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Family Folktales

What is Family Folktales? Think of it as story time on demand. Whether you"re running errands, trying to make dinner, or getting little someones ready for bed, you can listen to a story or two. The stories may be new to you or old favorites. They may even be different, possibly gorier, versions of those stories you now share with your children. Listen, wherever you get podcasts.

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The Cat and the Mouse in Partnership

Family Folktales ·

2025/10/29

A cat and a mouse agree to live together, sharing the household chores and stocking up food for the cold winter. But what do you think will happen when the cat finds herself unable to stop thinking about the tasty treat they have stored up?

The Blue Bird

Family Folktales ·

2025/10/22

A queen, second wife to the king, contrives to raise her daughter above the true princess. When a suitor rejects her daughter in favor of the king’s daughter, he is transformed into a blue bird. Will he ever regain his human form, and gain the hand of the girl he loves?

Fortune and the Wood-Cutter

Family Folktales ·

2025/10/15

After twenty years of chasing fortune to no avail, a poor wood-cutter takes to his bed so fortune can catch him.

Blockhead-Hans

Family Folktales ·

2025/10/08

A princess declares she will marry the most well-spoken suitor, and two well-educated brothers set off with the blessing of their father. But their not-very-bright younger brother wants to go too! Will any of them win the hand of the princess?

The Tale of a Tortoise, and a Mischievous Monkey

Family Folktales ·

2025/10/01

Two Brazilian tales of tricksters in one! First comes Tortoise, who outwits everyone from a whale to a wily fox; and next up is a monkey, full of spit and vinegar, and able to get the best of everyone – until he angers the puma.

The Brown Bear of Norway

Family Folktales ·

2025/09/24

A princess declares she will marry an enchanted prince, The Brown Bear of Norway; when that happens, she learns that she will have to face years of difficult trials to free him from his enchantment. How much can she endure? Will it be enough?

The Brown Bear of Norway

Family Folktales ·

2025/09/24

The Prince and the Three Fates

Family Folktales ·

2025/09/17

A king is told by fairies that his infant son’s life will be ended by a crocodile, a serpent, or a dog. Is there any way for the princeling to avoid his fate?

The Prince and the Three Fates

Family Folktales ·

2025/09/17

A king is told by fairies that his infant son’s life will be ended by a crocodile, a serpent, or a dog. Is there any way for the princeling to avoid his fate?

The Monkey and the Jellyfish

Family Folktales ·

2025/09/10

When the sea-queen becomes ill only the liver of an ape can cure her. A turtle is able to capture a monkey and bring him back, but what will happen when a jellyfish explains why the monkey is there?

The Monkey and the Jellyfish

Family Folktales ·

2025/09/10

When the sea-queen becomes ill only the liver of an ape can cure her. A turtle is able to capture a monkey and bring him back, but what will happen when a jellyfish explains why the monkey is there?

Don Giovanni de la Fortuna

Family Folktales ·

2025/09/03

A once-wealthy man makes a deal with the devil that will bring him unlimited money if he can hold up his end of the deal. Who will come out on top?

Don Giovanni de la Fortuna

Family Folktales ·

2025/09/03

A once-wealthy man makes a deal with the devil that will bring him unlimited money if he can hold up his end of the deal. Who will come out on top?

How the Dragon was Tricked

Family Folktales ·

2025/08/27

A young man delights in playing cruel tricks on others until he is brought before the king. The king gives him a chance to save his own life: all he needs to do is trick a dragon.

How the Dragon was Tricked

Family Folktales ·

2025/08/27

A young man delights in playing cruel tricks on others until he is brought before the king. The king gives him a chance to save his own life: all he needs to do is trick a dragon.

The Witch

Family Folktales ·

2025/08/20

Two children are sent by their cruel stepmother to serve her mother – a witch. What gifts might their grandmother give them to help them escape her cruelty?

The Witch

Family Folktales ·

2025/08/20

Two children are sent by their cruel stepmother to serve her mother – a witch. What gifts might their grandmother give them to help them escape her cruelty?

The Story of the Fisherman and his Wife

Family Folktales ·

2025/08/13

After a fisherman tells his wife of the unusual fish he caught and released (it was really an enchanted prince!), she convinces him to go back to the fish to ask for a better home. But what will happen when she gets greedy?

The Story of the Fisherman and his Wife

Family Folktales ·

2025/08/13

The Marvellous Musician

Family Folktales ·

2025/08/06

A lonely fiddler’s music attracts three interested pupils – a wolf, a fox, and a hare – who are not his ideal students. How will he get out of teaching them?

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