The Folktale Project Dan Scholz
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Folklore, fairytales and legends from around the world the way they were meant to be. Brought to you every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Who says you're too old for a good story?
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The Lost Woman - A Blackfeet Folktale
This week we have a love story from the Blackfeet Nation. It's quite a tale brought to us by George Bird Grinnell.
Title: Blackfoot Lodge Tales: The Story of a Prairie People
Author: George Bird Grinnell
Host: Dan Scholz
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Prince Sandalwood: The Father of Korea - A Korean Folktale
Today's story is a combination of my favorite types of tales and origin story and a tale told by a grandparent to their grandchildren. That it features a bear turning human is just a bonus!
Book: Korean Fairy Tales
Author: William Elliot Griffis
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Unlucky Daniel - A Russian Fairytale
Today a very lucky Dan will share with you the twisted and twisting tale of 'Unlucky Daniel'.
Book: Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales
Author: Anonymous
Illustrator: Noel L. Nisbet
Translator: R. Nisbet Bain
Host: Dan Scholz
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The Morning Star and the Evening Star - A Romanian Fairytale
Today we have a story of brotherly love and a healthy dose of mistrust. But we get a lovely story out of it.
Book: Roumanian Fairy Tales
Author: Various
Compiler: Mite Kremnitz
Editor: J. M. Percival
Host: Dan Scholz
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The Three Heads of the Well - An English Fairytale
This week's tale is one of my favorite versions of the "Toads and Diamonds" story - 'The Three Heads of the Well'.
Book: English Fairy Tales
Editor: Flora Annie Webster Steel
Host: Dan Scholz
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The Coins of Elijah - A Jewish Fairytale
Today's story from 'Jewish Fairy Stories' is a tale all about doing good with what heaven blesses us. Something we should all certainly aspire to.
Book: Jewish Fairy Stories
Editor: Aunt Naomi
Translator: Gerald Friedlander
Host: Dan Scholz
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