Podcast
Family Folktales
Hosted by Jenny Ellis · EN
What is Family Folktales? Think of it as story time on demand. Whether you're running errands, trying to make dinner, or getting little someones ready for bed, you can listen to a story or two. The stories may be new to you or old favorites. They may even be different, possibly gorier, versions of those stories you now share with your children. Listen, wherever you get podcasts.
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Episodes
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The Story of the Three Sons of Hali part 2
1w agoTap to summarizeThe story of the sons continues with more magic and wonder, as well as The Story of the Fair Circassians!
Transcribe →The Prince Who Wanted to See the World
3w agoTap to summarizeA prince sets off seeking adventure but ends up the slave to a king -- and one who hates the young prince’s father! Will the prince find his way to freedom, despite the impossible tasks set him by his cruel master?
Transcribe →Cannetella
4w agoTap to summarizeA princess will only marry a man who fits a precise description – and the only one who fits is a sorcerer and her father’s deadly enemy! Will this tale end in tears or in triumph?
Transcribe →The Daughter of Buk Ettemsuch
Apr 29Tap to summarizeA girl escaping a witch seeks refuge with an ogre! When a prince seeks to marry her, the ogre gives her a bit of advice – but will she take it?
Transcribe →The History of Jack the Giant-Killer
Apr 22Tap to summarizeA lad inspired by tales of knights and their valor decides to rid his community of the giant terrorizing them. What will happen to young Jack when other giants seek revenge for the death?
Transcribe →The Girl-Fish
Apr 15Tap to summarizeWhen a willful girl insists on eating a talking fish she catches, she becomes a fish herself! Will she succeed in the quest set her by the queen of the fishes, her only hope to return to her original form?
Transcribe →The Story of Big Klaus and Little Klaus
Apr 8Tap to summarizeLittle Klaus annoys his neighbor, Big Klaus, so much that Big Klaus kills Little Klaus’s horse. How will Little Klaus get revenge on his former friend?
Transcribe →The Envious Neighbor
Apr 1Tap to summarizeA man and his wife have a dog who leads them to great wealth. A neighbor pesters until they loan him the dog so he can become rich, too; will things work out as planned?
Transcribe →The Boy who Found Fear at Last
Mar 25Tap to summarizeA lad sets out to understand fear, but encounters with a band of robbers, an ogre, and drowning sailors teach him nothing. What will it take for him to finally know what it means to be afraid?
Transcribe →The Witch and her Servants
Mar 18Tap to summarizeA prince wants to save a beautiful maiden who is under a witch's curse. When the pair try to escape from the witch, they learn how a small kindness may be repaid!
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