'The Bad Wife' is a Russian story that reads like a 1960's sitcom plot, and I couldn't stop laughing the first time I read it.

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In the first of three stories from Russia this week, 'The Three Copecks', we meet a young orphan who gains riches by hard work and a good wife by his piety.

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Our final story from Hans Christian Andersen this week, 'The False Collar' is possibly the most prototypical HCA story ever.

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You probably know it as 'The Princess and The Pea', but I personally think Hans Christian Andersen told it best in 'The Real Princess'.

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This week I'm revisiting how The Folktale Project began, with stories from Hans Christian Andersen. Beginning with one of my favorites, 'The Old House'.

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In our final ghost story from Maine, 'The Owl Tree', we have another tale of murder among the clergy.

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In today's legend from Maine we get a tale of murder and deceit, courtesy of the titular Jack Welch.

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Last week The Folktale Project was on vacation in Maine, and it brought back three stories from that beautiful coastal state, beginning with the story of a mysterious veiled clergyman, 'Father Moody's Black Veil'.

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This week, the podcast is taking a well deserved summer vacation. But that doesn't mean there aren't stories to be shared and I'll be sharing three of the most popular from the past summer. Our final story this week is the very first story of Norse Legends and tell of the building of Asgard. This is 'Far Away and Long Ago'.

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This week, the podcast is taking a well deserved summer vacation. But that doesn't mean there aren't stories to be shared and I'll be sharing three of the most popular from the past summer. Our second story of the week is one of my favorite Norse legends.

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