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117-Romanian Folklore: What did it Cost?
This week, it's the fairy tale "Youth without Age and Life without Death", from Romania, a tale of love, loss, impossible quests, and acheiving your …
7 years, 9 months ago
116B-Mexican Legends: Outlaw Country
Joaquin is out of control. He is riding through town, doubling the rewards on his own wanted posters. He has cowed or killed anyone who has tried to …
7 years, 9 months ago
116A-Mexican Legends: Alta California
It's 1850. The gold rush in the wild west, and Joaquin Murrieta seeks a better life in the US state of California, only recently taken from Mexico in…
7 years, 9 months ago
115-Chinese Folklore: Another Brick in the Wall
The story of Meng Jiangnu and the Great Wall is one of the four great folktales of China. It's the story of love, tyranny, and standing up for what i…
7 years, 10 months ago
114B-Indian Stories: Heavy
The world has been quiet for centuries, but everyone knows that they will return. The demon kings. An ancient evil destined to be reborn a third and …
7 years, 10 months ago
114A-Indian Stories: Calamity
Three lifetimes, two guardians, one objective: get back home. In our long overdue first foray into stories from India, it's the story of Jaya and Vij…
7 years, 10 months ago
113-Armenian folklore: Occupational Hazard
The prince is having a bad day...because the prince is having a great day. His life is just too easy. Too awesome. He is suffering from too much luxu…
7 years, 10 months ago
112C-Pinocchio: Whale Jail
It's the end for Pinocchio. We left him last week the lead suspect in a murder investigation (no, I'm not joking), and we'll catch up to him on the b…
7 years, 11 months ago
112B-Pinocchio: Nosey
I wouldn't really call Pinocchio ill-fated. That implies that it's undeserved, and it's definitely not. The little guy lies like it's a second langua…
7 years, 11 months ago
112A-Pinocchio: No Strings Attached
Prison. Assassins. Marionette dance parties. The original story of Pinocchio has it all. Of course, you know of Pinocchio and Geppetto, but did you k…
7 years, 11 months ago