#uganda #folktale

In the first story, we learn about a young woman who loves a man so much, that when he dies, she wants to be burned by the sun. And in the second story, we see what happens when a young woman is made heartless.

Source: The flame tree and other folk-lore stories from Uganda

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Bunyole Song 1

Sound Effects: Dewe at Night by Laklop

Photo Credit: "immature sunbird on African Flame Tree" by emiliechenphotography is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.

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#canada #folktale

In this opening story, we learn about the mighty wolf wind and his hunger for flesh. Then we get to meet the creator spirit named Glooscap (Glooskap/Kluscap). From the tragedy of the trees losing their leaves, we are rewarded with birds.

Source: Canadian Fairy Tales by Cyrus MacMillan

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Honour Song

Sound Effects: storm wind in trees by klankbeeld on freesound.org, crickets by Kibranoz on freesound.org

Photo credit: "Terrible Twos" by BozDoz is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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#louisiana #creole #folktale

In this story, we hear about how things were back in the old country. The grandson of an enslaved woman tells about things used to be and the story of his own grandmother's enslavement.

Source: Louisiana folk-tales : in French dialect and English translation by Fortier, Alcée, 1856-1914. n 80131622

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: 729396__heckfricker__campfire-02 fom freesound.org

Music: Dance of the Daisies by Edward LaFarge (Percy Wenrich)

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Photo Credit: "Plage du Ghana" by Nicoleon is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.