Tales

Tales

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Tales episodes

  • Season of the Witch: The Magic Wand

    Young Katie can't wait to be an adult. So when a witch with a magic wand helps her dreams come true, Katie never wants to go back home... until she learns the witch's cannibalistic secret.


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    40 min
  • Buttercup

    This Norwegian folktale follows a young boy caught in a terrifying cat-and-mouse game with a witch. And while his situation vaguely resembles other “home alone” tales, this one has a dark and bloody ending.…

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    42 min
  • The Woman Who Loved a Serpent

    This Passamaquoddy tale follows a boy who tries to find a home with his mother's tribe — but instead, discovers an evil disease.

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    38 min
  • The Augean Stables

    This Greek saga follows Hercules on one of his infamous Labors. Instead of battling a violent, mythical beast, however, he faced a challenge that tested his cleverness… and his stomach.

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    46 min
  • Death of the Seven Dwarfs

    This Swiss fairy tale takes a look at the dark things that can happen at a remote forest cottage... and reminds us that not all good Samaritans are rewarded for their deeds.

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    38 min
  • Red Buffalo Woman

    This traditional West African folk tale chronicles the life of Oya, a shape-shifting deity who must make a difficult choice between family and her secret life as a wild animal.

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    42 min
  • One Good Turn Deserves Another Pt. 2

    In the dramatic conclusion of Prince Milorad's tale, our hero fights back against his traitorous servant by drawing on his own unique strengths.

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    46 min
  • The Boy Who Became a Goblin
    He didn’t think goblins were real until he was kidnapped by them. This Swedish fairy tale follows a young troublemaker who discovers the goblins have a more sinister plan for him than he ever could have imagined.
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    47 min
  • Scheherazade & Her Stories Pt. 2
    As Scheherazade's wild tales come to end, we learn what becomes of her once she finally runs out of stories to tell her murderous husband.
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    50 min

About Tales

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Traditional fairy tales aren’t exactly suitable for kids. Women vomit spiders. Children get eaten. There’s even murder! Every Wednesday, we take you through the twists and turns of the dark…

Best of Tales

Ranked by our users in the last 21 days

  1. Number 1: The Palm-Tree Story
    52 min
  2. Number 2: Season of the Witch: The Magic Wand
    40 min
  3. Number 3: Buttercup
    42 min