The Folktale Project

This week we begin with a retelling of the Roman myth of 'Pomona'.

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We end the week this week with two lovely poems - 'Autumn Fashions' and 'Pomona's Best Gifts'.

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In 'A Legend of the Willow Tree' we find a tale of the compassion of an old willow and the hubris of a stately bamboo.

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Today's story 'Coming and Going' is, on its face, a tale about birds. But really it's a story about parenthood and that feeling you get raising children.

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Our final stories for the week both feature kind old trees doing their best. This is 'The Kind Old Oak' and 'The Tree'.

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Today is a special treat for those who like to hear me make silly noises as I work through my bird calls in 'Autumn Among the Birds'.

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Today we have two shorter tales, one featuring a kind tree who soothes 'The Anxious Leaf', and the other an origin story of the chestnut burr.

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'Why the Autumn Leaves are Red' is one of those special kinds of origin stories that you really should listen to first before you share it with children. It's a little on the violent side.

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Today we get a very short selection from 'The Topaz Story Book', including a really lovely poem by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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In 'The Weeds' we learn how all of the wildflowers of the field spread their seeds.

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Every so often in "The Topaz Story Book" we get a treat from a rather famous author. Today's tale of 'Queen Aster' comes from Louisa May Alcott.

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Today's tales are about two flowers with magnificent properties, 'Pimpernel, the Shepherd's Clock' and 'A Legend of the Gentian'.

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We begin the week with a lovely poem about the wild Aster and what can only be described as a love letter to the Silver-Rod.

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We're finishing the week with two stories today, including another origin tale for the golden-rod that is a much, much darker version.

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Today brings us the origin of the golden-rod, a magnificent autumnal flower, and a bonus poem by author Anna E. Skinner.

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This is a week of origins, and we start off with how the King's Candles got their name.

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Today we round out the week with two short poems from "The Topaz Story Book".

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Today's fairytale is an origin story for the opal, but also an extremely sad love story between two fairies.

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'The Gay Little King' is the story of the adventures of a young boy named Jaimie and a little maple, transformed into the little king.

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'The Shet-Up Posy' is just as much about capturing the regionality of US folklore as it is about recognizing your own inner beauty.

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