Today we return to "Rootabaga Pigeons" by Carl Sandburg for two stories over three days, beginning with the tale of two adventurous boys, Googler and Gaggler.
All in Fairy Tale
Ep. 878 - The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood Pt. 2 - A French Folktale
Today we have the end of the classic fairytale 'The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood', which ends with an ogress and a battle of deception.
Ep. 877 - The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood Pt. 1 - A French Folktale
I can't believe that it's taken this long for me to bring you Perrault's version of Sleeping Beauty, 'The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood'.
Ep. 876 - The Fairies - A French Folktale
I've brought you versions of 'The Fairies' before, but there's something about how the rude sister is written that absolutely makes this one my favorite.
Ep. 869 - How Bozo the Button Buster Busted All His Buttons When a Mouse Came - An American Fairytale
In our final story from Carl Sandburg this week, 'How Bozo the Button Buster Busted All His Buttons When a Mouse Came' we discover who ran out and held up the sky when the sky began to fall.
Ep. 868 - How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella - An American Fairytale
Today we get the first of two stories narrated by Sandburg's Hatrack the Horse, 'How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella'.
Ep. 867 - How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter - An American Fairytale
This week we have three new stories about Hatrack the Horse, beginning with 'How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter'.
Ep. 866 - How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams - An American Fairytale
Our final story this week is a traveling tale of sorts, 'How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams' is a Carl Sandburg fairytale where we learn about a trip through telegrams.
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Ep. 865 - How Rag Bag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins - An American Fairytale
In Carl Sandburg's fairytale 'How Rag Bag Mammy Kept Her Secret While the Wind Blew Away the Village of Hat Pins' we never do find out what's in that rag bag.
Ep. 864 - Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat - An American Fairytale
This week we're starting off with a silly fairytale from Carl Sandburg's "Rootabaga Pigeons" - 'Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat'.