No lie, I acted like a beast! : The story of Beauty and the Beast as told by the Beast, by Nancy Loewen, illustrated by Cristian Bernardini

Poor misunderstood Prince Elmer! When his acting audition goes wrong, he’s cursed by an evil fairy. Hmm.. this seems to be different from the original story... So stay tuned listeners!! Lets hear what really happened to the Beast from the Beast himself. Thank you Prince Elmer for joining us in our episode, and sharing your story!!

Episode art credits: Image by brunapazini0 from Pixabay

Let's meet the most famous Fashion Icon - Humpty Dumpty through this story. Like the original rhyme, he did have a great fall, but did he come back stronger or succumbed to it!?? Stay tuned listeners and find out the REAL HUMPTY-DUMPTY STORY!!!

Episode Art Credits: Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay

This story is taken from the book: Twisted tales II: 3 stories by Weiss, Bobbi JG and Humpty Dumpty by Denslow, W.W.

The Fairy Godmother's Assistant - With the fairy godmother on vacation, the fairy godmother's assistant must use clever ways to help Ella, a king, and two squabbling princes, to solve their problems. Stay tuned listeners!! and find out if she uses MAGIC or some other Secret Weapon!!!

This story is taken from the book: Girls to the rescue - tales of clever, courageous girls from around the world by Lansky, Bruce

Episode art credits: Image by Aline Dassel from Pixabay

The Diwali Gift by Shweta Chopra and Shuchi Mehta: Suno, Dekho & Jaano are 3 monkeys who are eagerly waiting to open the mysterious present Grandma sent them. They take turns guessing about what it could be, and day dreaming about what they want it to be, until they finally get to open their gift.. Are you curious too?? so stay tuned to find out what was Grandma's Diwali gift!!!

Episode art credits: Photo by Andy HYD on Unsplash

The Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Campbell Ernst: Let's meet the famous gingerbread boy's smarter and wiser sister - The Gingerbread Girl. Does she also fall prey to the devious fox?? Let's join her in the various adventures and find out what finally happens!!

Episode Art Credits: Image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay

Three Silly Goats Gruffs: Unlike the original story that speaks about not to be greedy, here we twist the story, to understand how less information leads to poor decisions. Listen to the story to understand how misconceptions can be caused.

This story is taken from the book: 12 Fabulously Funny Folktale Plays written by Justin McCory Martin

South India's Golu Bommai: The little known tradition of festival of dolls, spans over nine days and is full of creativity and community get-together. Listen to the entire episode, to learn more about this festival, its significance and how it is celebrated. Wishing everyone a very Happy Navaratri!! :)

References from: https://masalabox.co.in/navratri-golu-dussehra-of-south-india/, https://chaibisket.com/real-use-of-marapachi-dolls/, and my grand-parents, parents and relatives!!

Song titled: Jaya Durga Laxmi Saraswati by Vikram Hazra