Tales From The Enchanted Forest

Three helpful crones, golden apples, A Court of Thorns and Roses, and Norse mythology are all discussed as we continue our story from last week! Unnamed Female Protagonist (dubbed Thordotter) goes on a quest to save her husband from the 3-yard long nosed troll! Tune in at the end for our first Five Fantastic Finds of the year!

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Sometimes finding a groom can be unbearable, but other times, the beast comes knocking! Curses, magic castles, Beauty and the Beast, and Thor all feature in this episode starring "the beautiful younger sister" and "mysterious bear husband." Join us as we tackle part one of this Nordic story from Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe! Stay tuned for the end when we answer some of your questions!

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Fox & Sparrow are back in the Enchanted Forest! And they are bringing along with them more fantastic fairy tales, legends, myths and much much more! 

Charles Dickens' isn’t for everyone, but he does a fantastic job here with his modern fairy-tale, a Christmas Carol. Join us as we discuss the classic story revisited from the original source and talk about all things Victorian Christmas from Queen Victoria to Yuletide giving. 

Happy Holidays from Fox and Sparrow! 

Disappear from the cold winter with us in the cozy Filipino forests! We have three bite sized stories to help warm you up! Enjoy the Hawk and the Hen, The Battle of the Crabs, and the Spider and the Fly. 

Make sure to give your animal friends a cuddle throughout this episode where we discuss Netflix’s Trese, Indigenous Filipino folktale classifications, the ‘didn’t think this through’ trope, and Darwin!

And I’m free, free fallin’! We’d like to imagine Sky Woman from the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) tale was into Tom Petty, but just in case she wasn’t, we also have the musical styling of ABBA, Elvis, and Bob Dylan on standby. Our story today is one of many First Nation "Creation Stories" that describe the world before land and people. 

If you enjoy animal self-sacrifice, good-and -bad twins, lots and lots of water, and crab apples, then this story is for you!

Join Fox and Sparrow as we round up our favourite monsters and create a Monster Mash in the Enchanted Forest! We discuss the origins of our top ten creatures, including Jörmungandr, Simurgh, Godzilla, Banshees, Doppelgängers, Sphinx, Tah-tah kle’-ah, La Muelona, Koschei the Deathless and Jinn. Travel from Asgard to a gambling house in Colombia with these vibrant tales of terror! 

Are you ready for a spooky good time? Let us know what monsters made it in your emporium!  

No one does horror better than Japanese folktales, and this one is no exception! The Tongue-Cut Sparrow tells the tale of an old man and his beloved pet, with a horrible twist caused by a jealous wife. You reap what you sow with this tale so choose carefully.

A demi-god Bachelor agrees to marry a partner chosen for him by his relationship expert (which happens to be a ‘sentient’ magic arrow). Looking forward to the perfect match, he meets his mate, abandons her, and then swings down to the underworld to get her back.

Let’s head to the original Love Island with this Hawaiian tale.