149-Japanese Fairy Tales: Son of a Peach

🕷️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

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 

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

Tonight's bedtime story is Momotaro or The Story of the Son of a Peach. A Japanese fairy tale compiled by Yei Theodora Ozaki. In this story, an old couple finds a giant peach, and inside it, a little boy. Some years later, their son decides to fight demons on an island and mee ...

A take on the classic fable. What happens when you try and play both sides? Can the bat convince the birds and beasts that she's totally on their side? Find out! (BTW, Bats are totally mammals) Ad-free episodes at patreon.com/stories