because of a bad omen. In chapter 16, a Camel named ugly goes along with the crowd to di...
EP 234: Türkiye- The Laughing Apple and the Weeping Apple (Kunoz)
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#Turkey #Folklore A tale as old as time: a boy breaks a jar and is cursed to love something difficult. Will his older brothers do the right thing? of ...
EP 233: Sioux- The Third-Fourth Evenings (Eastman)
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#sioux #lakota #storytelling Today we are back in the book of Sioux folktales written down by Charles Eastman. We are entering the third and fourth n...