305-Turkish Folklore: Angry Bird

🔱It's Poseidon's turn.On the podcast. Not to be king of the gods. He's actually totally not mad that his little brother is king. Because Zeus isn't the king of him. But Poseidon does do everything his brother says. Not because Zeus told him to, though. He just planned to do it a ... Show More

🗡️If at first you don't succeed, die, die again.Ian's had a hard life. That life gets even more difficult when he falls in love with a woman who is (not-so-secretly) a deer. And who makes him eat her earwax.😈 The Creature: The Charles Mill Lake MonsterThis week, the state of Oh ... Show More

🐒 Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, knows a demon shakedown when he sees it.And what's happening in this town, where people need to pay upwards of $30k (in 2026 USD) a year to a Buddha they never see? That's a shakedown. Does his master, the Tang Monk, believe him? Of course he doesn ... Show More

The classic fable of counting your chickens before they hatch, combined with a version of the Irish folksong "The Rattlin' Bog." A lot of fun. Sing along if you can! Support the show at Patreon.com/stories 

Based on the old Turkish Proverb, a story about the dangers of judging by appearance and trusting too easily. Get our entire catalog ad-free for just $1 at patreon.com/stories. 

Margaret reads you Russian folklore about a cool bird robber guy who lives in a nest that some punks like.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Today's story is an adaptation of a Sudanese folk tale, written for you by Daniel Hinds. Follow along as Kaba learns a valuable lesson about borrowing money. Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, and Gigacity Gu ... Show More

The classic Russian fairy story of a Prince who goes in search of the mystical and wonderful firebird or yar-bird. 

Hop aboard the Story Train with Birdie for a heartwarming tale of an animal circus and a plain gray bird who becomes a hero, earning his vibrant red feathers through an act of kindness 

In this story, based on a traditional Ethiopian fable, a very nervous young man named Abel seeks a magical solution to his struggles, but he needs to retrieve a very special ingredient first! Will he be able to do it? Listen in and find out! And parents, see if you recognize the ... Show More

Mr. Ivan is NOT nice to his pony, and Tillie and Dives do not think that's acceptable. Will their wild idea to free the pony work? Listen in to this traditional Romani folktale to find out! If you would like to support Stories Podcast, you can subscribe and give us a five star r ... Show More

This week we tell you a spin on the classic story of the ugly duckling. Remember everyone, beauty is only feather deep! Support the show on patreon.com/stories or goplaypretend.com