Sandman Stories Presents

In this story, Mister Kim goes into the big city for the first time. He is amazed at the price of things and is a little uneasy, but he is on a mission. He buys some things for his family, but then finds out about this strange new circle with a very familiar face in it. He brings it back home and there is nothing but trouble. Can the local judge sort things out?

Source: Korean Fairy Tales by William Elliot Griffis

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: River Sounds by Dustin Steichmann

Music: 안예은-홍연(Red Ties) 가야금예지x대금이누나 국악ver. Korea instrument Gayageum Daegeum cover

Podcast Shoutout: The Endless Knot- Aven & Mark discuss etymology, history, literature, language, and cocktails, and the sometimes surprising connections between them all.

Listener Shoutout: South Savo is located in the heart of the Finnish lake district, and contains Lake Saimaa, the largest lake in Finland. The three major towns in the region are Mikkeli, Savonlinna and Pieksämäki.

Shout out to my father: Happy 70th! I love you

Picture credit: National Folk Museum of Korea

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#Louisiana #Folklore

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

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: Silverplatter Audio "Spa Fire Burning Firepit" from Zapsplat.com

Music: SUNSHINE GIRL by LOUISIANA FIVE; LADA; NUNEZ; CAWLEY from Archive.org

Podcast Shoutout: It's Probably Not Aliens Podcast-Was Earth really visited by mysterious extraterrestrial travelers thousands of years ago as many proponents of ”ancient astronaut theory” believe? What are the hidden secrets and mysteries behind ancient monuments and forgotten civilizations?

Listener Shoutout: Beirut, Lebanon

Picture: "Lappet-faced Vulture" by Lip Kee Yap from Singapore, Republic of Singapore is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

In this story, Fujiwara Hidesato shows his bravery by walking over a sleeping dragon. In return for his bravery he is tasked with killing the mountain sized centipede. It takes time, but he remembers some advice about killing centipedes and is rewarded with several treasures. One treasure is a bag of rice that never goes empty, thus earning him the name Tawara Toda.

Source: Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki 1908

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: japanese summer festival.MP3 by macdaddyno1

Sound Effects: Imperial Palace Garden (part 2) - August 2016 by sergeeo on Freesound.org

Podcast Shoutout: Something Rhymes With Purple Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth invite you to enhance your vocabulary, uncover the hidden origins of language and share their love of words in this award-winning podcast, Something Rhymes with Purple.

Listener Shoutout: Milan Italy featuring Marisa of Victorian Variety Show

Picture: 'Towara Toda Hidesato with Bow and Dragon' - Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1843. care of Curious Ordinary

In the first story, a foolish wife takes things too literally and drives her husband up a wall. Can someone be foolish enough to make riches?

In the second story, a weaver has a reputation for killing five with one blow. Nevermind that it is really flies that he is killing. Still he is known as a brave brave man. 

Source: Simla Village Tales; Or, Folk Tales from the Himalayas by Alice Dracott

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Saayen Saayen   Himachali Folk Live by Pawan Kumar   Inc Media Associates

Sound effects: Rain with birds by Dustin Steichmann

Podcast Shoutout: Philippine Campfire Stories- A podcast for stories of myths and legends and true horror from the Philippines, narrated in Tagalog.

Listener Shoutout: Tbilisi Georgia Tbilisi is located in the South Caucasus at 41° 43' North and 44° 47' East. The city lies in Eastern Georgia on both banks of the Kura River (locally known as Mtkvari). The elevation of the city ranges from 380–770 metres above sea level (1,250–2,530 ft) and has the shape of an amphitheatre surrounded by mountains on three sides. 

Language: Kartuli (Georgian)

Video by Headliner

Photo: "Shimla 460" by David S. Lowry is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

In this story, Kwesi tells his mom that he will bury her with the tail of the Princess Elephant. He has to sneak off into the elephant village and cut off her tail. That sets off a trail of revenge where she has to trick him in order to get revenge for the theft. Listen for the surprise ending.

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

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Nnwonkoro - A Female Song Tradition of the Akan of Ghana - Part 1 The Dinizulu Archives

Sound Effects: Ghana Jungle Cacao Plantage.wav by Snipes3000

Podcast Shoutout: Ye Olde Crime Podcast Where We Discuss The Funny, Strange, And Obscure Crimes Of Yesteryear

Listener Shoutout: Ypsilanti commonly shortened to Ypsi, is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 20,648. The city is bounded to the north by Superior Township and on the west, south, and east by Ypsilanti Township.Ypsilanti is the historic site of Michigan State Normal School, now Eastern Michigan University, the fourth normal school established in the United States, and the historical campus of Cleary Business College, now Cleary University. It is also the location of the first Domino's Pizza. (Via Wikipedia)

In this story, a man remarries and his new wife doesn't like his kids. So all three are tricked into an apple pit. They were going to eat the youngest, but then she makes a wish to have pick ax hands. The older sisters make promises that they cannot keep, so they conspire to make the youngest sister's promise not come true. But the youngest sister is proves her words are true through some golden haired kids.

Source: Georgian Folk Tales by Marjory Scott Wardrop 1894

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Haci Məmmədov - Tbiliso (Tar) music: Revaz Lagidze

Sound Effects: Froggos by Dustin Steichmann

Podcast Shoutout: It's a Continent Making Africa’s history accessible to all

Listener Shoutout: Tyrol Austria. The capital, Innsbruck, is known for its university, and especially for its medicine. Tyrol is popular for its famous ski resorts, which include Kitzbühel, Ischgl and St. Anton. Via Wikipedia

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

In the first story, a rattan vine is insulting the rose tree. The rose tree is forced to defend itself. Then after a storm, the rose tree is the only one left standing. 

And in the second story, a professor thinks that the creator has made a mistake by putting figs in trees and watermelons on the ground. Luckily it was a fig that dropped on his nose to let him know that he was wrong.

Source: CHINESE FABLES AND FOLK STORIES by MARY HAYES DAVIS and CHOW-LEUNG

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Birds in the Forest (空山鸟语) Erhu by Xiaofeng Zhang ; Yangqin by Yangqin Zhao

Sound Effects: Coloane_HacsaBeach_splash_stones_2_short.wav by TelenoikaMapping on freesound.org

Podcast Shoutout: Lexitecture- The premise is simple: in each episode, two friends (Ryan, a Canadian,  and Amy, a Scot) get together armed with a new chosen word, and then they regale each other (and you!) with whatever bits of fascinating trivia they’ve been able to uncover about the origins and histories of those words, tracing through the ages to decipher just how each word got from its beginnings to its current use.

Listener Shoutout: Chiang Mai (เชียงใหม่)  (meaning "New City" in Thai) was founded in 1296 as the new capital of Lan Na, succeeding the former capital, Chiang Rai.

In this story a prince and a vizier's son are off on an adventure when they come across a giant snake. They get its jewel and find a beautiful princess. The Prince and princess get married, but then she is tricked out of her jewel, which leaves the husband behind in the underground. Can the minister's son bluff his way into getting the jewel back and keep his best friend alive?

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

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: crickets by Dustin Steichmann

Music: আকাশ জুড়ে শুনিনু ওই বাজে । শ্রাবনী সেন । Akash Jure Suninu   Srabani Sen Rabindra Sangeet Creative Commons

Podcast Shoutout: Planthropology

Listener Shoutout: Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. Via Wikipedia

In the first story, a princess has to choose between trouble when she is young, or when she is older. She picks trouble when she is young and an eagle takes her away and gives her trouble after trouble. Can the prince save her?

In the second story, a merchant has to leave the city to do some business. He has three young daughters at home. He makes them promise not to let anyone in, but his two oldest daughters forget and take pity on an old beggar. Can the youngest prove that she is the wisest?

Source: The Islands of Magic: Legends, Folk and Fairy Tales from the Azores by Elsie Spicer Eells

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Jorge Morgado,  Fado Meia-noite  -  Quando (Guitarra portuguesa: Luís Ribeiro, Viola de fado: João Nunes, Letra: Artur Ribeiro, Música: Filipe Pinto 

Local: Restaurante A Muralha, Alfama, Lisboa) Creative Commons

Sound Effects: Bugs birds Hum and Waves by Dustin Steichmann

Podcast Shoutout: Rewatch Recap Join host Dustin (Dustin Can Read & Watch podcast) and a special guest host every Monday as they recap a single season of a random television series, one episode at at time. The catch: they've already seen these before. Will the show still hold up? Will there inevitably be hilarious insights into what we used to watch? Tune in every Monday to find out!

Listener Shoutout: Moroni, Grand Comoros- Moroni (Arabic: موروني, romanized: Mūrūnī) is the largest city, federal capital, and seat of the government of the Union of the Comoros, a sovereign archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean. Moroni means "at the river" (mroni in Shingazidja). Moroni is the capital of the semi-autonomous island of Ngazidja, the largest of the three main islands of the republic. 

Video made by Headliner

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#armenia #folklore

In this tale, Dyjhicon is a whiner. He doesn't want to do any chores, he is afraid of the rats, and all he can do is criticize his wife. So he leaves the house and wanders until he finds some flies. He kills seven with his hand and legend is born.

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

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Kamo Seyranyan- Zurna & Klarnet - Harsanekan par  Զուռնա կլարնետ - Հարսանեկան պար Creative Commons

Sound Effects: 10 minutes of Rain by Dustin Steichmann

Podcast Shoutout: Uncited is the internet's least reliable English literature podcast. Join former English majors Amy and Chantelle as they revisit the good, the bad, and the spectacularly ridiculous literary works from their undergrad.

Listener Shoutout: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s sprawling capital in the highlands bordering the Great Rift Valley, is the country’s commercial and cultural hub. Its National Museum exhibits Ethiopian art, traditional crafts and prehistoric fossils, including replicas of the famous early hominid, "Lucy." The burial place of the 20th-century emperor Haile Selassie, copper-domed Holy Trinity Cathedral, is a neo-baroque architectural landmark. - Via google

"File:Akhtamar Island on Lake Van with the Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross.jpg" by gozturk is licensed under CC BY 3.0.