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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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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 indigenou…

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 …

To finish off our week of French stories I'm going to ease into next week's set of Aesop's Fables with the French version of an Aesop classic, as told by Jean de la Fontaine. This is 'The Fox, the Mo…

In Part 4 of the story of Princess Rosette we discover the love between Charmant and Rosette, and just how much her parents and sisters want her dead.

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Today the story of Princess Rosette channels its inner 90's sitcom with 'Family Council', or as we used to call it: "the family meeting episode."

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In Part 2 of the story of Rosette we get a first glimpse into what the fairy Puissante, her Godmother, has in store for her as well. We also get to meet the brave Prince Charmant.

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In 'The Farm', the first part of "The History of Princess Rosette" we get introduced to the Princess, her Parents, Sisters and her Fairy Godmother. Because every Godmother is a Fairy Godmother! :)

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One final Nigerian origin tale this week. Today's story brings us the answer to why the Sun and the Moon are in the sky, and why the earth is covered by water.

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I'll bet you've never wondered why hawks kill chickens, because obviously chickens are delicious. But 'Why a Hawk Kills Chickens' from Southern Nigeria tells a tale of betrayal behind the practice.

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In 'The story about a beautiful maiden, and how the hartebeest got the marks under its eyes like teardrops' we discover just how much of a cheat the chameleon is.

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In 'The Hungry Wolf' a wolf gets taunted and teased by nearly every animal he encounters, and ultimately leaves hungry.

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