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In Part 3 of 'Good Little Henry', 'The Harvest' we meet the first of the genii of the mountain and get a glimpse into just how long Henry will be spending on his quest.

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In Part 2 of 'Good Little Henry', 'The Crow, The Cock and The Frog' we see young Henry set off on his quest and meet three very important friends along the way to the mountain.

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'Good Little Henry' is our next longer tale from Comtesse de Ségur, and we begin this tale with 'The Poor Sick Mother', where we learn the reason for Henry's quest.

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We end the week with another story of filial piety from Japan, 'The Water of Yoro or the Fountain of Youth'.

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'The Cold Lady' is a story of love and loss and a young man who, after many years, breaks a promise.

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The tanuki is not a "good guy", by any stretch of the imagination, but it looks like he'll finally get what's coming to him in 'How the Wicked Tanuki Was Punished'.

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'Two Lives for One' is a ghost story about revenge in the southern city of Macon, Georgia.

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'The Moaning Sisters' warn those who live along the Potomac River of impending death.

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'Lake of the Dismal Swamp is a love story and a ghost story rolled into one tale from the Virginia swamps.

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The Slavic version of 'Little Red Riding Hood', 'Little Red Hood' is probably my favorite version of the classic tale.

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'The Beautiful Damsel and the Wicked Old Woman' is a familiar tale with some unique (and quite frankly unexpected) parts to it.

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The peasant in 'The Frost, The Sun, and The Wind' is incredibly smart and observant in our first of three Slavic tales this week.

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'The Clever Peasant' has every opportunity to go a very dark, very different way but in the end it's an endearingly wholesome tale of a generous king and a wise peasant.

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'The Cock That Wished to Become Pope' is a story that ends in a most logical way, and yet you're still not fully expecting it.

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I love a good story where a character tries so hard to be right about something but in the end is proven a fool. And the Italian tale of 'The Doctor's Apprentice' is an almost perfect example.

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Dyjhicon is in some ways an Armenian version of 'The Brave Little Tailor', but in many others it is 100% its own tale of a fool who stumbles his way to great things.

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'The Golden-Headed Fish' is a story that's quite a ride, particularly in it's ending. Although I'll admit it is a bit problematic in it's description of a main character who happens to be a person of…

Simon (of the Armenian tale 'Simon, The Friend of Snakes') is definitely a friend of the snakes, and being such he gets a wonderful reward indeed!

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Today we have your favorite, most listened to episode of 2019, 'The Dragon After His Winter Sleep'!

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Today we have your second favorite folktale from 2019 - 'How the Pigeon Became a Tame Bird'.

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