Folktales

. . . a taste of myths, stories, legends, and other traditional tales from around the world and through the ages.

Thursday 9/24/20

Thursday 9/17/20

For Thursday 9/10/20 posted 9/11/20 100 mph winds and no electricity. Sorry for the delay.

Thursday 9/3/2 Folktalefare · England (Cornwall) – The Mermaid’s Comb

for Thursday 8/27/20 Folktalefare · Sweden – The Troll In The Ditch

for Thursday 8/20/2 Folktalefare · Japan – The Battle Of The Monkey And The Crab

for Thursday 8/13/20 Folktalefare · Mexico – La Mariposa

Thursday 8/06/2 Folktalefare · Hungary – The Gypsy Woman And The Devil

Thursday 7/30/20 Folktalefare · Saudi Arabia – The Prince and the Large and Lonely Tortoise

Thursday 7/23/20 Folktalefare · U.S. (Utah) – Clarence Jones

For Thursday 7/16/20 (posted 7/23/20) Folktalefare · The Birth of Krishna

for Thursday 7/09/20 (posted 7/08/20) Folktalefare · Scotland – The Beekeeper And The Bewitched Hare

for Thursday 7/02/20 (posted 7/08/20 Folktalefare · Poland – Smok, the Wawel Dragon

Thursday 6/25/20 Folktalefare · Gambia – Penda Who Could Not Be Shamed

Thursday 6/18/20 Folktalefare · Asia – The Pumpkin In A Jar and Weighing An Elephant

Thursday 6/11/20 Folktalefare · U.S. (southwest) – Fabiano And Reyes

for Thursday 6/4/20 (posted 6/1/20) Folktalefare · Hindu – How Night Came Into Being

Thursday 5/28/20 Folktalefare · Brazil – The Boy and the Violin

Thursday 5/21/20 Folktalefare · Sri Lanka (Ceylon) – The Story Of The Cobra’s Bite

Thursday 5/14/20

Thursday 5/7/20

Thursday 4/30/20

Thursday 4/23/20

Thursday 4/16/20

Friday 4/10/20

Thursday 4/2/2

Thursday 3/26/20

Thursday 3/19/20

for Thursday 3/12/20 posted 3/14/2

Thursday 3/05/20

Thursday 2/27/20

Thursday 2/20/2

Thursday 2/13/20

for Thursday 2/06/20 posted 2/1/20

for Thursday 1/30/20 posted 2/1/20

Thursday 1/23/20

Thursday 1/16/20

Thursday 1/09/20 posted 1/16/20 posted 1/16/20

Thursday 1/02/20 posted 12/19/19

for Thursday 12/26/19 posted 12/19/19

for Thursday 12/19/19 posted 12/5/19

for Thursday 12/12/19 posted 12/5/19

12/5/19

for Thursday 11/28/19, posted 11/22/19

Thursday 11/21/19

Thursday 1/14/19 posted 1/15/19

Thursday 11/7/19

Thursday 10/31/19

Thursday 10/24/19 (posted 10/25/19)

Thursday 10/17/19

Thursday 10/10/19

Thursday 10/03/19

Thursday 9/26/19

For Thursday 9/19/19 (posted 9/20/19)

Thursday 9/12/19

Thursday 9/5/19

For Thursday 8/29/19 (posted 8/25/19)

For Thursday, 8/22/19 (posted 8/25/19)

for Thursday 8/15/19 (posted 8/16/19)

Thursday 8/08/19

for Thursday 8/1/19 (posted 7/28/19)

Thursday 7/25/19

Thursday 7/18/19

Thursday 7/11/19

Thursday 7/4/19

Thursday 6/27/19

for Thursday 6/20/19 (posted 6/9/19)

for Thursday 6/13/19 (posted 6/9/19)

Thursday 6/6/19

for Thursday 5/3019 (Posted 5/16/19)

for Thursday 5/23/19 (posted 5/16/19)

Thursday 5/16/19

Thursday 5/9/19

Thursday 5/2/19

Thursday 4/25/19

Thursday 4/18/19

Thursday 4/11/19

Thursday 4/4/19

Thursday 3/28/19

Thursday 3/21/19

Monday 3/18/19

Thursday 3/7/19

Thursday 2/28/19

Thursday 2/21/19

Thursday 2/14/19

Thursday 2/07/19

Thursday 1/31/19

Thursday 1/24/19

Thursday 1/17/19

Thursday 1/10/19

Thursday 1/03/19

Thursday 12/27/18

Thursday 12/20/18

Friday 12/14/18

Thursday 12/6/18

Thursday 11/29/18

Thursday 11/22/18

Thursday 11/15/18

*The following ten tales were scheduled for the dates noted, but all posted 8/30/18 due to inaccessibility issues through early November 2018.

*Thursday 11/08/18

*Thursday 11/01/18

*Thursday 10/25/18

*Thursday 10/18/18

*Thursday 10/11/18

*Thursday 10/04/18

*Thursday 9/27/18

*Thursday 9/20/18

*Thursday 9/13/18

*Thursday 9/06/18

Thursday 8/30/18

Thursday 8/23/18

Thursday 8/16/18

Monday 8/13/18

Thursday 8/2/18

Thursday 7/26/18

Thursday 7/19/18

Thursday 7/12/18

Thursday 7/5/18

Monday 7/2/18

Wednesday. 6/20/18

Thursday 6/14/18

Thursday, 6/7/18

Thursday 5/31/18

Thursday 5/24/18

Thursday 5/17/18

Sunday 5/13/18

Wednesday 5/2/18

Thursday 4/26/18

Thursday 4/19/18

Thursday 4/12/18

Thursday 4/5/18

Thursday 3/29/18

Thursday 3/22/18

Friday 3/16/18

Thursday 3/8/18

Thursday 3/1/18

Thursday 2/22/18

Wednesday 2/14/18

Thursday 2/1/18

Thursday 1/25/18

Thursday 1/18/18

Thursday 1/11/18

Thursday 01/04/18

Thursday 12/28/17

Thursday 12/21/17

Thursday 12/14/17

Oops! Friday, 12/07/17

Thursday 11/30/17

for Thursday 11/23/17 (Posted on the 21st)

Thursday 11/16/17

Thursday 10/19/17 One for today, because it’s honey harvest season,two for the next two weeks because I’ll be on vacation (can you guess where?) and one for November 11th because I’ll still be on the returning plane and it’s “Indian Summer.”

Thursday 10/12/17

Thursday 10/5/17

Thursday 9/28/17

Thursday 9/21/17

Thursday 9/14/17

Thursday 9/07/17, in recognition of the Wasatch 100 Endurance run which starts tomorrow, this is a tale from the world renown distance running Tarahumara Indians of northern Mexico.

Tuesday 9/05/17 . . . because I as 75 miles out of town last Thursday before I realized I’d forgotten to post. Sorry!

Thursday 8/17/17 because there is a total solar eclipse next week, and a second entry (actually two tales) because I may not be back from eclipse chasing by next Thursday.