The Folktale Project

We're starting off 2021 with a classic tale from Hans Christian Andersen told in seven stories, 'The Snow Queen'. In the first story we're introduced to a very peculiar mirror made by a very wicked d…

Your favorite fairytale of 2020 is one of my absolute all-time favorite stories, the Slavic tale of 'Little Red Hood'.

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Continuing our Best of 2020 countdown we have the American folktale of 'The Moaning Sisters'.

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Starting our Best of 2020 countdown we have the Slavic folktale of 'The Frost, The Sun, and The Wind'.

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Our final new story for 2020 is a tale about seeing good and kindness in all sorts of places in our lives. Hopefully next year will be much, much better.

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Today we have my favorite tradition at The Folktale Project - my annual reading of 'A Visit from St. Nicholas'. Merry Christmas!

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'The Christmas Tree in the Barn' is a Christmas tale for all of the animal lovers out there.

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In the first of three new Christmas stories by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey we get a glimpse of the amazing Mrs. Claus as she comes to the rescue for three young girls.

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In the epic conclusion of 'The Fairy Princess of Ergetz' we find out what finally happens to our protagonist Bar Shalmon.

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In Part 2 of 'The Fairy Princess of Ergetz' we discover more about the land where our protagonist has landed. We meet the King and Princess of the land, and Bar Shalmon makes another promise.

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'The Fairy Princess of Ergetz' is our final story from "Jewish Fairytales and Legends" that I'll read this year and really is one of the most remarkable tales I've read all year.

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Gertrude Landa's version of the creation of the Golem, 'The Rabbi's Bogey-Man' is possibly my favorite version of this classic Jewish folktale. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

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'The Pope's Game of Chess' is a story about the abduction of a child, some gaslighting, and the connection between fathers and sons that cannot be broken.

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In Gertrude Landa's Jewish folktale of 'The Higgledy-Piggledy Palace' we get a story of Abraham and his wife Sarah and a warning to Pharaoh (that of course isn't heeded).

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Yes, I've told the Brothers Grimm tale of 'The Golden Goose' before, but it's been years and this is a slightly different version that I enjoy much more. I hope you feel the same!

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In the Brothers Grimm tale of 'The Vagabonds' a good innkeeper learns a lesson the hard way, courtesy of a cheating cock and hen.

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In the Brothers Grimm tale of 'The Turnip' the pair perfectly encapsulates the brother dynamic and has simply the most delicious twist I've come across ever.

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While many of us avoided large Thanksgiving dinners I wanted to share 'Mrs. November's Dinner Party' to remind everyone just how chaotic it could have been. 😁

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This Thanksgiving will be very different for many of us. 'A Turkey for the Stuffing" is the perfect story for this year of COVID Thanksgiving, prompting us to be grateful for what we do have, even if…

As we come to Thanksgiving this Thursday here in America I'm brining you three stories from the Topaz Fairy Book all about the holiday, beginning with 'The Two Alms, or The Thanksgiving Day Gift'.

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