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'The Goat and The Ram' is a Russian folktale where we see two animals overcome their nature to take on a group of wolves.

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The first of three stories from "More Russian Picture Tales" is very familiar with a small, but important change. This week please visit https://folktaleproject.com and make sure you see all of the p…

One last tale from "Rootabaga Stories" this week as we discover the origins of The Village of Cream Puffs in 'How the Five Rusty Rats Helped Find a New Village' as told by the young girl from our pre…

Today's silliness from Sandburg's "Rootabaga Stories" is about a fantastic village that routinely floats away on the wind.

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The past few weeks have been a lot, so this week at least I'll be bringing you chapters from one of the silliest, most nonsense filled books of American folklore - Carl Sandburg's "Rootabaga Country"…

It's been 4 years since we last told this tale and since it's one of my absolute favorites I'm happy to once again share the classic French tale of that most clever cat, 'The Master Cat, or Puss in B…

Charles Perrault's version of the classic 'Cinderella' may be the closest to the Disney version, but that doesn't make it any less special. Not at all.

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In the finale of "Good Little Henry" get finally see Henry reach his destination at the garden of the fairies where he can find 'The Plant of Life'.

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In 'The Fishing' Henry once again relies on an old friend to help him out of a tight spot as he overcomes the final obstacle on his way to the garden at the top of the mountain.

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In Part 5 of the tale of "Good Little Henry" we get yet another challenge from the genii of the mountain, and Henry gets help from an unexpected friend.

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This week we're catching back up with "Good Little Henry" and his quest for the plant of life to cure his dying mother with 'The Vintage'.

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A search for the elixir of life, eight old men with special magical talents, and the King at the center of it all. 'The King of Huai Nan' is the perfect way to end our week of Chinese folklore.

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In 'The God of War' we get the rare opportunity to witness the creation of a God from a historical figure and see Guan Yu become The God of War.

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In the story of 'The Fire God' from "The Chinese Fairy Book" get get introduced to the Chinese god of fire and a story of her compassion for a kind and good man.

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'Bishop Willigis' is a story from Germany that reminds us to all be proud of where we come from, no matter where that may be.

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'The Bells of Speyer' is a story about two German Emperors and the church bells that tell their worth.

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This week is all about more historical tales from Germany and Wilhelm Ruland's "Legends of the Rhine". We start with 'The Little Man at the Angel's Pillar', the story of a layman who questions the wi…

Our final palate cleansing fable from Aesop 'The Milkmaid and Her Pot of Milk' is an anachronistic retelling of the origin of one of the most popular phrases to come from Aesop "never count your chic…

Today's fables from Aesop 'The Mischievous Dog' and 'The Monkey and The Dolphin' offer insights into today's political landscape that should be heeded.

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This week is a palate cleanser of sort. After a few long stories I'm bringing you a week of fables from Aesop, beginning with 'The Belly and The Members'.

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