Tale Wagging: A Gleeful Retelling of little known fairy tales, folklore, history, and more!

A tale from history of a man who tried to get out of his famous brother's shadow by towing a raft to shallow international waters and founding the island nation of New Atlantis. Nowadays, you'd just get out your Nintendo Switch and play Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Follow us for LIVE Story Telling on Twitch at twitch.tv/jackiebauertv or Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkWwexvsL9F17OfW0DZ-bdg If you’d like to send us a story idea or be social with us: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod Instagram: @TaleWaggingPod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

A fairy tale from Byelorussia this week, "The Cottage in the Sky" collected by Neil Philip in the book, "Fairy Tales of Eastern Europe." It's a beanstalk type of tale with a very tasty house, kind mutant goats, and me attempting multiple accents. Follow us for LIVE Story Telling on Twitch at twitch.tv/jackiebauertv or Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkWwexvsL9F17OfW0DZ-bdg If you’d like to send us a story idea or be social with us: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod Instagram: @TaleWaggingPod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

A very special Mother's Day week edition of Tale Wagging Podcast. I'll be telling two tales from African folklore. The first comes from South Africa and the second from the Republic of the Ivory Coast. Both involve mothers arming themselves and going to battle with large animals to rescue naive children. Join us LIVE on Twitch at twitch.tv/jackiebauertv or our Youtube Channel. If you’d like to send us a story idea or be social with us: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod Instagram: @TaleWaggingPod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

This week's story is "The Daughter of Buk Ettemsuch". It originated in Northern Africa and was collected by Andrew Lang for the Grey Fairy Book. It's a tale of regretting picking on your siblings, a talking ox that likes to taunt you, and the nicest ogre you'll ever meet. Join us LIVE on Twitch at twitch.tv/jackiebauertv or our Youtube Channel. If you’d like to send us a story idea or be social with us: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod Instagram: @TaleWaggingPod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

This week's story is "The Feather of Bright Finist the Falcon". It's Russian folklore about a bird-man. A man who can turn into a bird. He's said to be a great hero but he never saves anyone. When he has to leave the woman he loves, she goes on a very long and painful journey to win him back. Join us LIVE on Twitch at twitch.tv/jackiebauertv or our Youtube Channel. If you’d like to send us a story idea or be social with us: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod Instagram: @TaleWaggingPod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

Two stories this week! One from history and one fairy tale... A story from history when hiring a hermit to live in your garden was fashionable. And Maid Maleen, a princess bricked up in a tower for 7 years with food and drink and no light from outside. Gives some perspective to current life. Join us LIVE on Twitch at twitch.tv/jackiebauertv or our Youtube Channel. If you’d like to send us a story idea or be social with us: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod Instagram: @TaleWaggingPod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

Two stories this week! One from history and one fairy tale... In 1726 fifty miles outside of London, 24 year old Mary Toft did something extraordinary -- she gave birth to rabbits. Many, many rabbits. In "The Useless Wagoner" and "The King's Rabbits", our main character attempts to herd the King's hundred rabbits (WHY does the King have 100 rabbits??) while the King tries to set traps for our hero to fail at this task. Join us LIVE on Twitch at twitch.tv/jackiebauertv or our Youtube Channel. If you’d like to send us a story idea or be social with us: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod Instagram: @TaleWaggingPod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

Here's a fairy tale with 15 years worth of loose ends, a frog with a magic cap, a fairy who turns into a lion, and video game monsters..."The Frog and the Lion Fairy". Join us LIVE on Twitch at twitch.tv/jackiebauertv or our Youtube Channel. If you’d like to send us a story idea or be social with us: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod Instagram: @TaleWaggingPod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

WE'RE BACK with Season 2! In these interesting times we are living in, we could all use a distraction. How about letting us make you laugh with some funny fairy tales? You'll notice some updates to our intro/outro, audio, and format of the show. "The Story of Three Strong Women" "How the Camel Lost Its Antlers and Tail" "Hans-My-Hedgehog" (Warning: above average violence) This is Tale Wagging: A Gleeful Retelling of little known fairy tales, folklore, history, and more! Join us LIVE on Twitch at twitch.tv/jackiebauertv or our Youtube Channel. If you’d like to send us a story idea or be social with us: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod Instagram: @TaleWaggingPod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

What I’m about to tell you is so scary that in 1746, parents were officially banned from terrifying their children with these stories by public decree! This episode, we are going to Iceland where they do it big with not just one, but 13 Father Christmases in the form of the Yule Lads along with their ogress mother, Grýla and the terrifying Christmas Cat. Find out why you better wear those new socks your aunt got you or you will be EATEN... Song before credits: Björk - Jólakotturinn (Christmas Cat), 1987 Want to spread Christmas cheer? Rate & Review the podcast on Apple and tell your friends/family to listen. We are taking a break but will be back in 2020! This is Tale Wagging: A Gleeful Retelling of little known fairy tales, folklore, history, and more! If you’d like to send us a story idea or be social with us: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Follow us on Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod And We are NOW on Instagram: @TaleWaggingPod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

This week, we are continuing our exploration of other characters that are not Santa. We learn how Belsnickel is different from Krampus and the importance of authority and fear at Christmas time. Then we get into Scandinavian folklore with the little gnomes who hang out on your property and braid your horse's hair as long as you leave out special porridge. And finally, we'll explain how arsonists attempt to set the biggest straw goat in the world on fire each year. This is Tale Wagging: A Gleeful Retelling of little known fairy tales, folklore, history, and more! If you’d like to send us a story idea or be social with us: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Follow us on Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod And We are NOW on Instagram: @TaleWaggingPod We’d really love it if you could take a moment to PLEASE subscribe, rate, and REVIEW this podcast anywhere you can. It really helps us get found by others on this new adventure! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

Double stories this week for Christmas! The first story is historical about Captain Santa and the Christmas Tree Ship on the waters of Lake Michigan making a late season run in a big storm. Check out the photo of the shipwreck on our FB page, Twitter or Instagram. The second story is from Catalan culture about the Caganer, the mysterious figure in the back of nativity scenes...who appears to be taking a poop. Then my favorite, Caga Tió, the Christmas log or pooping log. You must take good care of your log and feed it good things so that it will poop out treats and gifts for you on Christmas. I'll be sharing several photos of the log and a video from our trip to Spain where I got to meet (and beat) the big one! Song: Pooping Log (Caga Tió) ft. Norah Jones from Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Holiday Special 2011 This is Tale Wagging: A Gleeful Retelling of little known fairy tales, folklore, history, and more! If you’d like to send us a story idea or be social with us: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Follow us on Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod And We are NOW on Instagram: @TaleWaggingPod We’d really love it if you could take a moment to PLEASE subscribe, rate, and REVIEW this podcast anywhere you can. It really helps us get found by others on this new adventure! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

This week's story is a great classic from Charles Dickens..."The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton." You'll find some...familiar elements, but with a lot more violence, alcoholism, and dark comedy. And a lion horse bear. Maybe. This is Tale Wagging: A Gleeful Retelling of little known fairy tales, folklore, history, and more! If you’d like to send us a story idea or be social with us: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Follow us on Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod And We are NOW on Instagram: @TaleWaggingPod We’d really love it if you could take a moment to PLEASE subscribe, rate, and REVIEW this podcast anywhere you can. It really helps us get found by others on this new adventure! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

This week's story is from Romania where fairy tales really happened, you guys. For realz. "The Boys with the Golden Stars", we learn how the Romanian dating app works, wonder if facial deformities make you immortal, and put forth that puppies ARE great sons. This is Tale Wagging: A Gleeful Retelling of little known fairy tales, folklore, history, and more! If you’d like to get in touch or send us a story you’d like to hear on the podcast: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Follow us on Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod We’d really love it if you could take a moment to PLEASE subscribe, rate, and REVIEW this podcast anywhere you can. It really helps us get found by others on this new adventure --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

We are continuing our celebration of Thanksgiving! This tale has family and eating....and takes place IN Turkey. That's close enough, right? Beware if your sister is Mrs. PacMan working some kind of weird Jedi mind trick. We learn the way to success involves threatening parents and taking their offspring hostage as well as littering. This title of the story is a bit of a spoiler..... I warned you! It's called "The Cauldron-Headed Ax-Toothed Sister." This is Tale Wagging: A Gleeful Retelling of little known fairy tales, folklore, history, and more! If you’d like to get in touch or send us a story you’d like to hear on the podcast: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Follow us on Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod We’d really love it if you could take a moment to PLEASE subscribe, rate, and REVIEW this podcast anywhere you can. It really helps us get found by others on this new adventure. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

This week I go into the history behind one of America's weirdest national traditions at Thanksgiving.....where the President pardons a turkey......Yes, this actually happens. Welcome to Tale Wagging: A Gleeful Retelling of little known fairy tales, folklore, history, and more! If you’d like to get in touch or send us a story you’d like to hear on the podcast: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Follow us on Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod We’d really love it if you could take a moment to PLEASE subscribe, rate, and REVIEW this podcast anywhere you can. It really helps us get found by others on this new adventure. If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend, tweet about it on the interwebz, or send a raven! AND If YOU are under an evil enchantment and have been turned into a creature of some kind, I can’t promise listening to the next episode will transform you back, but…it might! This is Tale Wagging. May all your dreams come true. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

This week's Native American Legend is called "The Lion and the Cat" (collected by Andrew Lang in the Brown Fairy Book). We learn what happens if a cat has the power of a Death Note, continue our debate over what determines princess status, and are visited by Batman. Welcome to Tale Wagging: A Gleeful Retelling of little known fairy tales, folklore, history, and more! If you’d like to get in touch or send us a story you’d like to hear on the podcast: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Follow us on Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod We’d really love it if you could take a moment to PLEASE subscribe, rate, and REVIEW this podcast anywhere you can. It really helps us get found by others on this new adventure. If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend, tweet about it on the interwebz, or send a raven! AND If YOU are under an evil enchantment and have been turned into a creature of some kind, I can’t promise listening to the next episode will transform you back, but…it might! This is Tale Wagging. May all your dreams come true. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

This week's story is from the folklore of the Pacific Northwest Native Americans called "The Witch and Her Four Sons" collected by Emerson N. Matson in a book called "Longhouse Legends". We learn the importance of song selection when competing for a husband and toe nail hygiene! Welcome to Tale Wagging: A Gleeful Retelling of little known fairy tales, folklore, history, and more! If you’d like to get in touch or send us a story you’d like to hear on the podcast: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Follow us on Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod We’d really love it if you could take a moment to PLEASE subscribe, rate, and REVIEW this podcast anywhere you can. It really helps us get found by others on this new adventure. If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend, tweet about it on the interwebz, or send a raven! AND If YOU are under an evil enchantment and have been turned into a creature of some kind, I can’t promise listening to the next episode will transform you back, but…it might! This is Tale Wagging. May all your dreams come true. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

We're going to Africa this week with a Native Rhodesian Tale called "The Story of the Hero Makoma" collected by Andrew Lang in the Orange Fairy Book. We'll learn how The Rock was born, how to make and collect new friends, and the dangers of really strong mustache hairs. Welcome to Tale Wagging: A Gleeful Retelling of little known fairy tales, folklore, history, and more! If you’d like to get in touch or send us a story you’d like to hear on the podcast: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Follow us on Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod We’d really love it if you could take a moment to PLEASE subscribe, rate, and REVIEW this podcast anywhere you can. It really helps us get found by others on this new adventure. If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend, tweet about it on the interwebz, or send a raven! AND If YOU are under an evil enchantment and have been turned into a creature of some kind, I can’t promise listening to the next episode will transform you back, but…it might! This is Tale Wagging. May all your dreams come true. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

A story from history for Spooktober!

Next is the story of a witch for Spooktober!

Spook-tober continues.....

Spook-tober continues with a scary true story from our history.

It's Spook-tober! That means I'll be pulling out scaaary stories.

Welcome to Tale Wagging: A Gleeful Retelling of little known fairy tales, folklore, history, and more! This story is called "King Lindorm" (a Swedish tale collected by Andrew Lang in The Pink Fairy Book.) In this story, we learn that even the nastiest mate is a really nice guy deep down if you have the patience to change him. If you’d like to get in touch or send us a story you’d like to hear on the podcast: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Follow us on Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod We’d really love it if you could take a moment to PLEASE subscribe, rate, and REVIEW this podcast anywhere you can. It really helps us get found by others on this new adventure. If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend, tweet about it on the interwebz, or send a raven! AND If YOU are under an evil enchantment and have been turned into a creature of some kind, I can’t promise listening to the next episode will transform you back, but…it might! This is Tale Wagging. May all your dreams come true. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

Welcome to Tale Wagging: A Gleeful Retelling of little known fairy tales, folklore, history, and more! This story is called "The Knights of the Fish" (collected by Fernan Caballaro in Cuentos. Oraciones y Adivinas. Andrew Lang included it in The Brown Fairy Book). If you listen to a talking fish...you will no longer be the main character in this story. If you’d like to get in touch or send us a story you’d like to hear on the podcast: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Follow us on Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod We’d really love it if you could take a moment to PLEASE subscribe, rate, and REVIEW this podcast anywhere you can. It really helps us get found by others on this new adventure. If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend, tweet about it on the interwebz, or send a raven! AND If YOU are under an evil enchantment and have been turned into a creature of some kind, I can’t promise listening to the next episode will transform you back, but…it might! This is Tale Wagging. May all your dreams come true. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

Welcome to Tale Wagging: A Gleeful Retelling of little known fairy tales, folklore, history, and more! This is our first REAL story. Like this really happened. Really. This is the story of the princess who swallowed a glass piano and other people throughout history who believed themselves to be super fragile. If you’d like to get in touch or send us a story you’d like to hear on the podcast: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Follow us on Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod We’d really love it if you could take a moment to PLEASE subscribe, rate, and REVIEW this podcast anywhere you can. It really helps us get found by others on this new adventure. If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend, tweet about it on the interwebz, or send a raven! AND If YOU are under an evil enchantment and have been turned into a creature of some kind, I can’t promise listening to the next episode will transform you back, but…it might! This is Tale Wagging. May all your dreams come true. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

Welcome to Tale Wagging: A Gleeful Retelling of little known fairy tales, folklore, history, and more! Our next story is The Six Swans (collected by Andrew Lang for the Yellow Fairy Book). Something I've found often with fairy tales is very similar stories. A few days later, I found The Twelve Wild Ducks (a Norwegian tale collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in Norske Folkeeventyr) and added it into this episode. If you’d like to get in touch or send us a story you’d like to hear on the podcast: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Follow us on Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod We’d really love it if you could take a moment to PLEASE subscribe, rate, and REVIEW this podcast anywhere you can. It really helps us get found by others on this new adventure. If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend, tweet about it on the interwebz, or send a raven! AND If YOU are under an evil enchantment and have been turned into a creature of some kind, I can’t promise listening to the next episode will transform you back, but…it might! This is Tale Wagging. May all your dreams come true. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

Welcome to Tale Wagging: A Gleeful Retelling of little known fairy tales, folklore, history, and more! Here is part 2 of The Yellow Dwarf. It just gets weirder from here. If you’d like to get in touch or send us a story you’d like to hear on the podcast: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Follow us on Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod We’d really love it if you could take a moment to PLEASE subscribe, rate, and REVIEW this podcast anywhere you can. It really helps us get found by others on this new adventure. If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend, tweet about it on the interwebz, or send a raven! AND If YOU are under an evil enchantment and have been turned into a creature of some kind, I can’t promise listening to the next episode will transform you back, but…it might! This is Tale Wagging. May all your dreams come true. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

Welcome to Tale Wagging: A Gleeful Retelling of little known fairy tales, folklore, history, and more! The story I've chosen for our pilot episode is so crazy and all over the place that I decided to split it into two parts to make it more easily digestible. I present to you...."The Yellow Dwarf" by Madame d'Aulnoy (collected by Andrew Lang in the Blue Fairy Book).....Part 1. If you’d like to get in touch or send us a story you’d like to hear on the podcast: E-mail us at talewaggingpodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaleWaggingPod Follow us on Twitter: @TaleWaggingPod We’d really love it if you could take a moment to PLEASE subscribe, rate, and REVIEW this podcast anywhere you can. It really helps us get found by others on this new adventure. If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend, tweet about it on the interwebz, or send a raven! AND If YOU are under an evil enchantment and have been turned into a creature of some kind, I can’t promise listening to the next episode will transform you back, but…it might! This is Tale Wagging. May all your dreams come true. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message

There are so many little known fairy tales, folklore stories, and chapters of history to explore in this world. And so much of it is wack-a-doo, unbelievable, disturbing, enthralling, mind-bending, and just plain weird! When I find these stories, they get stuck in my head and I absolutely have to share them with someone! Can I share them with you? I’m Gina Wagner, Welcome to Tale Wagging: A Gleeful Retelling of little known fairy tales, folklore, history, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tale-wagging/message