A Tale Told By the Fire
A Tale Told By the Fire
Shaun Jex
A podcast featuring folklore, fairy tales, and legends from around the world.
The Mayan Story of Creation
This week we travel to Mesoamerica to tell the creation story as taught by the Maya.  Text from the story comes from the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. To read the story and view the other resources available, visit https://maya.nmai.si.edu/
Mar 15, 2021
5 min
The Trouble With Rose Hips
This week's episode is a Lipan Apache tale about Coyote called The Trouble With Rose Hips
Mar 8, 2021
8 min
The Old Woman Who Kept All the Pecans
This week we read a story from the Caddo people of North Eastern Texas and Oklahoma. The Story, The Old Woman Who Kept All the Pecans, tells the story of how pecan trees became available to all. 
Mar 1, 2021
6 min
The Land-Otter Son
This week our story takes us back to South East Alaska for another Tlingit legend. We tell the story of The Land-Otter Son. 
Feb 22, 2021
8 min
Snowflake
This week we read "Snowflake" from Andrew Lang's Pink Fairy book.
Feb 15, 2021
10 min
The Elephant and the Bees
This week's episode takes us to Thailand for the story The Elephant and the Bees. The story is retold from the book Thai Tales: Folktales of Thailand by Supaporn Vathanaprida, edited by Margaret Read MacDonald (Libraries Unlimited, 1994).
Feb 8, 2021
7 min
Momotaro Born of a Peach
This week we travel to Japan for the legend of Momotaro, the boy born of a peach. 
Feb 3, 2021
8 min
The King of America
This week we begin season 2 of A Tale Told by the Fire, and we start with "The King of America" a story about George Washington as re-told by Pete Seeger.
Jan 25, 2021
11 min
The Monkey's Heart
This week we travel to India for the story of The Monkey's Heart from the Jataka Tales.
Jan 4, 2021
6 min
The Day It Snowed Tortillas
This week takes us to Spanish New Mexico for The Day It Snowed Tortillas as re-told by Joe Hayes. 
Dec 28, 2020
9 min
Load more