105B-Reynard: Ferocious Mr. Fox
Reynard the fox keeps making terrible, or brilliant, decisions.
105A-Reynard: Fox on the Run
What does the fox say? An awful lot, as it turns out, and none of it is good.
101-Fairy Tales: Three Dog Night
Stories of money problems from Denmark and Vietnam
97-Jack and the Beanstalk: Sleeping Giant
Two stories of Jacks who kill giants, but in very different ways.
96-Russian Folklore: Cold as Ice
Two stories of snow children from Russian and European folklore
84-Three Bears: Rule of Three
The three bears, the three little pigs, and an especially deranged version of Cinderella
83-Tale of Tales: Skin Deep
Two really bizarre stories (even by fairy tale standards) from medieval Italy.
63-Puss in Boots: These Boots
The story of Puss is Boots is that of a cat who wears boots and talks. The character of the cat has somehow gone on to be voiced by Antonio Banderas, take part in a one really successful franchise, spin off into its own movie AND Netflix series. The 2011 movie alone went [...]
57-Japanese Fairy Tales: Faithful
This week, there are two stories from Japanese folklore. The first has to do with a butterfly that just won't give up trying to land on the face of a dying man. The second is of a monk-in-training who just doesn't want to stop partying. The creature is Hedley Cow, and she will [...]
56-Nepali Folklore: Hope You Guess My Name
A story of a young woman from Nepal who has a (sadly) common problem for folklore, but a very uncommon solution. Also she eats goat vomit. She probably doesn't enjoy it, though. The creature this time is the Habetrot, and she'll make you want to wear stone glasses...and them promptly throw them down [...]