Our last new story for a bit is a short (but very good) tale about death. Starting next week The Folktale Project will be replaying classic stories while we get ready for something completely new.
Ep. 1285 - Reflections - A Japanese Fairytale
This week's tale comes from rural Japan and shows how a young couple discovers some modern conveniences.
Ep. 1284 - Little Annie's Dream, or The Fairy Flower
This week's story comes to us from the one and only Louisa May Alcott. 'Little Annie's Dream" is a story about controlling our negative emotions, something that I'm sure we all struggle with from time to time.
Ep. 1283 - The Two Jewels - A Jewish Fairytale
A story with quite the important message about tolerance, particularly when it comes to religion.
Ep. 1282 - The Woodman and the Mountain Fairies
A very familiar tale of a human getting caught up in the affairs of fairies, but this time from Korea.
Ep. 1281 - Uncle Capriano
From 'Italian Popular Tales' we have the story of practical jokes gone (in my opinion) too far with Uncle Capriano.
Ep. 1280 - The King of the Golden Mountain - A German Folktale
This week we return to The Brothers Grimm with the harrowing tale of the making (and keeping) of a King.
Ep. 1279 - The Flower-Elves - A Chinese Folktale
This week from China we have a sweet and short story of the cooperation between man and nature.
Ep. 1278 - The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body
'The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body' is a familiar tale, but one that is at the same time very much its own story of love and kindness.
Ep. 1277 - The Lost Woman
This week we have a love story from the Blackfeet Nation. It's quite a tale brought to us by George Bird Grinnell.