S2E21: The Magic Swan (Green Fairy Book)
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S2E21: The Magic Swan (Green Fairy Book) **Please use your own judgement before sharing these stories with children. Although I do my best to keep the language friendly, the content may not be everyone’s cup of tea. Summary On the advice of an old woman, Peter steals a magic swan, which he uses to get the princess to laugh for the first time in her life. Questions or Comments? Email: Or Book The Green Fairy Book by Andrew Lang Music "Princess (Instrumental Version)" by Josh Woodward. Free download:
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S2E20: The Little Soldier, Part 5-10 (Green Fairy Book)
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S2E20: The Little Soldier, Part 5-10 (Green Fairy Book) **Please use your own judgement before sharing these stories with children. Although I do my best to keep the language friendly, the content may not be everyone’s cup of tea. Summary The little soldier manages to catch the attention of the royal family and is given an audience. He tells the King and Queen of Ludovine’s promise to marry him and seemingly they agree the promise should be kept, but only if the magic money purse is given to Ludovine. Despite his misgivings, the soldier hands it over. True to their natures,...
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S2E19: The Little Soldier, Part 1-4 (Green Fairy Book)
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S2E19: The Little Soldier, Part 1-4 (Green Fairy Book) **Please use your own judgement before sharing these stories with children. Although I do my best to keep the language friendly, the content may not be everyone’s cup of tea. Summary A soldier returning from war happens upon an old castle. Inside he finds a serpent with the face of a woman. She tells him that her name is Ludovine, her father is the king of the Low Countries, and that she has been waiting for him to rescue her. She instructs him on what to do, and once she is free, tells him to get some rest and meet her with her...
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S2E18: The Golden Blackbird (Green Fairy Book)
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S2E18: The Golden Blackbird (Green Fairy Book) **Please use your own judgement before sharing these stories with children. Although I do my best to keep the language friendly, the content may not be everyone’s cup of tea. Poll What’s the best way to present a story written in multiple parts? Summary An ailing lord sends his three sons to seek out the only thing that might cure him, the Golden Blackbird. The elder sons, assuming they will soon enough inherit their fathers riches stop at an inn where they accrue massive debts. The youngest son continues on the journey,...
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S2E17: The Snuff-Box (Green Fairy Book)
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S2E17: The Snuff-Box (Green Fairy Book) **Please use your own judgement before sharing these stories with children. Although I do my best to keep the language friendly, the content may not be everyone’s cup of tea. Summary While traveling the world, a young man discovers a magic snuff-box which can provide its wielder whatsoever he might want. The young man uses it to build a magnificent palace that attracts the attention of the neighbouring king. Impressed by the young man’s power and riches, and desiring peace, the king gives over his daughter in marriage. The queen, however, is...
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S2E16: The Enchanted Ring (Green Fairy Book)
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S2E16: The Enchanted Ring (Green Fairy Book) **Please use your own judgement before sharing these stories with children. Although I do my best to keep the language friendly, the content may not be everyone’s cup of tea. Summary After his father kicks him out due to his brother’s betrayal, Rosamund meets a fairy who gifts him an enchanted ring. This ring has the powers to make its wearer invisible, and to take on the appearance of the prince. Careful not to misuse the power, Rosamund uses the ring to set right his familial relationships and ingratiate himself with the king....
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S2E15: Heart of Ice (Green Fairy Book)
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S2E15: Heart of Ice (Green Fairy Book) **Please use your own judgement before sharing these stories with children. Although I do my best to keep the language friendly, the content may not be everyone’s cup of tea. Summary Young Manikin is cursed due to the foolishness of his parents. The fairy Genesta takes him away to raise him and give him the best advantages she can. Time passes, and after hearing about the Princess Sabella and seeing her portrait, he decides to join the ranks of prince's and knights questing to the top of the Ice Mountain to win her hand. Along the way he has many...
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S2E14: The Three Little Pigs (Green Fairy Book)
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S2E14: The Three Little Pigs (Green Fairy Book) **Please use your own judgement before sharing these stories with children. Although I do my best to keep the language friendly, the content may not be everyone’s cup of tea. Summary The Three Little Pigs (Brownie, Whitey, and Blacky in this version) each choose a house for their mother to build them. Brownie chooses one of mud, Whitey one of cabbages, and Blacky on of bricks. When the sly fox their mother warned them about decides to visit their new homes only one is able to stand against him. Points to Ponder What version(s) of...
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S2E13: Prince Featherhead and the Princess Celandine (Green Fairy Book)
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S2E13: Prince Featherhead and the Princess Celandine (Green Fairy Book) Happy one year anniversary to this podcast 🎉 thank you for listening! As always, please use your own judgement before sharing these stories with children. Although I do my best to keep the language friendly, the content may not be everyone’s cup of tea. Summary The fairy of the Beech Wood plays matchmaker between Prince Featherhead and the Princess Celandine as only a fairy can. Questions or Comments? Email: Or Book The Green Fairy Book by Andrew Lang Music "Princess...
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S2E12: Prince Narcissus and Princess Potentilla (Green Fairy Book)
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S2E12: Prince Narcissus and Princess Potentilla (Green Fairy Book) **Please use your own judgement before sharing these stories with children. Although I do my best to keep the language friendly, the content may not be everyone’s cup of tea. Summary Princess Potentilla, the beautiful daughter of King Cloverleaf and Queen Frivola, is locked away by her mother for fear that someone might fight her more beautiful than the queen. To ensure no one would go looking for the princess they spread rumors that she is a terrifying and hideous monster. Attracted to the kingdom by one of the...
info_outlineEpisode 25: The Daughter of Buk Ettemsuch
Content warning: Violence and death.
**Please use your own judgement before sharing these stories with children. Although I do my best to keep the language friendly, the content may not be everyone’s cup of tea.
Summary
When their parents leave to travel, they tell their seven daughters not to leave the house or open the door to anyone for three years. After the six eldest daughters do not listen and are eaten by a witch, the youngest is adopted by an ogre.
She is well taken care of and given the keys to six rooms in his castle. Determined to find out what is in the mysterious seventh room she devises a plan and steals the key. In the mostly bare room she finds a window overlooking the neighboring prince’s garden. Caring for the garden is an ox who tells the girl that her father, the ogre, plans to eat her. Upset by this, the girl tells her father and he teaches her how to respond- with a spell that incapacitates the ox for seven days.
Untended, the prince’s garden falls to shambles. Displeased, he kills the ox and replaces it with another. The scenario repeats, but this time the ox begs for his life, and tells the prince about the girl in the ogre’s castle.
The prince is intrigued, and hides in a tree where he is able to observe the next exchange between the ox and the girl. He is immediately smitten and makes a plan to ask the ogre for her hand.
The ogre consents, but as the girl is leaving he tells her she must not speak to the prince unless he swears “by the head of Buk Ettemsuch”. She agrees.
Frustrated by his wife’s silence, the prince takes a series of new brides, whom she tricks into killing themselves.
Finally, the prince discovers the key to his wife’s silence and they live happily to the end of their days.
Questions or Comments?
Email: StoriesWeLoveToTell@gmail.com
Book
The Grey Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Music
"Princess (Instrumental Version)" by Josh Woodward.
Free download: https://www.joshwoodward.com/