Sandman Stories Presents

#georgia #folklore

In this story, there is a terrible couple. The husband sets off to not be in the house any more and he comes across a wishing stone. This stone can get him all sorts of wonderful things. But what will his wife say? and what about the king who wants everything? Don't worry, the good for nothing has a plan.

Source: Georgian Folk Tales by Marjory Wardrop

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: MUSIQUES DE TBILISI • ENSEMBLE MTZETAMZE

Sound Effects: 10 Minute Rain by Dustin Steichmann

Podcast Shoutout: Mamalyfe This podcast discuss the ups and downs of motherhood seen through the eyes of a stay at home mom ( me!) and also discuss the issues that us women face in our everyday lives. This is Motherhood at its best. We’re not perfect but we’re making it!!!!

Listener Shoutout: Antananarivo, Madagascar. Antananarivo was originally the site of a town called Analamanga, meaning "Blue Forest" in the Central Highlands dialect of the Malagasy language.

Music recommendation: Zior Park - BLACK FIN

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Picture Credit: "Khvamli/Khomli Mountain cliff/massive from Gelaty monastery Kutaisi" by rost8668 is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

#ecuador #folklore

In the first story, we learn about a Pre-Colombian fortune teller, who foretells the end of an empire. She is born of the sea and returns to the sea.

In the second story, a boy dismisses tales of a strange orange tree. It is the most delicious oranges ever, but you cannot take it away. The boy learns his lesson quickly.

Source: Thirteen Ecuadorean Legends And A Ghost: Trece Leyendas Ecuatorianas Y Un Fantasma By Mario Conde

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: claveles y rosas.mp3 by milton. on Freesound.org

Sound Effects: Hua Hin Ocean by Dustin Steichmann

Podcast Shoutout: A history of the Inca Covering the origin, rise and eventual fall of the Inca Empire

Listener Shoutout: Phnom Penh Khmer: ភ្នំពេញ, is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since the French protectorate of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its economic, industrial, and cultural center.

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#bengal #folklore

In this story, a faithful brahman makes a plea to the goddess Durga to help him make a good life for his wife and kids. He is gifted a magic bowl that gives unending food. He loses it to a shop keeper, but Durga gives him a back up that gives unlimited demons. Can he make things right?

Source: Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: রয় যে কাঙাল শূন্য হাতে । Roy Je Kangal Sunya Haate - Rezwana Choudhury Bannya Rabindra Sangeet

Sound Effects: XC324155 · Black-rumped Flameback · Dinopium benghalense, XC642138 · Jerdon's Nightjar · Caprimulgus atripennis, Crickets by Dustin Steichmann

Podcast Shoutout: Because Language- A PODCAST ABOUT LINGUISTICS, THE SCIENCE OF LANGUAGE.

Listener Shoutout: Detroit, Michigan Much love to the 313 248 586 and 734

Photo Credit: "Durga Puja" by Matthias Rosenkranz is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Music Suggestion: Otyken - Legend

#azores #folkore

#Armenia #folklore

Source: The Golden Maiden, and other folk tales and fairy stories told in Armenia by A.G. Seklemian

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound effects: Rain brings hail by TeTeNoise On freesound.org

Music: "Little Singers of Armenia-Rural images" by Alschoir92 is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Podcast Shoutout: Film Rage-These super fans of film festivals, and mainstream cinema are here to give their insights into all things film.......

Listener Shoutout: Wales/Cymru

Image credit: Armenian government

In this chapter of the Panchatantra, Victor tells the story of a weaver who falls in love with a princess, who is way out of his league. To win her over, he dresses up as Vishnu, and with the help of his friend's flying Garuda machine, he is able to convince the princess that he really is Vishnu. This goes great until the king finds out about her being in love. The king thinks that Vishnu is on his side and proceeds to anger the kingdom that he should be paying tribute to. This is all done to show Cheek that sometimes even the Gods can be caught off guard when plans are well laid out.

Source: Panchatantra translated by Arthur W Ryder (1925)

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: Soft rain by Dustin Steichmann,  Soundscape of birds calling in the morning, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by psubhashish on Freesound.org

Music: মন কান্দে পদ্মার চরের লাইগা | Mon Kande | Hemanga Biswas | Saurav Moni Folk Song

Photo credit: "Garuda" by Gary Lee Todd, Ph.D. is marked with CC0 1.0.

 In this story, there is a hard working older brother and a lazy younger brother. The younger brother follows his brother to Egypt and gets his hands on some very cool items. But what does he want? Nothing more than to be by his brother.

Source: Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales by Ignácz Kúnos Illustrations by Willy Pogany [1913]

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: Sea and Seagull, wave by suukadi is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Music: "turkish-music-3.wav" by xserra is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Listener Shoutout: Biddeford Maine

The first two stories are essentially the same, just told slightly differently. A white man is foolish enough to help a trapped snake who wants to bite him. He is only saved by someone smarter than himself.

The third story is about Jackal and Hyena eating clouds. Jackal jumps down and Hyena catches him, but when it is Hyena's turn to catch, he fails. 

And finally why the heron has a bent neck. It has to do with Heron telling Dove that Jackal cannot fly. Jackal was getting free food before that and decided that Heron needs to learn a lesson.

Source: South-African Folk-Tales by James A. Honey 1910

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Xhosa traditional dance sibaqa by Xhosa Traditional Choir

Sound Effects: Crickets Outside My Bedroom by Dustin Steichmann

Podcast Shoutout: LINGTHUSIASM A PODCAST THAT'S ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT LINGUISTICS

Listener Shoutout: Portland, OR. Portland lies on top of a dormant volcanic field known as the Boring Lava Field, named after the nearby bedroom community of Boring. The Boring Lava Field has at least 32 cinder cones such as Mount Tabor, and its center lies in southeast Portland. Mount St. Helens, a highly active volcano 50 miles (80 km) northeast of the city in Washington state, is easily visible on clear days and is close enough to have dusted the city with volcanic ash after its eruption on May 18, 1980. Via Wikipedia

"Spotted Hyena" by Stig Nygaard is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

In this story, Aponibolinayen wants to have some really tasty oranges held by a giant with 6 heads. Her husband says he will go get them, but he fails to do so. Can his son bring back some more oranges and his dead father?

Source: Philippine Folk Tales Compiled and Annotated by Mabel Cook Cole  1916

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

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Music: "LS_32778_2_2_ PH_Ethnic Music.wav" by kevp888 is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Sound Effects: rain outside of my window by Dustin Steichmann

Podcast Shoutout: Victorian Variety Show- If you always believed the myths that the Victorians were “prudish” and “repressed,” this podcast may inspire you to reconsider! In each episode, host Marisa D discusses a not-so-well-known aspect of life during the Victorian Era (1837 - 1901) that will intrigue and surprise you.

Listener Shoutout: Hiroshima, a modern city on Japan’s Honshu Island, was largely destroyed by an atomic bomb during World War II. Today, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park commemorates the 1945 event. In the park are the ruins of Genbaku Dome, one of the few buildings that was left standing near ground zero.

"Ronda 08 Orange Tree" by Ronnie Macdonald is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

In the first story, the main character learns that you need every part of your body to get ahead. 

And in the second story, a lazy old man gets high to be able to see what his neighbors are up to, but he loses everything to the ants. 

And in the final story, a mighty hunter uses magic to turn into a boa, but when his spell is broken, he might never be able to change back.

Source: Yoruba Legands by Ogumefu, M. I. 1929

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: Metallic Bugs Jeju by Dustin Steichmann

Music: INSTALLATIION OF ARE ONA KAKANFO YORUBA NI ILU OYO on Orisun TV

Shoutout: @tibetfolklore Stories from Tibet. Awesome folklore from the Tibetan people.

Listener Shoutout: The city is located in the center of Colombia, on a high plateau known as the Bogotá savanna, part of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense located in the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes. Bogotá is the third-highest capital in South America and in the world after Quito and La Paz, at an average of 2,640 meters (8,660 ft) above sea level. Subdivided into 20 localities, Bogotá has an area of 1,587 square kilometers (613 square miles) and a relatively cool climate that is constant through the year.

Photo Credit: "File:Máscara da sociedade Gelede - Yoruba MN 01.jpg" by Dornicke is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.