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A weekly podcast of children's tales, snippets of famous plays, fables, folk and fairytales. Settle down with a cup of your favorite warm nighttime beverage and let Celosia Crane read you to sleep. An award winning author, she long ago learned about the s

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    Ep. 107: Nuckelavee

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2023 9:28


    A malevolent spirit haunts mankind.  One man's tale of near escape from this beast is recounted in this story.Inviting listeners to follow me on Instagram @CelosiaCrane_AuthorSupport the showIf you are enjoying this podcast please come and find me on Instagram! I'd love to connect with you!http://www.instagram.com/celosiacrane_author

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    Ep. 106: The Mermaid Wife

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2023 7:03


    A tale of theft, and the life that one Scottish Mermaid must lead because of it. (As described in this story, I would actually call her a Selkie).What do you think is the moral of this story?Inviting listeners to follow me on Instagram @CelosiaCrane_AuthorSupport the showIf you are enjoying this podcast please come and find me on Instagram! I'd love to connect with you!http://www.instagram.com/celosiacrane_author

    Ep. 105: Habitrot

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2023 14:29


    Join me once again in Scotland, as we hear a tale about the Spinning fairy 'Habitrot' and how she helps one young woman.If you are a long listener you will notice echoes of a German tale I did last fall in this story.  Can you tell me which one it is?Inviting listeners to follow me on Instagram @CelosiaCrane_AuthorSupport the showIf you are enjoying this podcast please come and find me on Instagram! I'd love to connect with you!http://www.instagram.com/celosiacrane_author

    Ep. 104: The Scottish Brownie

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 6:30


    A quick introduction to the Scottish Brownie and it's difference to the mischievous fairies.Inviting listeners to follow me on Instagram @CelosiaCrane_AuthorSupport the showIf you are enjoying this podcast please come and find me on Instagram! I'd love to connect with you!http://www.instagram.com/celosiacrane_author

    Ep. 103: The Mysterious Servant

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2023 15:34


    A wealthy young man With a curse over his head to marry a horned woman should he ever leave his home village offers to pay off the debt of a dead man to prevent further abuse to his physical body.  With only 9 silver Kopeks to his name he resolves to return to his village.  On his journey home he meets a strange man that begs to become his servant... who do you think he is?Inviting listeners to follow me on Instagram @CelosiaCrane_AuthorSupport the showIf you are enjoying this podcast please come and find me on Instagram! I'd love to connect with you!http://www.instagram.com/celosiacrane_author

    Ep. 102: The Terrible Olli

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2023 18:04


    What do you get when you mix a clever and brave youngest son with a wicked troll??? When his brother's fall prey to the wicked troll's evil scheme, Olli saves them.  But he won't stop there!  Listen to find out just what the brave and clever lad does next!Inviting listeners to follow me on Instagram @CelosiaCrane_AuthorSupport the showIf you are enjoying this podcast please come and find me on Instagram! I'd love to connect with you!http://www.instagram.com/celosiacrane_author

    Ep. 101: The Enchanted Grouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023 14:40


    What happens when Holli spares the life of an enchanted Grouse, rather than killing it for dinner?  Listen to find out!Inviting listeners to follow me on Instagram @CelosiaCrane_AuthorSupport the showIf you are enjoying this podcast please come and find me on Instagram! I'd love to connect with you!http://www.instagram.com/celosiacrane_author

    Ep. 100: The True Bride

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023 30:16


    When a mysterious woman calls out to Osmo and Ilona as they are rowing to the King's Palace for Ilona to marry the King's Son little does Osmo know what trouble he is taking on board, despite Ilona's warnings, for the woman is actually the Ogeress Suyettar.  What happens next you'll have to listen to find out!Inviting listeners to follow me on Instagram @CelosiaCrane_AuthorSupport the showIf you are enjoying this podcast please come and find me on Instagram! I'd love to connect with you!http://www.instagram.com/celosiacrane_author

    2023 Schedule Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2023 3:55


    Just popping on quickly to give you all a bit of an update on this years episodes!  I hope you'll be excited for our first episode, which is dropping February 5th! Inviting listeners to follow me on Instagram @CelosiaCrane_AuthorSupport the showIf you are enjoying this podcast please come and find me on Instagram! I'd love to connect with you!http://www.instagram.com/celosiacrane_author

    Ep. 99 "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" Chapter 6: Claus Discovers Humanity & Chapter 7: Claus Leaves the Forest

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2022 16:46


    The Great Woodsman of the World takes Claus on a journey and introduces him to the world of men.Inviting listeners to follow me on Instagram @CelosiaCrane_AuthorSupport the showIf you are enjoying this podcast please come and find me on Instagram! I'd love to connect with you!http://www.instagram.com/celosiacrane_author

    Ep 98: "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" Chapter 5: The Master Woodsman

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 6:38


    What will happen as Claus grows into a man?  When he is remembered by the Master Woodsman?  More to come soon!Inviting listeners to follow me on Instagram @CelosiaCrane_AuthorSupport the showIf you are enjoying this podcast please come and find me on Instagram! I'd love to connect with you!http://www.instagram.com/celosiacrane_author

    Ep 97: "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" Chapter 4: Claus

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2022 8:24


    How will the forest of Burzee with all of it's fantastical occupants treat the human infant that is now in their midst?Inviting listeners to follow me on Instagram @CelosiaCrane_AuthorSupport the showIf you are enjoying this podcast please come and find me on Instagram! I'd love to connect with you!http://www.instagram.com/celosiacrane_author

    Ep 96: "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" Chapter 3: The Adoption

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 5:22


    Return with me to the mystical forest of Burzee to find out what the nymph Necile is up to now...Inviting listeners to follow me on Instagram @CelosiaCrane_AuthorSupport the showIf you are enjoying this podcast please come and find me on Instagram! I'd love to connect with you!http://www.instagram.com/celosiacrane_author

    Ep. 95: "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" Chapter 2: The Child of the Forest

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2022 12:37


    In this chapter we meet Necile, a nymph who will have a lot to say about the direction this story is taking...Inviting listeners to follow me on Instagram @CelosiaCrane_AuthorSupport the showIf you are enjoying this podcast please come and find me on Instagram! I'd love to connect with you!http://www.instagram.com/celosiacrane_author

    Ep. 94: "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 4:54


    Join me for this very short episode where we are introduced to the great forest of Burzee.  We are embarking on a fantastical voyage into the boyhood days of Santa Claus, as told by L. Frank Baum.Inviting listeners to follow me on Instagram @CelosiaCrane_AuthorSupport the showIf you are enjoying this podcast please come and find me on Instagram! I'd love to connect with you!http://www.instagram.com/celosiacrane_author

    Ep. 93: Beauty & The Beast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 51:41


    Join me for this retelling of a classic fairytale story. As I was reading it I was reminded of the 1988 film adaption of this version of the story, starring John Savage & Rebecca De Mornay.  If you have amazon prime, you can watch it free with ads.  It is a very fun romp through this slightly different tale than the one that Disney has made so ubiquitous. Let me know if you check it out!Support the show

    Ep 92: The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2022 28:27


    The beginning of this story is very familiar to many of us, but I'll be the first to admit that the last portion caught me entirely off guard!  In a good way...Support the show

    Ep 92: Rumpelstiltskin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 10:30


    Let's revisit this classic fairytale.  Did you remember all the details? I know I didn't...Support the show

    Ep 90: The Princess on the Glass Hill

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2022 23:40


    While the title talks about a princess our main character for this story is actually, in fact, a youngest son of a farmer whom his brothers call Cinderlad.Support the show

    Ep. 89: Snow White & Rose Red

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 17:54


    While she shares her name with a more famous princess, this Snow White is very different.  And has a MUCH different adventure with her sister, Rose Red.It involves a Bear and a fairly rude Dwarf...Support the show

    Ep. 88: Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 19:13


    Join me on an exploration of the Fairy Books compiled by Andrew Lang.  We will start this journey with the Blue Fairy Book & the tale of Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper.Support the show

    Ep. 87: The Cask of Amontillado

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 19:02


    We going spooky today with this classic horror tale from Edgar Allen Poe.  I hope you enjoy! And beware 'friends' who are trying to lure you into their basements with the promise of wine.... Support the show

    Ep. 86: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Abridged)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 33:11


    Join me for this much abridged version of Washington Irving's famous story about school master Ichabod Crane and the night he met the Headless Horseman or Galloping Hessian, as he is referred to in the story.Support the show

    Ep. 85: Bearskin

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 14:29


    We are wrapping this story up with a tale that reminds me a bit of Beauty & the Beast meets Cinderella.Support the show

    Ep. 84: The Valiant Little Tailor

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 22:49


    Quick wits can get you far in life.  They certainly did for this Valiant Little Tailor!Support the show

    Ep. 83 Hansel & Grethel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 20:06


    A familiar tale.  But, did you remember the duck?Support the show

    Ep. 82: The Three Spinning Women

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 7:21


    A tale on respect where respect is due.  This story is a short one, but I hope you enjoy it!Support the show

    Ep. 81: Faithful John

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 22:49


    Join me as we take a quick romp through a small selection of the many tales that were collected by the Brother's Grimm, starting with "Faithful John".For those of you who listened to the Ukranian series a few months back, you will notice similar elements in this story as in Ep. 61 The Voices at the Window.  Let me know what you think of this variation. Support the show

    Ep. 80 The Butterfly That Stamped

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2022 22:40


    What happens when a little butterfly boasts that he can stamp and make the palace of Suleiman-bin-daoud disappear?  You'll have to listen to find out.Support the show

    Ep. 79 The Cat That Walked by Himself

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2022 26:51


    Have Cat's always been as they are today? Well..... listen and find out!Oddity Poddity: A Paranormal PodcastA little history, a little haunt! Terrifying tales delivered in a Southern accent.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

    Ep 78. How The Alphabet Was Made

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2022 24:56


    We return to the "Just So" stories by Rudyard Kipling, and back to Taffy and her father as they continue to create the first alphabet!Oddity Poddity: A Paranormal PodcastA little history, a little haunt! Terrifying tales delivered in a Southern accent.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

    Ep 77: How the First Letter was Written

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 26:03


    Let us return to Rudyard Kipling's "Just So Stories" with the tale of how the first letter was written!Oddity Poddity: A Paranormal PodcastA little history, a little haunt! Terrifying tales delivered in a Southern accent.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

    Ep 76: The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 11:32


    Join me as we return to Rudyard Kipling's "Just So Stories"The Story The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo gives us a delightfully ridiculous explanation to the shape of the kangaroo.For the next five episodes we will be listening to these stories as we pick up from where I left off last year and record the remainder of the book.Support the show

    Ep. 75 The Morning Star & The Evening Star

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022 15:53


    Join two brothers as we learn about the downfall of haste and jealousy.The last story from our Romanian folktales series for this yearSupport the show

    Ep. 74 The Pea Emperor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022 14:16


    A combination of Puss in Boots and Rumpelstiltskin, don't miss this story!What happens when a blaggart runs his mouth to the emperor (who believes him!) and then has to come up with the goods?  Find out in this story!Support the show

    Ep. 73 Cunning Ileane

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 25:44


    Three beautiful princesses, whose father leaves them for war.  2 fall for the wiles of the sons of their countries enemy.  The youngest, though, Ileane... she leads the youngest prince in a merry dance.But what does a life size sugar doll in her bed on her wedding night have to do with the story?  Listen to find out.  Cause, believe me, it's another wild ride!Oddity Poddity: A Paranormal PodcastA little history, a little haunt! Terrifying tales delivered in a Southern accent.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

    Ep. 72 The Twins with the Golden Star

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022 24:23


    Another wild ride into Romanian folklore this week.  This time it involves a pair of strangely magical twins, and a sneaky, evil step-mother.Come along, it's another wild ride!Oddity Poddity: A Paranormal PodcastA little history, a little haunt! Terrifying tales delivered in a Southern accent.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

    Ep. 71 The Wonderful Bird

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2022 29:28


    We're diving into Romanian folklore today, for the month of June. Join me for a tale that involves intrigue, dragons, and feet chopping brothers... hang in for a wild ride!Oddity Poddity: A Paranormal PodcastA little history, a little haunt! Terrifying tales delivered in a Southern accent.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

    Ep. 70 The Two Step-Sisters

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2022 18:07


    Our final Cinderella-esque tale for this month takes us to Romania. With similar themes to Toads and Diamonds, this is a classic tale.  BUT IT HAS DRAGONS!Support the show

    Ep. 69 The Lad with the Goat-Skin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 19:32


    Join me for an amusing jaunt over to Ireland to a Cinderlad type story, featuring a young man named Tom.Support the show

    Ep. 68 The Golden Slipper

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 18:23


    We return to Ukraine for the tale of the Golden Slippers. Another common occurance for magical help from the Cinderella stories is that of a magical animal. Here we have a heifer, (a young female cow that hasn't born a calf yet). Have you heard of other magical helpers that are animals?Support the show

    Ep. 67 The Abode of the Gods: The Twelve Months

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2022 17:32


    Join me as we travel to Czechoslovakia in our Cinderella Stories from Around the World series for the story of the Twelve Months.This story is a special one for me, as I read it as a child in the My Book House book collection that I had a few volumes of. (I now own all 12). I hope that you all enjoy the story, and I also hope that I did alright with my Czech pronunciations......Support the show

    Ep. 66 Cenerentola

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 16:02


    Join me for our Cinderella Stories from Around the World series, as we jump off in Italy with the tale of Cenerentola!Support the show (https://celosia-crane.creator-spring.com)

    Ep. 65 The Island of Women

    Play Episode Play 26 sec Highlight Listen Later Apr 24, 2022 7:09


    Shipwrecked on an island of women, what happens to the Aino chief and his two sons will surprise you.  I can almost guarantee it!Let me know you're thoughts on this tale.Support the show (https://celosia-crane.creator-spring.com)

    Ep. 64 Panaumbe, Penaumbe & the Weeping Foxes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2022 5:35


    I think the moral of this story is to not assume, and to listen to directions? It was a hard one for me to figure out.  Let me know what you're thoughts are.Support the show (https://celosia-crane.creator-spring.com)

    Ep. 63 The Rat Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2022 6:03


    I think the moral of this tale is Don't pick up random babies in the forest and keep them for your own.What do you think?Support the show (https://celosia-crane.creator-spring.com)

    Ep. 62 The Kind Giver & The Grudging Giver

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 7:41


    What happens when you give a raven a gift from the goodness of your heart vs. the greed of your soul? Listen to this Aino Folktale to find out!Support the show (https://celosia-crane.creator-spring.com)

    Ep. 61 The Voices at the Window

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022 10:40


    What happens if you make a wish, aloud, and it appears before you?  Only, you don't do everything that you said you'd do, in the wish?Listen to this story to find out!Support the show (https://celosia-crane.creator-spring.com)

    Ep. 60 The Vampire & St. Michael

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Mar 20, 2022 18:21


    Welcome back to Ukrainian Folklore! Join me on a journey that will lead us down some very fascinating paths. This story is such a wild ride, from religious icons, to vampire possession and how the icon then saves the day.  If you wish to know exactly how, then you'll just have to listen.Support the show

    Ep. 59 The Three Brothers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 7:39


    Let's return back to Ukrainian folklore, with this week's story, "The Three Brothers"A story that was very full of twists and turns for me.  And it definitely had an unexpected twist!Support the show (https://celosia-crane.creator-spring.com)

    Ep. 58 The Iron Wolf

    Play Episode Play 53 sec Highlight Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 10:54


    A man makes a rash promise to the Iron Wolf, after not listening to the instructions he is given.  Will he live to regret his decision?Support the show

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