Brother Bear just want some help with his work, so he invites brother Hyena (Bouki) and Brother Rabbit. Well, you know having Brother Rabbit around is going to make for some trouble, so Brother Rabbit makes up a whole plan to eat all of the food. When he is caught, more hijinks ensue.

And in the second story, a drunk man thinks he can communicate with the frogs.

Source: Louisiana folk-tales, in French dialect and English translation by Alcée Fortier 1895

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Quoi Faire - Cajun Cross Tune by Brenden McLain Creative Commons

Sound Effects: sherman_frogs_11_04mar2010.WAV by aguasonic on Freesound.org

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In this story, a young girl named Pear Blossom has a new stepmom and half sister. She is forced to do a lot of manual labor and is never allowed to go to the big fairs. But since she is a good person, the animals of the wild like to help her out. After befriending a strange cow and getting the tastiest fruit ever, her sister wants a chance to stay at home. This is good for Pear Blossom because now she can go to the big parade.

Source: KOREAN FAIRY TALES BY WILLIAM ELLIOT GRIFFIS

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: 가얏고산조의 명인 31 자진모리 휘모리 - 성금연 Creative Commons

Sound Effects: Froggos by Dustin Steichmann

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In this story, the Sun wants to marry off his daughter. She is a hard worker and he is very proud. But he chooses a local cow farmer to be her husband. As soon as they are married, she gives up her weaving and instead has a great time with her new husband. Because of this, the Sun splits them up and they can only meet each other once a year.

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Source: Japanese Fairy World, by William Elliot Griffis

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: 邦楽合奏曲　吉備の国の物語　作曲 川崎絵都夫

Sound FX: Soft Wave for relaxation - Japan Setouchi by Intimana on Freesound.org

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In the first story, the Rajah gets mad that his son is hanging out with another boy, so he gets a woman to come between them. Then the Vizier's son is killed because the Rajah's son got all jealous. But then he needed the Vizier's son to figure out a riddle, so he came back. 

Then in the second part of the story, the Rajah's son gets jealous all over again, and then there is a jail, some hot oil, and some crossdressing to get out of jail. It's quite a ride.

Source: SIMLA VILLAGE TALES OR, FOLK TALES FROM THE HIMALAYAS BY ALICE ELIZABETH DRACOTT

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann @StoriesSandman (twitter) Galas

Music: Pyari Bhotliye II Chamba Dance II Republic Day Chamba II Studio84 Creative Commons

Sounds: 20200125_07h16_HILI_plaine calme_Sennheiser Ambeo.wav by DelphineWil at freesound.org

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In the first story, we learn about  how tortoise got his shell. He wasn't always a slow moving shelled animal. He used to be fast and strong and handsome. But because he was late, he got locked out of the party.

In the second story, a hunter finds a beautiful tortoise singing a mesmerizing song. He wanted to take her home, but she would only go with him on one promise: that he would not tell anyone. 

Source: West African folk-tales by Barker, William Henry, 1882-; Sinclair, Cecilia

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann @StoriesSandman or @SandmanStories on Mastodon and on Galas

Music: Dagbon Melodies from the 80s 

Sound FX: Crickets Outside My Window by Dustin Steichmann

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"Florida's Gopher Tortoise" by minds-eye is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

In this story, a peasant family has a son. His mom doesn't want him to waste his life, so they take him out to get educated. Through a bit of chance, the Devil is the one to educate him, but only if the father can recognize his own son. After he does, the Devil is on the look out to get the kid back under his control. Who will win? The answer might be in the title.

Source: GEORGIAN FOLK TALES translated by Marjory Wardrop

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Transcaucasie - Kartvelebi 

Sound FX: Thunder and Birds by TeTeNoise on Freesound.org

Photo Credit: "თბილისი / Tbilisi" by miss_rubov is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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In the first story, a father tells his son the story of how the small and weak overcame the large and mighty. Lions should always be careful when challenging mosquitoes. 

And in the second story, an elephant is used to determine guilt and innocence. But the elephant is not really magical, everything comes from the people themselves.

Source: Chinese Fables and Folk Stories by Mary Hayes Davis and Chow Leung 1908

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Erhu(traditional music instrument) Creative Commons

Sound Effects: Pond_in_Dongguan_Huying_Country_Park_night_3AM_april_2013_take02.wav by dmitry_patrakov on freesound.org

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In this story Sribatsa and Chintamani are caught in a bad spot. Sani and Lakshmi want to know who is better, so they ask Sribatsa to decide honestly. He picks Lakshmi and Sani is not happy about it. Because of this, Sribatsa and Chintamani go on the adventure of a lifetime.

Source: Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day 1912

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Tora Dohalai Chandrajhumpi (ତୋର ଦୋହଲାଇ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରଝୁମ୍ପି)   Khandapada Dhumpa Sangita (ଢୁମ୍ପା ସଙ୍ଗୀତ)

Sound Effects: Stream by Dustin Steichmann

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In this story, a princess lives in a castle with many rings. Every day she plays with a cute bunny. Eventually, she notices that she is losing rings, but she loves the bunny so. Finally she runs out of rings and is sad. This makes the king and queen call for all of the story tellers in the land. This sets us off on a whole new journey.

Source: THE ISLANDS OF MAGIC LEGENDS, FOLK AND FAIRY TALES FROM THE AZORES RETOLD BY ELSIE SPICER EELLS

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound fx: AHEV forest by Dustin Steichmann

Music: Dança de Carnaval Recolhimento Santa Maria Madalena- Santa Maria Açores 2012

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The king needs the apple of life, only thing is, it is stolen every night by giants. First son failed. Second son failed. Can the third son get the job done?

Source:  The Golden Maiden by A. G. Seklemian 1898

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Թավ շվի Զանգեզուրի մեղեդի

Sound Effects: Waemok Village Waves by Dustin Steichmann 

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