Two short stories from Japan. On the first, an old man is in a tree surrounded by demons and faced with a desperate choice. On the second, a man has a pet that his wife is not thrilled about, so she makes that known. With scissors.
The creature is a sad cow! Or a vampire! Either way you probably don't want to hang out with it.
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Music:
"In the Backroom" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Inside the Toy Submarine" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Alsace" by Podington Bear
"Seashore" by Podington Bear
"Inamorata" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Samara" by Podington Bear
"Clair De Lune (Pianet, Moog, and Brushes Arr.)" by Podington Bear
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Loved this episode! The first one is such a fun story. I had heard a few different versions from various countries of the story of the old man dancing before in a class about Gaelic fairytales. It was driving me crazy that I couldn’t think of the name but luckily thanks to Google I found it! If anyone else is interested, the tale type is known as “Helpful Elves” or “Gifts of the Little People” (ATU 503). You can read other versions here: http://www.mftd.org/index.php?action=atu&src=atu&id=503
Hi folks – the second story on episode 214 isn’t as described in the notes but rather a repeat telling of an episode from way back. Thanks – Art
Thanks for reaching out! That was a mistake and a corrected file was uploaded. If you’re not hearing the story described in the show notes (the tongue-cut sparrow), you might want to delete and re-download. The new story starts at ~18 min.