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EP 257: Armenia- The Idiot; The miserly Companion (Seklemian)
#armenia #folklore Today we are back in the book of Armenian folktales written down by A.G. Seklemian. In the first story, a man goes looking for luck and finds his answer in a lion’s mouth. And in the second, it pays to be kind and it costs to be stingy.
EP 256: Halloween- What Uncle Saw (Mukerji)
#halloween #ghoststoryIn this final Halloween story, uncle catches a late train back to the family home. When he gets there, he spends the night in a room alone, but someone is banging on the window bars. In the morning, uncle is in a terrible state. Wha
EP 255: Halloween- The Flayed Hand (Maupassant)
#halloween #horrorIn this story, a rich French student comes home with a strange gift: the dried hand of a murderer. Is it an innocent prank, or something much deadlier?Source: Twenty-Five Ghost Stories COMPILED AND EDITED BY W. BOB HOLLANDNarrator: D
EP 254: Halloween- The Dead Mother; The Dead Witch (Ralston)
#halloween #spookyIn the first story, a man is distraught to find his new bride dead. How will their baby be taken care of?And in the second story, a witch dies, but not before asking her grand daughter to do something to keep the demons away.Source:
EP 253: Halloween- The Monk of Saint Rules Tower (Linskill)
#Halloween #ghostIn this story, a man is met by the ghost of a monk. It isn't super scary, but it is a bit worrying when a ghost gives you a dagger that he was ended with. Enjoy HalloweenSource: St Andrews Ghost Stories BY W. T. LINSKILL Narrator:
EP 252: Halloween- The Cold Hand (Miller)
#halloween #spookyIn this story, a man is staying at a small guest house. While in a locked room, something creepy slides across his face. When he wakes up, there is no one there. Was it a ghost or something scarier?Source: Ghost stories edited by James
EP 251: Panchatantra- ch17 Lion and Carpenter; ch18 Plover Fights Ocean (Ryder)
#panchatantra #epicIn the first story, Lively and Victor continue their conversation and Victor begins to worry about Rusty getting hurt. And in the second story, the Plover tells his wife that he can beat the ocean.Source: Panchatantra Arthur W Ryder
EP 250: Türkiye- The Crow Peri (Kunos)
#turkey #folktaleIn this story, a young man is fatherless and needs to make his way in the world. Will a crow lead him astray? Will the Lala kill him off?Source: Forty-four Turkish fairy tales by Kunos, ignaczNarrator: Dustin SteichmannMusic: Istanbul
EP 249: Sioux- Fifth and Sixth Nights (Eastman)
#sioux #folktaleIn the first story, we learn why nobody likes a braggart, and in the second story, we learn why you dont go sticking your hands in cracks after midnight.Source: Wigwam Evenings: Sioux Folk Tales Retold by Eastman and EastmanNarrator:
EP 248: Lion Loses; Death comes To Man; A Zulu Version (Honey)
#southafrica #folkloreIn the first story, Lion gets tied to a bush, but can't catch the culprit. In the second story, the moon tells man that they will die and come back like her, but the rabbit just doesn't listen. And in the third story, Chamel