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Episodes
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Tuesday May 11, 2021
A young man sets out on a dangerous quest to find a magic feather from an evil ogre. Will he find the feather in time to save the ailing King?
Photo by Isaque Pereira from Pexels
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Tuesday May 04, 2021
One day a wise old goose notices a small vine beginning to grow at the base of the fig tree. He is sure the vine will be trouble, but will the other geese listen to his warning?
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
When the king of Granada begins his search for a wife, the king's barber offers up his magic mirror as a test for any potential brides. Can any women in the kingdom pass the mirror's test?
"The Magic Mirror" is retold by Elaine L. Lindy from Tales from the Lands of Nuts and Grapes: Spanish and Portuguese Folklore, by Charles Sellers. This version is for the website Stories to Grow By.
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
A herd of elephants trample the village of the mice without even realizing it. What do we do when we hurt other people by accident?
This story was adapted from “The Mice that Set the Elephants Free” from The Panchatantra translated from the Sanskrit by Arhur W. Ryder. Adaptation by Elaine Lindy for Stories to Grow By.
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
A lion, a man, a mouse, a falcon and a snake all fall into an elephant pit. Luckily, the hunter to dug the pit comes to rescue them. But their fates remain intertwined from that day forward.
This tale, with sources going back to Tibet and the Panchachantra, is variously titled "Gratitude", "The Grateful Animals and the Ungrateful Man", "From the Elephant Pit" and "The Hunter and the Trap." This version, adapted by Elaine L. Lindy, is from the website Stories to Grow By.
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Monday Apr 05, 2021
An old man and his son meet with criticism when they try to bring their donkey to market. It's just not possible to please everyone all of the time...
"A Donkey to Market" is based on the story, "The Seller of a Donkey" from A Collection of Cambodian Folk Tales.
Adapted by Elaine Lindy for the website Stories to Grow By.
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
The chief of a nearby village is looking for a wife, and two sisters decide they would like to meet the chief. The two women have very different experiences along their journey!
The story "Chief Five Heads" is based on "The Story of Five Heads," from Kaffir Folk-lore by George McCall Theal, 1889. It is a Khosa tale, and has been adapted by Elaine L. Lindy for the website Stories to Grow By.
Illustration, "Girl Surprised by Snake in Tree," by Therson Boadu, is available through a Creative Commons 4.0 license.
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Faraz buries his life savings under a tree, only to return and discover that someone has dug them up. Will he be able to locate the missing treasure and solve the mystery?
Retold by Elaine L. Lindy from the story, "The Hidden Treasure," in the book, A Group of Eastern Romances and Stories from the Persian, Tamil, and Urdu by William Alexander Clouston.
Used with permission from Stories to Grow By.
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
A hungry wolf is out looking for his next meal. He meets a ram, a horse, and a pig... will any of them make a good meal for a hungry wolf?
From More Russian Picture Tales by Valery Carrick, Translated by Nevill Forbes [1914]
Image by Christel SAGNIEZ from Pixabay
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
When their father-in-law sets three young women a series of seemingly impossible tasks, all seems lost - until a wise young woman on a water buffalo shows them how all three tasks can be solved in simple, everyday ways.
"The Young Head of the Family" is based on a story of the same name from Chinese Fairy Tales by Adele M. Fielde. This version is adapted by Elaine L. Lindy for the website Stories to Grow By.