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Our final American folktale of this week before Independence Day in the US is 'Howe's Masquerade' another bit of history from the siege on Boston at the very beginning of the Revolution.

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Many of the tales from Skinner's "Myths and Legends of Our Own Land" are more history than lore. the story of how the town of 'Horseheads' in western New York was named is one of those.

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The haunted vessel in 'Storm Ship of the Hudson' may just have been the one and only Flying Dutchman in its eternal damned quest.

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In 'Husband or Wife, Which?' a King and Queen have a Job-like wager on who is more virtuous, a goldsmith or his wife that ends in murder, execution and a near genocide.

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'The Betrothed of Destiny' features one of the most fearless, strong and inspiring woman I've come across yet!

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'The Bride of the Fountain' is a familiar tale featuring a young bride, jealous sisters, and injured husband that takes quite a few twists and turns.

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In 'The Tree with the Agate Beads' we get a nice little story about a hunter who makes a miraculous discovery to end our week in the Philippines.

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Things really don't end well for the Alan in 'The Alan and the Hunters'. And I know, they're not supposed to be the nicest creatures, but it's definitely not a great ending for the Alan.

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In 'Man and the Alan' we're introduced to the Alan, a terrifying forest spirit from Luzon.

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'A Story About a Test of Skill' is a fun story from Nigeria about three brothers taking very different approaches to a challenge from their father.

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In 'A Story of a Great Friendship and How it Was Put to the Test' we see a story of friendship, love and brotherhood that warms the heart.

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TW: Suicide

Our first story from the Hausa of Nigeria 'How brothers and sisters first came to quarrel and hate each other' is the disturbing tale of animosity between brothers and their sister. 

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In 'The Nisse Who Was Given New Trousers' we have our final story from Norway for the week and we're ending on a lighter, more humorous note than Wednesday's tale.

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In 'The Bend' we meet a slumbering giant and witness a pretty horrible wrong. It's a sad, but poignant tale.

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There is so much to unpack in 'The Daughter of the King of The Finns' that I'm not even going to try going into it here. Just sit back and enjoy this Norwegian folktale.

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The Brazilian story of 'How the Monkey Escaped Being Eaten' has just the best depiction of children that I've ever read. And, of course, the most amazing monkey ever.

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'How the Giantess Guimara Became Small' is a Brazilian story about how the Princess of the Giants falls in love with a much, much smaller man.

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'The Fountain of Giant Land' is the familiar story of three Princes off to find a magical item to heal their father with a very special twist.

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In our final story from Japan 'Watanabé Kills the Great Spider' we get a tale of heroism from the men of Raikō, the hero who adopted Kintarō in Monday's tale.

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'The Fox and The Badger' is a Japanese story about deceit and retribution that I'm sure I've told a version of before but I still really, really enjoy this version.

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