246-Slavic Legends: The Queen’s Gambit
The legendary story of Olga of Kiev, a 10th century queen who's always four steps ahead of her enemies.
The legendary story of Olga of Kiev, a 10th century queen who's always four steps ahead of her enemies.
The story of a pirate princess from Jewish/Polish folklore, we'll see how many fiancees is too many fiancees (the answer, of course, is however many try to marry you at sword-point), and that you really, really don't want to mess with a team of pirate princesses.
A story from Georgian folklore about a king who needs a cure for his condition, the prince who decided that cure was going to be his new pet, and all the problems that come from an animal blood eye wash so maybe don't do an animal blood eye wash. If you give the [...]
Arthur has been kidnapped. Guinevere's evil twin is at large. The kingdom is thrown into chaos.
The story of Queen Guinevere as she goes from princess, to queen, to convict.
The story of Zjermi, Handa, the dragon Kuchedra, and about a hundred naked armpit angels from Albania.
In a story from the folklore of the Sorko people who lived along the Niger river in West Africa, a hippo is causing all sorts of trouble.
The conclusion of "A Heart of Stone" by Wilhelm Hauff, where we see what happens when Peter Munk, out of options after threatening the Little Glass Man, turns to the devil to help himself through dire circumstances.
A German fairy tale about striving, falling short, and then seeking help from dangerous mythological creatures to help you pick up the slack.
Three stories from the Grimm brothers about people lending a helping hand.