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- How Dippy the Wisp and Slip Me Liz Came in the Moonshine Where the Potato Face Blind Man Sat with His Accordion - An American Folktale
Our final story from Carl Sandburg's "Rootabaga Pigeons" this week is a special dtale where instead of telling a story, we get to see the Potato Face Blind Man listen to a story from two tough pony girls.
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10 min - How Pink Peony Sent Spuds, the Ballplayer, Up to Pick Four Moons - An American Folktale
'How Pink Peony Sent Spuds, the Ballplayer, Up to Pick Four Moons' is a beautiful love story from Carl Sandburg, a refreshing change from Monday's tale.
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7 min - How Deep Red Roses Goes Back and Forth Between the Clock and the Looking Glass - An American Folktale
'How Deep Red Roses Goes Back and Forth Between the Clock and the Looking Glass' is a different kind of story from Carl Sandburg, it's a sad story of trauma and a girl who wants to feel loved.
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8 min - Smells and Jingles - A Japanese Folktale
'Smells and Jingles' is the perfect story to finish our week in Japan, a bit of light-hearted fun to cleanse the palate from the sadness of 'The Sazayé and the Tai' and the violence of 'Raiko and the Shi-Ten Doji'.
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5 min - The Sazayé and the Tai - A Japanese Legend
'The Sazayé and the Tai' is a sad tale of hubris from a terribly proud shellfish.
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6 min - Raiko and the Shi-Ten Doji - A Japanese Legend
We begin our stories from Japan this week by wrapping up the story of Raiko that we'd begun previously with the bloody battle of 'Raiko and the Shi-Ten Doji'.
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12 min - Teresina, Luisa, and the Bear - An Italian Folktale
A variation on the good daughter/bad daughter tale, 'Teresina, Luisa, and the Bear' is quite a story.
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7 min - A Tuscan Bluebeard - An Italian Folktale
The Tuscan version of 'Bluebeard' may just be my favorite version of this classic fairytale. I do hope you agree.
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10 min - A Tuscan Snow White and the Dwarfs - An Italian Folktale
This week I have three stories from Tuscany, brought to us by Isabella M. Anderton, beginning with 'A Tuscan Snow White and the Dwarfs'.
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9 min - The Miser - A Russian Folktale
'The Miser' is the story that convinced me to tell these Russian tales this week. It's the story of how the rich stay rich.
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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.