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 Little Soldier
1w agoTap to summarizeAfter a soldier returns a bewitched princess to her original form he discovers her faithlessness, only to be taken in by her again and again. How can some very special plums help him gain his revenge and escape the princess and her father?
Transcribe →What the Rose Did to the Cypress, Part 2
2w agoTap to summarizePrince Almas-ruh-baksh has survived, and found himself a few wives! But what will become of the princess who caused the deaths of his brother and so many others?
Transcribe →What the Rose Did to the Cypress, Part 1
3w agoTap to summarizeAfter his older brothers die in their attempts to win a princess, the youngest prince sets out on the same quest. Will he survive his attempts and win the princess?
Transcribe →The Story of the Three Sons of Hali part 2
4w 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
May 13Tap 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
May 6Tap 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?
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