Family Folk Tales
Summary: What is Family Folktales? Think of it as a storytime on demand; whether you?re running errands, trying to make dinner, or getting little someones ready for bed, you can listen to a story or two. The stories may be new to you or old favorites, or even different (possibly gorier) versions of those stories you now share with your children.
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- Artist: Nashville Public Library
Podcasts:
Listen to “The Terrible Head.” In this retelling of the myth of Perseus, a young man goes adventuring before fulfilling a prophesy. Subscribe to Family Folk Tales
Listen to “The Believing Husbands” When a man’s wife and her parents collapse in tears over what might have been, he sets off to find three people as silly as they; but will he succeed? Subscribe to Family Folk Tales
Listen to “Puss in Boots” – When a youth inherits nothing but a cat, how can he use it to make his fortune? Subscribe to Family Folk Tales
The Glass Axe – A prince is taken by an evil fairy. After facing impossible tasks, will he be able to escape? Subscribe to Family Folk Tales
The Wonderful Birch – Will the witch’s daughter or her step-daughter live happily ever after in this Cinderella-like tale? Subscribe to Family Folk Tales
The Glass Axe – A prince is taken by an evil fairy. After facing impossible tasks, will he be able to escape?
The Bunyip – in this Australian tale, a mother beast takes revenge on the hunters who take her child.
The Unlooked-For Prince – A king makes a bad bargain, and loses his son. Will the prince escape the evil that awaits him?
The Ogre – A lad takes a job working for an ogre. How long will it take him to learn to mind his tongue? Subscribe to Family Folk Tales
The Boy Who Could Keep a Secret – A boy with a secret aids the King of Hungary – but can he outwit a Sultan?
These are not the perky fairies of today! Can a woman taken by fairies help her friend escape them?
These are not the perky fairies of today! Can a woman taken by fairies help her friend escape them?
The Bear – An overprotected princess finds a way to see the world. But will her true love find a way to see her?
A king’s misdeeds force him to ask for his only child’s death. Who can break the spell she is under?
The Language of Beasts – When a shepherd saves a snake, he is rewarded with the ability to understand what animals say. But is this a gift or a curse?
