Petersen’s Fairytale Hour J Colin Petersen

Promises made, and yet unkept. Take care of your young ones, or who knows what may become of them! Represented by Andrew Lang as “A North American Indian Story.” Do enjoy it.

When a poor young shepherd does a good deed for a stranger, his life is changed forever. All he really wanted was to eat for another day, and maybe catch the eye of a beautiful girl. What treasures await him!

What does one do when the object of his desire does not love him back? That depends on whether you are a Wizard King, and you can lock your love away in a tower if you so choose. Ah, but what if your love is a much better match for your handsome son, and not you, old Wizard King? Expect to have your wits matched, especially if your son's fairy Godmother is on his side and not yours. Enjoy another tale from the Yellow Fairy Book!

A short dragon’s tale from Andrew Lang’s Yellow Fairy Book about three unlucky conscripts to the king’s ill-funded war. Their luck changes when a dragon gives them everything they desire, but threatens to make them pay for short gains with a long life of slavery.

Welcome to Season Two! Thanks for listening. This short opener is a reading of the Preface to Andrew Lang’s Yellow Fairy Book, the contents of which, are largely lost to obscurity, and thus, a perfect candidate for readings in this podcast. Enjoy, and welcome to Season 2.

Read from my own tattered copy of this wonderful tale by Mariana. On Christmas Eve, a forgotten Miss Flora McFlimsey stretches her squeaky doll limbs and finds her way out of the attic to see Santa, and remembers how beautiful and loved she really is.