The Uses of Enchantment — Just because we’ve all grown up and aren’t supposed to believe in fairy tales and magic doesn’t mean we don’t still need them.
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Kath Forsyth, Red and the fairy tales grimm - ABC Victoria - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Once upon a time there was a man called Red, who wore tights, make up and cut a swathe through our fair land with his axe ( all true! ) but did you know Goldilocks was eaten by the three bears and Rap - Red and the fairy tales grimm
http://blogs.abc.net.au/victoria/2012/03/red-and-the-fairy-tales-grimm.html
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TWO VOICES: A Night of Fairy Tales
Orignal source Two Voices: Events from the Center for the Art of Translation
In this audio from the Center for the Art of Translation’s Two Voices events series we present four deliciously dark fairy tales. Author Kate Bernheimer is joined by fairy tale expert Maria Tatar and poet/translator Ilya Kaminsky. Plus, the Center’s own Managing Editor and Literary Programs Manager CJ Evans shares a fairy tale that was much too dark for his infant daughter.
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StoryNory: The Blind Beggar of Baghdad
Storynory is an online treasure trove of audio stories. Here you will find a mixture of new stories, fairy tales, and specially adapted myths and histories. We also have a sprinkling of verse. Rad by Natasha Gostwick, her clear story-telling voice has won a place in the hearts of children and adults all over the world. (http://storynory.com/)
Featured on episode 30 of Forgotten Classics.
Tagged with storytelling folk tales history fairy tales children fiction