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 Three Billy Goats Gruff 2025
While I'm focusing on new stories from new regions this year this tale was suggested and I just had to share it! Enjoy the classic - Three Billy Goats Gruff.
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Our Top Story of 2024 - The Voice of Death
One last (or first) tradition this holiday season at The Folktale Project - the most popular story of 2024. This past year was certainly a hard one for some and I do hope that next year is better tha…
A Visit from St. Nicholas - 2024
Today is my very favorite tradition - the annual reading of A Visit from St. Nicholas. Merry Christmas to all who celebrate.
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Folktale Project - Jack Hannaford
A new story this week from English Fairy Tales - a collection we know quite well! 'Jack Hannaford' is a tale of two fools (a husband and a wife) and an old soldier out to fool them.
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Folktale Project Classics - Prince Autumn
This week's classic tale is a story of autumn, something that seems to have come and (mostly gone) in the blink of an eye this year!
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The Fool and the Birch-Tree
Today's brand new story from "Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore " is 'The Fool and the Birch-Tree'. A tale of three brothers, murder and riches.
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Folktale Project Classics - Mrs. November's Dinner Party
It's Thanksgiving here in the US tomorrow so today we have a revisiting of one of my favorite Thanksgiving tales. Mrs. November's Dinner Party perfectly captures that chaos that is a family holiday d…
The Skunk in Tante Odette's Oven
This week we have a new story, a listener suggestion from Liz Spiva from "The Talking Cat and other tales of French Canada". Liz, I hope you enjoy the story!
Book: The talking cat, and other storie…
Folktale Project Classics - The Capture of Father Time
This week's Folktale Project Classic is a fun tale from "American Fairy Tales" - 'The Capture of Father Time'. Join us next week for an all new tale. If there's a story you'd like to hear please reac…
The Buried Moon
Today we have a listener submission from Jennifer Longe who is working on a film based on the tale of 'The Buried Moon'. If there's a story you'd like to hear please reach out at dan@folktaleproject.…
Folktale Project Classic - Stingy Jack
I know that I promised new stories (and that this one is a day later than normal) but today is Halloween and that means we had to adjust our schedule to release the annual telling of our favorite Iri…
The Six Sillies
We're back! This week we have a new story, one that I think is the perfect way to ease back into new tales. Something short and silly :)
I'd like to start with having you tell your stories. Have an s…
Folktale Project Classics - A Tuscan Bluebeard
Folktale Project Classics - The Master Maid
This week's story of 'The Master Maid' is quite a tale indeed! As I'm revisiting these tales I'm thinking hard about what the next chapter of The Folktale Project looks like. I'd like to start with h…
Folktale Project Classics - The Fairies
Folktale Project Classics - A Misfit Ghost
Folktale Project Classics - Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper
This week's tale is the classic story of Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper. As I'm revisiting these tales I'm thinking hard about what the next chapter of The Folktale Project looks like. I'd l…
Folktale Project Classics - American Fairytales
This week's story is a full book! "American Fairytales" by L. Frank Baum is filled with vignettes and followed hot on the heels of the wildly successful "Wizard of Oz". As I'm revisiting these tale…
Folktale Project Classics - Hansel and Gretel
This week's tale is the classic story of Hansel and Gretel. As I'm revisiting these tales I'm thinking hard about what the next chapter of The Folktale Project looks like. I'd like to start with havi…
Folktale Project Classics - The Princess Rosette
This week's tale comes to us from France. As I'm revisiting these tales I'm thinking hard about what the next chapter of The Folktale Project looks like. I'd like to start with having you tell your s…