Sandman Stories Presents

In this story, Mohamet is a little bit unassuming and just wants to share things with his brother. He isn't the brightest one either. But he lucks out and gets granted magical items that will remind you of other stories with three magical gifts. Enjoy!

Source: Forty-four Turkish fairy tales by Ignas Kunoz 1917

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Ümmü Erbil - Baga Gel Bostana Gel

Sound Effects: Hua Hin 5am by Dustin Steichmann

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#Sioux #folklore

In this first story of a new book, Field Mouse is upset because Buffalo will come down and smash and lick up all the long grass. So they have a fight and Red Fox is there to pick up the pieces. But he gets tired of mouse too.

Source: Wigwam Evenings: Sioux Folk Tales Retold by Eastman and Eastman

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Lakota Sioux Prayer-Song: Nathan Blindman, Unci Rita & Beatrice Holy Dance

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Photo credit: "American bison, aka buffalo" by Lars Plougmann is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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#SouthAfrica #folklore

In the first story, Rooster tells Jackal to pray and in doing so is set free.

In the second and third, we learn why tortoises aren't good to eat.

In the fourth story, Tortoise thinks of a clever way to eat some ostriches.

And in the fifth story, Baboon is asked to make judgement over the ripping of the tailor's clothes. In doing so, he is foolish and loses his ability to talk.

Source: South-African Folk-Tales by James A. Honey

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Bonakele "Izinxakanxaka" Creative Commons on youtube

Sound Effects: Rain and stream by Dustin Steichmann

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Photo credit: "Rooster walking" by dungodung is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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#philippines #folklore

Today we are back in the book of Filipino folklore collected by Mabel Cook Cole. In the first story, a couple plants such amazing sugar cane that the daughter of the sun and the moon sends down stars to go get it and ends up with a husband as well. In the second story, also from the Itneg people, a son is cast away from his home, but makes a new home full of people by splitting up a golden betel nut.

Source: Philippine Folk Tales by Mabel Cook Cole

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Kalaleng / Tungali (Tongali) Musical Application - Cordillera Musical Instrument

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#nigeria #folklore

In the first story, the women of the city promise a magic man many things in order to have children. One woman over promises and has to think quick to get out of it. In the second story, the king Oranyan/Oranmiyan has to go away, but when he is thought to be dead, his son must choose what to do. And in the third story we learn about the elephant’s long nose.

Source: Yoruba Legands by Ogumefu, M. I.

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: ORANMIYAN ACOUSTIC TOUR HAMBURG GERMANY by

Sound Effects: Desert at Night by kangaroovindaloo

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Photo Credit: "File:Oranmiyan's staff (Opa Oranmiyan) at the Oranmiyan groove.jpg" by The_AyeniPaul is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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#louisiana #folklore

In the first story, Mr Monkey is about to get married, but his friend mucks things up. In the second, a tortoise turns to stone, and in the third, Brother Hyena learns why eating eggs should be a secret.

Source: Louisiana Folk-tales: In French Dialect and English Translationby Alcée Fortier

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Louisiana Five Jazz Orchestra - Yelping Hound Blues

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#korea #folklore

In this story, a Korean lumber merchant learns what it means to grab work by the horns when he gets turned into a bull. Everything is solved when he comes upon some turnips.

Source: Korean Fairy Tales by William Elliot Griffis

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: 해.품.달. 커버영상. (피리.생황) kim bo ri by THE DADAM ART CINEMA

Sound Effects: AHEV forest by Dustin Steichmann

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#Japan #folklore

Source: Japanese Fairy Tales COMPILED BY by Yei Theodora Ozaki

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Masami Morimoto, Koto performance - "Yume" 夢 (Dream) composed by Tadao Sawai Creative Commons

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Source: Simla Village Tales, by Alice Elizabeth Dracott

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: Indian Nightjar recorded by Mike Prince on https://xeno-canto.org/, and Ghuahin 430am by Dustin Steichmann

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Picture Credits: "Indian Jungle Nightjar" by sumeet.moghe is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

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#ghana #folklore

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

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: 'Frafra' tribe Cultural Group Display on Laud TV Creative Commons

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Photo Credit: "Nana Yaw Daani II, Co-Ruler of New Juaben, Ghana" by Alfred Weidinger is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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