EP 131: Korea- The Magic Peach (W.E. Griffis 1922)

06/09/22 • 21 min

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Here is the story of a young prince who is whisked away to the Island of Gems by the Western Queen Mother. He is warned by his mother not to break any etiquette, but after he tastes the peach of immortality, he breaks the rules and tosses a peach to a maiden. Instead of ignoring the peach and just letting it pass, the young woman catches it and takes a bite. For this, the two are bound to walk the earth for 1000 years. Will they ever find each other?

Source: Korean Fairy Tales by W. E. Griffis 1922

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: Bugs and Birds by Dustin Steichmann

Music: 제주도에서 부른 노래 - 서우제소리, 이어도의노래 by 사단법인 아리수

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Source: Korean Fairy Tales by W. E. Griffis 1922

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: Bugs and Birds by Dustin Steichmann

Music: 제주도에서 부른 노래 - 서우제소리, 이어도의노래 by 사단법인 아리수

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EP 130: Turkey- The Fish Peri (Ignacz Kunos 1914)

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In this story, a man finds a magic fish and wants to marry her. The trouble is, the padishah also thinks that she is beautiful and wants her for himself. He gives ever increasingly impossible tasks, only for the magic fish bride to use her magic ways to save him. Look out for flying donkeys and slap happy babies.

Source: Forty Four Turkish Fairy Tales Ignacz Kunos 1914

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EP 132: Japan- The Tongue Cut Sparrow 舌切り雀 (Yei Theodora Ozaki 1908)

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In this classic, an old man has just one joy in life; his sparrow. He lives at home with his wife, but she has long since become a mean and spiteful person. One day she lays out some starch for the wash and the little sparrow eats it up, thinking it is a treat. For that, the old woman punishes the sparrow by cutting out its tongue and sending it on its way. The old man must find his magical friend and make things right. Can the little old man do it?

Source: Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki 1908

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

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