Epic Storytime: The Three Sillies

In this classic European folk tale, a handsome young man gets engaged to a beautiful young woman. But that's only the start—and it all goes horribly wrong when the handsome man discovers that his fiancée and her parents aren't very sensible...

Adapted from the traditional folk tale by Chip Colquhoun; read by Matt Heald.

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Illustration by Heather Zeta Rose.

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This recording copyright © Epic Tales 2021. Story copyright © Chip Colquhoun 2021. Illustration copyright © Heather Zeta Rose 2021.

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