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.

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Average duration: 9 minutes
Episodes: 1352
Years Active: 2016 - 2025

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The Angel

Whenever child dies, an angel of God comes down from heaven, takes the dead child in his arms, spreads out his great white wings, and flies with him over all the places which the child had loved duri…

00:07:35 | Tue 27 Sep 2016

The Dog and The Sparrow

A shepherd's dog had a master who took no care of him, but often let him suffer the greatest hunger. At last he could bear it no more; he took to his heels, and off he ran in a very sad and sorrowful…

00:07:47 | Mon 26 Sep 2016

Cat and Mouse in Partnership

A certain cat had made the acquaintance of a mouse, and had said so much to her about the great love and friendship she felt for her, that at length the mouse agreed that they should live and keep ho…

00:06:08 | Fri 23 Sep 2016

The Buckwheat

Often, after a violent thunder-storm, a field of buckwheat appears blackened and singed, as if a flame of fire had passed over it. The country people say that this is caused by lightning; but I will …

00:04:12 | Thu 22 Sep 2016

The Bremen Town Musicians

A certain man had a donkey, which had carried the corn-sacks to the mill indefatigably for many a long year. But his strength was going, and he was growing more and more unfit for work. Then his mast…

00:06:51 | Wed 21 Sep 2016

Old Sultan

A farmer's dog named Sultan had grown old. One day the farmer told his wife he would shoot Sultan. The dog heard. A wolf told him that they would take their child haying the next day, and the wolf wo…

00:04:41 | Tue 20 Sep 2016

By the Almshouse Window

Near the grass-covered rampart which encircles Copenhagen lies a great red house. Balsams and other flowers greet us from the long rows of windows in the house, whose interior is sufficiently poverty…

00:04:20 | Mon 19 Sep 2016

Briar Rose, the original Sleeping Beauty

"Sleeping Beauty" (French: La Belle au bois dormant "The Beauty Sleeping in the Wood") by Charles Perrault or "Little Briar Rose" (German: Dornröschen) by the Brothers Grimm is a classic fairy tale w…

00:09:46 | Fri 16 Sep 2016

The Straw, The Coal and The Bean

In a village dwelt a poor old woman, who had gathered together a dish of beans and wanted to cook them. So she made a fire on her hearth, and that it might burn the quicker, she lighted it with a han…

00:03:06 | Fri 16 Sep 2016

The Devoted Friend

“Ah! I know nothing about the feelings of parents,” said the Water-rat; “I am not a family man. In fact, I have never been married, and I never intend to be. Love is all very well in its way, but fri…

00:21:22 | Thu 15 Sep 2016

Hans in Luck

Some men are born to good luck: all they do or try to do comes right—all that falls to them is so much gain—all their geese are swans—all their cards are trumps—toss them which way you will, they wil…

00:12:15 | Wed 14 Sep 2016