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!

"Midnight Tale, Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 

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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