Sandman Stories Presents

#azores #folktale

In the first story, a "wise man" tells a king to lock up his daughter for 20 years to keep her without a bone. I wonder what that means. And in the second story, the daughter of Jupiter is seen by a couple of priests and decides to become a flower to help people.

Source: The Islands of Magic: Legends, Folk and Fairy Tales from the Azores by Eells

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Tic_Tac_Fado_Instrumental care of Wiki Commons

Sound Effects: NC Night Forest by Lasdimot

Podcasst Shoutout: The Teacher Think-Aloud Podcast

Listener Shoutout: Viborg, Denmark

Photo Credit: "Euphemia or Eufimia of Chalcedon" by Nick in exsilio is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

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#armenia #folklore

Today we are back in the book of Armenian folktales written down by A.G. Seklemian. In the first story, a man goes looking for luck and finds his answer in a lion’s mouth. And in the second, it pays to be kind and it costs to be stingy.

Source: ⁠⁠Armenian Folk Tales collected by A.G. Seklemian

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Hay Nare Nare ... Հայ Նարե Նարե ...💚

Sound Effects: NC Night Forest .wav by Lasdimot -- https://freesound.org/s/405515/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Photo Credit: "Old stone mill" by Philip Jägenstedt is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Podcast: Pardon the Interruption

Listener: Anchorage, AK

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#halloween #ghoststory

In this final Halloween story, uncle catches a late train back to the family home. When he gets there, he spends the night in a room alone, but someone is banging on the window bars. In the morning, uncle is in a terrible state. What did he see?

Source: INDIAN GHOST STORIES S. MUKERJI

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: z3r0 - The Sill | Indian Horror/Mystery

Sound Effects: 20140212 - Chiang Rai mountains at night 05.wav by LG -- https://freesound.org/s/345150/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

And Zapsplatt.com

Photo credit: "Green Window - Barred" by m.gifford is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.

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Happy Halloween y'all

#halloween #horror

In this story, a rich French student comes home with a strange gift: the dried hand of a murderer. Is it an innocent prank, or something much deadlier?

Source: Twenty-Five Ghost Stories COMPILED AND EDITED BY W. BOB HOLLAND

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: Zapsplat

Music: Myuu-Outcast

Photo Credit: "Egyptian Mummy - Hands" by █ Slices of Light █▀ ▀ ▀ is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Thank you and happy halloween

#halloween #spooky

In the first story, a man is distraught to find his new bride dead. How will their baby be taken care of?

And in the second story, a witch dies, but not before asking her grand daughter to do something to keep the demons away.

Source: Russian Fairy Tales by W. R. S. Ralston

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: Zapsplat

Music: Myuu - Tragic Story

Photo Credit: "Babushka" by Morgan Jones is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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#Halloween #ghost

In this story, a man is met by the ghost of a monk. It isn't super scary, but it is a bit worrying when a ghost gives you a dagger that he was ended with. Enjoy Halloween

Source: St Andrews Ghost Stories BY W. T. LINSKILL

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Winter Nights - Spooky & Scary Dramatic Classical Music (cello and viola)- Halloween serie -

Sound Effects: "Ambience, Night Wildlife, A.wav" by InspectorJ is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
"Tawny Owls 2.wav" by Benboncan is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Designed airy whoosh, fast 2 on Zapsplat

Photo Credit: "The Tower of Dunfermline Abbey Church in Fife Scotland (8659193032)" by Dave Conner from Inverness, Scotland is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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#halloween #spooky

In this story, a man is staying at a small guest house. While in a locked room, something creepy slides across his face. When he wakes up, there is no one there. Was it a ghost or something scarier?

Source: Ghost stories edited by James Miller

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: “Ethereal Darkness" | Horror Piano Soundtrack by Iron Stronghold Productions (creative Commons)

Sound Effects: Zapsplat.com

Photo Credit: "Jeweler's Hands" by No Door An Aperture is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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#panchatantra #epic

In the first story, Lively and Victor continue their conversation and Victor begins to worry about Rusty getting hurt. And in the second story, the Plover tells his wife that he can beat the ocean.

Source: Panchatantra Arthur W Ryder

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Amith Nadig - Carnatic Flute - Bilahari Raga

Sound Effects: 113997__heigh-hoo__winterbeach on Freesound.org
Photo Credit "Crab Plover" by Koshyk is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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#turkey #folktale

In this story, a young man is fatherless and needs to make his way in the world. Will a crow lead him astray? Will the Lala kill him off?

Source: Forty-four Turkish fairy tales by Kunos, ignacz

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Istanbul Dervish Cafe music by tagirov -- https://freesound.org/s/165192/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

Sound Effects: Gentle ocean waves birdsong and gull.WAV by jackmichaelking -- https://freesound.org/s/518637/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Podcast Shoutout: History of Egypt Podcast

Listener shoutout: Johor Bahru

#sioux #folktale

In the first story, we learn why nobody likes a braggart, and in the second story, we learn why you don’t go sticking your hands in cracks after midnight.

Source: Wigwam Evenings: Sioux Folk Tales Retold by Eastman and Eastman

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Windtalker and the Big One Live - Native American flute music by Randy “Windtalker” Motz

Sound Effects: Fire burning with crackle, inside fireplace from Zapsplat

Photo Credit: "Raccoon" by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.

Podcast Shoutout: Old Bones by Andy Earnshaw

Listener Shoutout: Dakar is the capital of Senegal, in West Africa. It’s an Atlantic port on the Cap-Vert peninsula. Its traditional Médina quarter is home to the Grande Mosquée, marked by a towering minaret.