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This week's story is a special July 7th edition. A Japanese fairy tale depicting the myth and the story behind the Tanabata (star festival)



More about Tanabata and some activity Ideas:
@Globetrottinkids
Tanabata
Find The Stars Vega and Altair
 EarthSky.org

Story from the Book:
Japanese Fairy Tales by Grace James
with Illustrations by Warwick Goble
1923

Narration and original sound design by Aaron James.

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Today's story, ÛÑTSAIYĬ′ The Gambler is a Cherokee myth taken from the Book:
 
Myths of the Cherokee

By James Mooney

1902

A boy has a scary rash all over his body and his mother sends him on a mission to find his father, Thunder.
Thunder is a powerful healer. Along the way he meets  ÛÑTSAIYĬ′ the gambler. He is challenged by his two brothers to a game of stick ball and with help from his father, two brothers and a beatle, captures and defeats the gambler.

Learn more about the games mentioned in the story by following the links below to get you started.

 https://visitcherokeenc.com/blog/entry/how-the-eastern-band-of-cherokee-indians-plays-stickball/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chunkey

The Cherokee Nation is a living Nation and you can learn more about the nation and its culture here:
https://www.cherokee.org/

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Today's story, How Odin Lost His Eye - is adapted from the telling found in the book:

Myths That Every Child Should Know
"A Collection of the Classic Myths of All Time for Young People"
Edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie
1906

What will you sacrifice for Wisdom? Is it worth it?


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This week's episode - Tamlane, is a tale from the Scottish Borders. A rural region of Scotland that runs along the border of Scotland and england.

Our version is adapted from the book:
Wonder Tales from Many Lands
Written and illustrated by Katherine Pyle - First published August 1920

The fair maiden Janet hears the call from a fairy horn that no one else has heard. It is the call of Tamlane who has been imprisoned by fairies.

Tamlane explains his predicament to Janet and she agrees to help him and becomes the heroine of the story.

She holds on tight to Tamlane as he shape shifts from man to raging  wolf, to blazing fire and eventually to a wild flapping swan. 

Janet is determined and brave and does not let go until he is freed.

Hold on tight to what you know is right and don't always trust your eyes over your heart!

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This week's episode is a Himalayan folktale: The Snake's Bride.
It's taken from the book:
Simla Village Tales or, Folktales from the Himalayas
By Alice Elizabeth  Dracott
The Book was published in 1906

As with many of the authors of this period A.E. Dracott was concerned about the impending loss of these tales to the modern era.

She writes in the preface:

From their cradle under the shade of ancient deodars, beside the rocks, forests and streams of the mighty Himalayan mountains, have I sought these tales to place them upon the great Bookshelf of the World.

We are delighted to be doing our part in keeping these stories alive in the modern world and placing them on the ... or in the great podcast feed of the modern world.
Enjoy!
 
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Today's episode is taken from the world of Norse mythology as interpreted by the master storyteller Podraic Colum in the book: The Children of Odin.

 Iduna and Her Apples: How Loki Put the Gods in Danger

This is the conclusion of a two part story.

Sometimes it's best to just let go. In this episode the trickster God Loki teaches by example how holding on too tight and not seeing the inevitable can lead to trouble.

In the end we learn that even after making some mistakes or a poor choice in life, we still have the chance for redemption.

Loki eventually does the right thing and with the help of the other Gods restores Iduna to her place in the garden.

This is the conclusion of a two part story.

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Today's episode is taken from the world of Norse mythology as interpreted by the master storyteller Podraic Colum in the book: The Children of Odin.

 Iduna and Her Apples: How Loki Put the Gods in Danger

Sometimes it's best to just let go. In this episode the trickster God Loki teaches by example how holding on too tight and not seeing the inevitable can lead to trouble.

This is the first part of a two part story.

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Episode Seven is a classic Russian Tale : Ivan Learns the Language of The Birds.

Birds carry so much meaning in our collective culture; from the messenger to the collaborator to omen.

This weeks stories is taken from the book:

 Folk Tales From The Russian
By Xenopho Verra Xenophotovna Kalamatiano de Blumental
1903



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This week's episode is a Czech Fairy Tale taken from the book Czechoslovak Fairy - Tales stories gathered together by Parker Fillmore

Published 1919

A happy little girl who loves to sing and dance; cares for her goats and spins wool and flax faithfully. Until the day she meets the Wood Maiden, a mysterious forest fairy who dances by at noon and midnight to the music of treetop players. 

"with a song on the lips, work falls from the hand more easily"

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Episode 5 is adapted from the book:

Japanese Fairy World : Stories From The Wonder-Lore Of Japan
By William Elliot Griffis
1920

This weeks story is a dreamy Japanese fairy tale.  The tale is set in a place of contrast; the base of the tallest mountain in Japan, Mt. Fuji and where the waters of the Pacific Ocean meet the forest.

A moon maiden is intrigued by the natural beauty of the bay and steals away for a visit, where she removes her winged robe and hangs it on a branch near the edge of the sea.

A fisherman finds the magical winged cloak and longs to hold it and the moon maiden herself.

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