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 Cats' Elopement
9/13/2023
Two cats fall in love and leave their homes to find happiness together. When one is taken in by a princess, what will become of the other?
Duration:00:09:14
The Brave Little Tailor
8/30/2023
A tailor kills seven flies in a single blow! But when his bragging is a bit unclear, who knows what adventures await?
Duration:00:23:05
The Princess on the Glass Hill
8/16/2023
Cinderlad proves to be braver than his older brothers and is generously rewarded, but will he find a way to win the hand of the princess?
Duration:00:24:21
The Shifty Lad
8/9/2023
A woman is heartbroken when her only son declares that, rather than learn an honest trade, he will become a thief. The lad apprentices with a successful thief, but will he still meet the dire end predicted by his mother?
Duration:00:30:21
The One-Handed Girl
8/2/2023
A man dies, leaving to his son all his property, but gives his daughter a blessing. Later, the brother cuts his sister’s hand off in anger. Will either of them live happily ever after?
Duration:00:36:57
The Donkey Cabbage
7/26/2023
A young man does a kindness for an old woman, but the reward he gets is stolen by a witch! Will he be able to outsmart her and regain his treasures?
Duration:00:18:25
Jesper who Herded the Hares
7/22/2023
A kind and clever young man named Jesper sets off to marry the princess. Will the tasks the king sets prove too much for him?
Duration:00:25:24
The Goat’s Ears of the Emperor Trojan
7/19/2023
The emperor has ears like a goat’s, but woe to anyone who says so! Might a barber’s apprentice be the one who can hold his tongue?
Duration:00:07:31
Laughing Eye and Weeping Eye, or, The Limping Fox
7/12/2023
Three brothers set out on a quest to recover their father’s greatest treasure. Will any of them share their food with a limping fox, or take his help in finding their father’s treasure?
Duration:00:11:14
The Story of the Three Bears
7/5/2023
What would you do if an old woman broke into your house, ate your food, broke your furniture, and fell asleep in your bed? There’s no Goldilocks in this version of the classic story!
Duration:00:10:08
The Turtle and his Bride
6/28/2023
A young woman is convinced to marry a turtle, but when he goes off to war, she marries someone else. Will she be able to outsmart the turtle and free herself?
Duration:00:11:38
Janni and the Draken
6/21/2023
Janni and his sister are alone in the world. What will happen when she falls in love with a dragon who wants Janni dead – and then marries the dragon?
Duration:00:12:12
Prince Fickle and the Fair Helena
6/14/2023
A fairy helps a girl with the impossible tasks set by the girl’s stepmother; later she is wooed by a prince! When he forgets all about her, what will she do?
Duration:00:14:12
Prunella
6/7/2023
A girl takes plums from a witch’s tree, and the witch takes her prisoner in return. Will the witch’s son help the girl, or stay loyal to his mother?
Duration:00:13:07
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