Fairy Tale Stories & Meditations

If you like fairy tales, you're in the right place.
#34 - The Golden Goose
Jan. 31, 2020

#34 - The Golden Goose

The Golden Goose is another weird one with a moral about being kind to strangers.
#31 - The White Hare and The Crocodiles
Jan. 10, 2020

#31 - The White Hare and The Crocodiles

A Japanese fairy tale about the deceit and redemption by Yei Theodora Osaki.
#30 - The Little Match Girl
Jan. 3, 2020

#30 - The Little Match Girl

A fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen with a poignant story about a little girl on a New Years Eve past.
#26 - The Christmas Fairy of Strasburg
Dec. 6, 2019

#26 - The Christmas Fairy of Strasburg

A strange and wonderful fairy tale about the origins of the Christmas Tree and the importance of not lashing out at our loved ones in anger.
#25 - The Pine Tree
Nov. 29, 2019

#25 - The Pine Tree

A bittersweet story about remembering to be grateful for the life we have, this fairy tale is classic Hans Christian Andersen.
#23 - The Bamboo-Cutter And The Moon-Child (Part Two)
Nov. 15, 2019

#23 - The Bamboo-Cutter And The Moon-Child (Part Two)

Nod off to sleep with part two of this great story by Yei Theodora Osaki.
#22 - The Bamboo-Cutter And The Moon-Child (Part One)
Nov. 8, 2019

#22 - The Bamboo-Cutter And The Moon-Child (Part One)

Back to the land of fairy tales this week with another great story by Yei Theodora Osaki.
#13 - The Devoted Friend
Sept. 28, 2019

#13 - The Devoted Friend

A classic tale of friendship. But not. Only Oscar Wilde could write a fairy tale like this.
#9 - The Nightingale and The Rose
Aug. 31, 2019

#9 - The Nightingale and The Rose

Here's a fairy tale by Oscar Wilde, The Nightingale and The Rose. It's a story about love and loss with a weird twist.
#5 - The Tongue-Cut Sparrow - Extended
Aug. 3, 2019

#5 - The Tongue-Cut Sparrow - Extended

This is the extended version of the traditional Japanese fairy tale is 45 minutes long, has no introduction and some sounds of nighttime at the creek in the background.
#5 - The Tongue-Cut Sparrow
Aug. 3, 2019

#5 - The Tongue-Cut Sparrow

This Japanese fairy tale by Yei Theodora Ozaki tells a story about kindness, with a few demons thrown in for good measure.
#4 - The Emperor's New Clothes - Extended
July 27, 2019

#4 - The Emperor's New Clothes - Extended

An extended length (31 minutes) version of this classic tale with nature sounds in the background and no introduction.
#4 - The Emperor's New Clothes
July 27, 2019

#4 - The Emperor's New Clothes

Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes has been a favorite story of mine since I was a child. It's over a hundred years old but still very relevant to our world today.