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Family Folk Tales

Nashville Public Library

What is Family Folktales? Think of it as a storytime on demand; whether you?re running errands, trying to make dinner, or getting little someones ready for bed, you can listen to a story or two. The stories may be new to you or old favorites, or even different (possibly gorier) versions of those stories you now share with your children.

  • The Story of a Very Bad Boy
    “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me,” goes the old saying. What will happen when Antoine – or Toueno-Boueno, as people call him – tries repeatedly to fool three brothers?
    18 December 2024, 6:05 am
  • How Ball-Carrier Finished His Task
    Ball-Carrier has taken a wife, but when he becomes very ill he gives his wife instructions on how he is to be laid to rest. How will his family manage without his hunting?
    11 December 2024, 6:05 am
  • Ball-Carrier and the Bad One
    A boy is lured to a witch’s home by a magic ball and then fasts for weeks until he has received the gifts of all the good spirits. Finally he is ready for the quest the witch has in mind – but will he succeed?
    4 December 2024, 6:05 am
  • Schippeitaro
    Who is Schippeitaro? And will he be able to defeat the Spirit of the Mountain, freeing a community from providing a human sacrifice every year?
    27 November 2024, 6:05 am
  • The Magician's Horse
    A prince who has taken work with a magician escapes with the magician’s talking horse. Will the horse give the prince sage advice, or lead him right into trouble?
    20 November 2024, 6:00 am
  • Trusty John
    A dying king entrusts his son to the care of his servant, Trusty John. After helping the new king to secure a bride, how far will John go to serve the King?
    13 November 2024, 6:05 am
  • The Three Princesses of Whiteland
    A fisherman inadvertently promises his son to a fish! Will the king himself be able to protect the child?
    6 November 2024, 6:05 am
  • The Battle of the Birds
    A king’s son is rewarded with a strange bundle by a once-enchanted young man. When he opens it, he finds more than he bargained for – and challenges for years to come!
    30 October 2024, 5:05 am
  • Kisa the Cat
    A princess is taken by a giant, who cuts off her feet; she is then rescued by Kisa, the cat she had as a young child. Kisa outsmarts the giant and his wife, recovers and reattaches the princess’s feet, and returns her to her parents. But that’s not the end of the story!
    23 October 2024, 5:05 am
  • Eisenkopf
    A poor young man goes off to seek his fortune and is rewarded with a nut. Cracking the nut reveals an explosion of wealth, which the fellow can only contain with the help of a stranger who extracts a promise from him. And when the young man breaks his promise, who knows what dangers may befall him?
    16 October 2024, 5:05 am
  • Dapplegrim
    A young man, aided by a most unusual horse, saves a princess from troll. But will her father reward the young man as he promised?
    9 October 2024, 5:05 am
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