Sandman Stories Presents

The story of the great warrior Tawara Tōda and how he beat the giant centipede and gained many valuable rewards for doing so Written by  Yei Theodora Ozaki  Story Translated by B.H. Chamberlain  Narrator: Dustin Steichmann  Music in the story: Ishikari Lore by Kevin MacLeod  Sound Effects by Zapsplatt   The Tale of Tawara Tōda (俵藤太物語, Tawara Tōda monogatari)&nbsp...

The story of Kija and his coming to Korea. If you ever wondered why Korean fights rarely involve fists, but often times involve shouting and mean mugging, this story will tell you why. Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: '우조가락도드리'를 위한 변주곡 By Kwak Su-Eun Story: Korean Fairy Tales by Griffis

The story of a phaeton ride to a cromlech just past the furze bushes. (A carriage ride to the Stonehenge like thing past the yellow flowering bushes). The narrator is enjoying a ride with his pal Albert, and Albert's wife (unnamed). On the ride home from the druid's temple, the narrator sees a ghostly woman that no one else can see. Is she real? Why did his shoulder hurt? Was it a sign? From the b...

The Story of a young man who is love with his boss' daughter. They secretly plan to marry once he has a better job. Before they are able to do so, she is murdered and he is blamed for it. Without a trial, he is caught by a posse and hung. Her real murderer thinks he has gotten away with it, but he will soon find out that he isn't that lucky. Source: Project Gutenberg/Eleanor F Lewis/W. Bob Holland...

This is the story of Ralph Hagadorn, a young man living in Sault Ste Marie. He is traveling to his friend's wedding late in the evening, and is looking forward to seeing the woman he is secretly in love with. Marie Beaujeu is the woman he plans on professing his love to. While he is skating to his friend's home, he is lured away for his normal path by a skater all in white. He makes it to his frie...

This is the story of a hunting party that gets told the reason why Jack will only pass by a haunted house in the daylight. A story by S. T.  Narrator: Dustin Steichmann All sound effects: Zapsplat Night sounds care of YouTube Studios

A man who has eaten entirely too much sauerkraut at a party, sits up in his dark unbolted room; and in the moonlight sees a toe by the curtains. is it a ghost? Is it the host come to murder and rob him? Is it just a hallucination created by too much German kimchi? Story: The Phantom Toe (no byline) Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Rain SFX: Dustin Steichmann Music: Drops by Whitesand (Creative Commons...

This is the first in a series of Halloween themed stories. Coming from the book " Twenty-Five Ghost Stories " edited by W. Bob Holland. This story is about a haunted room in an Arkansas inn that isn't what it seems to be. Stories of treasure bring people in, but is there really buried treasure on the grounds? All sound effects provided by Zapsplat Banjo music by Mathieu Bouvier " Deering Goodtime...

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Story collected by Lafcadio Hearn Illustrator: Kobayashi, Eitaku, 1843-1890 Music in the story: Ishikari Lore by Kevin MacLeod Book available at: https://www.wdl.org/en/item/14461/ Other Versions: https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/sparrow.html All links to Sandman Stories Stuff found here

The foundation myth of Korea featuring bears, tigers, and spirits from heaven. Author: William Elliot Griffis (1922)  Narrator: Dustin Steichmann  Music used in the story: [ 서원숙 - 가야금 ] 심상건 풍류_염불도드리~타령(국악음반_레이블소설) All other links here: https://linktr.ee/Sandmanstoriespresents

This is the story of one of the founders of Korea: East Light . He created the kingdom of Goguryeo, one of the three kingdoms of Korea during the age of the same name. Author: William Elliot Griffis (1922)  Narrator: Dustin Steichmann  Music in the story: Artist. 박민주 촬영. 박종덕,조은기,김민경,  편집. 신진용, 김성철 presented by PIDA MUSIC   Creative Commons License. 경...

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann  Fairy Tales From Brazil How and Why Tales from Brazilian Folk-lore By Elsie Spicer Eells Illustrations by Helen M. Barton.  Book Available at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24714 night sound effects by Lisa Steichmann

This is the second story in the first book of the Panchatantra, called "The Wedge Pulling Monkey". In this part of the book, the Jackal named Victor decides to make his move and get close to the king, Rusty. He explain to the other Jackal, Cheek, that he is going to become close to Rusty in order to increase his own power. The monkey in the story finds a wedge in a partially split tree. He decides...

This is the story of a little boy who cannot tell a lie. No, he did not chop down a cherry tree, instead he accidentally killed his pet bird by boiling it. Yikes! He also declined to lie when being rewarded for peeling fruit quickly. He was truly the boy who couldn't lie. Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Story by Mary Hayes Davis and Chow-Leung From the book "Chinese Fables and Folk Tales" (1908) Music...

This is the first story in the first book of the Panchatantra, called simply "The Loss of Friends". The plot of the book is revealed in the opening line: "The forest lion and the bull Were linked in friendship, growing, full: A jackal then estranged the friends For Greedy and malicious ends" There is a bull that belongs to a merchant named Increase. As he thinks that his bull has died, he leaves h...

Tokgabi is a Korean spirit that likes to play pranks on the people of Korea. What kinds of pranks? Listen and find out!  Author: William Elliot Griffis (1922)  Narrator: Dustin Steichmann  Music used in the story:  [ 서원숙 - 가야금 ] 심상건 풍류_염불도드리~타령(국악음반_레이블소설) Youtube  All Stories available on youtube Sandman Stories Presents  The entire book wi...

Old Mountain uncle, the tiger, falls for a hunter's trap and is caught. But he is saved by a kind monk. What is a starving tiger to do? thank the monk? or eat the monk? Author: William Elliot Griffis (1922)  Narrator: Dustin Steichmann  Music used in the story:  [ 서원숙 - 가야금 ] 심상건 풍류_염불도드리~타령(국악음반_레이블소설) Youtube All Stories available on youtube Sandman Stor...

A story reflecting the times. The prince is cursed for being a brat and he falls ill. The only way to cure him? More Cowbell! No, it is to find the silent princess and trick her into speaking. If he can trick her three times, she will become his possession. Will the property known as the princess be passed from father to new husband? Narrator: Dustin Steichmann  Source: Forty Four Turkish Fai...

In the first story, Woo Sing sees his first mirror. He learns the lesson about keeping his anger the hard way. Since the story is only 2 minutes long, I combined it with the next story. The second story is a sad story about a woman who loses everything that is important in traditional Chinese culture. Losing both a husband and her baby at the ripe old age of 15, she is thrown into a terrible posit...

The Lemon tree and the Pumelo tree live together in an orchard. The Lemon tree is sad at harvest as her children are unwanted and unappreciated, while the Pumelo is celebrated and enjoyed. How can happiness be found in the orchard? When you help a friend, you make two happy. Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Story by Mary Hayes Davis and Chow-Leung From the book "Chinese Fables and Folk Tales" (1908) Mu...

What happens to the Rooster who thinks he is too big to fail? Who will stick up to him? Will he just be a bully for life? Sleep well my friends. Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Story by Mary Hayes Davis and Chow-Leung From the book "Chinese Fables and Folk Tales" (1908) Music: Yuan Xiao All Stories available on youtube Sandman Stories Presents https://sandmanstoriespresents.wordpress.com/

A snail mother is disturbed by the Bee King. She vows revenge and sends her children to attack the bees. In the end, the bees and the snails fall into conflict. Both sides incur loses, but the listener gains valuable insight.  Narrator: Dustin Steichmann  Story by Mary Hayes Davis and Chow-Leung From the book "Chinese Fables and Folk Tales" (1908)  Music: 中国古筝音乐 | Chinese Guzheng Music [CC]...

This is the story of two plants that live side by side. The marigold complains about how the evergreen is blocking the light and the rain and how it should move. The marigold also makes a point about how much people enjoy the flowers. The evergreen gives a wise rebuttal. But who is right? Narrator: Dustin Steichmann  Story by Mary Hayes Davis and Chow-Leung From the book "Chinese Fables and F...

The very naughty monkey is teasing the hungry tiger. How will he get a drink from the watering hole if the tiger is guarding it? Narrator: Dustin Steichmann  Fairy Tales From Brazil How and Why Tales from Brazilian Folk-lore By Elsie Spicer Eells  Illustrations by Helen M. Barton.  Book Available at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24714 https://sandmanstoriespresents.wordpress.com...

The Story of Brave Tsuna and the horrible ogre Shutendoji. Tsuna, in times of peace, decides to brag about how brave he is. The other samurai tell him that if he is so brave, he should go and slay Shutendoji the fierce ogre. He finds the ogre at the Rashomon gate and chops off its arm. He is told to keep the arm safe and not talk to anyone, but can he resist the old aunty that wants to take a peep...