Once Upon A Weirdo

This week’s tale - inspired from the Aesop Fable The Wolf and the Crane - sent Janine back to one of her favorite places: Italy.

Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original The Wolf and the Crane, please go here: https://aesopsfables.org/F108_The-Wolf-and-the-Crane.html

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Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay

Harp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound

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This week’s fairy tale takes us to the largely unknown (at least to Janine) Hans Christian Andersen's tale, The Daisy.

Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original The Dasiy, please go here: https://andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/TheDaisy_e.html

Episodes mentioned: The Rooster and the Pearl

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Harp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound

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Welcome back to part two! This week, Janine finishes the story of Commona and her dealings with The Frog Prince. (If you missed part one, you can find it here.)

Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original The Frog Prince, please go here: https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm001.html

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In this week’s story, Janine takes explores a character barely even mentioned - and yet extremely important - in The Frog Prince.

This week’s episode is only part one of the story, so make sure you come back next week to hear the end.

Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original The Frog Prince, please go here: https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm001.html

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Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay

Harp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound

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In today’s episode of Once Upon a Weirdo, Janine gives life to a character who is barely even mentioned in the Aesop Fable, The Rooster and the Pearl.

Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original The Rooster and the Pearl, please go here: https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/35/aesops-fables/658/the-rooster-and-the-pearl/

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Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay

Harp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound

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In today’s episode of Once Upon a Weirdo Janine explores the character of Gothel from the Brothers Grimm classic fairytale, Rapunzel.

Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original Rapunzel, please go here: https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm012.html

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Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay

Harp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound

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Welcome to the first episode of Once Upon a Weirdo, hosted by Janine Sobeck Knighton. Today’s story, entitled The Magical Weaver, focuses on a different perspective of The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen.

Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original The Emperor’s New Clothes, please go here: https://andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/TheEmperorsNewClothes_e.html

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Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay

Harp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound

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Learn more about Once Upon a Weirdo - the new storytelling podcast, hosted by Janine Sobeck Knighton.

First episode drops Friday, Mar 1, 2024 - with new episodes every Friday!

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Music by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay

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