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Happy Wednesday, Fairy Sleepers! Tonight's story is Robin Hood's Visit to Longdendale from the book Legends of Longdendale by Thomas Middleton. Even though Robin Hood has numerous stories and lore surrounding Robin and his band of Merry Men, this story has a bit of a twist. This story is based on local lore from the town of Longdendale near the river Tame (Not the Thames) told to the aut...

Happy Wednesday, Fairy Sleepers! This week's story is The Water of Life by the Brothers Grimm . A story about family and betrayal. Thank you so much for all your support of the podcast and don't forget to visit https://fairysleepy.com/ and subscribe.  I'm working on a dream dictionary to send out as a thank you for supporting and subscribing. Keep an ear out for this week's bon...

Happy Wednesday, Fairy Sleepers! I wanted to give you a bonus episode as a thank you for supporting the show! This week is focused on my guest star, the music! Delta Wave music helps calm your mind, relieve stress, and focus on deep healthy sleep. The artist is Christopher Lloyd Clarke and if you love his music as I do and want to use it in your own show or for meditation and relaxation here is th...

Happy Wednesday, Fairy Sleepers! Tonight's story is Hilda's Mermaid from the book The Sandman's Hour Stories for Bedtime by Abbie Phillips Walker. It's a bit shorter than normal because this week has been one of those weeks but I didn't want to let you down! I've been working hard on the new website and simply working hard at my job. We all have those weeks but no exc...

Happy Wednesday, Fairy Sleepers! Tonight's story is The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe.  Poe is known for his dark and scary stories that use words and prose to set the scene rather than overt jumps and scares seen in other horror writers. With that said, there is a trigger warning for those who may be adversely affected by stories of depression, loss, or fear.  If you love a g...

Happy Wednesday, Fairy Sleepers! This week's episode is a Greek myth of Echo and Narcissus, called The Curse of Echo, written by Elsie Finnimore Buckley , an English writer, and translator from her book Children of the Dawn, Old Tales of Greece (1909), It's a short story because we are busy working behind the scenes to bring you a new website with extra content and a newsletter. Thank yo...

Happy Wednesday Fairy Sleepers! Tonight's story is The Antique Ring by Nathanial Hawthorne . It is a story within a story that tells of the history of an engagement ring created by the Wizard Merlin which travels through time and history to the finger of a young lady in Massachusetts. I hope it makes you very, Fairy Sleepy. Please like, subscribe, download, and comment I appreciate your suppo...

Happy Wednesday, Fairy Sleepers! Tonight's story is The Red Room by H.G. Wells.  Perhaps best known for his SciFi writings, Wells also wrote short stories. This is one of those stories. The question in this story asks is the red room something to be feared due to a specter lurking or because fear is assumed, does fear appear? Not a very scary story, much like Edgar Allen Poe's writing mu...

Happy Wednesday, Fairy Sleepers! I hope you had a wonderful week! This week's short story is called A Curious Call by Louisa M. Alcott, who you may recognize as the author of Little Women. I'd like to dedicate this story to my mother, who passed away one year ago today, and for whom I started this podcast. She was a voracious reader and historian and started me on the same path early in...

Happy Wednesday, Fairy Sleepers! This week's story is called The Lady or the Tiger?   Written by Frank R. Stockton a  story about choices we make and the depth of love when making such decisions. The left door or the right? The red pill or the blue? I hope it makes you very Fairy Sleepy! Have a wonderful week, and until next time, goodnight! Support the show Thank you for all your downloads a...

Happy Wednesday, Fairy Sleepers! This week, we return to Scottish fairy tales from The Scottish Fairy Book by Elizabeth W. Grierson. The same author of the Elvin Knight from earlier this season. It's always fun reading Fairy Tales, although this one is about witches and what could be considered some very rowdy GNO of the times and a nod to the detriments of snooping. I hope you enjoy it, and...

Happy Wednesday, Fairy Sleepers! I hope you had a wonderful week! This week's short story is called Ozma and the Wizard from the book of short stories called Little Wizard Stories of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, Illustrated by John R. Neill. You have, I am sure, heard of the Wizard of Oz and this short story is one of many written after the popularity of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz.  I hope it makes...

Happy Wednesday, Fairy Sleepers! I hope you have had a wonderful week! This week's story is called The Missing Will , written by one of the most prolific detective novelists of all time, and I don't mean Authur Conan Doyle, although he is a very close second. See if you can guess the mystery of the writer and The Missing Will.   One side note:  Shameless self-promotion. ;-) During the in...

Happy Wednesday, Fairy Sleepers! I hope you had a wonderful week! This week's story is written by Herman Melville and called The Piazza from the book of short stories called The Piazza Tales.  Melville is perhaps best known for his novel Moby Dick. In this short story, his stream of consciousness takes us across a mountain seeking something magical he spotted from his perch in his piazza. His...

Happy Wednesday, Fairy Sleepers! This week's story is Footprints on the Seashore , written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The short story is about Hawthorne's musings during a walk on a beach near his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts. Having attended Endicott College in the next town over in Beverly, Mass, I have walked that same beach but could never express what I saw as beautifully as he did...

Happy Wednesday Fairy Sleepers! I hope you had a wonderful week! This week's story is the Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film of the same name won three Oscars in 2008 starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett thus showing the story has stood the test of time. Not to mention The Great Gatsby which is considered one of literature's best-written novels by the same...

Happy Wednesday Fairy Sleepers! This week's episode The Adventure of the Empty House is from the book The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle . I hope it makes you very Fairy Sleepy! Thank you so much for all the downloads and support and I appreciate the amazing reviews, keep them coming they make my week!! I hope you enjoy this story as I have always been a major Sherlock Ho...

Happy Wednesday, Fairy Sleepers! I had a change of heart in this week's story seeing as my family of Mullan and Murphy was wantin' a bit of the luck of the Irish this St. Pattys Day Week. This week's story is Darby O’Gill and the Leprechaun from the book Darby O’Gill and the Good People written by Herminie Templeton Kavanagh . The Disney movie "Darby O’Gill and the Little Peopl...

Happy Wednesday Fairy Sleepers! I hope you had a wonderful week. Tonight's story is from the book  Asgard Stories: Tales from Norse Mythology written by Mary H. Foster and Mabel H. Cummings . I have a deep fascination with Norse mythology and am an avid watcher of Vikings and of course the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) . Loki and Thor's first story may not be the same but interesting n...

Happy Wednesday Fairy Sleepers! This week's story is a Welsh Fairy Tale,  called The Lady of the Lake By William Elliot Griffis from 1921. I grew up in New Hope, PA where Washington crossed the Delaware River. I was surrounded by my family history mirroring the author, the intro, and the author's family as well as growing up Welsh and Irish I thought I would try something a bit different...

Happy Wednesday Fairy Sleepers! I hope you've had a wonderful week and are ready for tonight's story The Weird Witch of the Willow Herb from the book The Other Side of the Sun: Fairy Stories Written by Author: Evelyn Sharp.  I hope it makes you very, Fairy Sleepy! Thank you so much for your support! If you want to check out a Fairy Tale and support the show, please head to Amazon and dow...

Happy Wednesday Fairy Sleepers! I hope you enjoy tonight's story The Glass Dog from the book American Fairy Tales written by L. Frank Baum , the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.  I hope it makes you very Fairy Sleepy! Keep an ear out for next week's story The Weird Witch of the Willow-Herb from the book The Other Side of the Sun- Fairy Stories Written by  Evelyn Sharp. Have a wonder...

Happy Wednesday, Fairy Sleepers! I hope you enjoy this week's story The House in the Lake  from the book Irish Fairy Tales by Edmond Leamy.  I hope it makes you very Fairy Sleepy! Keep an ear out for next week's story The Glass Dog by L. Frank Baum . The author of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz and a gazillion others. :-) Until next time, good night. Support the show Thank you for all your d...

Happy Wednesday Fairy Sleepers! I hope you enjoy The Remarkable Rocket by Oscar Wilde. I hope it makes you very Fairy Sleepy! Keep an ear out for next week's episode The House in the Lake   from the Irish Fairy Tales book written by Edmond Leamy. I hope you have a wonderful week, and until next time sweet dreams and goodnight!     Support the show Thank you for all your downloads and amazing...

Happy Wednesday Fairy Sleepers! I hope you enjoy the story of the Glory of the Invisible Kingdom written by Richard Leander and found in The Diamond Fairy Book . The author has quite a fascinating history and the story is about the Kingdom of Dreams, which seems right on target! I hope the story makes you very, Fairy Sleepy! Keep an ear out for next week's episode The Remarkable Rocket by Osc...