Our final story from Russia this week, 'Princess Helena the Fair', shows how important it is to honor one’s final wishes.
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Ep. 831 - Woe - A Russian Folktale
The Russian folktale of 'Woe' is a story about just how far the personification of woe is willing to go in order to drive you to ruin.
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Ep. 830 - One-Eyed Likho - A Russian Folktale
'One-Eyed Liklho' is an amazing Russian folktale, but definitely not for the little ones. If you're sharing this at bedtime the story of 'Morozko' would be much better.
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Ep. 829 - The Phantom Train of Marshall Pass - An American Ghost Story
'The Phantom Train of Marshall Pass' is the kind of ghost story that I loved as a child. There was nothing better than reading a ghost story about travel while you were traveling.😁
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Ep. 828 - Dolph Heyliger - An American Folktale
'Dolph Heyliger' has everything you could want in an American ghost story, a plucky protagonist, a family ghost and hidden treasure.
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Ep. 827 - Never Kick a Slipper at the Moon - An American Fairytale
'Never Kick a Slipper at the Moon' is a bedtime story for the children of Rootabaga Country and it's both a warning and a silly story.
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Ep. 826 - How Henry Hagglyhoagly Played the Guitar with His Mittens On - An American Fairytale
'How Henry Hagglyhoagly Played the Guitar with His Mittens On' is a love story in Carl Sandburg's "Rootabaga Stories".
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Ep. 825 - What Six Girls with Balloons Told the Gray Man on Horseback - An American Fairytale
Carl Sandburg's 'What Six Girls with Balloons Told the Gray Man on Horseback' is one of those stories that shows us just how well Sandburg captured a child's imagination in his tales.
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Ep. 824 - The White Horse Girl and the Blue Wind Boy - An American Fairytale
In Carl Sandburg's 'The White Horse Girl and the Blue Wind Boy' we find ourselves back in Rootabaga Country with a young man and woman with a sense of adventure.
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Ep. 823 - The Naughty Boy - A Danish Folktale
Our final Hans Christian Andersen tale for the week is all about love and the very naughty boy who brings it to us, Cupid.
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