#137 Cinder-FELLAS ~7th Anniversary~

Happy 7th Pod-Anniversary! It has been 7 wonderful years of podcasting about myths, legends, folklore and fables! For this episode we are back to talking about Cinderella tales but this time we're inviting the guys to have some fun being the persecuted ones! Even though the tales in this episode aren't in ATU 510A, they DO have fancy outfit changes, challenging family members, and even some fancy footwear that helps them go from rags to riches. Geoff retells the tale of The Princess on the Glass Hill from Norway and Katrina retells the tale of The Irish Cinderlad, or the Bracket Bull.

Stories Told:

The Princess on the Glass Hill found in The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

The Bracket Bull by Douglas Hyde in The Irish Fairy Book compiled by Alfred Perceval Graves

Books and Essays Cited:

The Irish Cinderlad by Shirley Climo

Vaesen: Spirits and Monsters of Scandinavian Folklore Collected and illustrated by Johan Egerkrans

The Celtic Myths that Shape the Way We Think by Mark Williams

Other Episodes Mentioned:

#2 Cinderella

#31 Cinderella: Asia Edition

#4 Momotaro or the Story of the Son of a Peach

#37 Dhon Cholecha: Another Nepali Cinderella Tale?

#20 A Nepali Cinderella Tale: Soonimaya

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