Sandman Stories Presents

This is the story of a man who moves an entire castle to the middle of Ohio. He really wanted to have the old world feel and a real ghost to show off with. But sadly, he can't seem to get a ghost to come around. He also has a beautiful daughter that he keeps locked up in the donjon tower because she was once pursued by a man who turned out to not be a Duke. Here comes Geoffrey De Pierpont to the rescue. If he is lucky, he can pretend to be the ghost and then run away with Anita. But what of that ghost?

Source: HUMOROUS GHOST STORIES BY DOROTHY SCARBOROUGH, Ph.D (1921)

Music: Walking Into Darkness - myuu

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound FX: Zapsplat.com

Cover photo: "'Dracula's Castle'" by borderlys is licensed under CC BY 2.0

The story of bad omens, a phantom coach, and how death arrives to tell us someone has gone. Will you take a ride in this demon car into the Scottish sea? From the collection of Ghost stories of St Andrews in Scotland, by W.T. Linskill. Come listen to the story if you dare. (Not too scary for young ones)

Source: St Andrews Ghost Stories by W.T. Linskill

Music: TipToes- Myuu

Sound Effects: Zapsplat

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Happy Halloween!

Welcome to my Halloween storytelling month. I will be telling stories that contain ghosts and spooky stuff. Nothing will be terribly gruesome, but there is a mention of murder twice in this story if you want to keep little ears away.

The narrator is visiting his friend Allan de Beauchamp. Allan is the last in a long line of Beauchamps, going all the way back to a hard drinking, hard partying fellow named Neville de Beauchamp. Well, his wife dies of a broken heart and Neville becomes a monk at the St Andrews kirk. His inlaws get revenge, but his head follows and curses the whole line of Beauchamps. Listen and enjoy 

Source: St Andrews Ghost Stories BY W. T. LINSKILL

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound effects: Zapsplat.com

Music: Allégro by Emmit Fenn 

Photo credit: "Skull, Greyfriars Kirkyard" by theleastweasel is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

This is the second instalment in the Mindanao folk tales. 

In story one, the story of Lumabet, a god like man who finally turns into an owl. Lots of twists and turns in this wonderful tale. (Bagobo)

In story two, we learn about Melu, who through his skin shavings, creates man. But Tau Tana puts their noses on upside down and the people almost drowned. Finally, Melu made everything right again. (Bilaan)

In story three, the four beings of the earth started to make humans out of wax, but that failed. So they tried again and made the humans, but turned the noses the wrong way. Luckily their noses were returned to the right side up. And thus humans were created. (Bilaan)

In story four, the Limokon doves were as powerful as humans. On laid some eggs and a man was born. When he was in the river, he felt something brush against his leg. This was a hair from the woman up stream. So he went up to meet her and made the Mandaya people. (Mandaya)

In story five, the Sun and the Moon are a couple, but they fight a lot. One of their children is a great crab, the other was one big star until his father cut him up and spread the stars across the sky. The great crab tries to eat the Moon, his mother, from time to time. It is only because of the people shouting that the Moon is saved. (Mandaya)

And finally in story six, the son of the widow goes off to hunt pigs. He kills the pig that belongs to the spirit of the stone. The spirit of the stone is not mad at him and instead invites him to hang around. When the boy leaves, he meets seven warriors in seven colors. He fights them and then runs into a giant, whom he also fights and beats. Finally all of his rage is spent, and everyone is brought back to life. He marries one beautiful woman, and the spirit of the stone marries another. (Subanun)

Source: Philippine Folk Tales, by Mabel Cook Cole (1916)

Music: Tribal Sounds of the Philippines- T'Boli Creative commons

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: Muju Mountain Stream- Dustin Steichmann

Podcast Shoutout: Slapshot Sweethearts

Listener Shoutout: North Mindanao. There have been proposals to rename the current Northern Mindanao region, which is dominated by the Cebuano ethnic group, into the Amihanan region. Amihanan literally translates to 'northern area' from the Cebuano language, which is the lingua franca of the region.  Language focus Cebuano

This is the story of the wizard dervish and the son of the Padishah. The Padishah wants a son, but alas he has none. The dervish Giveth and the Dervish taketh away. He kidnaps the prince and puts him through a series of beatings. Then with the help of the dervish's daughter, he runs away and is chased by the mother of his new bride, who happens to be a witch. The witch follows them and the daughter turns them into a series of things. Answering with nonsense, the witch becomes frustrated and leaves. Will the prince get back to his wedding in time to get married, again? Listen in and find out.

Source: The Forty-four Turkish fairy Tales by Ingaz Kunos

Music: Playing Our Premium Turkish Ney - Ussak Taksim Creative Commons

Sound Effects: Daebudo by Dustin Steichmann

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Podcast Shoutout: Reddit on Wiki Podcast bros, John, Sean, and Josh are coming to your earholes with semi-researched facts! From spooky stories, lost colonies, to conspiracy theories, they cover anything you can find on Reddit and Wiki!

Listener Shoutout: Gothernberg Sweden- Gothenburg is located on the west coast, in southwestern Sweden, about halfway between the capitals Copenhagen, Denmark, and Oslo, Norway. The location at the mouth of the Göta älv, which feeds into Kattegatt, an arm of the North Sea, has helped the city grow in significance as a trading city. Language focus: Swedish

In the first story, the Princess Soorthie is tricked by her older sister into thinking that her new husband is a toad. She calls off the wedding. The former fiance decides to have a grand procession past her place, just to show her what she was missing out on. She realizes her mistake too late and tries to sneak out to meet up with him. Instead she is kidnapped and suffers a terrible fate. 

In the second story, Sukkia lives with her step mother Dukhia (the one who causes pain). One day, Sukkia is out in the forest and an enchanted snake asks her to marry him. Dukhia says it is okay, as long as he can fill up her house with silver. He does so and they are married. There is one trick to living with a magic snake husband, you must never ask his name. So what does step mom do? you can see where this is going.

Source: Folk-Tales of Bengal retold by Rev. Lal Behari Day (1912) Public Domain

Music: Khana Udaana Nand Laini  ( खाणा - उडाणा  नंद लैणी ) by Gambhari Devi ( गंभरी देवी - Veteran Folk Singer) Creative Commons

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: Late night crickets- Dustin Steichmann

Podcast Shoutout: Giraffe's Eggs Here we recall African legends, myths, folk and fairytales, both in English and in French.

Listener shoutout: Columbus, Ohio Columbus originated as numerous Native American settlements on the banks of the Scioto River. Franklinton, now a city neighborhood, was the first white settlement, laid out in 1797. The city was founded in 1812, at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and laid out to become the state capital.

Thank you, and goodnight.

This week we have two stories from WH Barker's West African Folk-Tales.

In the first one, Anansi takes squirrel to court and uses logic to get what is not his. Too bad he isn't the only one with those skills.

In the second story, Anansi tries to get a little rain, but instead goes big and ends up killing a man.  For this he is punished by having to carry a heavy box with him everywhere. But Anansi is always tricky.

Music: Osei Kwame Korankye - sings praise song with seperewa from the Ghana 2013 project creative commons

Sound effects: Youtube Jungle Night Atmosphere Creative Commons

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Podcast Shoutout: The Scam Kings Podcast Kershelle brings you stories from around the world of financial crimes that often end in murder or great suffering. Be careful out there!

Listener Shoutout: Rose C the Haitian Mama -Mamalyfe. Rose C not only has her own podcast, but she has been a consistent booster of other independent podcasters. She is active on instagram and in various podcasting forums. Having her listen and give feedback on the stories has been amazing. Thank you, Rose C.

Photo credit: "Cuvette spider, U, face_2012-12-12-14.30.23 ZS PMax" by Sam Droege is marked with CC PDM 1.0

This is the story of a Korean king being reminded to take care of his country instead of being distracted by Cinnamon Rose. The great kind Shinmun is distracted by the court ladies and is given an allegory all about the King of the Flowers, known as the Peony. When the king hears the story, he is able to figure out that the real meaning is that he needs to get his own things in order. Of course the temptress is to blame instead of the King, but hopefully the king takes some of the blame.

Source: Korean Fairy Tales (W.E. Griffis 1922)

Music: 기악합주 신뱃놀이_우리전통음악연구원 민속악 '깊은울림'

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound FX: Muju Stream- Dustin Steichmann 

Podcast Shoutout: Bewilderbeasts Join Melissa every Monday as she dives deep into the weirdest, funniest, sciency-est ways in which animals intersect at humanity. Let's meet the Canadian cat who solved a murder and advanced forensic technology. How did fish farts nearly cause bombs to fly between Russia and Sweden? How did a pigeon save 194 soldiers in wartime? Why are honey bees trained to find unexploded landmines in Croatia? Let's go!

Listener Shoutout: Rajasthan literally means "The Land of Kings".

Photo Credit: "Jar with Peony Sprays LACMA M.2004.7.23" by Fæ is licensed under CC BY 2.0

These five stories belong to the Bukidnon and to the Bagobo.

Story one is about how the moon and the stars came to be. (Bukidnon)

Story two is about a crab that makes a flood. (Bukidnon)

Story three is about Magbangal, a constellation in the sky that lets the people know it is time to plant the rice. (Bukidnon)

Story four is about how children became monkeys. (Bukidnon)

Story five is about Bulanawan and Aguio and how they were twin brothers, but were split apart and fought until their grandfather brought peace. (Bukidnon)

Story six is the origin story of the Bagobo people. It tells of how the people scattered around the world except two who were too hungry to move. Luckily sugar cane sustained them. (Bagobo)

Source: Philippine Folk Tales collected by Mabel Cook Cole (1916)

Music/Sound effects: Tribal sounds of the Philippines • KALINGA Petites Planètes / Vincent Moon Creative Commons

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Podcast Shoutout: Black Girl Seoul -We are Black women expressing and exploring our love of Asian films and television. Our goal is to build a community with others who love them as well. We come with a unique point of view and over a 10 year viewing history. Listen to our podcast, follow our blog, and please be sure to comment.  We'd love to hear from you!

Listener Shoutout: Gyeonggi Province, Korea 

Here are four tales in which the Jackal outsmarts Lion. Since they were four variations on the theme, and all fairly short, I put them all together here. 

Source: SOUTH-AFRICAN FOLK-TALES BY JAMES A. HONEŸ, M.D.

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: Nature Ambience Light Rain Birds by Kevin Bouchar CCO 1.0 License from Zapsplat.com

Music: Xhosa Culture by Karoo Culture Creative Commons

Podcast Shoutout: Uncanny Japan 

Listener Shoutout: Sao Paolo, Brazil

Photo Credit: "Jackal, Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve." by _paVan_ is licensed under CC BY 2.0