246-Slavic Legends: The Queen's Gambit

🐒 Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, knows a demon shakedown when he sees it.And what's happening in this town, where people need to pay upwards of $30k (in 2026 USD) a year to a Buddha they never see? That's a shakedown. Does his master, the Tang Monk, believe him? Of course he doesn ...  Show more

✏️Gaṅgâdhara's astrologer dad has some bad news for his boy: he's going to die.Well, first he'll spend a decade in prison, and then die. Then things will get better? It's the story of the Soothsayer's Son.😈 The Creature: Denpachi KitsuneAre you sure the best student in your scho ...  Show more

Looking out for your fellow creatures of the forest might just keep you out of Baba Yaga's clutches. Here are two classic Baba Yaga tales, one from 19th-century American folklorist Katharine Pyle and one by the turn-of-the-century Russian folklorist Verra Xenoph ...

This week's episode is based on a Bulgarian myth about what happens when Father Frost is nowhere to be found and an entire village is buried in snow! Listen in to this longer story to hear all about the brave little girl that saves the day. If you would like to support Stories P ...  Show more

A sleepy Czech fairy tale with talking animals and a princess, of course. 

You can read this story (and other public domain classics) for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33002. 

For a searchabl ...

In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses one of the most famous Russian fairy tale characters of all time… Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.