Today we are back in the book of Nigerian folklore written down by M.I. Ogumefu. In the first story, a wife gives away something she doesn’t know is invaluable. In the second story, a parrot cannot lie and causes its owners plenty of headaches. And in the third story, some nobles send societal exiles to the new capital in order to spook the king.

Source: Yoruba Legands by M.I. Ogumefu

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: AMBForst_Edge Of The forest.Birds.Deaf cuckoo.Cuculus optatus 1_EM.wav

Music: Ayinla Omowura

Podcast Shoutout: Film Rage

Listener Shoutout: Jemulpo Korea

Photo Credit: "African Grey Parrot" by Charles Patrick Ewing is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Music Suggestion: TitoM & Yuppe - Tshwala Bam [Ft. S.N.E & EeQue] (Fun South African beats)

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#louisiana #folktale

In this story, rabbit likes to get drunk and beat his lioness wife. Will the elephants intervene?

Source: Louisiana Folk-tales: In French Dialect and English Translation by ⁠⁠Alcée Fortier⁠⁠

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: 729396__heckfricker__campfire-02 on Freesound.org

Music: Old Hen Cackle by Coleman and Harper

Podcast Shoutout: The Family Plot

Listener Shoutout: Legazpi PH

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"Black and white rabbits Kōno" is marked with CC0 1.0.

Music suggestion: Magestic Legend (this is a guy I know from going to his shows way back in the day. He's talented and this album is slept on.)

#korea #folktale

In the first story, we hear the Korean version of the folktale explaining the milky way. You can hear that story in episode 159 from over a year ago. And the second story is about a dancing woman who saves the nation.

Source: Korean Fairy Tales by William Elliot Griffis

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: steady late night rain.WAV By mshahen

on freesound.org

Music: [한국 남도 민요] 대감 놀이,명창,명인---묵계월,지연화 Traditional music from southern Korea.

Podcast Shoutout: For Your Reference

Listener Shoutout: Tegucigalpa Honduras. Commonly known as Teguz, this is the capital of the country.

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Music Suggestion: Stiff Pap "Ngomso"

#Japan #folktale #Cinderella

Today we are back in the book of Japanese folklore written down by Yei Theodora Ozaki. Tonight’s story is about a princess that does everything right, but is still hated by her step mother. Like Cinderella, but from a few thousand years ago.

Source: Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: winterbeach.wav

Music: 月桃節 東京月桃三味線　Ghetto Bushi Tokyo Ghetto Shamisen

Listener Shoutout: Montreal Canada

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Photo Credit: Woodblock print by Yoshitoshi, from ''Twenty-four Accomplishments of Imperial Japan'' (1881).

#india #folktale

Welcome back listeners to Sandman Stories Presents, a folklore podcast where I read you to sleep or until the next story, I’m your host, Dustin. Today we are back in the book of Indian folklore written down in the Shimla Village tales recorded by Alice Dracott. In the first story, a prince is helped out by a monkey, who wants nothing more than to go home. And in the second story, the Jackal wants to be treated like a king, but there is confusion in his hoo ha.

Source: ⁠SIMLA VILLAGE TALES OR, FOLK TALES FROM THE HIMALAYAS BY ALICE ELIZABETH DRACOTT⁠

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: Frogs by Dustin Steichmann

Music: Ghei Chhand Makarand - Jake Charkey | North Indian Cello | Hindustani Classical | Gayaki Ang

Photo Credit:"Grand Cayman Blue Iguana" by o palsson is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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And the podcast shoutout is to the Teacher Think Aloud podcast. This is a wonderful podcast aimed at helping teachers do better. Hosts Anna and Shey do a great job of bringing classroom issues to the show and talking about how teachers can handle them. Really good folks and I’m so happy that they create content for my profession. And if you like their show as much as I do, give them a like, a rating, and a review.

And the listener shoutout is to PohnPei Micronesia. Don’t confuse it with the Roman city of yore. To visualize where it is at, think of Papua New Guinea and go north east about 2000 kilometers. For miles, um…. Have fun with that. It’s a very wet island that has jungles in the interior and beautiful shores. The language, Phonpeien, is part of the Australnesian languages which includes Hawaiian and Maori and Malagasy. And of course I would love to visit this island some day. So to my listeners on Pohnpei, I say Kalahngan and Pwohng mwahu Thank you and goodnight

#ghana #folktale

Today we are back in the book of Ghanaian folklore written down by W.H. Barker. In the first story, we learn how to bull yourself out of a court case. In the second, we learn why Rams live at home while the leopard lives in the forest. And in the final story, we learn about biting the cat that feeds you and why Leopards are like nascar drivers.

Source: ⁠⁠West African folk-tales by Barker, William Henry, 1882-; Sinclair, Cecilia

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: GHAMSU Choir UCC - Highlife medley - JD21

Sound Effects: Cheonggyecheon Long by Dustin Steichmann

Bird Sound Effect: XC788596 · African Cuckoo-Hawk · Aviceda cuculoides recorded by Alain Verneau on Xeno-Canto.org

Podcast Shoutout: Japan Distilled. Do you like sake? Shochu? Then you need to check out Steve and Chris, and their sound guy Rich. They have decades of tasting experience and can give you the history of each brewery or spirit that they cover. It’s super fun and a good insight into Japanese spirits by a couple of guys who really know their stuff. And if you like the show as much as I do, go and give them a like, a rating, and a review.

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Listener Shoutout: Bamako Mali. I’m still not sure how someone in the city found my podcast, but I’m glad that they listened to at least one episode. Bamako is the capital of the country of Mali, which is the legacy of the Malian empire. This city has seen the likes of Mansa Musa who traded salt for gold and then messed up the whole gold market when he went on hajj and flooded it with gold gifts. People have lived in the city since the paleolithic era. Of course it was also colonized by France during the ransacking of Africa by the European powers. It did make me smile when they dropped French from their official languages. And so today, I’ll be attempting the main language Bambara. To the listener in Bamako I say Aw ni ce and Aw ni su Thank you and goodnight

Photo: "Wahoo the Leopard" by CarolineG2011 is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

#Georgia #folktale

In this story the prince is unable to find love until he unseals his fate and stabs a sick lady.

Source: ⁠Georgian Folk Tales by Marjory Wardrop Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: ANDRANIK SARKAVAG TOTIK YAR Andranik sarkavag Manukyan

Sound Effects: Hua Hin 4:30am by Dustin Steichmann

and XC685015 - Eurasian Blue Tit - Cyanistes caeruleus satunini.mp3 by Ding Li Yong

Podcast Shoutout: Reddit on Wiki. Hosts John, the punny pinoy, Josh, the sweet international host, and ya boy Sean, Houston’s finest, gang up with a rotating cast of advice givers and work through your weirdest reddit stories and give you the best advice three cis hetero partnered men can give. And it is really good. Like these guys really think it through and are super kind. And so if you like their show as much as I do, go and give them a like, a rating, an ogtha, and a review.

Listener Shoutout: And the listener shoutout is to Thiruvan anthapuram (or Trivandrum). It is the capital of the southern Indian state of Kerala. The meaning of the city name is "The City of Lord Ananta” It's distinguished by its British colonial architecture and many art galleries. It’s also home to Kuthira Malika (or Puthen Malika) Palace, adorned with carved horses and displaying collections related to the Travancore royal family, whose regional capital was here from the 18th–20th centuries. ― Google

It’s also where a fun drama called “the good karma hospital” is supposed to be set. And of course, I would love to visit there. I wonder if folks get tired of me saying that.

Video by Headliner Photo Credit "Caravaggio Fortune Teller" by rjhuttondfw is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

#ecuador #folklore

Today we are back in the book of Ecuadorian folklore written down by Mario Conde. A big thank you to him for letting me record these stories. In the first story, we learn about the origin of biting insects. In the second story, from deep in the amazon, we learn about how the Shuar women learned to grow crops.

Source: ⁠⁠Thirteen Ecuadorean Legends And A Ghost: Trece Leyendas Ecuatorianas Y Un Fantasma⁠⁠ By Mario Conde

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects:

1. Black-billed Mountain Toucan · Andigena nigrirostris spilorhynchus Charlie Vogt, XC93164. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/93164

2. jungle_twilight.wav by jujulj available at freesound.org

Music: Mariachi Loco De Guayaquil

Photo Credit: "Shuar in Parque de Logroño" by Jlh249 is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Podcast Shoutout: The Vocal Fries. Hosts Carrie and Megan are deep in the world of linguistics and language. They also care deeply about people and want to see marginalized voices not be silenced through discrimination. Also, they know that having two women as hosts will drive jerks who care more about who is talking than what is said crazy. So if you want to learn about cool voices, vocal discrimination, and how young women often lead language change, go and give them a listen.

Listener Shoutout: Zalec (Xa-Lets) Slovenia. From Wikipedia- Žalec was attested in written sources as Saxenburc and Sachsenwelde in 1182 (and as Saschenvelde in 1232 and Sachsenfelde in 1256). The medieval German names are based on folk etymology from the Slovene name, probably the genitive of the plural form *Žalci. This in turn was based on the personal name *Zal and would mean 'descendants of Žal'. In modern German the settlement was known as Sachsenfeld.

Music Suggestion: RAMENGVRL & SIHK - QUARANTINE N CHILL