Mythical

"I'm going to eat you now!"

Don't come between a wolf and his pancakes. If you do, there will be consequences.

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Shawn Ennis: Stories of Yore and Yours

"He called her over and had her repeat the usual words"

This episode has a little language and may not be suitable for younger listeners

Most fairy tales have happy endings. A boy and a girl meet and fall in love. There may be hardships, but they get through them. "Face" begins this way, but its ending is anything but happy.

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Guest Voices:

Moxie LaBouche

Ian Aldridge

"Cute little naked men came scampering in"

Von den Wichtelmännern

A Christmas gift of money for no work; a new year and a new job; returning the changeling you never ordered... Which of these sound like your perfect holiday story? Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Thank you to Kayla, Ryan, and Amy for their guest vocals!

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SFX:

Laugh: Kayla Knight

SFXLibraryClassProject » SissorsSnippingThreetimes.wav: by kmyers1316 on freesound.org

Hammering_Wood.wav: by CapsLok on freesound.org

"I'd really like to eat one of the children."

Die Schwiegermutter

It's a bonus episode! While not directly related in the Grimm Brothers' collection, this tale does have history with "Sleeping Beauty." So go listen to "Briar Rose" before this one, and then come back for a little history and an unfinished story.

Mother-in-laws have a bad reputation, but the one in this story does deserve the title of Monster-in-law.

Transcript

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"And finally, to one where all the leaves were made of pure diamond."

Die abgenutzten Tanzschuhe

In this story, one solider will take the risk of losing his life over what seems to be a silly secret to keep.

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SFX:

In studio: Knocking

"LockingFrontDoor.wav" by mikaelfernstrom on Freesound

"Snoring" by Daxter31 on Freesound

"Dry Thunder3.wav" by juskiddink on Freesound

"And laid them beneath the juniper tree."

Der Wacholderbaum

There's always a little fear when you get a stepparent, but this stepmother takes evil to another level.

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SFX:

In studio

Ancorapazzo “Chopping Vegetables ”—Freesound

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FractalStudios “Fire Crackle and Flames 002”—Freesound

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IFartInUrGeneralDirection “Bird Singing.mp3”—Freesound

Zaneclampett “Metal Thud”—Freesound

PLukx “FXMillstonecorngrainAriljecirculamouvementslow.wav”—Freesound

“This den belongs to murderers who’ll soon be at your side!”

Der Räuberbräutigam

Happy Halloween! It's our last episode in our October/Halloween themed stories. Get ready for a disturbing trick and a little treat.

If you were expecting someone to come to your creepy house in the middle of a dark forest, wouldn’t you wait around rather than go murdering and robbing?

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SFX:

Snoring: In Studio

Rempen: Footsteps

"A house made of bread with cake for a roof and pure sugar for windows."

Hänsel und Gretel

When your mother wants you dead, is it better to starve to death knowing you aren’t loved, or eaten after having a wonderful meal and heavenly sleep? This classic tale brings us one of the original trick or treats. Will the children escape the clutches of an evil witch?

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Gretel Crying and Witch Shrieking SFX: In Studio

Other SFX: Fractal Studios -- Fire

Rempen -- Footsteps

Darth_Biomech -- Oven Door

Bsumorals -- Pebbles

"Once again they were transformed into swans."

Die Sechs Schwäne

It's best not to wander forests alone: witches hide between the trees. Beware stepmothers: they may turn you into a swan. Learn to write: you may not be permitted to speak.

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"Oh, how hard it is to play my game, for Rumpelstiltskin is my name!"

Rumpelstilzchen

If a strange little man came into a locked room and offered to keep your secrets in exchange for your first born, would you do it? What if death were on the line? Find out what the queen in this story chose to do.

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