We always hope that the stories we share with you on The Apple Seed spark memories for you to share with the people that you love. Sometimes those memories are sparked by listening to personal stories, and other times by listening to tall tales and fairy tales. So sit back, relax, and get ready to have the memories wash over you as you listen to stories about Kings, sandals, and earthworms. 

 

On today’s episode, enjoy the following:

"The Improbable Love of Ethel and Elmer" by Barry Stewart Mann from The Improbable Love of Ethel and Elmer and Other Offbeat Tales of Romance (14:57) 

You know that classic story form? The couple falls in love and among the challenges to their relationship is the disapproval of their parents. It's a story form that can be found in everything from "Romeo and Juliet" to "The Fantastics". And you'll find it here in our first story. 

  

"The Tiger's Eyes" by Richard Young from Favorite scary Stories (7:24)

This next story from Richard Young is about a tiger who gobbles up the characters in the story and then attempts to pass himself off as the the human characters to their family and friends. Sounds a little like "Little Red Riding Hood", right? You're sure to enjoy "The Tiger's Eyes". 

 

"I Moved to Maine" by Don White from Live at the Guthrie Center (7:40) 

In this funny and touching story, storyteller and musician, Don White, shares some of the experiences - including hitchhiking and the arrival of his first son - that led him to work at a Nursing Home in Maine. 

 

"The Wise King Uruk and the Foolish King of Aratta” by Judith Heineman from The Magic Carpet: Songs and Stories from Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt (15:02)

And now a story all the way from Mesopotamia about two kings - one wise, and the other foolish. It's defintely one of those stories with an important lesson to be learned. 

 

"Sandals" by Fran Stallings from Stories and Songs for a Green Earth (5:00)

Our last story, in addition to speculating how sandals may have come into the world, also has a lesson at the core of it that may increase your wisdom in the world. Here's "Sandals" from Fran Stallings.