Our first story from Japan this week is the origin of a long running hero. From folklore to anime and video games children have loved 'Kintarō, or the Wild Baby'.

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The Brothers Grimm tale of 'The Rabbit's Bride' features abduction, forced marriage and so much more. This is one of those tales that seems innocuous enough until you really start to look at it.

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In 'The Fox and The Cat' a haughty fox learns the hard tale that life's not about knowing the most things, but rather the right things.

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'The Three Spinsters' is a tale from the Brothers Grimm that is quite unique in that a young lady actually ends up being rewarded for her laziness.

Dirck Van Dara is a drunkard in old New York who meets a fairy circle of sorts who was wronged by his father.

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Nicholas Van Wempel, of Flatbush, is the kind of drunk who somehow happens to stumble his way into and out of trouble with such ease that it's almost admirable. :)

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The first of three new stories from Volume 2 of Charles Skinner's "Myths and Legends of our Own Land" is one that I enjoy because it really highlights the cruelty of the English towards the indigenous people.

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Our final story this week from Aesop and la Fontaine is 'The Fox and the Stork' a tale of how to reform a cheater by cheating him in turn.

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Today we have the Aesop tale of 'The Cat and The Mice' and La Fontaine's adaptation 'The Cat and The Rat'. A story about trickery that's one of my absolute favorites.

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This week is going to be all about Aesop and La Fontaine, with each episode featuring a fable from Aesop and it's adaptation by La Fontaine. Beginning with 'The Ass and the Lap Dog' and 'The Ass and the Little Dog'.

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