Family Folktales

Family Folktales

What is Family Folktales? Think of it as story time 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. They may even be different, possibly gorier, versions of those stories you now share with your children. Listen, wherever you get podcasts.

Episodes

November 12, 2025
Legend has it that Virgil, the ancient Roman poet, was a magician! You can hear some of those tales in this retelling.
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A man attempts to rescue his beloved, who has been abducted by an ogre. But what will he do when that ogre transforms her into a strange creature? Can the pair ever find happiness?
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A cat and a mouse agree to live together, sharing the household chores and stocking up food for the cold winter. But what do you think will happen when the cat finds herself unable to stop thinking about the tasty treat they have stored up?
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October 22, 2025
A queen, second wife to the king, contrives to raise her daughter above the true princess. When a suitor rejects her daughter in favor of the king’s daughter, he is transformed into a blue bird. Will he ever regain his human form, and gain the hand of the girl he loves?
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After twenty years of chasing fortune to no avail, a poor wood-cutter takes to his bed so fortune can catch him.
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October 8, 2025
A princess declares she will marry the most well-spoken suitor, and two well-educated brothers set off with the blessing of their father. But their not-very-bright younger brother wants to go too! Will any of them win the hand of the princess?
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Two Brazilian tales of tricksters in one! First comes Tortoise, who outwits everyone from a whale to a wily fox; and next up is a monkey, full of spit and vinegar, and able to get the best of everyone – until he angers the puma.
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September 24, 2025
A princess declares she will marry an enchanted prince, The Brown Bear of Norway; when that happens, she learns that she will have to face years of difficult trials to free him from his enchantment. How much can she endure? Will it be enough?
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A king is told by fairies that his infant son’s life will be ended by a crocodile, a serpent, or a dog. Is there any way for the princeling to avoid his fate?
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September 10, 2025
When the sea-queen becomes ill only the liver of an ape can cure her. A turtle is able to capture a monkey and bring him back, but what will happen when a jellyfish explains why the monkey is there?
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September 3, 2025
A once-wealthy man makes a deal with the devil that will bring him unlimited money if he can hold up his end of the deal. Who will come out on top?
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A young man delights in playing cruel tricks on others until he is brought before the king. The king gives him a chance to save his own life: all he needs to do is trick a dragon.
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August 20, 2025
Two children are sent by their cruel stepmother to serve her mother – a witch. What gifts might their grandmother give them to help them escape her cruelty?
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After a fisherman tells his wife of the unusual fish he caught and released (it was really an enchanted prince!), she convinces him to go back to the fish to ask for a better home. But what will happen when she gets greedy?
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A lonely fiddler’s music attracts three interested pupils – a wolf, a fox, and a hare – who are not his ideal students. How will he get out of teaching them?
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July 30, 2025
Two fairies both seek to be elected the Queen of the Fairies; which will perform the greatest wonder, and therefore win the election?
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July 23, 2025
A king sets his three sons tasks to decide who will inherit his kingdom. A mysterious white cat helps the youngest compete the first two tasks; will he trust her enough to complete the third?
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July 16, 2025
After the death of his bride-to-be, a man begins a trek to The Land of Souls where he hopes to be reunited with his beloved.
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After conversing with a holy man, a king tells him he would like just a glimpse of Paradise, as it was difficult for him to understand what he could not see; the holy man agrees, but not just yet. When the time comes, will the king remember what he sees?
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July 2, 2025
Tired of being blamed for everything by his older brothers, a young man takes the advice of an old woman and steals a magic swan. Will this bird lead to his fortune, or lead him to ruin?
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