. . . a taste of myths, stories, legends, and other traditional tales from around the world and through the ages.
for Thursday 2/25/21, the final tale, thanks for listening, posted 2/19/21Saudi Arabia – The Night Empty of All Stories
Thursday 2/18/21England – The Wise Men Of Gotham
Thursday 2/11/21Germany – THE ENCHANTED QUILL
Thursday 2/4/21France – The Magic Thread
Thursday 1/28/21Zimbabwe – The Tortoise Who Flew
Thursday 1/21/21U.S. – The Dog And The Macho Pick – Up Truck
Thursday 1/14/21Turkey – Three Lemons
Thursday 1/7/21Andes – The Frog And The Condor
for Thursday, 12/31/20 posted 1/1/21The Little New Year
Thursday 12/24/2Ireland – The Purple Jar
Thursday 12/17/20Japan – The Hare Of Inaba
Thursday 12/10/20Russia – The Fool Of The World And the Flying Ship
Thursday 12/3/20Bangladesh – The Jackfruit
Thursday 11/26/20 posted 11/27/20Ghana – Why The Lizard Moves His Head Up And Down
for Thursday 11/19/20 posted 11/27/20Denmark – The Tinder BoxThursday 11/12/20
U.S. – Tiktok And The Nome King
for Thursday 11/5/20 posted 11/12/20
Zimbabwe -Children Of Wax
Thursday 10/29/20
Chile – The Magic Of This World
Thursday 10/22/20
Haiti – Wheeeeai!
for Thursday 10/15/20 posted 10/16/20 Japan – The Great Wave Off Kanagawa
For Thursday 10/8/20 posted 10/13/20 India – Great Joy The Ox
Thursday 10/1/20 Denmark – The Girl Clad In Mouse SkinThursday
Thursday 9/24/20U.S. – Sandburg- How They Broke Away To Go To The Rootabaga Country
Thursday 9/17/20 Poland – The White Eagle Crest
For Thursday 9/10/20 posted 9/11/20 100 mph winds and no electricity. Sorry for the delay. Mexico – Papila – El Grito de Delores
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.
Thursday 8/17/17
Thursday 8/10/17
Thursday 8/3/17
Thursday 7/20/17
and you can hear Robert Browning’s poetic version here:
. . . and a second tale here as there will not be a new post next week.
Thursday 7/13/17
Thursday 7/6/17
Thursday 6/29/17
Thursday 6/22/17
Thursday 6/15/17
Thursday 6/08/17
Thursday 6/1/17
Thursday 5/25/17
Thursday 5/18/17
Thursday 5/11/17
Thursday 5/04/17
Thursday 4/27/17
Thursday 4/13/17 Two this week. Nothing new next week.
Thursday 4/13/17
Thursday 4/06/17
Thursday 3/30/17
Thursday 3/23/17
Thursday 3/16/17
Thursday 3/9/17
Thursday 3/2/17
Thursday 2/23/17
52-Friday 2/17/17
51-Thursday 2/9/17
50-Thursday 2/2/17
49-Thursday 1/26/17
48-Thursday 1/19/17
47-Thursday 1/12/17
46-Thursday 1/5/17
45-Thursday 12/29/16
44-Thursday 12/22/16
43-Thursday 12/15/16
42-Thursday 12/8/16
41-Thursday 12/1/16
40-Thursday 11/24/16
39-Thursday 11/17/16
38-Thursday 11/10/16
37-Thursday 11/03/16
36-Thursday 10/27/16
35-Thursday 10/20/16
34-Thursday 10/13/16
33-Thursday 10/06/16
32-Thursday 9/29/16
31-Thursday 9/22/16
30-Saturday 9/17/16
29-Tuesday 9/06/16
28-Thursday 9/01/16
27-Thursday 8/25/16
26-Thursday 8/18/16
25-Wednesday 8/17/16
24-Thursday 8/4/16
23-Thursday 7/28/16
22-Thursday 7/21/16
21-Thursday 7/14/16
20-Thursday 6/30/16.
19=Thursday 6/30/16 Second post. There will not be on next week.
18-Thursday 6/23/16
17-Thursday 6/16/16
16-Wednesday 6/1/16
15-Wednesday 6/1/16 (Second post today. There will not be on next week.)
14-Thursday 5/26/16
13-Thursday 5/19/16
12-Thursday 5/12/16
11-Thursday 5/5/16
10-Thursday 4/28/16
9-Thursday 4/21/16
8-Thursday, 4/14/16
7-Thursday, 4/07/16
6-Thursday, 3/24/16
5-Thursday, 3/24/16
4-Wednesday 3/16/16
3-Wednesday 3/16/16
2-Monday 3/7/16
1-Tuesday 2/23/16