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This week, there are three stories of people bargaining: with the devil, with that angry lady who owns too many cats, and with...rocks, and we'll see…
3 years, 3 months ago
308-Tricksters: Food Chain
Stories of tricksters from the folklore of the Hopi, Northern Pueblo, and Algonquin people. Coyote makes an enemy when he steals Fox's best friend...…
3 years, 3 months ago
307-Dragons: Pie Hard
The story of why, no matter how good of an idea it sounds like after a few drinks, you shouldn't steal church bells and drop them into a nearby pond.…
3 years, 3 months ago
306-Latin American Folklore: Payback
Two stories from Latin America folklore about people (and animals?) getting payback. The first is a story about why you shouldn't bite strangers. The…
3 years, 4 months ago
305-Turkish Folklore: Angry Bird
The story of the Bird of Sorrow, from Turkish folklore, has love, loss, gratitude, people messing up coffeehouses, genie girlfriends, and elaborate p…
3 years, 4 months ago
304-Celtic Folklore: Among Us
Two stories from Celtic folklore of the things that lurk among us: witches that live in our home town, trolls that hold dance parties on the frozen w…
3 years, 4 months ago
303-Japanese Folklore: Rice and Means
Two stories from Japan about samurai (and wannabe samurai) following their dreams. Too bad it takes fights with giant creatures and a little bit of m…
3 years, 4 months ago
302-Jewish Folklore: Losing Hares
This week, we learn where you shouldn't kiss a rabbit (it's exactly where you think), and how a dance party can save a city.
The creature is B.O.B., …
3 years, 4 months ago
301-Japanese Folklore: After Sundown
The story of a family and the monsters that hunt them. The twist? These are monsters that they might know better than they realize.
The creature is s…
3 years, 5 months ago
300-Norse Christmas: A Slaying Song Tonight
An abbot spends Christmas surrounded by outlaws in the dark forest, so he can listen to mysterious, otherworldly music. A farm has a fun Christmas tr…
3 years, 5 months ago