Sandman Stories Presents
Episodes
EP 232: South Africa- The Lion Who Dressed Up As A Woman + more (Honey)
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#southafrica #folklore Today we are back in the book of south african folklore written down by James A Honey. In the first story, a lion pretends to ...
EP 231: Philippines- The Story of Sayen; Tree With Agate Beads; The Striped Blanket (Cole)
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#philippines #folktale In the first story, a super man has a very unattractive mum and gets tricked into marrying the wrong woman. In the second story...
EP 230: Nigeria The Cooking-Pot; The Parrot; The Ghost-Catcher (Ogumefu)
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are back in the book of Nigerian folklore written down by M.I. Ogumefu. In the first story, a wife gives away something she doesn’t know is...
EP 229: Louisiana- The Marriage Of Brother Rabbit (Fortier)
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#louisiana #folktale In this story, rabbit likes to get drunk and beat his lioness wife. Will the elephants intervene? Source: Louisiana Folk-tales: I...
EP 228: Korea- The Sky Bridge of Birds; Longka (Griffis)
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#korea #folktale In the first story, we hear the Korean version of the folktale explaining the milky way. You can hear that story in episode 159 from ...
EP 227: Japan- The Story of Princess Hase (中将姫) (Ozaki)
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#Japan #folktale #Cinderella Today we are back in the book of Japanese folklore written down by Yei Theodora Ozaki. Tonight’s story is about a princ...
EP 226: India- The Monkey, The Tiger, And The Princess; The Jackal And The Guana (Dracott)
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#india #folktale Welcome back listeners to Sandman Stories Presents, a folklore podcast where I read you to sleep or until the next story, I’m your ...
EP 225: Ghana- The Robber and the Old Man; Two Leopard Stories (Baker)
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#ghana #folktale Today we are back in the book of Ghanaian folklore written down by W.H. Barker. In the first story, we learn how to bull yourself out...
EP 224: Georgia- Fate (Wardrop)
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#Georgia #folktale In this story the prince is unable to find love until he unseals his fate and stabs a sick lady. Source: Georgian Folk Tales by...
EP 223: Ecuador Wings of Ash, The Shuar Goddess of the Earth (Conde)
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#ecuador #folklore Today we are back in the book of Ecuadorian folklore written down by Mario Conde. A big thank you to him for letting me record thes...
EP 222: Bengal-The Story of Swet-Basanta (Day)
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#Bengal #folktale Today we are back in the book of Bengal folklore written down by Lal Behari Day. In today’s story we will learn about Swet Basanta...
EP 221: Azores- Maria of the Forest; How Honoria Kept Her Promise (Eells)
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#azores #folktale Today we are back in the book of Azorean folklore written down by Elsie Spicer Eells. In the first story, a tween king tries to kill...
EP 220: Armenia- The Magic Ring (Seklemian)
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#Armenia #folktale In this story, a man’s kindness is repaid many fold, but is tricked out of his riches by a lying thief with echoes of Aladdin. Th...
EP 219: Panchatantra CH 13 Leap and Creep; CH 14 The Blue Jackal
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#panchatantra #india #folktale In the last story, we heard about a man who saved some animals and was repaid, but when he saved a man, things went in ...
EP 218: Turkey- The Storm Fiend (Kunoz)
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#turkey #folktale #turkiye Today we are back in the book of Turkish folklore written down by Ignaz Kunos. This story is about a prince in need of a pr...
EP 217: Sioux- The Second Evening (Eastman)
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#sioux #folktale #dakota This is the second evening and we will hear about being the loudest mouth in the pond. Source: Wigwam Evenings: Sioux Folk...
EP 216: South Africa- Lion and Baboon, The Zebra, and more (Honey)
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#southafrica #folklore Today we are back in the book of South African folklore written down by James A Honey. In the first story, we see baboon outwit...
EP 215: Philippines- The Story of Kanag; The Story of the Tikgi (Cole)
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#philippines #folktale Today we are back in the book of Philippine folklore written down by Mary Cooke Cole. In the first story, the son is tired of d...
EP 214: Nigeria- The Secret of the Fishing Baskets, The Ten Goldsmiths (Ogumefu)
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#nigeria #folktale Today we are back in the book of Yoruba folklore written down by O.M. Ogumifu. We have two stories today. In the first, a man is k...
EP 213: Louisiana- The Dog and the Tiger, Brother Rabbit’s Godchild, Miss Mockingbird, Mr. Mockingbird, and Mr Owl (Fortier)
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#louisiana #folktale In the first story, we get an odd mix of stories to show why tigers don’t like dogs. In the second story, Brother Rabbit is bei...
EP 212: Korea- Sir One Long Body And Madam Thousand Feet (Griffis)
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#Korea #folktale In this story we hear about the engagement of Mr Worm and Ms Millipede and the problems that might arise in their marriage. Enjoy! So...
EP 211: Japan- The Shinansha (Ozaki)
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#japan #folktale Today we are back in the book of Japanese folklore by Yei Theodora Ozaki. This story has to do with compasses, magic, and the fog of ...
EP 210: India- Sheik Chilli (Dracott)
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#india #folktale Today we are back in the book of Shima folk tales by Alice Dracott. Here we have two quick stories about Sheik Chilli, who isn't ...
EP 209: Ghana- Maku Mawu and Maku Fia (Baker)
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#ghana #folklore In this story there are two men whose names determine their fates. Source: West African folk-tales by Barker, William Henry, 188...
EP 208: Georgia- The Frog's Skin (Wardrop)
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#Georgia #folklore In this story, three brothers shot arrows to find their wives. The youngest got a frog. Will they be able to be happy, husband and ...
EP 207: Bengal- The Story of the Rakshasas (Day)
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#bengal #folklore In this story, we learn about how Rakshasas and Rakshasis can be killed. We also learn a lot about two brothers, who are briefly sep...
EP 206: Ecuador- The Golden Hen; The Desire Of The Rocks (Conde)
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#ecuador #folklore In the first story, we learn about the golden hen and what happens when you try to catch it. In the second we learn about a male an...
EP 205: Azores- The Daughter of the King of Naples (Eells)
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#Azores #folklore In this story, a prince is convinced that he wants to marry the daughter of the king of Naples. Unfortunately, he has no idea if she...
EP 204: Halloween- The Devil Comes For Vico (Conde)
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this final story of Vico and the Devil, we see Vico enjoy lots of money and women, but in the end, losing his first wife turns him into the sad man...
EP 203: Halloween- The Prancing Mule; The Flying Witch (Conde)
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first story, the city is plagued by a prancing mule and the sounds of a little bell. Perhaps it has something to do with the Incan treasure bur...
EP 202: Halloween- La Tunda (Conde)
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, number two of the Halloween series, Pasqual gets seduced by La Tunda. He goes out into the bush and gets hooked by the smell of shrimp....
EP 201: Halloween- The Enchanted Priest; The Headless Priest (Conde)
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first story, the priest relies on the naivety of a country woman to to get what he wants, only to be condemned in death. And in the second stor...
EP 200: Friends of the Pod
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey listeners, This episode is a friends of the podcast episode. I asked them to tell me about storytelling, storytellers, or stories that they like. ...
EP 199: Armenia- Mirza (Seklemian)
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#Armenia #folktale This is an epic about the youngest son of the king, who listens to his father’s advice and is able to defeat giants, lying prince...
EP 198: Panchatantra- CH 12 The Ungrateful Man
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, Victor tries to tell Rusty about how things that don't look dangerous can be. Even though his best friend is a vegetarian, the worm...
EP 197: Turkiye- Mohamet the Bald-Head (Kunos)
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, Mohamet is a little bit unassuming and just wants to share things with his brother. He isn't the brightest one either. But he lucks...
EP 196: Sioux- The Buffalo and the Field Mouse (Eastman)
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#Sioux #folklore In this first story of a new book, Field Mouse is upset because Buffalo will come down and smash and lick up all the long grass. So t...
EP 195: South Africa- Cock and Jackal; Elephant and Tortoise; Tortoises Hunting Ostriches; The Judgement of Baboon
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#SouthAfrica #folklore In the first story, Rooster tells Jackal to pray and in doing so is set free. In the second and third, we learn why tortoises a...
EP 194: Philippines- Gaygayoma Who Lives Up Above; The Story of Dumalawi (Cole)
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#philippines #folklore Today we are back in the book of Filipino folklore collected by Mabel Cook Cole. In the first story, a couple plants such amazi...
EP 193: Nigeria- Oluronbi; Oranyan; The Elephant's Trunk (Ogumifu)
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#nigeria #folklore In the first story, the women of the city promise a magic man many things in order to have children. One woman over promises and h...
EP 192: Louisiana- Mr Monkey the Bridegroom; The Tortoise; Brother Hyena, Brother Rabbit, and the Birds' Eggs (Fortier)
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#louisiana #folklore In the first story, Mr Monkey is about to get married, but his friend mucks things up. In the second, a tortoise turns to stone, ...
EP 191: Korea- Old Timber Top (Griffis)
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#korea #folklore In this story, a Korean lumber merchant learns what it means to grab work by the horns when he gets turned into a bull. Everything is...
EP 190: Japan- The Farmer and The Badger (Ozaki)
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#Japan #folklore Today we are back in the book of Japanese fairy tales written down by Yei Theodora Ozaki. In today’s story, an old farming couple a...
EP 189: India- The Rabbit and the Barber; Rupa and Bisuntha (Dracott)
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#india #folklore In the first story we see a trading up story, which works well for the rabbit until it doesn’t. In the second story, two brothers ...
EP 188: Ghana- Kwofi and the Gods; The Lion and The Wolf (Barker)
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#ghana #folklore In the first story, Kwofi loses his mother and is treated horribly by his step mother. But the gods have a reward for him, by leavin...
EP 187: Georgia- The Good For Nothing (Waldrop)
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#georgia #folklore In this story, there is a terrible couple. The husband sets off to not be in the house any more and he comes across a wishing ston...
EP 186: Ecuador- Sea Foam; The Enchanted Orange Tree (Conde)
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#ecuador #folklore In the first story, we learn about a Pre-Colombian fortune teller, who foretells the end of an empire. She is born of the sea and ...
EP 185: Bengal- The Indigent Brahman (Day)
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#bengal #folklore In this story, a faithful brahman makes a plea to the goddess Durga to help him make a good life for his wife and kids. He is gifted...
EP 184: Azores- Manoel Little Bean; The Necklace of Pearls (Eells)
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#azores #folkore In the first story, a couple wishes for a child, even if it is the size of a bean. This Tom Thumb like child comes to them and then ...
EP 183: Armenia- The Dragon Child and The Sun Child (Seklemian)
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#Armenia #folklore A king is upset because he cannot have a child. One day he sees a snake family and is so made that he curses at them because he is...
EP 182: Panchatantra-CH 11 The Weaver Who Loved a Princess (Loss of Friends)
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this chapter of the Panchatantra, Victor tells the story of a weaver who falls in love with a princess, who is way out of his league. To win her ov...
EP 181: Turkey- The Magic Turban, The Magic Whip, and the Magic Carpet
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, there is a hard working older brother and a lazy younger brother. The younger brother follows his brother to Egypt and gets his h...
EP 180: South Africa- The White Man and the Snake x2, Cloud Eating, The Lion's Illness, Jackal Heron and Dove
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The first two stories are essentially the same, just told slightly differently. A white man is foolish enough to help a trapped snake who wants to bit...
EP 179: Philippines- Gawigawen of Adasen (Cole 1916)
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, Aponibolinayen wants to have some really tasty oranges held by a giant with 6 heads. Her husband says he will go get them, but he fails...
EP 178: Nigeria- The Head, Ole and the Ants, The Boa Constrictor
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first story, the main character learns that you need every part of your body to get ahead. And in the second story, a lazy old man gets h...
EP 177: Korea- The Mirror that made Trouble
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, Mister Kim goes into the big city for the first time. He is amazed at the price of things and is a little uneasy, but he is on a missio...
EP 176: Louisiana- Brer Rabbit and Mdme Vulture, Brer Rabbit and Brer Turkey, Brer Hyena and Monkeys
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#Louisiana #Folklore In the first story we learn why Madame Buzzard is bald and why she never eats rabbit bones. In the second story, we learn that th...
EP 175: Japan- My Lord Bag O'Rice
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, Fujiwara Hidesato shows his bravery by walking over a sleeping dragon. In return for his bravery he is tasked with killing the mountain...
EP 174: India- Bey Huslo, Panch Maar Khan
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first story, a foolish wife takes things too literally and drives her husband up a wall. Can someone be foolish enough to make riches? In the s...
EP 173: Ghana- The Tail of the Princess Elephant
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, Kwesi tells his mom that he will bury her with the tail of the Princess Elephant. He has to sneak off into the elephant village and cut...
EP 172: Georgia- The Three Sisters and Their Stepmother
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, a man remarries and his new wife doesn't like his kids. So all three are tricked into an apple pit. They were going to eat the youngest...
EP 171: China- THE RATTAN VINE AND THE ROSE TREE 蔓莖與梅樹 + THE MELON AND THE PROFESSOR 學由瓜得
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first story, a rattan vine is insulting the rose tree. The rose tree is forced to defend itself. Then after a storm, the rose tree is the only ...
EP 170: Bengal- Phakir (Fakir) Chand
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this story a prince and a vizier's son are off on an adventure when they come across a giant snake. They get its jewel and find a beautiful princes...
EP 169: Azores- Trouble when One’s Young + The Little Maid who was Wise
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first story, a princess has to choose between trouble when she is young, or when she is older. She picks trouble when she is young and an eagle...
EP 168: Armenia- Dyjhicon the Coward Hero
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#armenia #folklore In this tale, Dyjhicon is a whiner. He doesn't want to do any chores, he is afraid of the rats, and all he can do is criticize his ...
EP 167:Panchatantra (पञ्चतन्त्र) Numskull and the Rabbit (Loss Of Friends CH 10)
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this chapter, Numskull is the king of all of the animals and demands that he gets fed. The rabbit, not wanting to be eaten, devises a way to get r...
EP 166: Turkey (Türkiye)- The Simpleton
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, three children of the old woman are eaten up by a Dew (evil spirit). To get them out, her youngest son has to stop playing in the ashes...
EP 165: Philippines- Aponiboliynayen
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, Aponibolinayen is courted by Gawigawen. She agrees to marry him, but someone tells her on her wedding day that her husband has three no...
EP 164: South Africa- The Jackal's Bride, The Story of Hare
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first story, Hyena marries Jackal, but it turns out not to be that good of a marriage. Lion dies, a cow is stolen, and the ants come for what i...
EP 163: China- The General, the Bird, and the Ant; Three Girls who went to a Boys' School
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first story, a General is lost in the desert with his army. A bird and an ant have an argument next to the dying general about which is more im...
EP 162: Nigeria- The Twin Brothers, How The Leopard Got His Spots, Another Story about The Leopard and His Spots
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first story, the king has twins which is not good news. Instead of killing them like the custom dictates, he lets them flee and grow up elsewhe...
EP 161: Louisiana- Brother Bear and Brother Rabbit (Alcée Fortier 1895)
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brother Bear just want some help with his work, so he invites brother Hyena (Bouki) and Brother Rabbit. Well, you know having Brother Rabbit around is...
EP 160: Korea- Pigling and Her Proud Sister (W E Griffis 1911)
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, a young girl named Pear Blossom has a new stepmom and half sister. She is forced to do a lot of manual labor and is never allowed to go...
EP 159: Japan- The Meeting of the Star-Lovers (W E Griffis 1887)
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, the Sun wants to marry off his daughter. She is a hard worker and he is very proud. But he chooses a local cow farmer to be her husband...
EP 158: India- The Vizier's Son and the Rajah's Son- (Dracott 1906)
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first story, the Rajah gets mad that his son is hanging out with another boy, so he gets a woman to come between them. Then the Vizier's son is...
EP 157: Ghana- How the Tortoise Got Its Shell, The Hunter and The Tortoise (Barker 1917)
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first story, we learn about how tortoise got his shell. He wasn't always a slow moving shelled animal. He used to be fast and strong and ...
EP 156: Georgia- The Devil Outwitted (Waldrop 1894)
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, a peasant family has a son. His mom doesn't want him to waste his life, so they take him out to get educated. Through a bit of chance, ...
EP 155: China- The Lion and the Mosquitoes 獅受蚊敵, The Thief and The Elephant 以象問案 (Davis & Leung 1908)
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first story, a father tells his son the story of how the small and weak overcame the large and mighty. Lions should always be careful when chal...
EP 154: Bengal- The Evil Eye of Sani (Lal Behari Day 1912)
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this story Sribatsa and Chintamani are caught in a bad spot. Sani and Lakshmi want to know who is better, so they ask Sribatsa to decide honestly. ...
EP 153: Azores- The Princess Who Lost Her Rings (Eells 1922)
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, a princess lives in a castle with many rings. Every day she plays with a cute bunny. Eventually, she notices that she is losing rings, ...
EP 152: Armenia- The Youngest of the Three (A.G. Seklemian 1898)
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The king needs the apple of life, only thing is, it is stolen every night by giants. First son failed. Second son failed. Can the third son get the jo...
EP 151: Ecuador- Vico's Deal with the Devil (Mario Conde) Halloween
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is the final story of the Halloween series. I will be finishing this book next year, until then, this is the final story. Vico, the same young bo...
EP 150: Ecuador- The Procession of the Dead (Mario Conde) Halloween
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, two young police officers are patrolling the city, when they see something spooky down the way. There is an eerie drum beat and a proce...
EP 149: Ecuador- The Woman on the Highway and The Skeleton's Bridegroom (Mario Conde) Halloween
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The is the second part of my halloween series featuring stories recorded by Mario Conde. In the first story, a bus driver picks up a woman on a ...
EP 148: Ecuador- Vico and the Duende +The Dead Horseman (Mario Conde) Halloween
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first story, a boy named Vico doesn't listen to his grandma and plays marble games late into the night. One night, he meets another marble play...
EP 147: India Kulloo the Faithful Dog, The Story of Ghose (Alice Dracott 1906)
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first story, Kulloo stays with his master after his master's wife is kidnapped. Later he saves the man from being killed and helps him find his...
EP 146: Türkiye- The Horse Dew (Ignacz Kunos 1914)
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, the youngest sister marries a horse. Luckily for her, he is a magic horse. Unlucky for her, when she thinks about telling off her two s...
EP 145: Philippines- Creation, Benito, Juan, and Guavas from Tagalog Stories (Mabel Cook Cole 1916) remastered
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first story, we learn about how the different peoples came to be. In the second story, we learn all about the adventures of Benito. He has an e...
EP 144: Ghana- Ohia and the Thieving Deer (W.H. Baker) Remastered
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ohia and Awirehu have bad luck. If they didn't have bad luck, they would have no luck at all. Their fortunes seem to change when Ohia meets a friendly...
EP 143: Korea- The Great Stone Fire Eater (Griffis 1922)
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Every year, the fire spirit from Gwanak mountain crawls out of his volcano home and burns everything that men build. What is the emperor to do? Can he...
EP 142: India- How The Crow Hen Killed The Black Snake (Panchatantra पञ्चतन्त्र Chapters 8-9)
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, the Crow hen figures out a way to get rid of the Black Snake that has troubled it for years. Friends are super important in this story....
EP 141: South Africa- The Dance for Water, Jackal and Monkey, Lion's Share (James A Honey 1910)
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Here are three stories from James A Honey's African Folktales book. In story one, the animals dance until the water comes, but Rabbit doesn't want get...
EP 140: China- The Two Mountains 兩大山 and A Chinese Prodigal Son 浪子歸家 (MH Davis C Leung 1908)
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first story, two well known mountains get into a bragging match. One boasts of having magical birds whose feathers are desired by kings. The ot...
EP 139: Georgia- Gulambara and Sulambara (Marjory Wardrop 1894)
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, a boy is kicked out of his kindgom after setting a magic fish free. He then goes on a wild adventure all over town with his new friend,...
EP 138: Nigeria- The Voices of Birds, Three Magicians, Isokun and the Baby (M.I. Ogumefu 1929)
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first story, a magician is off on a walk in the woods. He came to a place where there were a lot of dull brown birds with beautiful voices. He ...
EP 137: Bengal- The Boy with the Moon on his Forehead (Lal Behari Day 1912)
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-roll: My reaction to the Scotus overturning Roe and making the world less safe for women. This is the story of a King, his seventh queen, a kidnap...
EP 136: Azores- Fresh Figs and The Master of Magic (Elsie Spicer Eells 1922)
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first story, there are two brothers. One brother is cunning, but the other is a bit dull. They are tasked with bringing the rich man's daughter...
EP 135: Louisiana- Compair Lapin and the Earthworm (A. Fortier 1895)
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, brother earthworm laments the fact that he is so weak and defenseless. He wants to be big and strong. And just like in a lot of folk ta...
EP 134: Armenia- The Golden Maiden (A. G. Seklemian 1898)
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this story, two children are abandoned by their father after he remarries. During their travels, the younger brother drinks from a puddle and is ch...
EP 133: Ghana- Morning Sunrise, Honourable Minu, Why The Moon and The Stars Receive Their Light From The Sun (W. H. Barker 1917)
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first story, Morning Sunrise has to figure out which man is worthy of her hand in marriage. So, her father pretends she is dead, just to see wh...