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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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00:22:42

EP 259: Bengal- The Story of Prince Sobur (Day)

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2024/11/21

#bengal #folktaleIn this story, a father is insulted when his daughter claims to earn her own living. She is exiled and only has her nursemaid and her work box. Will she survive the ordeal? Will she be able to save the sick prince? Tune in and find out! Source: Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Arshad Ali Khan Classical Raag II Kirana Gharana Sound Effects: Amazon Forest by jonasrocha -- https://freesound.org/s/159583/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Bird

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00:13:44

EP 258: Azores- Jose the Beast Slayer; The Princess...

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2024/11/14

#azores #folktaleIn the first story, a "wise man" tells a king to lock up his daughter for 20 years to keep her without a bone. I wonder what that means. And in the second story, the daughter of Jupiter is seen by a couple of priests and decides to become a flower to help people. Source: The Islands of Magic: Legends, Folk and Fairy Tales from the Azores by Eells Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Tic_Tac_Fado_Instrumental care of Wiki Commons Sound Effects: NC Night Forest by Lasdimot Podcasst

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00:16:58

EP 257: Armenia- The Idiot; The miserly Companion...

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2024/11/07

#armenia #folkloreToday we are back in the book of Armenian folktales written down by A.G. Seklemian. In the first story, a man goes looking for luck and finds his answer in a lion’s mouth. And in the second, it pays to be kind and it costs to be stingy. Source: ⁠⁠Armenian Folk Tales collected by A.G. Seklemian Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Hay Nare Nare ... Հայ Նարե Նարե ...💚 Sound Effects: NC Night Forest .wav by Lasdimot -- https://freesound.org/s/405515/ -- License: Attribution

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00:18:29

EP 256: Halloween- What Uncle Saw (Mukerji)

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2024/10/31

#halloween #ghoststoryIn this final Halloween story, uncle catches a late train back to the family home. When he gets there, he spends the night in a room alone, but someone is banging on the window bars. In the morning, uncle is in a terrible state. What did he see? Source: INDIAN GHOST STORIES S. MUKERJI Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: z3r0 - The Sill | Indian Horror/Mystery Sound Effects: 20140212 - Chiang Rai mountains at night 05.wav by LG -- https://freesound.org/s/345150/ -- License:

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00:15:37

EP 255: Halloween- The Flayed Hand (Maupassant)

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2024/10/24

#halloween #horrorIn this story, a rich French student comes home with a strange gift: the dried hand of a murderer. Is it an innocent prank, or something much deadlier? Source: Twenty-Five Ghost Stories COMPILED AND EDITED BY W. BOB HOLLAND Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Sound Effects: Zapsplat Music: Myuu-Outcast Photo Credit: "Egyptian Mummy - Hands" by █ Slices of Light █▀ ▀ ▀ is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Thank you and happy halloween

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00:07:56

EP 254: Halloween- The Dead Mother; The Dead Witch...

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2024/10/17

#halloween #spookyIn the first story, a man is distraught to find his new bride dead. How will their baby be taken care of? And in the second story, a witch dies, but not before asking her grand daughter to do something to keep the demons away. Source: Russian Fairy Tales by W. R. S. Ralston Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Sound Effects: Zapsplat Music: Myuu - Tragic Story Photo Credit: "Babushka" by Morgan Jones is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Video by Headliner

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00:12:51

EP 253: Halloween- The Monk of Saint Rules Tower...

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2024/10/10

#Halloween #ghostIn this story, a man is met by the ghost of a monk. It isn't super scary, but it is a bit worrying when a ghost gives you a dagger that he was ended with. Enjoy Halloween Source: St Andrews Ghost Stories BY W. T. LINSKILL Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Winter Nights - Spooky & Scary Dramatic Classical Music (cello and viola)- Halloween serie - Sound Effects: "Ambience, Night Wildlife, A.wav" by InspectorJ is licensed under CC BY 4.0. "Tawny Owls

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00:11:17

EP 252: Halloween- The Cold Hand (Miller)

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2024/10/03

#halloween #spookyIn this story, a man is staying at a small guest house. While in a locked room, something creepy slides across his face. When he wakes up, there is no one there. Was it a ghost or something scarier? Source: Ghost stories edited by James Miller Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: “Ethereal Darkness" | Horror Piano Soundtrack by Iron Stronghold Productions (creative Commons) Sound Effects: Zapsplat.com Photo Credit: "Jeweler's Hands" by No Door An Aperture is

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00:10:19

EP 251: Panchatantra- ch17 Lion and Carpenter; ch18...

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2024/09/26

#panchatantra #epicIn the first story, Lively and Victor continue their conversation and Victor begins to worry about Rusty getting hurt. And in the second story, the Plover tells his wife that he can beat the ocean. Source: Panchatantra Arthur W Ryder Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Amith Nadig - Carnatic Flute - Bilahari Raga Sound Effects: 113997__heigh-hoo__winterbeach on Freesound.org Photo Credit "Crab Plover" by Koshyk is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Video by Headliner

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00:12:45

EP 250: Türkiye- The Crow Peri (Kunos)

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2024/09/19

#turkey #folktaleIn this story, a young man is fatherless and needs to make his way in the world. Will a crow lead him astray? Will the Lala kill him off? Source: Forty-four Turkish fairy tales by Kunos, ignacz Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Istanbul Dervish Cafe music by tagirov -- https://freesound.org/s/165192/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 Sound Effects: Gentle ocean waves birdsong and gull.WAV by jackmichaelking -- https://freesound.org/s/518637/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Podcast

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00:15:16

EP 249: Sioux- Fifth and Sixth Nights (Eastman)

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2024/09/12

#sioux #folktaleIn the first story, we learn why nobody likes a braggart, and in the second story, we learn why you don’t go sticking your hands in cracks after midnight. Source: Wigwam Evenings: Sioux Folk Tales Retold by Eastman and Eastman Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Windtalker and the Big One Live - Native American flute music by Randy “Windtalker” Motz Sound Effects: Fire burning with crackle, inside fireplace from Zapsplat Photo Credit: "Raccoon" by U. S. Fish and Wildlife

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00:07:27

EP 248: Lion Loses; Death comes To Man; A Zulu...

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2024/09/05

#southafrica #folkloreIn the first story, Lion gets tied to a bush, but can't catch the culprit. In the second story, the moon tells man that they will die and come back like her, but the rabbit just doesn't listen. And in the third story, Chameleon is given the task of telling men that they will live forever, but he is too slow in getting that message to them. Source: SOUTH-AFRICAN FOLK-TALES BY JAMES A. HONEŸ, M.D. Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Mbube) world-known choral group South

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00:12:13

EP 247: The Alan and the Hunters; The Man and the...

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2024/08/29

In the first story, a man just wants to find some fire to roast a pig, but he comes across an Alan's house instead. What will he do?In the second story, a man plays dead and gets a reward from the Alans, but they wouldn't really burn down his house, would they? And in the third story, Sogsogot goes on a wild adventure and his ghost wife makes him throw feathers at other ghosts. Wild. Source: Philippine Folk Tales, by Mabel Cook Cole Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Sound:

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00:11:12

EP 246: Nigeria- Tortoise and the King; Tortoise and...

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2024/08/22

#yoruba #nigeria #folktaleIn the first story, the king promises his daughter, but then goes back on his word. In the second story, Tortoise wants to know how his neighbor gets so rich. And in the third story, Tortoise plays tug of war, but pulls more than his weight. Source: Yoruba Legands by Ogumefu, M. I. Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Sound Effects: Lagos at night by jilla2021 on freesound Music: Ayinla Omowura Photo Credit: "Baby Elongated Tortoise, Indotestudo elongata in Kaeng Krachan

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00:21:45

EP 245: Louisiana- King Peacock, Singing Bones,...

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2024/08/15

#louisiana #folktaleIn the first story, we have echoes of sleeping beauty without out all of the kissing sleeping women thing. In the second one, a dad learns why the butcher's meat is so cheap. And in the final story, Dumb John proves that he isn't a dumb as people think. Source: Louisiana Folk-tales: In French Dialect and English Translation by Alcée Fortier Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: On My Way to New Orleans by COLLINS AND HARLAN; Macdonald; Von Tilzer Sound Effects: Frogs by

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00:13:44

EP 244: Korea- Shoes For Hats (Griffis)

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2024/08/08

#korea #folktaleEver wonder how writing came to Japan? Listen to this hot propaganda track about how the Japanese people came to Korea and took people of learning. Source: KOREAN FAIRY TALES BY WILLIAM ELLIOT GRIFFIS Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: 해.품.달. 커버영상. (피리.생황) kim bo ri Sound Effects: Rain too by Dustin Steichmann Photo credit: "Peddler merchants of Joseon Dynasty" by KOREA.NET - Official page of the Republic of Korea is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Video by Headliner Podcast

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00:17:56

EP 243: Japan- The Story Of The Man Who Did Not Wish...

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2024/08/01

#japan #folktaleIn this story, the main character is afraid of death. To cure this, he is sent to the land where people never die, founded by Xu Fu (Jofuku). Turns out, this isn't a great option either. What's a guy to do? Source: Japanese Fairy Tales COMPILED BY by Yei Theodora Ozaki Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: SCO音乐摘录 - Song of Night 《夜歌》 Sound Effects: 7am Farm by Dustin Steichmann Podcast Shoutout: One Mic: Black History Join us as we dive in little known persons and events from

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00:16:56

EP 242: India- The Story Of The Black Cow; The...

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2024/07/25

#india #folktaleIn the first story, a boy is rescued by a magic bull who gives him sweets. What could make him forget such a friend? In the second story, a brahmin gets greedy and loses out on riches. And in the final story, the Raja loses a bet to his wife, but then he kicks her out. What is she to do? Source: Simla Village Tales, by Alice Elizabeth Dracott Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Live tribal Traditional folk music of the ancient India Sound Effects: Kitchen Window by Dustin

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00:18:30

EP 241: Quarcoo Bah-Boni; King Chameleon And The...

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2024/07/18

#ghana #folktaleIn today's stories we will meet the worst child ever, a super speedy chameleon, and Anansi's greed. Enjoy these stories from Barker and Sinclaire. Source: West African Folk-Tales, by William Henry Barker Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Rocking Kumasi Asuoyeboa Sound Effects: Front Yard by Dustin Steichmann Podcast Shoutout: Slavstvuyte- Slavstvuyte is a podcast dedicated to exploring the fascinating world of Slavic languages. Join me as we delve into the rich history,

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00:28:58

EP 240: Georgia- Ghvthisavari (I am of God) (Wardrop)

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2024/07/11

#georgia #kartli #folktaleAn apple a day keeps the nine headed devi away. Also, be sure your mom isn't sending you off on errands that might get you killed. Enjoy! Source: Georgian Folk Tales Translated by Marjory Wardrop Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: SHIDA KARTLI - region in Georgia(with music Meufe Zenoni ) - by GEORGIAN svani Sound Effects: Let's ZZZ part three by Dustin Steichmann Video by headliner Podcast Shoutout: The Appalachian Folklore Podcast A wild hike through the history

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