Eve of the Selkie Folk

A little old man finds a stinky old cooking pot in the forest and takes it home to his little old wife as a present. ‘Strange gift ‘– you might well think. But tada! This pot is about to change their lives. Listen to Nell Phoenix tell this delightfully silly story from China and ...  Show more

A Countryside Ranger - who works too much, stops seeing the beauty in nature. Thanks to a magical godess, he ends up happy as a skylark. Listen to this heart-warming song-story from Xanthe Gresham and feel your spirits soar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices. ...  Show more

We are back for the new year with a wonderful new season, packed full of tall tales to see us through long January evenings. Our first story is called the kingdom of the Seals and takes us to a magical underwater world where the Seal is King, and humans are often seen as the enem ...  Show more

The Selkie swims ashore at night, sheds her seal skin, hides it, and delights in her human form. In Celtic lore, she is the wild feminine soul, a creature of land and sea, innocent and beautiful, who cannot thrive in domesticity.

In folklore, the seal-folk are discover ...

Hop aboard the Story Train as Birdie shares the magical tale of Hilda, a girl who befriends a mermaid washed ashore during a storm, unveiling a world of underwater wonders and the true meaning of friendship and curiosity. 

When a young boy moves from Dublin to a sleepy little village on the Irish coast, he finds new friends, new myths, and some strange magic. Get the book on amazon and support the show at patreon.com/stories !