Family Folktales
Children's Topics & Stories
What is Family Folktales? Think of it as story time on demand. Whether you're running errands, trying to make dinner, or getting little someones ready for bed, you can listen to a story or two. The stories may be new to you or old favorites. They may even be different, possibly gorier, versions of those stories you now share with your children. Listen, wherever you get podcasts.
Location:
Nashville, TN
Description:
What is Family Folktales? Think of it as story time on demand. Whether you're running errands, trying to make dinner, or getting little someones ready for bed, you can listen to a story or two. The stories may be new to you or old favorites. They may even be different, possibly gorier, versions of those stories you now share with your children. Listen, wherever you get podcasts.
Language:
English
Episodes
The Girl-Fish
4/15/2026
When a willful girl insists on eating a talking fish she catches, she becomes a fish herself! Will she succeed in the quest set her by the queen of the fishes, her only hope to return to her original form?
Duration:00:25:05
The Story of Big Klaus and Little Klaus
4/8/2026
Little Klaus annoys his neighbor, Big Klaus, so much that Big Klaus kills Little Klaus’s horse. How will Little Klaus get revenge on his former friend?
Duration:00:28:33
The Envious Neighbor
4/1/2026
A man and his wife have a dog who leads them to great wealth. A neighbor pesters until they loan him the dog so he can become rich, too; will things work out as planned?
Duration:00:10:52
The Boy who Found Fear at Last
3/25/2026
A lad sets out to understand fear, but encounters with a band of robbers, an ogre, and drowning sailors teach him nothing. What will it take for him to finally know what it means to be afraid?
Duration:00:17:00
The Witch and her Servants
3/18/2026
A prince wants to save a beautiful maiden who is under a witch's curse. When the pair try to escape from the witch, they learn how a small kindness may be repaid!
Duration:00:42:19
The Two Frogs
3/11/2026
Two frogs, one from Kyoto and the other from Osaka, each set out to see the other city. What will they learn when they meet in the middle?
Duration:00:03:22
The Three Dogs
3/4/2026
A young man trades his three sheep for three dogs with unusual abilities, and they help him save a princess! Will they be able to save her again when she is blackmailed into marrying another?
Duration:00:12:42
The Brownie of the Lake
2/25/2026
A brownie, a helpful sort of sprite, offers to help a kind man marry the girl he loves. Will the pair live happily ever after?
Duration:00:16:45
Snowdrop
2/18/2026
Banishment, attempted murder, and revenge – all this and more in this Snow White variant.
Duration:00:22:19
How to Tell a True Princess
2/11/2026
You may have heard a different version of this story before, but the moral remains the same: never judge a book by its cover!
Duration:00:03:31
The Dragon and his Grandmother
2/4/2026
Three soldiers, deserters from a great battle, make a bargain with a dragon: they will have all the money they need for seven years, and then be prepared to serve the dragon – unless they can find the answer to his riddle ….
Duration:00:09:26
A Lost Paradise
1/28/2026
A king passing by a charcoal burner’s hut hears the man and his wife lamenting their lives; he invites the pair to live in the castle as his guests. At dinner, he gives them only one rule: they must never lift the lid on the soup tureen on the dining table. Will the pair live happily ever after?
Duration:00:09:24
The White Slipper
1/21/2026
A king seriously injures his foot and only one person is able to bring him relief. When his specially treated shoe is lost, so is all hope; the man responsible for his freedom from pain has died. Is there anyone living who may ease his pain?
Duration:00:12:31
The White Doe
1/14/2026
After the birth of her greatly-anticipated child, a queen fails to show proper respect to the crab-fairy responsible; in retaliation, the crab-fairy curses the infant princess to never know sunlight until she reaches her fifteenth birthday. Years later, just before that all-important birthday, her
Duration:00:49:54
The Hoodie-Crow
1/7/2026
A young woman agrees to marry a hoodie-crow, and all is well until her three babies are stolen. When her crow husband also disappears, the young woman sets out on a quest to reunite her family.
Duration:00:11:18
Which was the Foolishest?
12/31/2025
Two wives try to convince their husbands of more and more outrageous things to prove which man is more foolish in this Icelandic tale!
Duration:00:23:34
Mohammed with the Magic Finger
12/24/2025
A boy with unusual abilities saves his uncle’s life three times; when the two set out to seek their fortunes, which one will save the other?
Duration:00:37:07
How Some Wild Animals Became Tame Ones
12/17/2025
Who doesn’t love a wedding? When a miller invites several animal chiefs to his wedding, a young lad tries to warn them away from the event; will any of the animals listen?
Duration:00:10:56
The Ugly Duckling
12/10/2025
You may already be familiar with the basic story of a misfit duckling, but there’s more to the story than you probably know!
Duration:00:24:26
The Wicked Wolverine
12/3/2025
This is the tale of a wolverine who blames everyone else for his troubles. Will he continue in his wicked ways, or meet a grisly end?
Duration:00:13:03