Under 30 Min. Stories & Meditations

An Irish fairy tale in two parts.

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

A request for a Polish folk tale from a listener in Poland this week.

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

A request for a story from the Brothers Grimm this week. King Grisly-Beard is about a princess who learns an important life lesson.

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 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen for the end of one year and beginning of another.

A Celtic fairy tale about the foolishness of praying for things you don't need. With more fairies. In Scotland!

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.

Written in the style of Finnish Realism, this 19th century tale of a household transformed by modern technology is a sweet tale of simpler times.

It's the finale of "Creepy but Sleepy" October with The Red Room by HG Wells.

"Creepy but Sleepy" October continues with The Hollow of the Three Hills by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

A little creepy, but actually very sleepy. It's part two of the classic Danish tale, The Amputated Arms by Jorgen Wilhelm Bergsoe.

A little creepy. A little sleepy. Part One of a classic Danish tale.

Gods and giants square off after the mischievous Loki creates a big problem.

Part two of A Forest Betrothal by Erckmann-Chatrian. Find out how it ends with the sleepy conclusion of this May December one-way romance.

We're off to the Alps for an sleepy French story of love and loss.

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.

Here's part 2 of The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. I read the first part in Episode 7. It's a little creepy...

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman was requested by a listener. I had never read it before, but it's great. Bucolic and a bit creepy.