Mythical

"Who will look fair must grief and bear pain." What would you do to be beautiful? Have your whole body skinned or have your head chopped off in hopes it would grow back stunning? In today's story we will see what it takes to be gorgeous. Next week is the final episode of Season Two! Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss it. If you have a fairytale you would like me to read aloud, you can email me at mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com You can find me on Twitter at MythicalPodcast

"Every time I have a quarrel with my wife I strike her dead!" Who is at fault here: the shoemaker for using the robbers' own greed against them? Or the robbers for being extremely dumb? There are only 2 more episodes in season 2! If you have a fairytale you would like me to read aloud, you can email me at mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com You can find me on Twitter at MythicalPodcast

"Cannot I have a wife as white and red as this stone, and with hair and eyebrows as black as the feathers of this raven?" Even men are obsessed with features of white and black. There's no mention of red lips, but there is quite a bit of blood later on. Whose will it be? Today's story was read from "The Tale of Tales" by Giambatistta Basile If there is a fairy tale you'd like me to read next season, email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @mythicalpodcast Guest Voices: George Hanna: Meanwhile at the Podcast and Twitter Frank Shaw and John R. Belliston: Relevant2RInterests Twitter and Podbean

“And changed into a canary, dressed in yellow as he was.” Another maiden locked in a castle. This time she has servants, but her true companion is a prince…who’s sometimes a bird. And sometimes refuses to love her because of misunderstandings. If there is a fairy tale you'd like me to read next season, email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @mythicalpodcast Guest Voices: The Princess: Kate The Exploress Podcast Website The Prince: David The Piecing it Together Podcast Website, and Twitter, and Facebook Music

"May the prince forget you!" An ogress, multiple curses, and talking doves are only the beginning of fantastical things told in this story. If there is a fairy tale you'd like me to read next season, email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @mythicalpodcast

"Do not, on any account, open this door." Would you willingly marry someone you knew murdered your sisters? It's for the money right? And you're much smarter than they. But what if he were...the devil? If there is a fairy tale you'd like me to read next season, email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Mythical Website Twitter: @mythicalpodcast Guest Voice Actor: Devil: Edward October. Youtube and Twitter

"And they sucked so much that the splinter of flax came out." In today's fairy tale the villain is the handsome prince, and the heroes are the maiden's own children. And a cook. This is a dark, twisted version of Sleeping Beauty. It includes language and talk of rape, and may not be suitable for younger listeners. If there is a fairy tale you'd like me to read next season, email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Mythical Website Twitter: @mythicalpodcast Story Link Guest Voices: Courtney and Aondreiel of Spell Cast Podcast on iTunes and Facebook and Twitter

"Then she came to a pear tree, climbed it, and fell asleep. " Pears are obviously the best fruit and will grant you fortune and a prince. If there is a fairy tale you'd like me to read next season, email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Mythical Website Instagram: @mythicalpodcast Twitter: @mythicalpodcast Guest Vocals: Perina: Tiffany Old Woman: Ashley from The Ladies of Strange and Twitter

"Did you ever see a lovlier woman than myself?" Beware of women selling pins, they are almost always poison. But once it's removed you'll surely come back to life. If there is a fairy tale you'd like me to read next season, email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Mythical Website Instagram: @mythicalpodcast Twitter: @mythicalpodcast Guest Vocals: Bella Venezia: Kayla Knight Twitter Robber and Youngest Robber: Darren Esler and Twitter

"Give me a kiss, and I will save you." Prunella unknowingly plucks a piece of fruit from a witch's garden. What lies ahead for her are deadly tasks, a persistent love interest, and some talkative hinges. If there is a fairy tale you'd like me to read next season, email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Mythical Website Instagram: @mythicalpodcast Twitter: @mythicalpodcast

"I'm going to eat you now!" Don't come between a wolf and his pancakes. If you do, there will be consequences. Tanscript If there is a fairy tale you'd like me to read next season, email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Mythical Website Instagram: @mythicalpodcast Twitter: @mythicalpodcast Shawn Ennis: Stories of Yore and Yours

"He called her over and had her repeat the usual words" This episode has a little language and may not be suitable for younger listeners Most fairy tales have happy endings. A boy and a girl meet and fall in love. There may be hardships, but they get through them. "Face" begins this way, but its ending is anything but happy. Transcript If there is a fairy tale you'd like me to read next season, email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Mythical Website Instagram: @mythicalpodcast Twitter: @mythicalpodcast Guest Voices: Moxie LaBouche Ian Aldridge

"Cute little naked men came scampering in" Von den Wichtelmännern A Christmas gift of money for no work; a new year and a new job; returning the changeling you never ordered... Which of these sound like your perfect holiday story? Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Thank you to Kayla, Ryan, and Amy for their guest vocals! Get Grimm Podcast If there is a fairy tale you'd like me to read, email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Mythical Website Instagram: @mythicalpodcast Twitter: @mythicalpodcast SFX: Laugh: Kayla Knight SFXLibraryClassProject » SissorsSnippingThreetimes.wav: by kmyers1316 on freesound.org Hammering_Wood.wav: by CapsLok on freesound.org

"I'd really like to eat one of the children." Die Schwiegermutter It's a bonus episode! While not directly related in the Grimm Brothers' collection, this tale does have history with "Sleeping Beauty." So go listen to "Briar Rose" before this one, and then come back for a little history and an unfinished story. Mother-in-laws have a bad reputation, but the one in this story does deserve the title of Monster-in-law. Transcript If there is a fairy tale you'd like me to read next season, email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Mythical Website Instagram: @mythicalpodcast Twitter: @mythicalpodcast

"And finally, to one where all the leaves were made of pure diamond." Die abgenutzten Tanzschuhe In this story, one solider will take the risk of losing his life over what seems to be a silly secret to keep. If there is a fairy tale you'd like me to read next season, email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Mythical Website Instagram: @mythicalpodcast Twitter: @mythicalpodcast SFX: In studio: Knocking "LockingFrontDoor.wav" by mikaelfernstrom on Freesound "Snoring" by Daxter31 on Freesound "Dry Thunder3.wav" by juskiddink on Freesound

"And laid them beneath the juniper tree." Der Wacholderbaum There's always a little fear when you get a stepparent, but this stepmother takes evil to another level. If there is a fairy tale you'd like me to read, email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Mythical Website Instagram: @mythicalpodcast Twitter: @mythicalpodcast SFX: In studio Ancorapazzo “Chopping Vegetables ”—Freesound "Boiling Water, Large, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org FractalStudios “Fire Crackle and Flames 002”—Freesound Ceberation “Breaking Branch.wav”—Freesound IFartInUrGeneralDirection “Bird Singing.mp3”—Freesound Zaneclampett “Metal Thud”—Freesound PLukx “FXMillstonecorngrainAriljecirculamouvementslow.wav”—Freesound

“This den belongs to murderers who’ll soon be at your side!” Der Räuberbräutigam Happy Halloween! It's our last episode in our October/Halloween themed stories. Get ready for a disturbing trick and a little treat. If you were expecting someone to come to your creepy house in the middle of a dark forest, wouldn’t you wait around rather than go murdering and robbing? Transcript If there is a fairy tale you'd like me to read, email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Mythical Website Instagram: @mythicalpodcast Twitter: @mythicalpodcast SFX: Snoring: In Studio Rempen: Footsteps

"A house made of bread with cake for a roof and pure sugar for windows." Hänsel und Gretel When your mother wants you dead, is it better to starve to death knowing you aren’t loved, or eaten after having a wonderful meal and heavenly sleep? This classic tale brings us one of the original trick or treats. Will the children escape the clutches of an evil witch? Transcript If there is a fairy tale you'd like me to read, email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @mythicalpodcast Twitter: @mythicalpodcast Gretel Crying and Witch Shrieking SFX: In Studio Other SFX: Fractal Studios -- Fire Rempen -- Footsteps Darth_Biomech -- Oven Door Bsumorals -- Pebbles

"Once again they were transformed into swans." Die Sechs Schwäne It's best not to wander forests alone: witches hide between the trees. Beware stepmothers: they may turn you into a swan. Learn to write: you may not be permitted to speak. Transcript If you have a fairy tale you'd like me to read aloud, email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @mythicalpodcast Twitter: @mythicalpodcast Get Grimm: Dark Remnants: Our True Crime Podcast: Men Shouting SFX from Jace on Freesound.com Other SFX from Zapsplat.com

"Oh, how hard it is to play my game, for Rumpelstiltskin is my name!" Rumpelstilzchen If a strange little man came into a locked room and offered to keep your secrets in exchange for your first born, would you do it? What if death were on the line? Find out what the queen in this story chose to do. Transcript If you have a fairy tale you'd like me to read aloud, email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Mythical Website Twitter: @mythicalpodcast Instagram: @mythicalpodcast Podcast Partner: The Lift

"If you'll be my sweetheart...I'll give you water clearer than clear." Der Froschprinz Where there's a curse there's a witch. While the witch could have picked something much worse than a frog, I'm sure the princess in this story is glad he wasn't a slug. Transcript If there's a fairy tale you'd like me to read, please email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Mythical Website Twitter: @mythicalpodcast Instagram: @mythicalpodcast This week's podcast partner is Get Grimm

"She will prick herself with a spindle and fall down dead!" Dornröschen A beautiful maiden falls asleep for 100 years, all because the king couldn't be bothered to get an extra golden plate. And fairies really like to hold grudges. Do you have a fairy tale you'd like me to read aloud? You can email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Mythical Website Twitter: @mythicalpodcast Instagram: @mythicalpodcast This Week's Podcast Partner Stories of Yore and Yours

"Mirror, Mirror on the wall" Schneeweißchen If you want something done right, do it yourself. Even then there are no guarantees. The Evil Queen tries four times to murder Little Snow White, and all that comes from it is a bizzare reviving. If you have a fairy tale you'd like me to read aloud, email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Mythical Website Twitter: @mythicalpodcast Instagram: @mythicalpodcast

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!" Rapunzel Do's and Don'ts for Life: Don't: Steal from a fairy Don't: Lock anyone in a tower Do: Live happily ever after once things go horribly wrong If you have a fairy tale you'd like me to read aloud, email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Mythical Website Twitter: @mythicalpodcast Instagram: @mythicalpodcast

"What big ears you have!" Rotkäppchen One of the lighter stories in tone, Little Red Cap shows the danger of being taken in by beautiful things. And that a wolf is still a wolf, no matter how sweet he speaks. If you have a fairy tale you'd like me to read aloud, email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Mythical Website Twitter: @mythicalpodcast Instagram: @mythicalpodcast

"Take care you return before midnight." Aschenputtel A beloved classic, Cinderella is a story about hope and goodness. But the Brothers Grimm version may be different than the one you remember; for this one has bodily mutilation, a golden slipper, and no fairy godmother. If you have a fairy tale you'd like me to read aloud, email me: mythicalthepodcast@gmail.com Mythical Website Twitter: @mythicalpodcast Instagram: @mythicalpodcast

Introduction Episode Welcome! I wanted to say a quick hello and give you a little information about how this storytelling podcast will work.