Fairy Tale Fix

This week we celebrate the Dai Water Splashing Festival with one of Abbie’s childhood favorites, The Demon King, and Kelsey covers two short Chinese fairy tales; The Dragon After His Winter Sleep and How Three Heroes Came By Their Deaths Because of Two Peaches.

Abbie and Kelsey read your stories! This third Listener Tales episode includes some fun, ultra-modern fairy tale fixes, Hawaiian stories from Grandma, and a few translated Franz Xavier Schönwerth tales from our wonderful German listener.

Kelsey retells The White Snake from the Brothers Grimm, reminding us that demanding justice for horses is going to be a recurring theme in this podcast, while Abbie tells two beautiful creationism stories, The Creation of the Amazon River and How The Night Came To Be from her newest book Brazilian Folktales.

Abbie tells a beautiful yet tragic Korean folktale The Deer and the Woodcutter, while Kelsey gets in the mood for St. Paddy’s Day with the legend of Bottle Hill, plus a few not-so-fun facts about her favorite Irish inspired drink.

Finally, dragons AND fairies in one episode! Kelsey tells the wonderful tale of The Bird With Nine Heads from her newest book, Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends, while Abbie reaches for a couple of classic fairy stories in The Fairy Dance and Rent Day from A Treasury of Irish Fairy and Folk Tales.

Get ready because we are switching it up this week! Kelsey tells two classic tales; The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Rumpelstiltskin, while Abbie tells us about their Politically Correct counterparts that already have perfect fixes written by James Finn Gardner.

Abbie and Kelsey read your stories! This second Listener Tales episode includes stories of sibling pranks, fairy tale hoaxes, book recommendations, and turtles named David.

Kelsey dives into the beautiful tale of The Frog from A Choice of Magic, which has it all–Witches, curses, giants, princesses, and princes who need to ask waaay more questions. Abbie retells the mysterious tale of a man failing upward in The Kingdom of Ocean from A Book of Mermaids.

This week’s episode is filled with Devils and Bad Siblings...coincidence? Kelsey retells the daring tale of the Devil in the Green Coat, also known as Bearskin or Bärenhäuter from the Brothers Grimm, while Abbie tells us Why The Sea Is Salt from Asbjørnsen and Moe, a tale we guarantee you’ll want to retell to your family & friends.

Abbie tells the lesser known but very exciting Brothers Grimm tale The Iron Stove, while Kelsey is super excited to debut The Lost Sister from her newest folktale book, Tales of East Africa. We’re sorry to say it (are we though?) but this is the episode of men who suck.