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Sandman Stories Presents

Dustin Steichmann

Tired 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! All of my links can be found here~ https://linktr.ee/Sandmanstoriespresents

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EP 140: China- The Two Mountains 兩大山 and A Chinese...

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2022/08/11

In the first story, two well known mountains get into a bragging match. One boasts of having magical birds whose feathers are desired by kings. The other responds that people like him better because he is gentle and welcoming. It's an interesting match of power versus grace. In the second story, a son is just not interested in school. He is a bright boy, but education is no fun. So he runs off to make money in the big city. Will he come back home and take care of his parents? Will this coincide with

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00:16:57

EP 139: Georgia- Gulambara and Sulambara (Marjory...

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2022/08/04

In this story, a boy is kicked out of his kindgom after setting a magic fish free. He then goes on a wild adventure all over town with his new friend, going on adventure after adventure. Will he trust his new friend? Will he give up his princess? Who are Gulambara and Sulambara? Listen and find out! This is a special episode because it will also be released on the History of Saqartvelo Georgia podcast. It was a cool collaboration with my friend Roberto who runs the show. Since it was a special one,

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EP 138: Nigeria- The Voices of Birds, Three...

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2022/07/28

In the first story, a magician is off on a walk in the woods. He came to a place where there were a lot of dull brown birds with beautiful voices. He asked the birds if they would be up for a bit of swapping: their beautiful voices for some lovely feathers. In the second story, we learn about the origin of a beautiful flowing river and the betrayal that lead to the stagnant one next to it. And in the third story, we hear the sad tale of Isokun, who just wants a baby of her own. Source: Yoruba

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EP 137: Bengal- The Boy with the Moon on his Forehead...

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2022/07/21

Pre-roll: My reaction to the Scotus overturning Roe and making the world less safe for women. This is the story of a King, his seventh queen, a kidnapping, raw flesh eaters, a woman of incredible beauty, golden sticks, silver sticks, and the boy with the moon on his forehead and stars on the palms on his head. Source: Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day 1912 Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Sound FX: Overpass sounds by Dustin Steichmann Music: গুড়িয়ার কণ্ঠে গান শুনে মুগ্ধ হতেই হবে A Fantastic Folk

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EP 136: Azores- Fresh Figs and The Master of Magic...

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2022/07/14

In the first story, there are two brothers. One brother is cunning, but the other is a bit dull. They are tasked with bringing the rich man's daughter some figs to make her feel better. But it is the middle of January and there are hardly any figs. Luckily, the brothers meet a mysterious woman with child. One lies to her and pays the price, but the other tells the truth and is rewarded. And in the second story, the youngest brother of three goes to school instead of working the fields like his

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EP 135: Louisiana- Compair Lapin and the Earthworm...

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2022/07/07

In this story, brother earthworm laments the fact that he is so weak and defenseless. He wants to be big and strong. And just like in a lot of folk tales, who can make you strong? Yes, the Devil. So brother Earthworm grows big and powerful. This scares brother Rabbit. If only brother Rabbit hadn't fought with brother Elephant, he could have him help fight the worm. Oh well, I think he will come up with something. Source: Louisiana Folk-tales: In French Dialect and English Translation by Alcée

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EP 134: Armenia- The Golden Maiden (A. G. Seklemian...

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2022/06/30

In this story, two children are abandoned by their father after he remarries. During their travels, the younger brother drinks from a puddle and is changed into a sheep. The maiden then meets a fairy, gets special golden powers, and things go one part Cinderella and one part Jonah and the whale from there. Will there be a happily ever after? Source: The Golden Maiden and other folk tales and fairy stories told in Armenia by A. G. Seklemian 1898 Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Sound FX: Khasaut river by

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EP 133: Ghana- Morning Sunrise, Honourable Minu, Why...

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2022/06/23

In 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 back seat

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EP 132: Japan- The Tongue Cut Sparrow 舌切り雀 (Yei...

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2022/06/16

In 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 Theodora Ozaki

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EP 131: Korea- The Magic Peach (W.E. Griffis 1922)

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2022/06/09

Here 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. Griffis

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EP 130: Turkey- The Fish Peri (Ignacz Kunos 1914)

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2022/06/02

In 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:

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EP 129: South Africa- The Story of a Dam (James A...

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2022/05/26

In 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.D

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EP 128: China- The Eagle and the Rice Birds 物必歸原; The...

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2022/05/19

In 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 Music:

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EP 127: India- The Old Witch Who Lived in The Forest...

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2022/05/12

A 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 singing in

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EP 126: Philippines- The Monkey and The Turtle and...

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2022/05/05

Welcome 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 loses his tail

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EP 125: India- The Loss of Friends- Chapters 5-7...

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2022/04/28

*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 Atmosphere by

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EP 124: Louisiana- Brother Bull and Jean Malin (Alcée...

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2022/04/21

Jean 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,

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EP 123: Nigeria- The Leopard man and other Yoruba...

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2022/04/14

In 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: Fire,

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EP 122: Azores- Linda Branca, Peter of the Pigs...

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2022/04/07

In 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 of money

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EP 121: Bengal- Life's Secret (Lal Behari Day 1912)

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2022/03/31

In 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

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