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Sandman Stories Presents
Tired but can't fall asleep? Here I do my best to find interesting stories from the public domain and read them to you until you fall asleep. The stories are mostly folktales from around the world. Best listened to during work, during commutes, when you are trying to fall asleep, or any time that you need a calm friend to read to you. Enjoy! All of my links can be found here~ https://linktr.ee/Sandmanstoriespresents
Episodes
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 300: Turkiye The Bird of Sorrow (Kunos)
#turkey #sadness #folktale In this story we learn why we should know what we are asking for. Also, keep an eye out for strange birds that like to wreck your…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 299: Sioux- Eleventh and Twelfth Nights (Eastman)
#sioux #nativeamerican #folktales In the first story, we hear why it is bad to put the fox in charge of the hen house. And in the second one, we hear about an…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 298: Canada- Rabbit and the Grain Buyers (MacMillan)
Last minute episode, sorry, details out tomorrow
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 297: Philippines- How the First Head was Taken, The Serpent Eagle, The Tattooed Men, Tilin, The Rice Bird (Cole)
#philippines #rice #folktale In the first story, we see the moon get mad, and the heads begin to roll. In the second, two brothers have trouble getting enough…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 296: Louisiana- The Statue of St Anthony, Little Boys and the Giants, The Men who Became Birds (Fortier)
#magic #louisiana #folktales In the first story, we learn why it is important to keep your ears open. In the second, we learn why you don't want to hang out…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 295: Korea- The King of the Sparrows (Griffis)
#korea #nolbu #folktales In today's story, we learn why it is good to be kind to your fine feathered friends. Source: Korean Fairy Tales by William Elliot…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 294: Japan- The Goblin of Adachigahara; The Sagacious Monkey and the Boar (Ozaki)
#japan #goblin #folktales In the first story, we learn why you always look in the backroom of haunted houses. And in the second story, we learn about why day…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 293: India- The Bunniah's Wife, The Ruby, The Story of Vikramadit (Dracott)
#india #ruby #folktales In the first story, a wise wife saves the day by thinking quickly. In the second story, we learn of the three wise sons of king and who…
Sandman Stories PresentsEp 292: Georgia- Conkiajgharuna (Wardrop)
#georgia #cinderella #step-mom In this story, we learn why it is good to listen to cows, why it is smart to comb granny's hair, and why you should be grateful…
Sandman Stories PresentsEp 291: Ecuador- The Curse of the Guava; a Ghost (Conde)
#ecuador #president #folktales In the first story, a cruel plantation owner takes no mercy on a child that eats the forbidden fruit. In the second story, an…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 290: Bengal- Strike, But Hear (Day)
#bengal #poison #storytelling In this tale, a son is caught in the act of doing something unpleasant to his queen mother. Will his dad stop and listen, or…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 289: Azores- The Laborer And His Master, 'Tis Faith Which Saves, St. Brendan's Island, The Silent Cavalier, The Enchanted Palace (Eells)
#azores #magic #folktales Story 1: The laborer outwits his boss. Story 2: The boyfriend lies to his girlfriend. Story 3: She can't say "I love you" unless St…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 288: Armenia- The Poor Widow's Son (Seklemian)
#armenia #folktale #widow In this story, a king wants his daughter married off. The only trouble is that she picked the poor widow's son. Will her father ever…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 287: Panchatantra ch21 The Duel between Elephant and Sparrow, ch22 The Shrewd Old Gander (Ryder)
#panchatantra #India #Saga In the first story we learn why you don't kill baby birds. In the second story, we learn to listen to our elders. Source…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 286: Turkiye- Kamer Taj the Mon Horse (Kunos)
#turkiye #folktale #magic In this story, a prince is twice deceived when a dew convinces him that his darling princess has given birth to dogs. Her only chance…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 285: Sioux- Ninth and Tenth Nights (Eastman)
#sioux #iktomi #folktales In the first story, we see a trickster sing a song to trick some ducks, only to be tricked himself. That isn't enough for the kids…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 284: Philippines- Ipugaw Lumawig Stories (Cole)
#philippines #creation #spirit In these three stories, we learn about Lumawig, the first peoples in the world, the flood story, and finally how annoying…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 283: Uganda- The Flame Tree, The Buffalo Woman (Baskerville)
#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…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 282: Canada- How Glooscap Made The Birds (MacMillan)
#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…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 281: Louisiana- The Little Finger (Fortier)
#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…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 280: Korea- The Voice of The Bell (Griffis)
#korea #sacrifice The king wants a big bell to ring throughout the land. He keeps building them and they kept breaking. What is the missing ingredient? Source…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 279: Japan- The Mirror Of Matsuyama (Ozaki)
#japan #stepmom In this story, a young woman loses her mom. She is still a good daughter, but when dad remarries, there is discord in the home. Can staring…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 278: India- The Tiger and The Rats, The Adventures of a Bird, The Legend of Naldehra Temple (Dracott)
#india #himalaya #folktale Story 1: The Tiger and The Rats Story 2: The Adventures of a Bird Story 3: The Legend of Naldehra Temple Source: Simla Village…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 277: Ghana- How Mushrooms First Grew; Farmer Mybrow and the Fairies (Barker)
#ghana #goldcoast #mushrooms In today's story, we learn about passing and paying debts which turns into ants making mushrooms. And in the second story, we…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 276: Georgia- The Prince (Wardrop)
#Saqartvelo #georgia #folktale In this story, a prince has to jump through a whole bunch of hoops after he is promised to a dangerous witch. Will he ever find…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 275: Ecuador- The Cock of the Cathedral; Captain Lewis’s Treasure (Conde)
#ecuador #galapagos #pirates In the first story, a drunkard gets taught a lesson by a magical rooster. And in the second story, a pirate hides his treasure…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 274: Bengal- The Origin of Opium (Day)
#bengal #opium #folktale In this story, we see a humble mouse work its way up to being a queen. Will it ever be happy? And what does opium have to do with it?…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 273: Azores- Why The Alveloa Bird Received A Blessing+ (Eells)
#azores #islands #saint In the first story we learn about a bird that helps the holy mother. In the second we learn about a loud mouth bird that gets cursed…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 272: Armenia- Bedik And The Invulnerable Giant (Seklemian)
#Armenia #Folklore #giant In this story, a young prince named Bedik meets an invincible giant who loves a foreign princess. Bedik promises to get that princess…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 271: Panchatantra- ch19 Shell-Neck, Slim, And Grim; ch20 Forethought, Readywit, And Fatalist (Ryder)
#panchatantra #india #saga In the first story, we learn why it is bad to talk with your mouth full. And in the second story we learn why it is best to plan…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 270: Türkiye- The Forty Princes and The Seven Headed Dragon (Kunos)
#Turkey #folktales In this story, there are forty brothers. They want forty brides from the same mother. It's a pretty tall task, especially when the brothers…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 269: Sioux- Seventh Evening Eighth Evening (Eastman)
#sioux #lakota #folktales In the first story, we learn about being neighborly. And in the second story we learn about lucky hunting nuts. Source: WIGWAM…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 268: Philippines- The Mistaken Gifts, The Boy who Became a Stone, The Turtle and the Lizard+ (Cole)
#filipino #folktale Today is a mixed bag of six tales all taken from Mabel Cook Cole's work focused on Itneg folklore. We have the wrong gifts, we have a…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 267: Nigeria- The final six stories of Tortoise (Ogumefu)
#Nigeria #folktales In these six stories, you learn about the whip and chop trees, about Tortoise's enemies, about why crabs and tortoises don't get along…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 266: Louisiana- The Devil’s Marriage (Fortier)
#louisiana #folktale #devil What would you do if you married the devil? Would you bring his rooster three sacks? would you grab dirty eggs? Listen and find out…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 265: Korea- A Frog For a Husband (Griffis)
#korea #folktales A poor farming couple has no kids. One day their pond starts to dry up. It turns out that there is a talking bullfrog living in their pond…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 264: Japan- The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child (Ozaki)
#japan #folktales #story In today’s story, we learn about the bamboo cutter and the moon child. It’s an old tale of the childless couple and a special child…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 263: India- The man who went to find his fortune, The three wise men and the King’s Daughter, Barbil’s Son (Dracott)
#india #folktales In the first story, a man is off to seek his fortune. During his travels, he solves many a mystery. But will he get his own wealth? In the…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 262: Ghana- The Ungrateful Man; Why Tigers Never Attack Unless Provoked, The Omanhene Who Liked Riddles (Barker)
#ghana #folktales In the first story, we learn why man is the least trustworthy animal. In the second, we learn why tigers won't attack you unless provoked…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 261: Georgia- The Serpent and the Peasant, The Two Brothers (Wardrop)
#georgia #folktale In the first story, a snake helps a man, but the man hurts it. Can they become friends again? and in the second story, one brother hogs all…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 260: Ecuador- Lake San Pablo; The Gold Eater (Conde)
#ecuador #folktales In the first story, a guest is shown some hospitality by one of the servants. He repays the kind gesture with information that saves the…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 259: Bengal- The Story of Prince Sobur (Day)
#bengal #folktale In this story, a father is insulted when his daughter claims to earn her own living. She is exiled and only has her nursemaid and her work…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 258: Azores- Jose the Beast Slayer; The Princess of the Lost Island (Eells)
#azores #folktale In the first story, a "wise man" tells a king to lock up his daughter for 20 years to keep her without a bone. I wonder what that means. And…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 257: Armenia- The Idiot; The miserly Companion (Seklemian)
#armenia #folklore Today we are back in the book of Armenian folktales written down by A.G. Seklemian. In the first story, a man goes looking for luck and…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 256: Halloween- What Uncle Saw (Mukerji)
#halloween #ghoststory In this final Halloween story, uncle catches a late train back to the family home. When he gets there, he spends the night in a room…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 255: Halloween- The Flayed Hand (Maupassant)
#halloween #horror In this story, a rich French student comes home with a strange gift: the dried hand of a murderer. Is it an innocent prank, or something…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 254: Halloween- The Dead Mother; The Dead Witch (Ralston)
#halloween #spooky In the first story, a man is distraught to find his new bride dead. How will their baby be taken care of? And in the second story, a witch…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 253: Halloween- The Monk of Saint Rules Tower (Linskill)
#Halloween #ghost In this story, a man is met by the ghost of a monk. It isn't super scary, but it is a bit worrying when a ghost gives you a dagger that he…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 252: Halloween- The Cold Hand (Miller)
#halloween #spooky In this story, a man is staying at a small guest house. While in a locked room, something creepy slides across his face. When he wakes up…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 251: Panchatantra- ch17 Lion and Carpenter; ch18 Plover Fights Ocean (Ryder)
#panchatantra #epic In the first story, Lively and Victor continue their conversation and Victor begins to worry about Rusty getting hurt. And in the second…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 250: Türkiye- The Crow Peri (Kunos)
#turkey #folktale In this story, a young man is fatherless and needs to make his way in the world. Will a crow lead him astray? Will the Lala kill him off?…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 249: Sioux- Fifth and Sixth Nights (Eastman)
#sioux #folktale In the first story, we learn why nobody likes a braggart, and in the second story, we learn why you don’t go sticking your hands in cracks…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 248: Lion Loses; Death comes To Man; A Zulu Version (Honey)
#southafrica #folklore In the first story, Lion gets tied to a bush, but can't catch the culprit. In the second story, the moon tells man that they will die…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 247: The Alan and the Hunters; The Man and the Alan; Sogsogot (Cole)
In the first story, a man just wants to find some fire to roast a pig, but he comes across an Alan's house instead. What will he do? In the second story, a man…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 246: Nigeria- Tortoise and the King; Tortoise and Mr Fly; Erin and Erinomi (Ogumefu)
#yoruba #nigeria #folktale In the first story, the king promises his daughter, but then goes back on his word. In the second story, Tortoise wants to know how…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 245: Louisiana- King Peacock, Singing Bones, Simple John (Fortier)
#louisiana #folktale In the first story, we have echoes of sleeping beauty without out all of the kissing sleeping women thing. In the second one, a dad learns…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 244: Korea- Shoes For Hats (Griffis)
#korea #folktale Ever wonder how writing came to Japan? Listen to this hot propaganda track about how the Japanese people came to Korea and took people of…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 243: Japan- The Story Of The Man Who Did Not Wish To Die (Ozaki)
#japan #folktale In this story, the main character is afraid of death. To cure this, he is sent to the land where people never die, founded by Xu Fu (Jofuku)…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 242: India- The Story Of The Black Cow; The Brahmin And The Wild Geese; The Four Gifted Princess (Dracott)
#india #folktale In the first story, a boy is rescued by a magic bull who gives him sweets. What could make him forget such a friend? In the second story, a…
Sandman Stories PresentsEP 241: Ghana- Quarcoo Bah-Boni; King Chameleon And The Animals; A Foolish Thing (Barker)
#ghana #folktale In today's stories we will meet the worst child ever, a super speedy chameleon, and Anansi's greed. Enjoy these stories from Barker and…