I apologize in advance that this is perhaps the saddest story that I've ever told on The Folktale Project. Han Christian Andersen's 'The Story of a Mother' begins sadly and ends sadly with a bit of melancholy in the middle. Trigger warning - the story begins with the death of a child.

Host Dan Scholz

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This week's new story is a bit of an Italian mashup. A little Rapunzel, a bit of Beauty and the Beast, and a dash of Baba Yaga. I do hope you enjoy it!

Host Dan Scholz

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This week brings the revisiting of a classic tale by Louisa May Alcott - 'Queen Aster'.

Host Dan Scholz

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A new tale this week from the Brothers Grimm, and it's about as wholesome as they get!

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The tale of The Wise Men of Gotham goes far beyond the stories you'll hear today, but that doesn't make these stories any less fun!

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This week's new story comes to us from Canada and Professor Cyrus Macmillan and his 'Canadian Fairy Tales'.

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Apologies for the last few missed episodes, adjusting to new schedules is always a bear. But we're back today with a new story from Japan! 'The Wind in the Pine Tree' is a perfect little love story in honor of my wife and the large pine at our new home.

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Fresh from the archives - one of my favorite English folktales - Take one part "The Goosegirl", one part "Cinderella", and mix it with a little 'Pied Piper' and you'll get the English folktale of 'Tattercoats'.

Today's story is a tribute to my wife's discovery of a turkey buzzard near our house last week. It's the Iroquois tale of 'How the Turkey Buzzard Got His Suit'.

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A classic from 2017's season - the German tale of 'Dr. Know-All' as brought to us by The Brothers Grimm.

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