Sandman Stories Presents

My first story from the continent of Africa. This story comes from South Africa. This is the story of how the ants lost their sense of unity, and scattered into many different living places. If you notice, ants live in a lot of different places. If they only listened to the god of the insects, they would know how to overcome, but sadly the messenger got lost and the ants never caught that lesson. Big thanks to Legendary Africa Podcast for inspiring me to cover more African tales.

Music: The University of Pretoria OVUWA Choir Creative Commons

Cover art- "Ant communication" by Dzipi is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Source: Dr James Honey

This is the story of the 81st prince who is ignored by his older brothers, a hare that tries to trick crocodiles, and a princess that sees the good in people. 

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann 

Music in the story: Ishikari Lore by Kevin MacLeod courtesy of Youtube Studio 

Told by Mrs. T.H. James; 1892;  Griffith, Farran & Co. in London & Sydney. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hare_of_Inaba

In the first story, a man's greed costs him dearly. In the second story, Chickens learn how to live with the old mountain turtle.

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Story by Mary Hayes Davis and Chow-Leung From the book "Chinese Fables and Folk Tales" (1908)

Music: Yuan Xiao

All Stories available on youtube Sandman Stories Presents 

The entire book will be published as a patreon gift to any supporters I have.  Sleep well

In this story, a great general is embarrassed before the king. He tries again and again to right this wrong, but he still has strong feelings in his heart. Finally, the man who wronged him realizes his errors and makes everything right, just in time for war with another nation. I hope you enjoy and perhaps get some sleep,   Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Story by Mary Hayes Davis and Chow-Leung From the book "Chinese Fables and Folk Tales" (1908) Music: Yuan Xiao All Stories available on youtube Sandman Stories Presents  The entire book will be published as a patreon gift to any supporters I have.  Sleep well

This is the story telling how bananas came to be associated with monkeys. With a close relation to the tar baby fable, the Big Monkey gets stuck to the Wax Child and can only get out with the help of a big, powerful friend.

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann 

Fairy Tales From Brazil How and Why Tales from Brazilian Folk-lore By Elsie Spicer Eells

 Illustrations by Helen M. Barton. 

Book Available at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24714 

Night Jungle Atmosphere provided by Youtube Studios

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The story of the great warrior Tawara Tōda and how he beat the giant centipede and gained many valuable rewards for doing so

Written by  Yei Theodora Ozaki 

Story Translated by B.H. Chamberlain 

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann 

Music in the story: Ishikari Lore by Kevin MacLeod 

Sound Effects by Zapsplatt  

The Tale of Tawara Tōda (俵藤太物語, Tawara Tōda monogatari) 

Book available at https://archive.org/details/mylordbagorice00chamiala/mode/2up  

Ishikari Lore by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100192 

Artist: http://incompetech.com/

The story of Kija and his coming to Korea. If you ever wondered why Korean fights rarely involve fists, but often times involve shouting and mean mugging, this story will tell you why.

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: '우조가락도드리'를 위한 변주곡 By Kwak Su-Eun

Story: Korean Fairy Tales by Griffis

The story of a phaeton ride to a cromlech just past the furze bushes. (A carriage ride to the Stonehenge like thing past the yellow flowering bushes). The narrator is enjoying a ride with his pal Albert, and Albert's wife (unnamed). On the ride home from the druid's temple, the narrator sees a ghostly woman that no one else can see. Is she real? Why did his shoulder hurt? Was it a sign?

From the book: Twenty-Five Ghost Stories Edited by W. Bob Holland in 1904 

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann 

Music in the story: Asunder by Taylor Hayward 

Sound Effects by Zapsplat @ https://www.zapsplat.com/ 

Story by Guy De Maupassant (?) Book available at https://www.gutenberg.org/files/53419/53419-h/53419-h.htm  

A big thank you to the people giving towards the creative commons and public domain ~Dustin

The Story of a young man who is love with his boss' daughter. They secretly plan to marry once he has a better job. Before they are able to do so, she is murdered and he is blamed for it. Without a trial, he is caught by a posse and hung. Her real murderer thinks he has gotten away with it, but he will soon find out that he isn't that lucky.

Source: Project Gutenberg/Eleanor F Lewis/W. Bob Holland  

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Emmit Fenn | Allégro

Sound FX: Zapsplat, Felix Blume

Shout out to the movie review podcast "Where The Fck Are The Popcorn Bags". They make a very fun podcast where they review movies. As you may guess from the title, they are NSFW.

Thank you and good night

This is the story of Ralph Hagadorn, a young man living in Sault Ste Marie. He is traveling to his friend's wedding late in the evening, and is looking forward to seeing the woman he is secretly in love with. Marie Beaujeu is the woman he plans on professing his love to. While he is skating to his friend's home, he is lured away for his normal path by a skater all in white. He makes it to his friend's house safely only to receive bad news. Was it Marie who saved his life that night?

From the book: Twenty-Five Ghost Stories