Fairy Tale Stories & Meditations

Here is part two of this great Irish fairy tale.

An Irish fairy tale in two parts.

Another Polish folk tale for a listener in Poland this week.

The Golden Goose is another weird one with a moral about being kind to strangers.

A Japanese fairy tale about the deceit and redemption by Yei Theodora Osaki.

A fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen with a poignant story about a little girl on a New Years Eve past.

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.

A bittersweet story about remembering to be grateful for the life we have, this fairy tale is classic Hans Christian Andersen.

Nod off to sleep with part two of this great story by Yei Theodora Osaki.

Back to the land of fairy tales this week with another great story by Yei Theodora Osaki.

A classic tale of friendship. But not. Only Oscar Wilde could write a fairy tale like this.

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.

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.

This Japanese fairy tale by Yei Theodora Ozaki tells a story about kindness, with a few demons thrown in for good measure.

An extended length (31 minutes) version of this classic tale with nature sounds in the background and no introduction.

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.