A tall tale about greed, love, and the changing of the seasons, penned by one of Ireland’s most famous writers, Oscar Wilde.
Sneak through that hole in the garden wall and shimmy up a tree. It’s time for The Selfish Giant.
00:00 Teaser
00:23 Introduction
03:12 Your story: The Selfish Giant
11:42 End credits
Want to plumb the depths of Irish and Celtic mythology and folklore? There’s a website for that: https://irishmyths.com/
Might I recommend my article “They Might Be Giants: 10 Colossal Celts of Irish Myth & Legend”: https://irishmyths.com/2022/09/20/giants/
More of an audio-visual learner? My explainer videos on the IrishMyths YouTube channel have got you covered: https://www.youtube.com/@irishmyths/videos
Given the subject of this story, you might be interested in the following:
-“The Holly King & Oak King Explained”: https://youtu.be/EWq0c5UhXgU?si=pbiEblLQgnFEk0VK
-“Celtic Sacred Trees (in Ireland and Beyond)”: https://youtu.be/9m0iiEVL-TY?si=DTKp6HZB-RY71fcA
-“Differences Between Myths, Legends, Folktales, and Fairytales”: https://youtu.be/kpLqEKLrxnc?si=ZOkzkHqdY13w7p4K
Books by me, I. E. Kneverday:
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-Neon Druid: An Anthology of Urban Celtic Fantasy: https://amzn.to/3BJE7yc
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