316-French Fairy Tales: Right Meow

🕷️Spiders don't have tails, but this one has tales. Anansi is one of the most famous folklore tricksters in the world, but we'll see that behind every great trickster...is likely a trail of broken and/or angry people who want to get even.😈 The Creature: Tsuchinoko People are cr ...  Show more

🔱It's Poseidon's turn.On the podcast. Not to be king of the gods. He's actually totally not mad that his little brother is king. Because Zeus isn't the king of him. But Poseidon does do everything his brother says. Not because Zeus told him to, though. He just planned to do it a ...  Show more

An old French fairy tale about being careful what you wish for... 

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Tonight's bedtime story is The White Cat. A French fairytale collected in the Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. A prince is set the task of bringing his father, the King, the loveliest dog in order to win his throne. On his journey, he meets a talking white cat in an exquisite c ...

This is a preview episode. Get the full episode, and many more, ad free, on our supporter's feed: https://getsleepy.com/support. The White Cat  Narrated by Abbe Opher. A princess learns how to be a queen from a new, furry friend.     Watch, listen, and comment on this episode o ...  Show more

Fantasy doesn’t always stay fiction. Sometimes it creeps into reality, and as we grow older those childhood fairy tales gain a whole new meaning. First, Sapphire reads a magical tale about a baker with a dark, delectable secret. Next, join Markeia as she follows a young occultist ...  Show more