I apologize in advance that this is perhaps the saddest story that I've ever told on The Folktale Project. Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Story of a Mother' begins sadly and ends sadly with a bit of melancholy in the middle. Trigger warning - the story begins with the death of a child.
Today’s new story is Italy’s twist on the classic Rapunzel.
This week brings the revisiting of a classic tale by Louisa May Alcott - 'Queen Aster'.
A new tale this week from the Brothers Grimm, and it's about as wholesome as they get!
The tale of The Wise Men of Gotham goes far beyond the stories you'll hear today, but that doesn't make these stories any less fun!
This week's new story comes to us from Canada and Professor Cyrus Macmillan and his 'Canadian Fairy Tales'.
Apologies for the last few missed episodes, adjusting to new schedules is always a bear. But we're back today with a new story from Japan! 'The Wind in the Pine Tree' is a perfect little love story in honor of my wife and the large pine at our new home.
Today's story is a tribute to my wife's discovery of a turkey buzzard near our house last week. It's the Iroquois tale of 'How the Turkey Buzzard Got His Suit'.
Our newest tale comes to us from Wales and features a wise and brave traveller named Hugh.
This week on for our new tales we have two stories from the Ainu people of Japan - 'The Kind Giver and the Grudging Giver.' and 'The Man who was changed into a Fox.'
