fairy tale episodes
#40 - The Jellyfish And The Monkey
March 14, 2020
A Japanese fairy tale by Yei Theodora Osaki.
#38 - The Queen of The Many-Coloured Bedchamber (Part Two)
Feb. 28, 2020
Here is part two of this great Irish fairy tale.
#37 - The Queen of The Many-Coloured Bedchamber (Part One)
Feb. 21, 2020
An Irish fairy tale in two parts.
#36 - The Ghost
Feb. 14, 2020
Another Polish folk tale for a listener in Poland this week.
#34 - The Golden Goose
Jan. 31, 2020
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
A Japanese fairy tale about the deceit and redemption by Yei Theodora Osaki.
#30 - The Little Match Girl
Jan. 3, 2020
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
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
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
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
Back to the land of fairy tales this week with another great story by Yei Theodora Osaki.
#13 - The Devoted Friend
Sept. 28, 2019
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
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
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
This Japanese fairy tale by Yei Theodora Ozaki tells a story about kindness, with a few demons thrown in for good measure.