Family Folktales
Children's Topics & Stories
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.
Location:
Nashville, TN
Description:
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.
Language:
English
Episodes
The Magic Book
5/31/2023
A lazy lad takes an easy position but is too lazy to even do that properly. While snooping in a room he was not supposed to enter, he finds a book of magic – and everything changes.
Duration:00:21:16
The Wonderful Birch
5/24/2023
Did you know that there is a type of large wooden hammer called a beetle? That may help this Cinderella-like story make a little more sense!
Duration:00:24:39
The Witch in the Stone Boat
5/10/2023
A young king is returning home after his father’s death, accompanied by his wife and their infant son. While everyone on the ship is napping, a witch transfigures the queen and takes her place, sending the queen off in a stone boat. Will the king discover the witch’s deception? Is there any hope of returning the queen to her rightful position? Listen and find out!
Duration:00:13:38
Little One-eye, Little Two-eyes, and Little Three-eyes
4/26/2023
This is the story of three sisters – one with just one eye, one with two eyes, and one with three eyes. Do you think they all treat each other with kindness and generosity, as sisters ought? Listen and find out!
Duration:00:18:30
The Enchanted Watch
4/12/2023
After rescuing a dog, a cat, and a serpent, a not-too-clever young fellow is rewarded with a watch that will grant him anything he wants, including the hand of a princess. But when she absconds with his treasure, how will he get it back?
Duration:00:13:28
The Little Gray Man
3/29/2023
Three traveling companions encounter, and eventually overcome, an odd little man who attacks them. After tracking the man to his lair, what rewards will await the trio?
Duration:00:10:19
The Crystal Coffin
3/15/2023
A tailor witnesses a battle between a magical stag and a bull. When the stag wins, the tailor is carried to a cavern where he finds a beautiful maiden in a crystal coffin. And oh, the tale she has to tell!
Duration:00:16:45
Madschun
3/1/2023
A shiftless young fellow falls in love with the daughter of a sultan and is determined to marry her. When the sultan sets an impossible task as proof of the fellow’s devotion, will he find a way to complete the task?
Duration:00:16:30
The Prince and the Dragon
2/15/2023
Two brothers, princes, have disappeared while hunting. Can their younger brother find the truth behind their disappearances and somehow bring them home?
Duration:00:22:13
The Many-Furred Creature
2/1/2023
A king plans for his daughter to marry one of his councillors. When she flees the country to avoid the marriage, she hides her identity and finds work in a kitchen. Will she find true happiness?
Duration:00:14:28
The Story of the Seven Simons
1/18/2023
A king has heard of a princess who might be a suitable match for one as magnificent as himself. So he enlists the aid of seven brothers, all named Simon, and all with – shall we say, unusual? – skills.
Duration:00:30:47
The Princess in the Chest
1/4/2023
A king vowed to have someone stand sentry over his daughter’s body every might for a year – but the sentries are always gone in the morning. Is there anyone who will last the whole night?
Duration:00:30:22
The Snow Queen
12/21/2022
This abridged version of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic inspired the popular movie, Frozen – but you won’t find Anna and Elsa here!
Duration:00:46:16
Ian, the Soldier's Son
12/7/2022
Three brothers set out on a quest to find three sisters who have vanished. Will any of them live happily ever after?
Duration:00:31:16
Little Wildrose
11/23/2022
A prince falls in love with a girl who lives in an eagle’s nest on top of a tree. Will she ever fulfill his heart’s desire and marry him?
Duration:00:22:43
The Death of Abu Nowas
11/9/2022
The Sultan and Sultana have arranged for Abu Nowas to marry! What will happen when the bride and groom spend all their money?
Duration:00:12:17
The Golden Crab
10/26/2022
A fisherman catches a golden crab, who turns out to be an enchanted prince. After his princess bride betrays him, is there any hope of breaking the enchantment?
Duration:00:13:36
The Enchanted Deer
10/12/2022
A young man goes off to seek his fortune and falls in love with a woman who restores him to life three times after he is killed. When he is unable to meet with her as they had planned, his real quest begins.
Duration:00:19:04
The Twelve Huntsmen
9/28/2022
After she is forgotten by the love of her life, a princess devises a plan to win him back. First, she needs eleven girls who look just like her …
Duration:00:08:42
The Knights of the Fish
9/14/2022
Two brothers, identical twins, have grown tired of being mistaken for each other, so they set off in different directions to seek their fortunes. But there comes a time in their journeys when the brothers find their similar appearance to be helpful. Wondering how? Listen and find out!
Duration:00:18:38