156-Italian Folklore: Clever Girl

🗡️If at first you don't succeed, die, die again.Ian's had a hard life. That life gets even more difficult when he falls in love with a woman who is (not-so-secretly) a deer. And who makes him eat her earwax.😈 The Creature: The Charles Mill Lake MonsterThis week, the state of Oh ...  Show more

🐒 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

In this Hungarian story, a child born from an apple leaves home in search of adventure—and discovers a world full of danger and magic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Today's episode was inspired by an Italian Folktale. Follow along as Mario the peddler helps a town out with their rat problem, and his rival peddler Bianca, learns the value of selflessness. Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max ...  Show more

Stories from around the World | 'Puss in Boots' |. Italy & France  We are starting 2023 with some classic stories from around the world.  'Once upon a time there was a poor miller who had three sons. The years went by and the miller died, leaving nothing but his mill, his donkey, ...  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