Sandman Stories Presents

In the first story, nature versus nurture is tested out on eagles and rice birds. Will the rice birds listen to their eagle mother?

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Buddhist Monk Chant / prayer, China by mycompasstv via Freesound.org

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A man with five daughters remarries. The new mom wants to get rid of the girls. So pops ditches them in the forest. At last they meet a witch who seems to be sweet, but one by one the sisters disappear. It is up to the youngest one to get out alive after she finds her sisters' heads in a box. Will she make it to safety?

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

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound fx: Mixed sounds by Dustin Steichmann

Music: Indians singing in Pushkar.mp3 by Anzbot on Freesound.org

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Welcome back to the stories of the Ilocano people of the Philippines.

In the first story, the Monkey is a jerk to the turtle and then is jerky to the other monkeys.

In the second, a fisherman think the fish he caught was a priest. His wife thinks it is the governor. Both think they have committed a crime and try to run away.

The third story is about a president who wished that he had horns, and then wishes he didn't when the people come to see.

The fourth story is about a monkey that loses his tail but then trades up to get some cookies, but then he meets a dog.

and finally, the fifth story is about a childless couple that find a magical gourd baby. And I'll leave it at that.

Source: Philippine Folk Tales by Mabel Cook Cole 1916

Sound FX: Ocean Philippines, calm waves, Cebub.wav by htnfilms1 via Freesounds.org

Music: 2017 UCLA PCN Filipino Tinikling recorded by Rick Cadiente Creative Commons

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

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"Fishing boat Ilocos Norte, Philippines" by Bernard Spragg is marked with CC0 1.0.

*CW Violence, mention of sex work." There is a warning in the story that it is coming up. Nothing explicit, but it is better to be aware

Source: The Panchatantra translated by Arthur W. Ryder

Sound fx: Jungle Night Atmosphere by Youtube Creator Studio

Music: Morning Raga by Nat Bhairav recorded by Larry Morely Creative Commons

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

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"Buddhist monk" by echiner1 is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0.

Jean Malin (clever John) is an orphan who is picked up on the side of the road. The woman who comes to raise him has a gentleman caller, who is in secret a bull. Clever John figures out that the man is really a bull, and convinces the woman to break it off with him. After this, Brother Bull is very angry and wants to kill clever John. Can John use Brother Rabbit's magic grisgris to stay safe?

Source: Louisiana folk-tales : in French dialect and English translation by Fortier, Alcée, 1856-1914

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Banjo arrangement Жалжалым (Kyrgyz folk song)

Sound fx: Long Frogs by Dustin Steichmann

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Listener Shoutout: Nairobi Kenya- Nairobi (/naɪˈroʊbi/ ny-ROH-bee) is the capital and the largest city of Kenya. The name comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyorobi, which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city.

Reading Africa into American Literature Epics, Fables, and Gothic Tales by Keith Cartwright

In the first story, a woman is enchanted by a quiet man who prowls through the village, but who is he really? In the second story, a flamingo eats the king crab and is forced to hide. And in the third story, the ants feel bad for the poor man who shares everything with the animals. What happens when they reward him with someone else's gold?

Source: Yoruba Legands by Ogumefu, M. I.

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Urhobo Worship is deep - Victor Thompson Creative Commons

Sound Effects: Fire, flames, crackle, wood burning stove by Zapsplat.com Standard License

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In the first story, Linda Branca is hounded nightly by suitors. She has such a tough life because she is so beautiful. One day, she sees an ugly woman and wishes to be as ugly as her. The woman turns out to be an artist and makes an ugly mask for Linda Branca. After going to work for the prince, Linda finds out that it is easier to be beautiful after all. Stay beautiful!

and in the second story, a boy named Peter sells his master's pigs. He tricks the master into also giving up his two bags of money with the help of a misunderstanding between the master and the mistress. But finally, Peter comes across someone smarter than him, and loses everything. Enjoy!

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Verdes Anos by Danilo Pavone Creative Commons

Sound FX: Flores Azores Tour by Digital Marketing Professional

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In this story the favorite queen of the king is having trouble getting pregnant. With the help of a Fahkir, the Suo queen gives birth to an heir. But because of magic, the boy's life is in a necklace inside a fish in the palace pond. Out of jealousy, the Duo queen gets the necklace and kills the boy. However, when she takes off the necklace at night, the boy comes back to life. Can anyone right this wrong?

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound FX: sama66 on Freesound.org "forest-bird (2).WAV"

Music: BR_068_India_Darjeeling.mp3 by Kevin Luce on Freesound.org

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The story of a ghostly encounter between the woodcutter Minokichi and a snow white lady. Minokichi's life is spared, but he must never tell the story of seeing her. Can he keep his promise?

Source: KWAIDAN: Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcadio Hearn

Sound FX: Wind blowing » wind-noise.wav by jorge0000 on Freesound.org

Music: Japanese Communities - Nenbutsu ceremony - part 1 by https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Japanese_Communities Nenbutsu ceremony - part 1 by Japanese Communities is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivatives 2.0 France License.

Listener Shoutout: Pleasantville is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 20,249, reflecting an increase of 1,237 (+6.5%) from the 19,012 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,985 (+18.6%) from the 16,027 counted in the 1990 Census. Via Wikipedia

1. THE GRINDING - STONE THAT GROUND FLOUR BY ITSELF -The first story features Anansi being too greedy once again, and paying the price for it.

2. WHY THE SEA -TURTLE WHEN CAUGHT BEATS ITS BREAST WITH ITS FORE-LEGS -In the second story, we learn how turtles saved mankind, and we repaid them with cruelty.

3. HOW BEASTS AND SERPENTS FIRST CAME INTO THE WORLD -In the third story, we learn how Anansi's poor manners unleashed all the creepy crawlies into the world.

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

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound fx: bushes insects birds voices by Martin.Sadoux on Freesound.org

Music: village celebration.aif by ikbenraar on Freesound.org

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