390: Hans Christian Andersen: Swan Song
🦢 Let them eat sand 🦢 A story from Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen about a witch who wants to take over the kingdom and the twelve kids who stand in her way. Just kidding, they have no idea wh...
23 Okt 202452min
389: Korean folklore: Star-crossed
🖤 The story of why you don't menace crows. Even if the people you're doing it to try to mess with are extremely annoying and lovey-dovey. Or, if you're single and looking, here's why you should defin...
16 Okt 202456min
388: Finnish folklore: Uh oh, Better Get Mikko!
The story of King Mighty Mikko, a young man who isn't a king or mighty, but he is Mikko, and maybe that's all he needs. Oh...and a very clever fox conman. The creature is Vishap, who lives at the top...
9 Okt 202442min
387: Slavic Folklore: Kind of Forgot About Vengeance (part 2 of 2)
The conclusion of the story of Bova, where last episode we saw him ride out to battle alone against an army...but now he faces more danger delivering a letter and dressing up like an elderly man. The...
2 Okt 202448min
386: Slavic Folklore: Really, Really, Ridiculously Good-looking (part 1 of 2)
The story of Bova, a hero from Slavic folklore, the beautiful beautiful man who is on a lifelong quest for vengeance. Against his mom. The creature is the Vila (or Vile), a ghost with unfinished busi...
25 Sep 202441min
385: Aesop's Fables: On the Farm
More fables from Aesop about life on the farm and how, if someone stops by wearing your friend's skin...they might not be all that trustworthy. The creature is the Veo, a dragon you don't want to sla...
18 Sep 202440min
384: Turkish folklore: The Silent Princess
The story of the silent princess and the prince who definitely has been cursed by that strange woman in the street. He totally hasn't just psyched himself out thinking that if he doesn't meet the sile...
11 Sep 202445min
383: Monkey King: Food Fight (part 2 of 2)
Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, is dead. For real. He was eaten by a lion and is gone for good because we can all trust Pigsy because he's so honest and not looking for a reason to cut and run. The crea...
4 Sep 202443min
