283A-Indian Folklore: King of the Jungle
What happens when a lion and his prey become best friends? Or when a monkey starts messing around on a worksite? Or a weaver pretends to be a god to woo a princess? The Panchatantra happens. An eclect...
10 Aug 202235min
282-Gawain: All Knight Long
King Arthur and his best knight, Sir Gawain, have to answer the age-old question: what do women want? Oh, and if King Arthur doesn't find the definitive answer within a year, he'll be executed. Hijink...
3 Aug 202235min
281-Grimm: Beyond the Grave
Two stories from the Grimm brothers with people going beyond death. On the first, it's a prince and princess who find love...after they swear a terrible and toxic oath to one another. On the second, i...
27 Juli 202236min
280-Korean Folklore: Family Matters
Three stories from Korean folklore about family with terrible frog sons, angry imps beating guys with sticks until their arms get tired, and a mayor who just doesn't know when to quit. The creature i...
20 Juli 202246min
279-Norse Sagas: Prince Ali
The story of Spotted Ali, from the Icelandic sagas, has werewolves, ogre battles, and witch curses. It also has parents doing the right thing (and then the wrong thing for way too much cash), enemies ...
13 Juli 202245min
278-Oscar Wilde: Skyrockets in Flight
Two literary fairy tales from Irish writer Oscar Wilde. On the first, we'll see that even fireworks need spa days. Is that what wallowing in the mud with animals is? Probably, right? On the second, i...
6 Juli 202234min
277-1001 Nights: Kiss the Cook
The story of the cook and the warlock, from 1001 Nights, where you see how a hot tub can change your entire life's course. The creature is the Murghi-i-adami, a buff peacock with a lot to say. -- D...
29 Juni 202237min
276-Swiss Horror: Along Came a Spider
An adaptation of a Swiss horror novella "The Black Spider" by author Jeremias Gotthelf (AKA Albert Bitzius), about a town with a knight problem, so they make a deal with a very suspicious man to help ...
22 Juni 202253min
