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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Podcasts:
Snowflake — A precursor to Frosty, this Slavic story is short and sweet.
Princes, ogres, and adventure — with just a touch of Rumpelstiltzkin! Read Here
“The Six Swans” — How far will a young girl go to restore her transformed brothers to their human forms?
In this classic tale from the Arabian Nights, a poor woodcutter discovers the hidden treasures of a band of robbers, survives great danger, and brings riches to his whole family — with some help from a clever servant.
A Finnish Tale from Andrew Lang’s Crimson Fairy Book.
A German tale from Andrew Lang’s Green Fairy Book.
A man and his extraordinary companions work together to outwit a devious king in How Six Men Traveled Through the Wide World.
The Crow, an old tale from Poland, is quite similar to the French classic, Beauty and the Beast. This heroine, though, faces fear and isolation that her French counterpart never imagined!
Jealousy leads to magical transformations and transportations in The Story of the Queen of the Flowery Isles.
A prince finds his princess by mystical means in The Lovely Ilonka — but how will Ilonka clear up a case of mistaken identity?
A king loves his daughters too much in The Whirlwind, and it is up to three brothers to do what the king’s armies cannot.
The Goblin Pony is a cautionary tale from France. Would a story like this keep you inside on a windy night? http://www.mythfolklore.net/andrewlang/220.htm
The Sunchild is based on a Greek tale about a woman who longs for a child. The Sun sends her a child, but what will happen when it is time for the girl to return to the Sun? http://www.mythfolklore.net/andrewlang/198.htm
The Cunning Hare is a Native American story. A young hare surprises his grandmother by catching fish, but how can grandmother cook the fish with no fire? http://www.mythfolklore.net/andrewlang/282.htm
What Came of Picking Flowers comes to us from Portugal. It’s a story of magic, transformation, deception,and family.http://www.mythfolklore.net/andrewlang/213.htm
