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Feeling cozy? In the mood for an autumn tale of love and ghosts and haunted castles? This old dark fairytale has it all! Witches, prophecies, curses, unforgiving kings, spectres, mysterious sounds, and of course, a noble prince! "The Courteous Prince" read in a soft spoken voice. So, get comfy and cozy, summon your own familiars, grab a hot cider or tea, light some candles, wrap yourself up in a warm quilt, and follow me into a most festive Halloween story!

Once upon a time a bonnie Prince fell in love with a lassie who was nobly born, but was not his equal in rank. The king was sorely vexed, because his son looked with favour on this maiden, and his majesty determined to part the lovers. He sent the high chancellor of the court to an old witch for advice. After thinking the matter over for nine days, the old woman muttered the following answer:

“The lassie will I charm away

’Till courtesy doth win the day.”

This old dark fairytale "The Courteous Prince" is read in a soft voice with commentary, and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's Halloween Story!

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This episode originally released on 10/02/2023 on YouTube.

This tale is from the Topaz Fairy Book, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, my animated illustrations, videos, and Creative Commons music (above).

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Grab some blankets, because I imagine it to be freezing in tonight's little adventure in Wonderland! We left off with Alice crying her heart out so much that she created an ocean of tears, in which many animals were swept up as well! Alice got to talk with a few of them, but just can't stop talking about cats, much to the chagrin of all her new friends. In Chapter Three: A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale, we get even MORE insight from our animal friends! This chapter from "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's short story!

Voice Over Editing ► Zachary K.

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This tale is from Lewis Carroll's work "Alice in Wonderland," which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, illustrations, and Creative Commons music (above).

This episode originally released on 4/21/2020 on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sex0xtCX8cg

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Let's continue our adventure and see just how far this rabbit hole goes, shall we? Tonight things get even more curious in Alice's Wonderland: Animals talk. Potions and cakes alter the physical world. Sadness is so strong that it creates a literal ocean of tears! Chapter Two: The Pool of Tears from "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll is read in a soft voice and set to some light dreamy background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's short story!

Voice Over Editing ► Zachary K.

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This tale is from Lewis Carroll's work "Alice in Wonderland," which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, commentary, illustrations, and Creative Commons music (above).

This episode originally released on 4/10/2020 on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KupVOMucr0E

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Curiouser and curiouser! Tonight we begin our fall down the Rabbit Hole of Lewis Carroll's "Alice In Wonderland." I plan on reading a chapter at a time and sharing them with you here. Please do let me know if you would like to continue this whimsical adventure with me! Stay Spooky! (And Curious?!)

This short excerpt is read in a soft story voice with soft and whimsical music in the background.

Voice Over Editing ► Zachary K.

"Floating Cities, Not As It Seems" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This tale is from the public domain works of Lewis Carroll. I have added my voice, commentary, illustrations, and Creative Commons music (above).

This episode originally released on 4/3/2020 on YouTube.

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