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In The Firelight episodes
- The Answered Prayer
The Answered Prayer is a very old Tibetan story of a poor old woman, her daughter, and the power of prayer. There's also a bear.
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8 min - 3 min
- The Man Who Had No Story
This is an old Irish tale of a man named Brian who doesn't have a story to tell, until he finds one in the land of the faeries.
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8 min - Li Chi Slays The Serpent
This week's story comes with a content warning:
Li Chi Slays The Serpent is a very old Chinese story, from a time when women in China were not considered equal to men, and sons were favoured over daughters.
While societal norms have thankfully changed, I wanted to be as faithful to the original story as I could, and so have not edited it here.
LI Chi Slays The Serpent is a tale of courage and cunning in the face of great danger, and how sometimes, courage and cunning are found in the most unlikely place
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5 min - A Tale of The Baba Yaga
The Baba Yaga is a mainstay of Slavic folklore. Occasionally portrayed as benevolent, she is however, most often evil, sly, and conniving. She seeks to ensnare wary travellers into being slave labour, or into the cooking pot. It takes, bravery,
cunning, intelligence, and more than a little luck to thwart her.
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15 min - The Selkie Bride
An old Scottish tale of a man who finds true love in the sea
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8 min - The Soldier And Death
The Soldier And Death is an old Russian folktale about a brave soldier who takes on the greatest foe of his life, without realizing the consequences of victory
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26 min - The Three Wonderful Beggars
The Three Wonderful Beggars is a very old Serbian tale about a very lucky, some might even say blessed young man, who, thanks to the kindness of three mysterious old men, finds all the wealth and happiness he could ever want
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15 min - Trailer
An introduction to In The Firelight, a storytelling podcast
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1 min - The Fly
This week's story comes from Vietnam, and tells of a small peasant boy, a wealthy man, and a seemingly inconsequential fly.
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8 min
About In The Firelight
From the publisher's feed
Hello, my name is James, and i love folk tales and fairy tales; I love hearing them, and i love telling them. People have been sharing stories as long as there have been people to listen. In the…
time before mass media, stories were used to explain the world around us, to educate, and of course, to entertain. In a tavern, a market square, or around a fire, stories were shared everywhere.
Even in today's hectic world, story is still one of the main ways people share information.
In The Firelight is a weekly podcast where you'll hear some of the great folktales, myths, and legends from the world over.
Some you may have heard many times, while others may be new to you. Either way, I hope you'll find them entertaining, enlightening, and maybe even educational.
So please join me won't you?
I'll be here every week with a different story, and I'll save you a spot In The Firelight.
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