Fairy Tale Fix

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18: Don’t Go Chasing Butterflies May 25, 2021

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This week Kelsey tells the story that inspired one of her favorite video games, Kunuuksaayuka, an Iñupiat story by Robert Nasruk Cleveland and collected in the Stories of the Black River People. Abbie follows it up with a cautionary tale about butterflies, Tolowim Woman and Butterfly Man, from the Maidu Indigenous peoples.

17: The Boss Ass Dragon May 11, 2021

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Abbie reads the best fairy tale of ALL TIME, hands down, The Wonderful Shirt from A Choice of Magic. This is really the tale that started the idea for this podcast and we are so excited for you to hear it! Kelsey tells a very short springtime tale about a Goblin Combe from Botanical Folk Tales.

16: The OG Lumbersexual (ft. Dustin from Fantastic Worlds) Apr 26, 2021

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We are taking a sharp turn this week on Fairy Tale Fix with our first guest star, Dustin Alexander! Dustin tells us about the OG Lumbersexual and popular American folktale legend Paul Bunyan, while Abbie and Kelsey somehow pick the same fairy tale (out of hundreds), In The Jaws of the Merman.

15: Quick, Somebody Stop That Head! Apr 13, 2021

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This week we celebrate the Dai Water Splashing Festival with one of Abbie’s childhood favorites, The Demon King, and Kelsey covers two short Chinese fairy tales; The Dragon After His Winter Sleep and How Three Heroes Came By Their Deaths Because of Two Peaches.

Listener Tales 03 Apr 06, 2021

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Abbie and Kelsey read your stories! This third Listener Tales episode includes some fun, ultra-modern fairy tale fixes, Hawaiian stories from Grandma, and a few translated Franz Xavier Schönwerth tales from our wonderful German listener.

14: Justice for Horses Mar 30, 2021

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Kelsey retells The White Snake from the Brothers Grimm, reminding us that demanding justice for horses is going to be a recurring theme in this podcast, while Abbie tells two beautiful creationism stories, The Creation of the Amazon River and How The Night Came To Be from her newest book Brazilian Folktales.

13: For Screech She Will Mar 16, 2021

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Abbie tells a beautiful yet tragic Korean folktale The Deer and the Woodcutter, while Kelsey gets in the mood for St. Paddy’s Day with the legend of Bottle Hill, plus a few not-so-fun facts about her favorite Irish inspired drink.

12: Transportation Goldilocks Mar 02, 2021

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Finally, dragons AND fairies in one episode! Kelsey tells the wonderful tale of The Bird With Nine Heads from her newest book, Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends, while Abbie reaches for a couple of classic fairy stories in The Fairy Dance and Rent Day from A Treasury of Irish Fairy and Folk Tales.

11: Rumpelstiltskin I Blame The Least Feb 16, 2021

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Get ready because we are switching it up this week! Kelsey tells two classic tales; The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Rumpelstiltskin, while Abbie tells us about their Politically Correct counterparts that already have perfect fixes written by James Finn Gardner.

Listener Tales 02 Feb 10, 2021

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Abbie and Kelsey read your stories! This second Listener Tales episode includes stories of sibling pranks, fairy tale hoaxes, book recommendations, and turtles named David.

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