Thierry Barston
Special guest
Writer, Player.
Thierry is a writer, actress, lawyer, and reader. She learned most of what she knows about how to live from reading fairy tales and is delighted to be helping others to enjoy them here. She is currently working on illustrating one of the children’s books that she has written.
Thierry Barston has been a guest on 14 episodes.
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S3: Don Quixote
January 25th, 2020 | Season 3 | 19 mins 6 secs
adventure, book, europe, fable, spain
A story about "the terrible and undreamt of adventures of a would-be knight errant and his errors on his errands."
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S3: Puss in Boots
November 27th, 2019 | Season 3 | 19 mins 58 secs
animals, comedy, monsters, season 3
A story about a cat in a hat, and boots, whose idea of fun that was funny was saying and doing whatever was needed to make his master’s fortune.
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S2: When Till Eulenspiegel Baked Owls and Monkeys
May 12th, 2018 | Season 2 | 6 mins 27 secs
europe, germany, season 2
A story about a traveling troublemaker who, kneading money, bought a breadmaker’s ire with some half-baked shenanigans.
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S2: How the Camel Got His Hump
April 21st, 2018 | Season 2 | 6 mins 13 secs
animal, comedy, fable, season 2
A story about how a Jinn sends a lazy camel Alpaca-ing.
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S2: The Sagacious Boar and Monkey
March 14th, 2018 | Season 2 | 6 mins 48 secs
asia, fable, japan, season 2
A story based on a Japanese Fable of a tricky monkey's attempt to continue usefulness to their human master.
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S2: How Orunmilla Tricked Death
December 27th, 2017 | Season 2 | 5 mins 14 secs
africa, comedy, gods, orisha, season 2, yoruba
A story about how Orunmila helped a mother protect her son from Iku, the incarnation of death.
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S2: How a Man Was Bewitched and Had His Head Shaved by Foxes [Contains Mature Themes]
November 22nd, 2017 | Season 2 | 11 mins 24 secs
asia, japan, kitsune, season 2
A story about how everything comes up tails when a man is outfoxed on a wager.
This episode contains descriptions of torture. Viewer discretion is advised.
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S2: Maui Snares The Sun
April 18th, 2017 | Season 2 | 12 mins 48 secs
gods, oceania, polynesia, season 2
Culture: Polynesian. Based on a story by: W.D. Westervelt. Summary: A story of when Maui unlocked the underworld’s door to the heavens, he thought he was doing a great good for his people. But when the sun, a thoughtless creature of heat and light, brings calamity to his people, Maui finds his work is far from finished.
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S2: The Golden Apple of Discord
February 5th, 2017 | Season 2 | 8 mins 17 secs
europe, gods, greece, season 2
Culture: Greek. Based on a story by: Ovid. Summary: A story about the troubles caused by a slighted goddess who uses a golden apple to avenge herself when she was kept out of a feast.
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S1: Doctor Knowall
September 23rd, 2016 | Season 1 | 5 mins 30 secs
europe, germany, season 1
Culture: Germany. Based on a story by: Brothers Grimm. Summary: A silly story about a very fortunate peasant.
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S1: The Story Of Hassebu
September 23rd, 2016 | Season 1 | 12 mins 2 secs
africa, animals, season 1, swahili
Culture: Swahili. Based on a story by: Andrew Lang. Summary: A story about a boy’s misadventures with the King of the Snakes.
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S1: Tortoise And The King
September 23rd, 2016 | Season 1 | 4 mins 54 secs
africa, animals, season 1, yoruba
Culture: Yoruba. Based on a Story by: M. I. Ogumefu. Summary: A tale about a clever Tortoise and his efforts to marry the king’s daughter.
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S1: Goonur, The Woman Doctor
September 22nd, 2016 | Season 1 | 9 mins 57 secs
aboriginal austrailian, animal, australia, magic, season 1
Culture(s): Aboriginal. Based on a story by: Unknown. Summary: A story about how a family can live in peace if they just listen to their mother.
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S1: The Shepherd And The Daughters Of The Sun
September 22nd, 2016 | Season 1 | 11 mins 35 secs
gods, inca, season 1, south america, tragedy
Culture: Inca. Based on a Story by: Sir Clements Markham. Summary: A shepherd and a princess’s pursuit of forbidden love.