In The Firelight

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Masha and the Bear is an old Russian tale about a young girl who outwits a giant bear. It has hints of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. If you'd like to support the show, please visit the show's website You'll find links to my Patreon, and to Buy me a coffee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This weeks episode comes with a content warning: There is a lot of blood, and talk of dismemberment in this story. Like many early folktales, including the original versions of stories like Cinderella and Snow White, adult themes of mutilation and disfigurement were not shied away from, and on this podcast, I strive to be as authentic as possible. Fitcher's Bird is a German story about a brave, re...

Katcha and the Devil tells the tale of a woman who would do anything for just the chance to dance, and a simple young man who might just be clever enough to outwit the devil. If you'd like to support the show, please visit the show's website You'll find links to my Patreon, and to Buy me a coffee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Talk is a rather silly tale from the Ashanti peoples of West Africa. If you'd like to support the show, please visit the show's website You'll find links to my Patreon, and to Buy me a coffee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hans My Hedgehog is a rather strange German folktale that teaches the importance of not judging people by their appearance, or by their rooster. If you'd like to support the show, please visit the show's website You'll find links to my Patreon, and to Buy me a coffee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deer Hunter and White Corn Maiden is a tale of the First Nations People of the American Southwest, and it's about what happens when you share a bond that not even death can break If you'd like to support the show, please visit the show's website You'll find links to my Patreon, and to Buy me a coffee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Answered Prayer is a very old Tibetan story of a poor old woman, her daughter, and the power of prayer. There's also a bear. If you'd like to support the show, please visit the show's website You'll find links to my Patreon, and to Buy me a coffee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This is an old Irish tale of a man named Brian who doesn't have a story to tell, until he finds one in the land of the faeries. If you'd like to support the show, please visit the show's website You'll find links to my Patreon, and to Buy me a coffee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's story comes with a content warning:  Li Chi Slays The Serpent is a very old Chinese story, from a time when women in China were not considered equal to men, and sons were favoured over daughters. While societal norms have thankfully changed, I wanted to be as faithful to the original story as I could, and so have not edited it here. LI Chi Slays The Serpent is a tale of courage an...

The Baba Yaga is a mainstay of Slavic folklore. Occasionally portrayed as benevolent, she is however, most often evil, sly, and conniving. She seeks to ensnare wary travellers into being slave labour, or into the cooking pot. It takes, bravery, cunning, intelligence, and more than a little luck to thwart her. If you'd like to support the show, please visit the show's website You'll find links to m...

An old Scottish tale of a man who finds true love in the sea If you'd like to support the show, please visit the show's website You'll find links to my Patreon, and to Buy me a coffee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Soldier And Death is an old Russian folktale about a brave soldier who takes on the greatest foe of his life, without realizing the consequences of victory If you'd like to support the show, please visit the show's website You'll find links to my Patreon, and to Buy me a coffee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Three Wonderful Beggars is a very old Serbian tale about a very lucky, some might even say blessed young man, who, thanks to the kindness of three mysterious old men, finds all the wealth and happiness he could ever want If you'd like to support the show, please visit the show's website You'll find links to my Patreon, and to Buy me a coffee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

An introduction to In The Firelight, a storytelling podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's story comes from Vietnam, and tells of a small peasant boy, a wealthy man, and a seemingly inconsequential fly. If you'd like to support the show, please visit the show's website You'll find links to my Patreon, and to Buy me a coffee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This weeks show comes with a content warning; there is a depiction of a knife attack, as well as bleeding. The tale of Sedna comes from the Inuit peoples of the Arctic, about a young girl who achieves greatness after an encounter with a mythical being. If you'd like to support the show, please visit the show's website You'll find links to my Patreon, and to Buy me a coffee. Hosted on Acast. See ac...

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship is an old Russian tale that teaches the importance of kindness, and the importance of friends. For it is our friends sometimes who can save our lives If you'd like to support the show, please visit the show's website You'll find links to my Patreon, and to Buy me a coffee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.