316-French Fairy Tales: Right Meow

👻No one parties on Halloween Night like Nera and his friendsBecause their parties involve making bracelets. And corpses. And making bracelets for corpses.It's Samhain night, and Nera, a lowly spearman, accepts a dare from his king. It's a simple task that will change his life fo ...  Show more

💪There's something powerful about confidence.Except that, if you're not actually powerful...or generous...or deadly, pretending to be those things can get you in a lot of trouble. Only if you get caught, though. Three stories from South India of people who are faking it.😈 The C ...  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