Sandman Stories Presents
285 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsTired but can't fall asleep? Here I do my best to find interesting stories from the public domain and read them to you until you fall asleep. The stories are mostly folktales from around the world. Best listened to during work, during commutes, when you are trying to fall asleep, or any time that you need a calm friend to read to you. Enjoy!
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EP 133: Ghana- Morning Sunrise, Honourable Minu, Why The Moon and The Stars Receive Their Light From The Sun (W. H. Barker 1917)
June 23, 2022 12:00 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBIn the first story, Morning Sunrise has to figure out which man is worthy of her hand in marriage. So, her father pretends she is dead, just to see who would pay for the funeral. In the second story, a man from the countryside comes to the big city. He does not speak the local language and so all of his questions are met with the answer of "I don't know" or Minu. Whose is this? Who owns these fields? Whose building is that? Minu is the owner of it all! In the third story, Anansi takes a ba...
EP 132: Japan- The Tongue Cut Sparrow 舌切り雀 (Yei Theodora Ozaki 1908)
June 16, 2022 12:00 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBIn this classic, an old man has just one joy in life; his sparrow. He lives at home with his wife, but she has long since become a mean and spiteful person. One day she lays out some starch for the wash and the little sparrow eats it up, thinking it is a treat. For that, the old woman punishes the sparrow by cutting out its tongue and sending it on its way. The old man must find his magical friend and make things right. Can the little old man do it? Source: Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theod...
EP 131: Korea- The Magic Peach (W.E. Griffis 1922)
June 09, 2022 12:00 - 21 minutes - 20.3 MBHere is the story of a young prince who is whisked away to the Island of Gems by the Western Queen Mother. He is warned by his mother not to break any etiquette, but after he tastes the peach of immortality, he breaks the rules and tosses a peach to a maiden. Instead of ignoring the peach and just letting it pass, the young woman catches it and takes a bite. For this, the two are bound to walk the earth for 1000 years. Will they ever find each other? Source: Korean Fairy Tales by W. E. Grif...
EP 130: Turkey- The Fish Peri (Ignacz Kunos 1914)
June 02, 2022 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBIn this story, a man finds a magic fish and wants to marry her. The trouble is, the padishah also thinks that she is beautiful and wants her for himself. He gives ever increasingly impossible tasks, only for the magic fish bride to use her magic ways to save him. Look out for flying donkeys and slap happy babies. Source: Forty Four Turkish Fairy Tales Ignacz Kunos 1914 Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Duduk & Oud - إرتجالات عود و دودوك by Rageed William Creative Commons Sound fx: 37_n...
EP 129: South Africa- The Story of a Dam (James A Honey 1910)
May 26, 2022 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.48 MBIn this story, everyone is working together to build a dam for when the rains come. Everyone that is, except for Jackal. He doesn't want to dirty up his nails. But when Jackal wants to get some water, he has to trick the animals and not get tricked himself. There is a bit of the Brer Rabbit and the baby made of tar or Anansi and the wax dummy in this story, just in how Turtle manages to catch Jackal. I love Jackal, but he is also a jerk. Source: SOUTH-AFRICAN FOLK-TALES BY JAMES A. HONEŸ, M...
EP 128: China- The Eagle and the Rice Birds 物必歸原; The Children and the Dog 孩童與犬 (Mary Hayes Davis and Chow-Leung 1908)
May 19, 2022 12:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBIn the first story, nature versus nurture is tested out on eagles and rice birds. Will the rice birds listen to their eagle mother? In the second story, a boy learns how to train his dog. Other boys want to play with his dog, but the dog wants none of it. How can they get the dog to play with them? Are people the same? Source: Chinese Fables and Folk Stories (1908) Mary Hayes Davis and Chow-Leung Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Sound fx: 2_frogs_qinghua2.WAV by LukeIRL via Freesound.org Mu...
EP 127: India- The Old Witch Who Lived in The Forest (Alice Elizabeth Dracott 1906)
May 12, 2022 12:00 - 8 minutes - 7.51 MBA man with five daughters remarries. The new mom wants to get rid of the girls. So pops ditches them in the forest. At last they meet a witch who seems to be sweet, but one by one the sisters disappear. It is up to the youngest one to get out alive after she finds her sisters' heads in a box. Will she make it to safety? Source: Simla Village Tales; Or, Folk Tales from the Himalayas by Alice Dracott Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Sound fx: Mixed sounds by Dustin Steichmann Music: Indians sin...
EP 126: Philippines- The Monkey and The Turtle and others (Mabel Cook Cole 1916)
May 05, 2022 12:00 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBWelcome back to the stories of the Ilocano people of the Philippines. In the first story, the Monkey is a jerk to the turtle and then is jerky to the other monkeys. In the second, a fisherman think the fish he caught was a priest. His wife thinks it is the governor. Both think they have committed a crime and try to run away. The third story is about a president who wished that he had horns, and then wishes he didn't when the people come to see. The fourth story is about a monkey that los...
EP 125: India- Panchatantra (पञ्चतन्त्र) The Book of Friends- Chapter 5 Godly and June (Arthur W. Ryder 1925)
April 28, 2022 12:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB*CW Violence, mention of sex work." There is a warning in the story that it is coming up. Nothing explicit, but it is better to be aware In this chapter the Jackals talk about how it was a mistake to introduce Rusty to the bull. Victor relates the story of Godly and June, and within that story we learn about different vices. Victor explains the different kinds of vices and which ones Rusty are suffering from. Source: The Panchatantra translated by Arthur W. Ryder Sound fx: Jungle Night At...
EP 125: India- The Loss of Friends- Chapters 5-7 Godly and June and others (Panchatantra (पञ्चतन्त्र))
April 28, 2022 12:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB*CW Violence, mention of sex work." There is a warning in the story that it is coming up. Nothing explicit, but it is better to be aware In this chapter the Jackals talk about how it was a mistake to introduce Rusty to the bull. Victor relates the story of Godly and June, and within that story we learn about different vices. Victor explains the different kinds of vices and which ones Rusty are suffering from. Source: The Panchatantra translated by Arthur W. Ryder Sound fx: Jungle Night At...
EP 124: Louisiana- Brother Bull and Jean Malin (Alcée Fortier 1895)
April 21, 2022 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBJean Malin (clever John) is an orphan who is picked up on the side of the road. The woman who comes to raise him has a gentleman caller, who is in secret a bull. Clever John figures out that the man is really a bull, and convinces the woman to break it off with him. After this, Brother Bull is very angry and wants to kill clever John. Can John use Brother Rabbit's magic grisgris to stay safe? Source: Louisiana folk-tales : in French dialect and English translation by Fortier, Alcée, 1856-19...
EP 123: Nigeria- The Leopard man and other Yoruba Legends (M.I. Ogumefu 1929)
April 14, 2022 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBIn the first story, a woman is enchanted by a quiet man who prowls through the village, but who is he really? In the second story, a flamingo eats the king crab and is forced to hide. And in the third story, the ants feel bad for the poor man who shares everything with the animals. What happens when they reward him with someone else's gold? Source: Yoruba Legands by Ogumefu, M. I. Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Urhobo Worship is deep - Victor Thompson Creative Commons Sound Effects: ...
EP 122: Azores- Linda Branca, Peter of the Pigs (Elsie Spicer Eells 1922)
April 07, 2022 12:00 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBIn the first story, Linda Branca is hounded nightly by suitors. She has such a tough life because she is so beautiful. One day, she sees an ugly woman and wishes to be as ugly as her. The woman turns out to be an artist and makes an ugly mask for Linda Branca. After going to work for the prince, Linda finds out that it is easier to be beautiful after all. Stay beautiful! and in the second story, a boy named Peter sells his master's pigs. He tricks the master into also giving up his two bags...
EP 121: Bengal- Life's Secret (Lal Behari Day 1912)
March 31, 2022 12:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBIn this story the favorite queen of the king is having trouble getting pregnant. With the help of a Fahkir, the Suo queen gives birth to an heir. But because of magic, the boy's life is in a necklace inside a fish in the palace pond. Out of jealousy, the Duo queen gets the necklace and kills the boy. However, when she takes off the necklace at night, the boy comes back to life. Can anyone right this wrong? Source: Folk-Tales of Bengal By the Rev. Lal Behari Day 1912 Narrator: Dustin Steic...
EP 120: Japan- Yuki-Onna (Lafcadio Hearn 1904)
March 24, 2022 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBThe story of a ghostly encounter between the woodcutter Minokichi and a snow white lady. Minokichi's life is spared, but he must never tell the story of seeing her. Can he keep his promise? Source: KWAIDAN: Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcadio Hearn Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Sound FX: Wind blowing » wind-noise.wav by jorge0000 on Freesound.org Music: Japanese Communities - Nenbutsu ceremony - part 1 by https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Japanese_Communities Nenbutsu ceremo...
EP 119: Ghana- The Grinding Stone, Why Sea Turtles Beat, How Beasts Came Into The World (W.H. Barker 1917)
March 17, 2022 12:00 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB1. THE GRINDING - STONE THAT GROUND FLOUR BY ITSELF -The first story features Anansi being too greedy once again, and paying the price for it. 2. WHY THE SEA -TURTLE WHEN CAUGHT BEATS ITS BREAST WITH ITS FORE-LEGS -In the second story, we learn how turtles saved mankind, and we repaid them with cruelty. 3. HOW BEASTS AND SERPENTS FIRST CAME INTO THE WORLD -In the third story, we learn how Anansi's poor manners unleashed all the creepy crawlies into the world. Source: West African folk-tal...
EP 118: Iran- The King and The Fisherman (Hartwell James 1906)
March 10, 2022 12:00 - 8 minutes - 8.05 MBIn this final story, a fisherman is rewarded for bringing a delicious fish to the king. The queen however does not think he deserves to be rewarded and devises a riddle. Can the fisherman think on his feet? Who will get the reward? Source: The Cat and the Mouse A Book of Persian Fairy Tales edited with an introduction by Hartwell James with forty illustrations by John R. Neill Music: Kiyanoosh Payamani - Musiques et Rites De Perse care of Petites Planètes / Vincent Moon Creative Commons S...
EP 117: Korea- Cat-Kin and the Queen Mother (W.E. Griffis 1922)
March 03, 2022 12:00 - 18 minutes - 17.5 MBIn this story, a farmer wishes for a daughter. He is blessed when he brings home a pussy-willow and a daughter is born. This daughter, Cat-Kin, is taken away to the island of jewels by the Queen Mother. Cat-Kin is then gifted with the jewels that represent Korean personalities and culture. Slightly edited to remove some of the casual racism. Enjoy! Source: Korean fairy tales by W.E. Griffis (1922) Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Sound FX: 10 minutes of Rain by Dustin Steichmann Music: 서원숙 - ...
EP 116: Louisiana- The Elephant and the Whale (Alcée Fortier 1895)
February 24, 2022 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.42 MBIn this story, Brother Rabbit and Brother Hyena are walking around and listening to the animals talk. They come across Brother Elephant and Sister Whale boasting about being the strongest. While Brother Hyena takes it as a hint to get going, Brother Rabbit has an idea to trick them both. Listen in while Brother Rabbit gets up to his old tricks. Source: Louisiana folk-tales : in French dialect and English translation by Alcée Fortier (1895) Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Sound FX: swamp at ni...
EP 115: Armenia- The Betrothed of Destiny (A.G. Seklemian 1898)
February 17, 2022 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBIn this story, a prince and a princess have dreams about each other. After getting engaged, the prince gets tricked, and it is up to the princess to save the day. Add in a dash of 39 sword wielding maidens and the best ruler ever, and you have the story of the betrothed of destiny. Enjoy Source: The Golden Maiden and other folk tales and fairy stories told in Armenia by A.G. Seklemian 1898 Music: Armenian theme by Duduk - Armenian double-reed wind instrument verunka.mp3 by arakedikian on...
EP 114: Nigeria- The Hunter and the Demon Polo or Orisa Oko, Moremi, The Bat (M.I. Ogumefu 1929)
February 10, 2022 12:00 - 9 minutes - 9.23 MBIn the first episode, Orisha Oko, the Yoruba god of farming and hunting, tries to keep people from practicing bad magic. If you were found guilty of practicing magic, the demon Polo would cut off your head. After Oko left, a man tried to continue the tradition, but could not be a powerful as Oko and Polo. What happened then? In the second story, Moremi is the wise and beautiful queen of the Ile-Ife. He people are the subject of many raids from the neighboring Igbo who look more like monster...
EP 113: China- The Body that deserted the Stomach身不願養胃, The Proud Fox and the Crab傲狐辱蟹, A Little Chinese Rose小梅女 (Mary Hayes Davis Chow Leung 1908)
February 03, 2022 12:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBIn the first story, a body falls apart because it can't figure out how to work together. What good are the ears to the stomach? And with that, an emperor learns his lesson. In the second story, Fox is proud of his running and abuses poor little Crab. Unfortunately for Fox, Crab is smarter than he looks and takes Fox to task. In the third story, a girl named Rose is picked on by her classmates because her namesake is hard to handle and has very sharp thorns. Because of this, Rose wants to c...
EP 112: Philippines- The Sun and the Moon, How the Itneg Learned to Plant, Magsawi (Mabel Cook Cole 1916)
January 27, 2022 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBIn the first story, we learn why the moon has spots on its face. In the second story, we learn how the Itneg began to farm and use medicine, and why it doesn't always work. And in the final story, we learn of a talking jar that must be caught through magic. Source: Philippine Folk Tales, by Mabel Cook Cole 1916 (Gutenburg) Ocean SFX: Sunset on the beach (Philippines). Calm sea waves recorded during the sunset on Masasa beach (Tingloy island, Philippines). Recorded by kevp888 on freesound...
EP 111: India- The Power of Fate (Alice Elizabeth Dracott 1906)
January 20, 2022 12:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBToday's story is about a woman who believes fate, more than father, determines her destiny. Through her independent thinking, she is able to get wealth and a wonderful princely friend. But when her sisters put broken glass in his chair, he becomes ill and cannot visit her. How can she right her sister's wrongs? Source: SIMLA VILLAGE TALES OR, FOLK TALES FROM THE HIMALAYAS BY ALICE ELIZABETH DRACOTT Sound Effects: Jungle Night by Youtube Creator's Studio Music: खाणी पीणी मौज मनोंणी | Thek...
EP 110: Turkey- Fear (Ignác Kúnos 1914)
January 13, 2022 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBIn today's story, a young man sets out to find fear. What in the world will scare this young man? Would a hand coming out of a grave scare you? What about stumbling upon a camp of brigands? Would a spirit slowly strangling you to death make you afraid? or a chef flipping you the bird? Listen to the story and find fear with the young man. Source: Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales by Ignác Kúnos 1914 Music: Asim-Tokel.wav recorded by xserra on freesound.org Sound Effects: antalya seashore by t...
EP 109: The Azores- The Table, The Sifter, and The Pinchers; St. Anthony's Godchild (Elsie Spicer Eells 1922)
January 06, 2022 12:00 - 12 minutes - 12 MBIn the first story, a laborer first loses a table that sets itself with a feast; and then loses a sifter that drops gold coins into his pockets. How can he get them back from the thieving innkeeper? In the second story, a new father has run out of god parents. So, for his youngest daughter, he asks St. Anthony to be her godfather. St. Anthony accepts and gets her a job in the king's castle. In order to get in and focus on her work, she dresses up like her brother and pretends to be a boy. T...
EP 108: Ghana- Why Spiders are... , Anansi the Blind Fisherman, Adzanumee and Her Mother (W.H. Barker 1917)
December 30, 2021 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBIn the first story, Anansi tricks his own family in order to treat himself to a feast. The trouble comes when he meets a quiet fellow who carries a big stick. In the second, Anansi is helped by some fellow fishermen, but he abuses them greatly. How much can they take? And in the final story, a woman wishes for a child. When she digs up a magical sweet potato, she is granted that wish on one condition. Can she be nice? Source: West African Folk-Tales - W.H. Barker, C. Sinclair 1917 Rain S...
EP 107: South Africa- The Lioness and the Ostrich, Crocodile's Treason (James A Honey 1910)
December 23, 2021 12:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MBIn the first story, the Lioness is impressed by the Ostrich's roar. When the lion cubs find out that the Ostrich has no teeth, they goad their mom into fighting Ostrich. That's a bad idea. In the second story, Crocodile is making plans to move his water animals to a new watering hole. To do so, he must make a treaty with Lion and also avoid the Boer's guns. Is Crocodile to be trusted? Source: SOUTH-AFRICAN FOLK-TALES BY JAMES A. HONEŸ, M.D. Sound FX: Nature Bird Park Ambience by ShannonAH...
EP 106: Korea- Tokgabi's Menagerie ~Cats and Dogs (W.E. Griffis 1922)
December 16, 2021 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBIn this story, we learn about some of the animals in Korea. We learn why cats and dogs went from best friends to hated enemies. We meet Tippul the innkeeper who has Snap, the dog; and Meow, the cat. Tippul is kind to a mountain spirit and in turn gets a magic stone from Tokgabi that makes his wine bottle never be empty. But, he loses the stone and it is up to Snap and Meow to go and find it. Will Tippul get his magic stone back? listen and find out... Source: Korean fairy tales collected by...
EP 105: Nigeria- The Sons of Sticks and others (M.I. Ogumefu 1929)
December 09, 2021 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.7 MBIn story one, we learn why one tribe is called the sons of sticks. In story two, we learn why women like to grow their hair out, as it wasn’t always that way. In story three, we hear about why people say “long live the king” after hearing thunder. In story four, we learn how saving the life of a mouse, saves the life of the king. And finally in story five, we learn about Iroko trees and why Yoruba people do not use it in furniture. Source: Yoruba Legands by Ogumefu, M. I. Music: ...
EP 104: Bengal- A Ghostly Wife
December 02, 2021 00:00 - 7 minutes - 6.63 MBThis is the story of a family who lives in the countryside in Bengal. The wife goes to get water from the tank one day and on accident touches a Shakchunni, or female ghost. This ghost stuffs the wife into the trunk of a tree and assumes the woman's life in the family home. Her mother in law notices that things are being done faster and better and is happy with the change. But slowly the husband and mother in law figure out that this isn't the real wife. It is very apparent when the oven sta...
EP 104: Bengal- A Ghostly Wife (Lal Behari Day 1912)
December 02, 2021 00:00 - 7 minutes - 6.63 MBThis is the story of a family who lives in the countryside in Bengal. The wife goes to get water from the tank one day and on accident touches a Shakchunni, or female ghost. This ghost stuffs the wife into the trunk of a tree and assumes the woman's life in the family home. Her mother in law notices that things are being done faster and better and is happy with the change. But slowly the husband and mother in law figure out that this isn't the real wife. It is very apparent when the oven sta...
EP 103: China- The Hunter, the Snipe, and the Bivalve 獵者獨得, The Mule and the Lion 騾獅訪猪, The Fa-Nien-Ts'ing and the Mön-Tien-Sing 滿天星不如萬年靑
November 25, 2021 00:00 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBIn the first story, a teacher learns a lesson by observing a snipe and a clam at a stalemate being caught by a hunter. In the second story, a mule learns why it isn't wise to hang out with the wrong crowd. and in the third story, Confucius has a dream about two kinds of trees and learns why it is better to stand up for what is right in difficult times. Source: CHINESE FABLES AND FOLK STORIES by MARY HAYES DAVIS and CHOW-LEUNG (1908) Music: Folk Songs of the Lisu people of China (This c...
EP 102: Iran- The King's Treasure
November 17, 2021 23:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBToday's story is about Abdul Kareem, the poor laborer on a lord's farm. Abdul works all day and gets paid in food and cloth. One day his boss gives him a little bit of money for doing a wonderful job and Abdul thinks he is suddenly rich. He tells his wife and she asks for some silk, his son ask for a horse and a sword, and his daughter for some slippers. Abdul gives some money to the mosque in Meshed, and upon learning that he can't afford anything, he gives his remaining money to a beggar w...
EP 101: Japan- A Dead Secret
November 10, 2021 23:00 - 9 minutes - 8.71 MBA young bride tragically dies only four years after getting married. Shortly there after, she comes back to haunt a chest of drawers (tansu). The family is confused and worried and call for a priest to help them out. The priest decides to spend the night a find out what what is making this ghost stick around. Listen to find out what secrets she holds. Source: KWAIDAN: Stories and Studies of Strange Things By Lafcadio Hearn Music: 三段の調 (three-stage key) by 久本玄智 (Genchi Hisamoto) Sound FX: ...
EP 100: Armenia- The Dreamer; The Bride of the Fountain
November 04, 2021 00:00 - 22 minutes - 21.2 MBHere are two stories from Armenia. In the first one, a boy has a dream but he won't tell a soul about it. He solves riddles and teams up with the super team of the ancient world. By their powers combined, can he make his dream come true? And in the second story, a woman learns the power of saying "tush". Her daughter gets married to a very nice bird who lives in the fountain, but when her sisters get jealous and hurt the poor bird/man, she is banished to far, far away. Can she heal the poo...
EP 99: Halloween- The Parlor-Car Ghost
October 27, 2021 23:31 - 11 minutes - 11.1 MBThis is the story of a young woman whose beach side home is covered in blue denim. Her friend is curious as to why she has he whole place covered in such a strange material. Sara tells her friend about a ghost she met on a train ride into the city. This story echoes the classic story of the Flying Dutchman. I hope you enjoy it. Source: Twenty-Five Ghost Stories by W. BOB HOLLAND (1904) Music: Surrender - Asher Fulero Youtube Creative Commons Sound Effects: Zapsplat.com (creative commons) ...
EP 98: Halloween- The Transplanted Ghost (Wallace Irwin 1921)
October 20, 2021 23:00 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBThis is the story of a man who moves an entire castle to the middle of Ohio. He really wanted to have the old world feel and a real ghost to show off with. But sadly, he can't seem to get a ghost to come around. He also has a beautiful daughter that he keeps locked up in the donjon tower because she was once pursued by a man who turned out to not be a Duke. Here comes Geoffrey De Pierpont to the rescue. If he is lucky, he can pretend to be the ghost and then run away with Anita. But what of ...
EP 97: Halloween- The True Tale of the Phantom Coach (W. T. Linskill 1921)
October 13, 2021 23:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBThe story of bad omens, a phantom coach, and how death arrives to tell us someone has gone. Will you take a ride in this demon car into the Scottish sea? From the collection of Ghost stories of St Andrews in Scotland, by W.T. Linskill. Come listen to the story if you dare. (Not too scary for young ones) Source: St Andrews Ghost Stories by W.T. Linskill Music: TipToes- Myuu Sound Effects: Zapsplat Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Happy Halloween! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcas...
EP 96: Halloween - The Screaming Skull of Greyfriars (W.T. Linskill 1921)
October 06, 2021 23:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBWelcome to my Halloween storytelling month. I will be telling stories that contain ghosts and spooky stuff. Nothing will be terribly gruesome, but there is a mention of murder twice in this story if you want to keep little ears away. The narrator is visiting his friend Allan de Beauchamp. Allan is the last in a long line of Beauchamps, going all the way back to a hard drinking, hard partying fellow named Neville de Beauchamp. Well, his wife dies of a broken heart and Neville becomes a monk ...
EP 95: Philippines- Tribes of Mindanao part 2
September 29, 2021 23:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBThis is the second instalment in the Mindanao folk tales. In story one, the story of Lumabet, a god like man who finally turns into an owl. Lots of twists and turns in this wonderful tale. (Bagobo) In story two, we learn about Melu, who through his skin shavings, creates man. But Tau Tana puts their noses on upside down and the people almost drowned. Finally, Melu made everything right again. (Bilaan) In story three, the four beings of the earth started to make humans out of wax, but tha...
EP 94: Turkey- The Wizard Dervish
September 23, 2021 01:00 - 10 minutes - 9.76 MBThis is the story of the wizard dervish and the son of the Padishah. The Padishah wants a son, but alas he has none. The dervish Giveth and the Dervish taketh away. He kidnaps the prince and puts him through a series of beatings. Then with the help of the dervish's daughter, he runs away and is chased by the mother of his new bride, who happens to be a witch. The witch follows them and the daughter turns them into a series of things. Answering with nonsense, the witch becomes frustrated and ...
EP 93: India- Princess Soorthie & The Snake's Bride
September 15, 2021 23:00 - 10 minutes - 9.9 MBIn the first story, the Princess Soorthie is tricked by her older sister into thinking that her new husband is a toad. She calls off the wedding. The former fiance decides to have a grand procession past her place, just to show her what she was missing out on. She realizes her mistake too late and tries to sneak out to meet up with him. Instead she is kidnapped and suffers a terrible fate. In the second story, Sukkia lives with her step mother Dukhia (the one who causes pain). One day, Suk...
EP 92: Ghana- The Squirrel and the Spider; Why We See Ants Carrying Bundles as Big as Themselves
September 08, 2021 23:00 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBThis week we have two stories from WH Barker's West African Folk-Tales. In the first one, Anansi takes squirrel to court and uses logic to get what is not his. Too bad he isn't the only one with those skills. In the second story, Anansi tries to get a little rain, but instead goes big and ends up killing a man. For this he is punished by having to carry a heavy box with him everywhere. But Anansi is always tricky. Music: Osei Kwame Korankye - sings praise song with seperewa from the Ghan...
EP 91: Korea- The King of the Flowers
September 01, 2021 23:00 - 9 minutes - 9.03 MBThis is the story of a Korean king being reminded to take care of his country instead of being distracted by Cinnamon Rose. The great kind Shinmun is distracted by the court ladies and is given an allegory all about the King of the Flowers, known as the Peony. When the king hears the story, he is able to figure out that the real meaning is that he needs to get his own things in order. Of course the temptress is to blame instead of the King, but hopefully the king takes some of the blame. So...
EP 90: Philippines- Tribes of Mindanao part 1
August 25, 2021 23:00 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBThese five stories belong to the Bukidnon and to the Bagobo. Story one is about how the moon and the stars came to be. (Bukidnon) Story two is about a crab that makes a flood. (Bukidnon) Story three is about Magbangal, a constellation in the sky that lets the people know it is time to plant the rice. (Bukidnon) Story four is about how children became monkeys. (Bukidnon) Story five is about Bulanawan and Aguio and how they were twin brothers, but were split apart and fought until their g...
EP 89: South Africa- Four Jackal and Lion tales
August 18, 2021 23:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBHere are four tales in which the Jackal outsmarts Lion. Since they were four variations on the theme, and all fairly short, I put them all together here. Source: SOUTH-AFRICAN FOLK-TALES BY JAMES A. HONEŸ, M.D. Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Sound Effects: Nature Ambience Light Rain Birds by Kevin Bouchar CCO 1.0 License from Zapsplat.com Music: Xhosa Culture by Karoo Culture Creative Commons Podcast Shoutout: Uncanny Japan Listener Shoutout: Sao Paolo, Brazil Photo Credit: "Jackal, Ji...
EP 88: Iran- The Son of the Soap Seller
August 11, 2021 23:00 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBIn this story, little Ahmed saves a princess from a lion that breaks free from its handler. He is rewarded with gold, but then his father spends all of it. In order to earn a living, he and his father set out from the holy city of Mashhad only to be caught in a terrible sandstorm. Ahmed gives relief to a dying dervish who rewards him with a crystal cup. During the storm, Ahmed and his father are separated and a stranger calls Ahmed by name. This turns out to be a Ghool (ghoul) who tries to d...
EP 87: Nigeria- The Kingdom of the Yorubas, Tribal Marks, and Akiti the Hunter
August 04, 2021 23:00 - 7 minutes - 6.87 MBIn the first story, the world is covered with water, and the grandson of the king takes his inheritance and makes the land of the Yoruba. In the second story, the king's wives think that the man covered in scars is attractive, so the king sets out to get the same hundred cuts, but can only stand two. Thus two cuts becomes the sign of royalty. In the third story, Akiti brags about being a great hunter, but Elephant thinks he brags too much. They have a battle and it comes down to one of the...
EP 86: China- The Fish and the Flowers, The Hen the Cat and The Bird, And the Boy Who Wanted The Impossible
July 28, 2021 23:00 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBIn the first story, a merchant stores some flowers in the fish room. The fish complain about the smell. Do the flowers find it worth it to argue with fish? In the second story, a mother hen is jealous of some other birds and tries to convince the cat to eat them. The other birds have a little chat with the cat and all of the plans are revealed. In the third story, a little boy is very curious. He wants to be a bird, or a fish, or just to grab the moon. His curiosity knows no bounds, but wi...