"The Silver Cane" - an Armenian tale (S6, #5)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, the storyteller, Kathy Shimpock, will share a story from the Langs’ Olive Fairy Book. It’s an Armenian tale entitled “The Silver Cane.” The life of this crone take...
5 Aug 22min
“The Three Crones” – an Italian Folktale (S6, #4)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, the storyteller, Kathy Shimpock, will read her version of the story, the Three Crones. It’s an Italian folktale that speaks of obsession, deception and gullibility. ...
27 Maj 26min
A Storm is Brewing - Three Legends to Tell (S6, #3)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, the storyteller Kathy Shimpock will be exploring three legends of sacrifice and heroism. One is the "Burning of the Rice Fields," a legend from Japan. The second is ...
23 Mars 25min
Delila the Trickster - 1001 Nights (S6, #2)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode we’ll discuss a story from the “Arabian Nights” collection. It is entitled “Delila the Wily.” This is a long story, so long in fact, that we’ve covered it in two pre...
31 Jan 27min
On the Longest Night - Cailleach Beira (S6, #1)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, the storyteller, Kathy Shimpock, shares a Scottish story about the changing seasons. It comes as we reach winter solstice in the Northern hemisphere. This is a story ...
22 Dec 202531min
"Delila the Wily" Arabian Nights - Part II (S5, #12)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode the storyteller, Kathy Shimpock, will continue reading from the Arabian Nights collection, “Delila the Crafty/Wily.” Delila is a trickster figure who brings chaos wh...
5 Dec 202543min
"Delila the Wily" Arabian Nights - Part I (S5, #11)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode the storyteller, Kathy Shimpock, will read a story from the Arabian Nights collection. It is entitled “Delila the Wily.” This is a long story that will be completed ...
14 Okt 202544min
“The Three Sisters and Their Glass Hearts” – a Russian Folktale (S5, #10)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, the storyteller, Kathy Shimpock, will read to you a Russian folktale: “The Three Sisters and Their Glass Hearts.” It’s a poignant story, nonetheless, and one you’ll l...
3 Aug 202533min
