In The Firelight

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 websiteYou'll find links to my Patreon, and to Buy me a coffee.

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, resourceful young girl who defeats an evil wizardIf you'd like to support the show, please visit the show's websiteYou'll find links to my Patreon, and to Buy me a coffee.

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 websiteYou'll find links to my Patreon, and to Buy me a coffee.

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 websiteYou'll find links to my Patreon, and to Buy me a coffee.

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 websiteYou'll find links to my Patreon, and to Buy me a coffee.