The Folktale Project
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.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 9 minutes
- Episodes
- 1352
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
The Blue Fairy Book - The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots, Pt. 2
Today we conclude the two part tale of 'The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots'.
Book: The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Host: Dan Scholz
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The Blue Fairy Book - The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots, Pt. 1
Today we begin the two part tale of 'The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots'.
Book: The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Host: Dan Scholz
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The Blue Fairy Book - Why the Sea is Salt, Pt. 2
Today we discover the answer posed in the title of the story - 'Why the Sea is Salt'.
Book: The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Host: Dan Scholz
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The Blue Fairy Book - Why the Sea is Salt, Pt. 1
Today we have a new story and it's an origin tale, my favorite type of story! And honestly - it's one of the best examples of the genre.
Book: The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Host: Dan Scholz
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The Blue Fairy Book - The Master-Maid, Pt. 6
Today we finalize the story of the Master-Maid at the wedding of the young Prince.
Book: The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Host: Dan Scholz
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The Blue Fairy Book - The Master-Maid, Pt. 5
Today the Master-Maid is wooed by the bailiff and the attorney, and neither gets the result they're after.
Book: The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Host: Dan Scholz
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The Blue Fairy Book - The Master-Maid, Pt. 4
The young Prince has gone off to fetch a carriage for his love, but gets distracted so the Master-Maid sets up shop in a small wood.
Book: The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Host: Dan Scholz
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The Blue Fairy Book - The Master-Maid, Pt. 3
Today the Prince and the Master-Maid will be officially introduced to each other by the giant, and then run away together.
Book: The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Host: Dan Scholz
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The Blue Fairy Book - The Master-Maid, Pt. 2
Today, the Giant will send our Prince on two more dangerous tasks before promising to introduce him to the Master-Maid (whom of course he's already betrothed).
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The Blue Fairy Book - The Master-Maid, Pt. 1
The next story from "The Blue Fairy Book" is a love story that makes even plot of a daytime soap opera seem simple, 'The Master-Maid'.
Book: The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Host: Dan Scholz
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The Blue Fairy Book - Beauty and the Beast, Pt. 9
Today we have our final episode in the telling of the classic fairytale of 'Beauty and the Beast'.
Book: The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Host: Dan Scholz
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The Blue Fairy Book - Beauty and the Beast, Pt. 8
In the second to last part of Beauty and the Beast Beauty will visit her father and siblings leaving the Beast alone despite his wish for her to stay.
Book: The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
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The Blue Fairy Book - Beauty and the Beast, Pt. 7
Today Beauty discovers more wonders of the Beast's palace and begs to visit her father and siblings.
Book: The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Host: Dan Scholz
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The Blue Fairy Book - Beauty and the Beast, Pt. 6
Today Beauty will begin to explore the Beast's palace, and the Beast will ask a very, very important question of our heroine.
Book: The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Host: Dan Scholz
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The Blue Fairy Book - Beauty and the Beast, Pt. 5
In today's episode of Beauty's father will take his leave and Beauty will meet a handsome Prince in her dreams.
Book: The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Host: Dan Scholz
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The Blue Fairy Book - Beauty and the Beast, Pt. 4
In today's episode of 'Beauty and the Beast' Beauty's father takes her to stay with the Beast and the two meet for the first time.
Book: The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Host: Dan Scholz
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The Blue Fairy Book - Beauty and the Beast, Pt. 3
In today's episode of 'Beauty and the Beast' a bargain is struck for the life of the merchant and Beauty makes a promise.
Book: The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang Host: Dan Scholz
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The Blue Fairy Book - Beauty and the Beast, Pt. 2
Today we meet the Beast and he's definitely not happy with the merchant for collecting Beauty's rose.
Book: The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Host: Dan Scholz
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The Blue Fairy Book - Beauty and the Beast, Pt. 1
The very best beginning to a classic fairytale is this Schitt's Creek-esque start to 'Beauty and the Beast'.
Book: The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Host: Dan Scholz
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The Blue Fairy Book - Rumpelstiltzkin, Pt. 2
Today we have the ending of my very favorite version of 'Rumpelstiltzkin'. I do so hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Book: The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Host: Dan Scholz
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