The Folktale Project

The Folktale Project

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The Folktale Project episodes

  • King Winter's Harvest - A Winter Folktale

    Our final tale this week tells us all about how King Winter plans his harvest.

    Host Dan Scholz

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    6 min
  • The Snow Maiden - A Russian Folktale

    Today's story of winter comes from Russia and tells the heartbreaking tale of a childless couple and their young snow maiden.

    Host Dan Scholz

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    7 min
  • The Pine and The Willow - A Japanese Folktale

    This week I'm bringing you three stories from "The Pearl Story Book: Stories and Legends of Winter, Christmas, and New Year's Day", beginning with the Japanese tale of 'The Pine and The Willow'.

    Host Dan Scholz

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    6 min
  • One Hour in Advance - A German Folktale

    Our final story from Germany this week, 'One Hour in Advance' is a quick tale all about the quick thinking of a watchman in the attempted takeover of Basle.

    Host Dan Scholz

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    5 min
  • The Island of Mainau - A German Folktale

    Today's story from Germany is a tale of love, loss and the possession of 'The Island of Mainau'.

    Host Dan Scholz

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    9 min
  • The Petrified Alp - A German Folktale

    This week I'm revisiting my favorite collection of German folklore, "Legends of the Rhine", beginning with a story of deception gone wrong in 'The Petrified Alp'.

    Host Dan Scholz

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    6 min
  • The Flax - A Hans Christian Andersen Folktale

    'The Flax' is the story of a piece of flax as only Hans Christian Andersen could write it. Heartbreaking and poignant.

    Host Dan Scholz

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    12 min
  • Buckwheat - A Hans Christian Andersen Folktale

    This week we're revisiting Hans Christian Andersen's "Fairy Tales" for three new stories, the kinds that only Hans Christian Andersen could bring us, beginning with 'Buckwheat'.

    Host Dan Scholz

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    0 min
  • How the Chestnut Burrs Became - An American Folktale

    Our final story of autumn from North America this week is one that has a little extra baggage around it, and should make us think twice about how our tales are sourced.

    Host Dan Scholz

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    5 min

About The Folktale Project

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Every week The Folktale Project brings you new folklore, fairytales, myths and legends from around the world. Some tales you've heard before and some brand new.