The Magic Flounder (aka The Fisherman and His Wife) 🎣🐟🌊
11/22/23 • 18 min
This week’s story an adaptation of a Grimm’s Fairy Tale called “The Fisherman and His Wife”, originally published in 1812. A fisherman catches a magic fish who begs him for its life. The fisherman spares the fish, but later returns to make a series of increasingly self-centered and greedy demands as his dissatisfaction grows, no matter how many wishes the fish grants.
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Written, performed, and produced for you by Claire Krendl Gilbert. Thanks to my daughters for their assistance playing and singing the intro and outro!
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This week’s story an adaptation of a Grimm’s Fairy Tale called “The Fisherman and His Wife”, originally published in 1812. A fisherman catches a magic fish who begs him for its life. The fisherman spares the fish, but later returns to make a series of increasingly self-centered and greedy demands as his dissatisfaction grows, no matter how many wishes the fish grants.
New intro
If you like our show, please subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and share it with others! It's the most important way to keep this podcast going ❤️
- Social Media: Facebook & Instagram
- Website: foggyoakfairytales.com
- Merchandise: https://www.teepublic.com/user/foggy-oak-fairy-tales
Feel like reading more about the farm? Check out Claire's book "Ruth on the Roof", a picture book about Foggy Oak Farm's Ruth the kitten and her adventures!
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Written, performed, and produced for you by Claire Krendl Gilbert. Thanks to my daughters for their assistance playing and singing the intro and outro!
©2025 Claire Krendl Gilbert. All rights reserved.
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Feel like reading more about the farm? Check out Claire's book "Ruth on the Roof", a picture book about Foggy Oak Farm's Ruth the kitten and her adventures!
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Written, performed, and produced for you by Claire Krendl Gilbert. Thanks to my daughters for their assistance playing and singing the intro and outro!
©2025 Claire Krendl Gilbert. All rights reserved.
Foggy Oak Fairy Tales - The Magic Flounder (aka The Fisherman and His Wife) 🎣🐟🌊
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This week's story is an adaptation of a Grimm's fairy tale called the Fisherman, and his wife, originally published in 1812.
00:00:11
A fisherman catches a magic fish who begs him for his life.
00:00:15
The fisherman spares the fish but later returns to make a series of increasingly self-centered and greedy demands as his dissatisfaction grows.
00:00:27
No matter how many wishes the fish gramps.
00:00:32
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