Once Upon a Time... 420 Fairy Tales from Andrew Lang's Fairy Books

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp from Andrew Lang's Blue Fairy Book (1889). Part 3 of 3. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/celosia23/support

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, from Andrew Lang's Blue Fairy Book (1889). Part 2 of 3. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/celosia23/support

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, from The Blue Fairy Book (1889) edited by Andrew Lang --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/celosia23/support

This is the story of Cinderella as written by Charles Perrault, and included in Andrew Lang's The Blue Fairy Book (1889). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/celosia23/support

Sleeping Beauty (French: La belle au bois dormant, or The Beauty in the Sleeping Forest; German: Dornröschen, or Little Briar Rose), also titled in English as The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods, is a fairy tale about a princess cursed by an evil fairy to sleep for a hundred years before being awakened by a handsome prince. Andrew Lang included it in The Blue Fairy Book (1889). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/celosia23/support

The tale of Little Red Riding Hood, with an alternate ending where she does not get eaten up by the wolf. ⁠Andrew Lang⁠⁠ included it in ⁠⁠The Blue Fairy Book⁠⁠ (1889). This episode is less likely to frighten your child. If you want the cautionary tale without the friendly ending, please see the episode list. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/celosia23/support

This is the original cautionary version of Little Red Riding Hood. Andrew Lang⁠ included it in ⁠The Blue Fairy Book⁠ (1889). This is different than the traditional ending. SPOILER: It DOES NOT end nicely! If your children are very young it might disturb them. If that is the case, please see an alternate version of this story with a less frightening ending in the episode guide. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/celosia23/support

The Yellow Dwarf, (French: Le Nain jaune) is a French literary fairy tale by Madame d'Aulnoy. Andrew Lang included it in The Blue Fairy Book (1889). This episode took several sessions to finish, as it is quite long. I hope you enjoy it! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/celosia23/support

"East of the Sun and West of the Moon" is a tale of a young girl who must make an arduous journey filled with peril to win her Prince from his fate. It is translated from the Norwegian tale "Østenfor Sol og vestenfor Maane" in the book Norske Folkeeventyr edited by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in 1852. ⁠Andrew Lang⁠⁠⁠ included it in ⁠⁠⁠The Blue Fairy Book⁠⁠⁠ (1889). Read by Laura Piette.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/celosia23/support

"Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess", a French fairy tale of "Le Prince Desir et la Princesse Mignonne", by Madame Leprince de Beaumont, is the second story in Andrew Lang's ⁠The Blue Fairy Book⁠ (1889). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/celosia23/support

Why the Sea Is Salt (Norwegian: Kvernen som maler på havsens bunn; the mill that grinds at the bottom of the sea) is a Norwegian fairy tale collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in their Norske Folkeeventyr. Andrew Lang included it in The Blue Fairy Book (1889). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/celosia23/support

The is the first story in The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. According to Lang's preface, this version of this fairy tale from the  Middle East or Central Asia was translated and adapted from Traditions Populaires de l'Asie Mineure by Carnoy et Nicolaides (Paris: Maison-neuve, 1889). ⁠Andrew Lang⁠ included it in ⁠The Blue Fairy Book⁠ (1889). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/celosia23/support