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The Boy and the Trolls03 May 202200:37:59

The Boy and the Trolls was written by Walter Stenstrom.

Born ( 1881 ) in Malilla, he became an author, comedy writer, and lecturer. 

 Walters parents were the pharmacist Axel Fabian Stenström and Ingeborg Olivia Abrahamsson. He graduated in 1900 and in 1904 became a pharmacology candidate.

He was active as a theater man and managing director of Skådebanan , but also wrote some fairy tale plays.

Other children tales include 'The Princess who wouldn't eat porridge' and 'The gingerbread men in the gingerbreadt tin'.

Walter passed away in 1926.

The Prince Without a Shadow28 Apr 202200:34:12

The Prince Without a Shadow was written by Jeanna Oterdahl (1897-1965) Jeanna Oterdahl was the daughter of Captain Philip Oterdahl and Eva Frögren. She was the eldest of five siblings. After graduating as a teacher in Stockholm in 1901, Oterdahl was employed at Mathilda Hall's school in Gothenburg (where she herself was a student) but at the same time devoted herself to extensive writing. In the 1920s, she reduced her teaching hours and focused on writing. Several of her morning rallies were broadcast on radio all over Sweden, including a speech in the spring of 1944 in which she condemned anti-Semitism . There are several similar examples of her anti-fascism. Among other things, she was critical of the permit traffic through Sweden. Her main role model was Natanael Beskow and Oterdahl became a member of his association, the Association for Christian Social Life . Around 1950, she joined the Quakers , but as early as 1927, one of her characters had met the Quakers. Oterdahl became a frequently hired lecturer (often with the subheading "non-profit goods") in a number of subjects: women's history , the place of childhood in literary history, inferiority complexes and old age.  These lectures probably gave her a different audience than her books. Oterdahl was a well-known author during her lifetime, but has gradually been more and more forgotten. At the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, she is not mentioned in major literary biographies or even very much in special dictionaries, something that may be due to the fact that she is seen as a children's writer or a psalm writer. Jeanna Oterdahl is buried in a family grave at Östra kyrkogården in Gothenburg. She was unmarried. 

Little Saddleslut ( Greek Cinderella )02 Mar 202100:22:53
Little Saddleslut by Edmund Martin Geldart. Read by Tamlynn Bryson
Little Thumbelina23 Feb 202100:31:27
Little Thumbelina Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Read by Shirley Blanch
The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek ( Australian )16 Feb 202100:10:28
The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek written by Jenny Wagner. Read by Shane Adamczak
The Legend of the Sea09 Feb 202100:19:35
The Legend of the Sea Written and Read by Nymphia.
The Goodman of Wastness ( A Selkie Tale )02 Feb 202100:09:33
The Goodman of Wastness by Walter Traill Dennison, read by Turner Coats.
The Good Ferryman and the Water Nymphs ( Poland )26 Jan 202100:27:20
The Good Ferryman and the Water Nymphs by Maude Ashurt Biggs. Read by Reid Messerschmidt
Bonus Episode:Ellen Haun talks about "Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling and Other Feminist Fairy Tales"22 Jan 202100:38:26
Interview with Ellen Haun. Co Author of the book " Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling and Other Feminist Fairy Tales "
The Little Mermaid Gets a Vagina19 Jan 202100:17:01
"The Little Mermaid Gets a Vagina" from the book " Cinderella & the Glass Ceiling. And Other Feminist Fairy Tales. Written by Laura Lane & Ellen Haun Read by Ellen Haun
The Mail Coach Passengers12 Jan 202100:15:31
The Mail Coach Passengers by Hans Christian Andersen. Read by Camiel Pell
Sirena ( Chamorro Mermaid Tale )05 Jan 202100:17:53
Sirena read by Zane Oak
The Wedding of Mrs. Fox05 Jul 202100:15:54
"The Wedding of Mrs. Fox" (German: Die Hochzeit der Frau Füchsin) is two German fairy tales collected under the same title by the Brothers Grimm in Grimm's Fairy Tales as number 38. It was included in all editions, and is classified as Aarne-Thompson type 65, 1350, 1352*, and 1510.  The second version of the tale was told to the Grimms by Ludovico Brentano Jordis, who also wrote down "The Lion and the Frog" for the brothers.
The Story of the Year.31 Dec 202000:24:08
The Story of the Year, written by Hans Christian Andersen. Read by Charles Martin
The Little Match Girl25 Dec 202000:14:38
The Little Match Girl written by Hans Christian Andersen. Read by Chris Cooley
The Christmas Fairy of Strasburg24 Dec 202000:14:54
The Christmas Fairy of Strasburg written by Frances Jenkins Olcott. Read by Caitlin Ward.
Bonus Episode: Interview with Author Amanda Leduc21 Nov 202000:55:11
Interview with Author Amanda Leduc on her book, Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space.
Asherellan: An Original Cinderella Tale10 Nov 202000:47:14
Lynnea and Luca with their father Jeremy bring to you an original Cinderella re telling based in the world of Atheria, from their podcast "The Land of Atheria".
The Baba Yaga ( A special Halloween Cinderella tale )31 Oct 202000:14:56
The Baba Yaga by W.R.S. Ralston read by Alastair Knowles
The Thankless Child ( Cinderella )27 Oct 202000:45:12
'The Thankless Child' from the book The Merry Spinster, written Daniel M. Lavery. Read by John Wilson.
Maria ( Philippines Cinderella )20 Oct 202000:13:48
Maria read by Ray Blakney
Tattercoats ( English Cinderella )13 Oct 202000:14:05
Tattercoats collected by Joseph Jacobs read by Simon Cockle
Fair, Brown and Trembling ( Irish Cinderella )06 Oct 202000:29:20
Fair, Brown and Trembling by Joseph Jacobs read by David Hollingsworth.
Hansel and Gretel07 Jun 202100:36:45
"Hansel and Gretel" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 in Grimm's Fairy Tales. Hansel and Gretel are a brother and sister abandoned in a forest, where they fall into the hands of a witch who lives in a house made of gingerbread, cake, and pastries. Read is the last Brothers Grimm version put to paper. This episode includes some history on how the tale was written.
Cinderella ( poem ) by Anne Sexton29 Sep 202000:13:04
Anne Sexton's Cinderella poem read by Benjamin Cutler with special guest host James Avramenko.
Smallhead and the Kings Son ( Celtic Cinderella )22 Sep 202000:20:02
Smallhead and the King's Son written by Joseph Jacobs read by Trevor Hinton.
Aschenputtel ( Brothers Grimm Cinderella )15 Sep 202000:28:24
Aschenputtel ( Cinderella ) written by the Brothers Grimm, read by Bryan Skinner
Abadeha: The Philippine Cinderella08 Sep 202000:20:22
Abadeha: The Philippine Cinderella by Myrna J. de Paz, read by Robert Omoto
Kate Crackernuts ( Scottish Cinderella )01 Sep 202000:16:25
Special guest host Bell Alexander from the Podcast 'Thirst World Problems' brings to you the Scottish 1889 ( Cinderella ) tale, Kate Crackernuts, read by Comedian Jacob Craig.
Interview with Children's and Fairytale author Vita Murrow.28 Aug 202000:51:08
Interview with children's and fairytale author, Vita Murrow.
Power To The Princess, Cinderella25 Aug 202000:20:45
'Cinderella' from the book 'Power to the Princess', written by Vita Murrow and illustrated by Julia Bereciartu. Read by Charles Ross Episode is brought to you with the permission of the Author and Quarto Knows.
Cap O' Rushes ( English Cinderella )18 Aug 202000:11:19
Cap O Rushes by Joseph Jacobs read by Paul Shortt
Pepelyouga ( Serbian Cinderella )11 Aug 202000:18:38
Pepelyouga by Woislav M Petrovitch read by Matthew Payne
The Hearth Cat ( Portuguese Cinderella )04 Aug 202000:12:51
The Hearth Cat by Zófimo Consiglieri Pedroso, read by David MacPherson.
The Maiden Without Hands27 May 202100:24:16
The Maiden Without Hands comes from Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, ( Brothers Grimm ) "Das Mädchen ohne Hände," Kinder- und Hausmärchen, gesammelt durch die Brüder Grimm [Children's and Household Tales -- Grimms' Fairy Tales], 7th edition, vol. 1 (Göttingen: Verlag der Dieterichschen Buchhandlung, 1857), no. 31, pp. 162-68. A shorter, simpler version of this tale was included in the first edition of Kinder- und Hausmärchen (1812). The tale was expanded and revised for the second edition (1819).
The Twelve Months - A Slav Legend ( Czech Cinderella )28 Jul 202000:16:29
Brian Linds reads The Twelve Months - A Slav Legend ( Czech Cinderella )
Jamie: A Transgender Cinderella Story22 Jul 202000:16:30
Jamie: A Transgender Cinderella Story. Written by Olly Pike, read by John Threlfall.
Katie Woodencloak ( Norwegian Cinderella )14 Jul 202000:30:20
Dave Morris reads the Norwegian Cinderella tale ' Katie Woodencloak'
The Little Glass Slipper or Cinderella07 Jul 202000:19:26
Brian Richmond reads 'The Little Glass Slipper ( Cinderella )' by Charles Perrault
Bonus Episode: The History of The Little Mermaid28 May 202000:18:25
Find out why Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Little Mermaid' is a LGBTQ story.
The Little Mermaid26 May 202000:26:50
The Little Mermaid read by Ryan Gladstone
The Little Girl And The Winter Whirlwinds19 May 202000:10:27
The Little Girl And The Winter Whirlwinds read by Morgan Cranny
The She Wolf, Princess Isabella12 May 202000:10:24
The She Wolf, Princess Isabella read by Rob King
Princess Elisabeth of Austria05 May 202000:14:20
The True Story of Princess Elisabeth of Austria, read by Martin Dockery.
Bonus Episode: The History of Briar Rose aka Sleeping Beauty.30 Apr 202000:21:31
A history of Little Briar Rose, otherwise known as Sleeping Beauty.
The Twelve Brothers21 May 202100:24:56

"The Twelve Brothers" (German: Die zwölf Brüder) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in Grimm's Fairy Tales (KHM 9). Andrew Lang included it in The Red Fairy Book

It is of Aarne-Thompson type 451 ("The Brothers Who Were Turned into Birds"), which is commonly found throughout Europe.  Other variants of the Aarne-Thompson type include The Six Swans, The Twelve Wild Ducks, Udea and her Seven Brothers, The Wild Swans, The Seven Ravens, and The Magic Swan Geese.

The tale was published by the Brothers Grimm in the first edition of Kinder- und Hausmärchen in 1812, and substantially rewritten in the second edition (1819). Their sources were Julia R. Ramus (1792–1862) and Charlotte R. Ramus (1793–1858).


Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty)28 Apr 202000:09:15
Little Briar Rose ( Sleeping Beauty ) read by Evan Roberts
Bonus Episode: The History of Snow White23 Apr 202000:12:15
An in depth look at the rich history of Snow White.
Snow White21 Apr 202000:21:44
Snow White read by Ian Case.
Bonus Episode: The History of Olga of Kiev16 Apr 202000:11:56
The true History behind Olga of Kiev.
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