Family Folktales
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Family Folktales
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 t...
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610 episoade
The Frog and the Lion Fairy
A young queen, bored while the king is at war, goes out hunting and disappears; she has been taken by the Lion Fairy! Will her dear friend, a frog, be...
The White Duck
When a king goes off to war, he warns the queen against having anything to do with strangers. When she fails to heed his warning, she is transformed i...
Mogarzea and His Son
An orphaned lad is betrayed by his guardian and runs off to seek his fortune. He takes refuge with a giant named Mogareza whose soul was stolen as he...
The Golden Branch
When characters have silly names like King Grumpy, Prince Curlicue, and Princess Cabbage-Stalk, can any of them expect to live happily ever after? Lis...
The Boy and the Wolves, or The Broken Promise
A brother and sister promise their dying father to care for their much-younger brother and later reiterate that promise to their dying mother. But whe...
Jackal or Tiger?
A silly wager results in a queen’s banishment – but what will be the fate of the king’s soon-to-be-born son?
The Little Soldier
After 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...
What the Rose Did to the Cypress, Part 2
Prince 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 m...
What the Rose Did to the Cypress, Part 1
After 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 Story of the Three Sons of Hali part 2
The story of the sons continues with more magic and wonder, as well as The Story of the Fair Circassians!
The Story of the Three Sons of Hali, Part 1
Handsome young men and beautiful young women – and a thread of magic! – abound in this story-within-a-story!
The Prince Who Wanted to See the World
A 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 fr...
Cannetella
A 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 tal...
The Daughter of Buk Ettemsuch
A 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?
The History of Jack the Giant-Killer
A 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 oth...
The Girl-Fish
When 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 th...
The Story of Big Klaus and Little Klaus
Little 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...
The Envious Neighbor
A 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 w...
The Boy who Found Fear at Last
A 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 t...
The Witch and her Servants
A 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 ma...
The Two Frogs
Two frogs, one from Kyoto and the other from Osaka, each set out to see the other city. What will they learn when they meet in the middle?
The Three Dogs
A young man trades his three sheep for three dogs with unusual abilities, and they help him save a princess! Will they be able to save her again when...
The Brownie of the Lake
A brownie, a helpful sort of sprite, offers to help a kind man marry the girl he loves. Will the pair live happily ever after?
Snowdrop
Banishment, attempted murder, and revenge – all this and more in this Snow White variant.
How to Tell a True Princess
You may have heard a different version of this story before, but the moral remains the same: never judge a book by its cover!
The Dragon and his Grandmother
Three soldiers, deserters from a great battle, make a bargain with a dragon: they will have all the money they need for seven years, and then be prepa...
A Lost Paradise
A king passing by a charcoal burner’s hut hears the man and his wife lamenting their lives; he invites the pair to live in the castle as his guests. A...
The White Slipper
A king seriously injures his foot and only one person is able to bring him relief. When his specially treated shoe is lost, so is all hope; the man re...
The White Doe
After the birth of her greatly-anticipated child, a queen fails to show proper respect to the crab-fairy responsible; in retaliation, the crab-fairy c...
The Hoodie-Crow
A young woman agrees to marry a hoodie-crow, and all is well until her three babies are stolen. When her crow husband also disappears, the young woman...
Which was the Foolishest?
Two wives try to convince their husbands of more and more outrageous things to prove which man is more foolish in this Icelandic tale!
Mohammed with the Magic Finger
A boy with unusual abilities saves his uncle’s life three times; when the two set out to seek their fortunes, which one will save the other?
How Some Wild Animals Became Tame Ones
Who doesn’t love a wedding? When a miller invites several animal chiefs to his wedding, a young lad tries to warn them away from the event; will any o...
The Ugly Duckling
You may already be familiar with the basic story of a misfit duckling, but there’s more to the story than you probably know!
The Wicked Wolverine
This is the tale of a wolverine who blames everyone else for his troubles. Will he continue in his wicked ways, or meet a grisly end?
The Clever Cat
An old man dies, leaving only his falcon, his cat, and his greyhound for his son. After that, this story bears a surprising resemblance to Aladdin – w...
The Grateful Prince
A lost king promises a stranger to give him the first thing that comes out of his home to greet him in exchange for helping the king return home.
Virgilius the Sorcerer
Legend has it that Virgil, the ancient Roman poet, was a magician! You can hear some of those tales in this retelling.
The Story of Dschemil and Dschemila
A man attempts to rescue his beloved, who has been abducted by an ogre. But what will he do when that ogre transforms her into a strange creature? Can...
The Cat and the Mouse in Partnership
A cat and a mouse agree to live together, sharing the household chores and stocking up food for the cold winter. But what do you think will happen whe...