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EP 231: Philippines- The Story of Sayen; Tree With Agate Beads; The Striped Blanket (Cole)
#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, a man finds a surprise in a cave, but on his way back, the treasures vanish. And in the final story, a
EP 230: Nigeria The Cooking-Pot; The Parrot; The Ghost-Catcher (Ogumefu)
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 doesnt know is invaluable. In the second story, a parrot cannot lie and causes its owners plenty of headaches. And in the
EP 229: Louisiana- The Marriage Of Brother Rabbit (Fortier)
#louisiana #folktaleIn this story, rabbit likes to get drunk and beat his lioness wife. Will the elephants intervene?Source: Louisiana Folk-tales: In French Dialect and English Translation byAlce FortierNarrator: Dustin SteichmannSound Effects:
EP 228: Korea- The Sky Bridge of Birds; Longka (Griffis)
#korea #folktaleIn the first story, we hear the Korean version of the folktale explaining the milky way. You can hear that story in episode 159 from over a year ago. And the second story is about a dancing woman who saves the nation.Source: Korean Fairy
EP 227: Japan- The Story of Princess Hase (中将姫) (Ozaki)
#Japan #folktale #CinderellaToday we are back in the book of Japanese folklore written down by Yei Theodora Ozaki. Tonights story is about a princess that does everything right, but is still hated by her step mother. Like Cinderella, but from a few thou
EP 226: India- The Monkey, The Tiger, And The Princess; The Jackal And The Guana (Dracott)
#india #folktaleWelcome back listeners to Sandman Stories Presents, a folklore podcast where I read you to sleep or until the next story, Im your host, Dustin. Today we are back in the book of Indian folklore written down in the Shimla Village tales rec
EP 225: Ghana- The Robber and the Old Man; Two Leopard Stories (Baker)
#ghana #folktaleToday 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 of a court case. In the second, we learn why Rams live at home while the leopard lives in the forest. An
EP 224: Georgia- Fate (Wardrop)
#Georgia #folktaleIn this story the prince is unable to find love until he unseals his fate and stabs a sick lady.Source: Georgian Folk Tales by Marjory WardropNarrator: Dustin SteichmannMusic: ANDRANIK SARKAVAG TOTIK YAR Andranik sarkavag Manukyan
EP 223: Ecuador Wings of Ash, The Shuar Goddess of the Earth (Conde)
#ecuador #folkloreToday we are back in the book of Ecuadorian folklore written down by Mario Conde. A big thank you to him for letting me record these stories. In the first story, we learn about the origin of biting insects. In the second story, from dee
EP 222: Bengal-The Story of Swet-Basanta (Day)
#Bengal #folktaleToday we are back in the book of Bengal folklore written down by Lal Behari Day. In todays story we will learn about Swet Basanta. There are a couple of words I want you to know before we get into the story. Almirah is a closet or wardr