286-Japanese folklore: Cat Dad
Two stories from Japan!
214-Japanese Folklore: Take Your Lumps
Two short stories from Japan.
161-Japanese Folklore: Karma
The stories of a lost dumpling and two young people finding love among the ashes.
143-Japanese Folktales: Crabby
Life lessons from a monkey and a crab
74-Japanese Folklore: Do You Really Want to Live Forever?
The story of Sentaro the Millionaire* and his quest to live forever
73-Japanese Folklore: I will find you
A young woman's father is taken, and she decided to go to the edges of the known world to get him back, to a faraway island harboring a dark and terrible secret.
57-Japanese Fairy Tales: Faithful
This week, there are two stories from Japanese folklore. The first has to do with a butterfly that just won't give up trying to land on the face of a dying man. The second is of a monk-in-training who just doesn't want to stop partying. The creature is Hedley Cow, and she will [...]
45-Rumpelstiltskin: Let’s Make a Deal
Three stories of people making deals. The first is from Japanese folklore, and it's about making the most of what you have...even when what you have is a dirty piece of straw and a fly friend. The second story is about a man who made a deal with the devil...and all the stupid (maybe brilliant?) decisions [...]
26-Japanese Fairy Tales: Wisdom
This week: two folktales from Japan. One is about a humble, happy stone cutter who becomes a power-mad, bitter stone cutter. The other is about, surprise surprise, supernatural occurrences at a Buddhist temple in a remote mountain region. The creature of the week is...or are...the blue men of the Minch. They are blue, men, and very, [...]
Member’s Episode 5-Japanese Folklore: The Inch-high Samurai
The story of a boy who leaves home, finds love, and becomes a samurai...all while being little more than one inch tall. In the creature of the month, you'll see why you shouldn't grow your hair out and dress nicely...especially if you are a security guard at a church. Music: "I need to start writing things [...]