https://www.patreon.com/user?u=25265677enBooksCopyright Amy & Caseyhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/82159e73a5dbe6c1adfd6b402bce7fcf.jpghttps://www.patreon.com/user?u=25265677Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:25:02 +0000Amy & CaseyAmy & Caseyoldwivespod@gmail.comAmy Stephenson and Casey Childers are writers who like to tell stories. So we're telling each other fairy tales the way they were meant to be heard—deeply editorialized and with plenty of commentary (and cursing). New episode every Tuesday. Join us at...yesepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/horny-diplomacy--51605775
For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51605775Tue, 18 Oct 2022 16:00:03 +0000Amy & CaseyIt's a two-parter finale, so strap in. First, we've got Casey in Denmark to find a prince who uses his alt account to lure the disillusioned idealist princess who doesn't want to marry. Then, we've got Amy in Russia where a third sister disappears,...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51458750Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyWe're in Poland today where three Sons make their barebones living ferrying people across a river. The youngest gets a purse that's always full, and a mermaid wife to boot, and it's all coming up roses for a minute. That is, until the local king...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51385351Tue, 27 Sep 2022 16:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we're in Sicily for a spicy tale about a gullible eldest brother with a purse that's always full of gold. His intended yoinks it, leaving him poor and bereft, but lucky for him, he's got two other brothers with magical items he can borrow. She...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51315670Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:00:03 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we're in Ireland where the king of giants goes up against one persistent cat. There's a princess in the giant's tower, of course, with one hundred fire-barking dogs keeping her inside. There's also a prince with a white cat familiar. The cat...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51235103Tue, 13 Sep 2022 16:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we're in India to hear about a village with a little problem. They don't like doing chores, and they're tired of moving the whole village when the laundry pile gets too big. Fortunately, in wanders a man with a solution. He whittles some helpers...
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New month, new fairy tale shorts for our dear Patrons! And as usual, we're all over the place. We've got an ass that lays money, a boy who turns to stone, the origin of the Christmas tree, and, of course, small dumb animals working together. We don't say this lightly: it might be the weirdest collection yet. It's what the monkey's paw would want.

For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51156381Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyWe took this week off for the (US) holiday weekend. Be back with a new episode next week, plus an extra for patrons. Speaking of patron episodes, here's one from the vault that dropped December of 2020. Back then we described it thus: New month,...
New month, new fairy tale shorts for our dear Patrons! And as usual, we're all over the place. We've got an ass that lays money, a boy who turns to stone, the origin of the Christmas tree, and, of course, small dumb animals working together. We don't say this lightly: it might be the weirdest collection yet. It's what the monkey's paw would want.

For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>2948animals,birds,patron,rocks,treesyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/living-dead-worm--51075545
For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51075545Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we're in Japan for a rich-brother-poor-brother story with a few unexpected twists. Poor Brother gets some dead silkworm eggs from Rich Brother, only to have them hatch like normal. The zombie silkworms get to work as a flock of sparrows settles...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51002377Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyWe're in Egypt today, sampling the wares of three wells and watching as an old woman curses a young boy with a propehcy. He follows the prophecy deep into ogre territory, until he finds a tower containing the correct princess and joins a mini-game of...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50924551Tue, 16 Aug 2022 16:00:03 +0000Amy & CaseyWe're in Turkey today, where 40 brothers are on a quest to find 40 sisters to marry. They find them after the youngest brother tangles with a couple of pesky dragons that lead him down a well or two, and eventually to a sidequest in another kingdom....
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50857495Tue, 09 Aug 2022 16:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyWe're in China today, where a rich man's son squanders a fortune or three. When he finally learns his lesson, his mysterious wizard benefactor decides it's time to level him up. The wizard gives him some pills and tells him not to scream, which is...
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We're in Italy this week to hear about two women, their two daughters, and two little pizzas. The good daughter shares her pizza at the wellspring, but the bad daughter refuses and is cursed. The king sends for the good daughter and gets the cursed one instead, and it'll take a choir of giant ducks to clear things up. But when the king realizes his error and finds the right daughter? Baby, you might say That's Amore.

For sources and links, support us on Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50542350Tue, 02 Aug 2022 16:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyOur four-week hiatus ends with this final rerun, and it's one of our favorites. We'll be back next week with the fresh...ages-old folktales you crave, but until then please gring your teeth on this pizza tale from November of 2020: We're in Italy...
We're in Italy this week to hear about two women, their two daughters, and two little pizzas. The good daughter shares her pizza at the wellspring, but the bad daughter refuses and is cursed. The king sends for the good daughter and gets the cursed one instead, and it'll take a choir of giant ducks to clear things up. But when the king realizes his error and finds the right daughter? Baby, you might say That's Amore.

For sources and links, support us on Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>1658yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rebroadcast-the-show-me-kingdom--50542312
We're in Scotland this week for a bizarre Upstairs, Downstairs-style caper complete with pratfalls and prop humor. Meet the king's bard, who is hell-bent on destroying his nemesis: the steward to the king. Each passing year, the bard's schemes to sink the steward grow more absurd, as he enlists a crow, a witch, and a trout to help him. Will one of his compatriots betray him? Can he ever outsmart the steward? And which way does that sun rise, anyway? Join us for all this and more!

For sources and links, support us on Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50542312Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyOur brief disappearance from the world stage continues for this, the most July of months in the year 2022. In our absence, please accept this insane story from September, 2020: We're in Scotland this week for a bizarre Upstairs, Downstairs-style...
We're in Scotland this week for a bizarre Upstairs, Downstairs-style caper complete with pratfalls and prop humor. Meet the king's bard, who is hell-bent on destroying his nemesis: the steward to the king. Each passing year, the bard's schemes to sink the steward grow more absurd, as he enlists a crow, a witch, and a trout to help him. Will one of his compatriots betray him? Can he ever outsmart the steward? And which way does that sun rise, anyway? Join us for all this and more!

For sources and links, support us on Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>2209yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rebroadcast-little-master-thom-glumb--50542253
This week, we tackle misery. No, not the feeling you have every time you log into Twitter, the literal personification of Misery, a tiny scraggly Russian man who sings back-up to your spite-tune, a constant companion whether you like it or not. Who is he? What's he like to have a drink with? Let's get anthropomorphic!

For sources and links, support us on Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50542253Tue, 19 Jul 2022 16:00:03 +0000Amy & CaseyIt's still July, 2022, and we're still on break. Fret not, we've got just the classic episode to clear your summertime blues. This little fella is coming in hot from November of 2019 (holy crap we've been doing this that long?): This week, we...
This week, we tackle misery. No, not the feeling you have every time you log into Twitter, the literal personification of Misery, a tiny scraggly Russian man who sings back-up to your spite-tune, a constant companion whether you like it or not. Who is he? What's he like to have a drink with? Let's get anthropomorphic!

For sources and links, support us on Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>1943yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rebroadcast-every-good-boy-doesn-t-fear--50542251
This week in Iceland, we meet a good boy who's afraid of nothing. He lives in his haunted house, simmering his mutton soup for ghosts. He makes the bed and does the chores, and never hesitates to fling himself into battle. He even walks, drunk, headlong into death, all for the love of his friends. But that's where things take a turn. Will his fearlessness prevail? Can we join this fraternity? Join us as we stare fear directly in the backwards face.

For sources and links, support us on Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50542251Tue, 12 Jul 2022 16:00:04 +0000Amy & CaseyWe're on break for the rest of the month (July, 2022). In our absence we're bumping some old hits from the stacks like this gem from June, 2020. Let's see how well these old pants fit: This week in Iceland, we meet a good boy who's afraid of...
This week in Iceland, we meet a good boy who's afraid of nothing. He lives in his haunted house, simmering his mutton soup for ghosts. He makes the bed and does the chores, and never hesitates to fling himself into battle. He even walks, drunk, headlong into death, all for the love of his friends. But that's where things take a turn. Will his fearlessness prevail? Can we join this fraternity? Join us as we stare fear directly in the backwards face.

For sources and links, support us on Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>2004yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hare-of-the-bog--50465483
For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50465483Tue, 05 Jul 2022 16:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyWe're in Wales this week for a witchy story about a millennial fairy looking for her piece of the dream. She barters for a house and a vengeanceur, but she won't be satisfied until the Area Witch is stopped in her tracks for good. To do it, she'll...
For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>1735fairies,miser,rabbit,witchyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/coat-of-many-beavers--50385242
For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50385242Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:00:03 +0000Amy & CaseyWe're in North America today to meet a man in desperate need of a makeover. Lucky for him, some beavers take him in for the winter and teach him the power of song and also of dressing for the job you want (husband). When his education is complete, he...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50269916Tue, 21 Jun 2022 16:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we're in India where a prince and a vizier's son are exiled from the country, and they decide to go out hand in hand. It should be the first day of the rest of their lives, but the prince stumbles across a fairy from The Ivory City, and now he's...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50194100Tue, 14 Jun 2022 16:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyWe're in Ireland to meet three neighbors in a dead heat to be the town's premier moving business. Dan pulls ahead, so the other two team up to sabotage him. But Dan is wily, witty, and thinks quickly on his feet. At every turn he comes out ahead—even...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50095948Tue, 07 Jun 2022 16:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyWe're in northwest Canada this week to meet Great Whirlpool Maker, a fickle god in charge of rough seas. But his power is derived from an unexpected place: a bitchy little bird that lives in his hat. When Great Whirlpool Maker's son steals the hat to...
For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>1769bird,canoo,hat,whirlpoolyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wife-of-crime--49915463
For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49915463Tue, 24 May 2022 16:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyWe're in Sicily this week, where seven sisters are cited for loitering, which proves to be their gateway to a lifetime of recidivism. They blow town and live together until one sister seizes main character status by marrying a king. But the king...
For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>2557cannibals,hijinx,horse,instrument,queen,sisters,wifeyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/night-fishing-deserves-a-quiet-night--49810330
For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49810330Tue, 17 May 2022 16:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyIn Portugal, a poor but too-beautiful himbo is happy living with his mother and fishing. During a full moon, a water nymph kidnaps him to her underwater paradise and erases his memory. His mother won't give up on bringing him back, and when she does,...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49736481Tue, 10 May 2022 16:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyWe're in Iceland where a Leather Jacket Hamlet-type hates his new stepmom, which means it's about time for an adventure. His quest comes in the form of an ogre in need of un-cursing, and a trifecta of errands he must accomplish toward that end. When...
For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>2617caper,curse,ogre,spectreyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dentura-dentata--49632473
For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49632473Tue, 03 May 2022 16:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyWe're in New Zealand today, deep underground, where a lost-and-found boy steals his grandmother's magic jawbone. It'll help him to hang the sun, carve the mountains and valleys, and orient the world toward the stars. Also, he'll use it to piss off his...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49552932Tue, 26 Apr 2022 16:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyWe're in Egypt today, for a two-parter everything bagel with a side of crocodile. First, a jeweler finds a cryptic prophecy etched into a skull that will take generations to come to pass. Then, all hell breaks loose when a mother tries to have a life...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49473184Tue, 19 Apr 2022 16:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyWe're in Austria this week, where classic Third Brother Gluck meets a series of increasingly strange little guys. When a drought hits the farm, things get complicated, and he has no choice but to head up the mountain to seek the Golden River. But the...
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Welcome to January's edition of short stories for Patrons! We meet some shady characters in Flanders—a half-rooster, a witch bride, and a regular parrot—and hear three strange veggie tales. As ever, thanks for the support!

For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49322771Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyWe're out and about this week and don't have a new episode, but in the interest of shining light on some great stories from the past we're declassifying our sixth patron-exclusive release for the general public. Here's how we described it back at the...
Welcome to January's edition of short stories for Patrons! We meet some shady characters in Flanders—a half-rooster, a witch bride, and a regular parrot—and hear three strange veggie tales. As ever, thanks for the support!

For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>3798flanders,produceyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ride-the-lightning-wolf--49322768
For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49322768Tue, 05 Apr 2022 16:00:03 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we're in the American West to hear about a really cool gas station attraction. Area recluse and hunting enthusiast Jacob has four beasts he wants to add to his trophy room, but they're not regular game. If he wants to bag the legendary beasts,...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49228637Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyOver in Ukraine, the stars are against Unlucky Dan. Dan does his best, but everything he touches falls apart. Jobs, pets, meals—nothing is safe, and nobody seems able to help him. One day, a serpent slithers into his life and leads him to contentment....
For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>2200drake,horse,snakeyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anyway-here-s-one-more-wall--49145588
For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49145588Tue, 22 Mar 2022 16:00:03 +0000Amy & CaseyIt's a beautiful day in Ireland, and one prince has come to see a bird. Instead, he's going to have to marry a princess. One the other side of a big wall, one mule has declared war. And he is ruthless. Now, the last thing the prince wants is to be a...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49060953Tue, 15 Mar 2022 16:00:03 +0000Amy & CaseyA widower king's beloved only daughter bullies her dad into remarrying. When it's her turn for betrothal, her new stepmom isn't happy. She whips up an old spell and turns the new fiancee into a werewolf. From there, it's up to the princess to do the...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48988049Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:00:03 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we're in Hawaii where Jaws meets The Batman meets bowling shirts. The King of the Shark Gods, shapeshifter and all-around ok guy, marries a normal human woman. When she gives birth to their half-Shark God son, the son must carry his terrible...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48822802Tue, 22 Feb 2022 17:00:03 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we're in Scotland where a six-son brawl leaves one Big Son dead. To avenge the prince's death, everyman Conall and his three boys will have to steal another king's horse. They get caught, and Conall has to talk his way out—but don't worry, he's...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48721293Tue, 15 Feb 2022 17:00:08 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we're in Iceland to find a prince who has wandered into some strange fog. A clever young girl finds him in a cave belonging to a pair of giants who want to marry him. She hatches a plan to save him, but first, she'll have to get past the swans...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48635684Tue, 08 Feb 2022 17:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyWe're in Italy today to meet the most romantic snake in the world. After slithering into the home of a poor gardener, he decides it's time to romance the area princess. Things go sideways and he has to flee the castle as a bird--all we can do is hope...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48502799Tue, 01 Feb 2022 17:00:03 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we're in Belgium to meet an orphaned princess and the buff-and-ready Count that has imprisoned her. Luckily, she's got seven swan friends who are eager to help her out of her jam. But the swans have their own backstory—and their own curse....
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48432984Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:00:03 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we're in Armenia casually feeding a dragon in a pit. With a little elbow grease, his future wife will break the dragon's curse, but for her efforts she'll be cast into the wilderness. There, she meets another lad with another curious affliction,...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48342339Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyThis week, we're on the island of Messina (at least we're pretty sure) to meet a kid who loves to swim. Too much, his mother would argue. In her anger, she inadvertently turns him into a fish-like creature. The transformation suits him just fine, at...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48245075Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:00:03 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we're in Serbia to hear the continued adventures of Janko, one of our favorite OW Season 1 heroes. He's on a quest to retrieve his father's magic grape vine that produces a bucket of wine every hour. A cursed three-legged fox comes along to help...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47991245Tue, 21 Dec 2021 17:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyIn Ghana, a poor man tries to get into the organic wine business, but something keeps breaking all his pots. He finds the culprit and follows it to its domain, where he is compensated for his losses with a superpower that leads him to gold, wives, and...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47914195Tue, 14 Dec 2021 17:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyIn Italy today, we find three sisters who worm their way into the royal court. But when one marries the king, the other two are jealous, and they take it out on her children. The kids turn out okay—at least until a smack-talking bird appears to start...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47812983Tue, 07 Dec 2021 17:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyWe're back and we're celebrating in Iceland, where a peasant befriends a small man with a penchant for pilfering. The little guy gets into a stealing competition that escalates into absurdity, and when the queen hears about it, she wants in. But...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47611681Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:00:13 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we have a Croatian story about a hero who is basically a serial killer. After awkwardly deriving powers from a fairy, he sets out to get some weapons, but the smiths won't like their payment. From there, it's a series of escalating battles until...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47492047Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:00:09 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we've got a Norse tale involving a third son who stumbles upon adventure after his brothers leave him high and dry. A crone points him and his donkey in the right direction, but he'll have to get past hungry dragons and pointy unicorns on his...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47381683Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:00:15 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we're in India to hear a love story for the ages. God tells Lailí there's only one man for her, and it's her job to get out there and find him—but there's only one fish who can get her to his kingdom. She finds it and hitches a ride, but the...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47252309Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:05:14 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we're in North America to hear about a poor Pawnee son who gets lost in a grizzly bear den. The bears razz him for a while, but ultimately let him go with some cool new superpowers. He can only live as long as the bear lives, and so he'll have...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47152044Tue, 26 Oct 2021 16:00:11 +0000Amy & CaseyWe're in Martinique to hear about Madame Kéleman, an old witch whose name you'd better not forget. If you do forget, however, the crabs might know it, so you could try asking them. Head down to the spring and look for the little clutch of straw boater...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47038762Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:00:19 +0000Amy & CaseyToday in Yugoslavia, a manic pixie dream princess is trying to spend ten thousand hours practicing embroidery, but her parents keep bugging her to marry. She falls in love with a pigeon-man who flies into her window and into the milk bowl of her...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46917868Tue, 12 Oct 2021 16:00:11 +0000Amy & CaseyWelcome back to Russia, where one Ivan pulls ahead of the pack. He has to kill some pretty standard-issue monsters, but the monsters' parents find out and that's when Ivan's journey really takes off. He'll head to the Invisible Kingdom in the Unknown...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46809093Tue, 05 Oct 2021 16:00:10 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we're in New Zealand to hear a tale of two wizards, both of them jerks. What starts with a lost fish hook rapidly escalates into a wizard vs wizard war. When one of them breaks some obscure rule of wizarding and gets turned permanently into a...
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We're back for another episode of mini stories from around the world exclusively for Patrons. This crop features kings in disguise, magic shape-shifters, an awesome party, and even a classic evil stepmother, so put on your dancin' shoes, and let's party.

For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46610227Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:00:18 +0000Amy & CaseyThis episode marks the conclusion of our lil vacation, and of our raid on the patron-exclusives vault. If you like it, consider joining the club for fresh anthology eps every month. Until then, here's how we described this throwback to November 2020...
We're back for another episode of mini stories from around the world exclusively for Patrons. This crop features kings in disguise, magic shape-shifters, an awesome party, and even a classic evil stepmother, so put on your dancin' shoes, and let's party.

For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>3400yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/declassified-haypennies-volume-3--46610150
Welcome to another episode of small tales for Patrons. We'll alternate telling six different tiny ghost stories from all over the globe. Along the way, we'll meet ghosts that talk, howl, fight, stare, fall, and, of course, terrify. Thanks for the support, and happy haunting!

For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46610150Tue, 21 Sep 2021 16:00:10 +0000Amy & CaseyOur three-week hiatus continues. Like last week, we're pleased to share our patron-exclusive episode, this one from October of 2021. Here's how we described it back then: Welcome to another episode of small tales for Patrons. We'll alternate...
Welcome to another episode of small tales for Patrons. We'll alternate telling six different tiny ghost stories from all over the globe. Along the way, we'll meet ghosts that talk, howl, fight, stare, fall, and, of course, terrify. Thanks for the support, and happy haunting!

For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>1976yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/declassified-haypennies-volume-2--46504831
We're back with another episode of small bites for Patrons. We'll alternate telling six different tiny stories from around the globe, each more absurd than the last, starting with a wonderful pumpkin and culminating in a talking baby who wants you to feel shame (yes, you). Thanks for almost an entire year of support!

For sources and links, support us on Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46504831Tue, 14 Sep 2021 16:00:10 +0000Amy & CaseyWe're taking a little break for the remainder of the month. We're going to enjoy it, and we'd like you to enjoy it, too. So for the next three weeks we'll be releasing to the public a few of our patron-exclusive episodes from last year. Apropos of the...
We're back with another episode of small bites for Patrons. We'll alternate telling six different tiny stories from around the globe, each more absurd than the last, starting with a wonderful pumpkin and culminating in a talking baby who wants you to feel shame (yes, you). Thanks for almost an entire year of support!

For sources and links, support us on Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>2905haypenniesyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rod-is-my-co-pilot--46407795
For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46407795Tue, 07 Sep 2021 16:00:02 +0000Amy & CaseyWe've got a Celtic story today about a guy on a hot streak. When he finally loses at cards, he'll get sucked into some drama between his opponent and a couple with a past they'd rather keep hidden. Get ready for some unusually weird horses, a...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46292121Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:00:16 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we're in Russia where a prince ends up with a frog for a wife because he sucks at archery. His attempts to hasten the end of her curse make things worse, and when she leaves he has nobody to make his rugs for him. To get her back, he'll have to...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46209583Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:00:12 +0000Amy & CaseyWe're in Haiti today to hear about a boy who decides to be a hunter. That's going well for him until he bonds with a particular bird, not realizing it's a magic pigeon. The pigeon's gizzard will bring unending wealth to whoever eats it, which turns...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46118883Tue, 17 Aug 2021 16:00:06 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we're in the Colorado River Valley to meet a great hunter who is otherwise incapable of taking care of himself. He sets out with his sister, but even she can't make him remember to pray. The Gods find out, because of course they do, and it'll...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46028805Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:00:13 +0000Amy & CaseyWe're in Wales this week to hear about a man who is hell bent on interrupting a woman on an errand no matter the cost. Thanks to a bottomless bag and a clever disguise, they throw off her current suitor and get married. But her baby goes missing, and...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45932788Tue, 03 Aug 2021 16:00:17 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we're in Armenia to hear a gritty prestige drama about a youngest brother with one hell of a chip on his shoulder. After their dad's throne is usurped by their uncle, he sets out with his two brothers intent on taking out anything that gets in...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45854011Tue, 27 Jul 2021 16:00:07 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we're in Ireland to meet a king's son whose lucky garmbling streak has come to an end. A giant wins the prince's head, and the kid's got a year and a day to get out of the deal. Some old spinsters with weird teeth help the prince find the...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45753230Tue, 20 Jul 2021 16:00:16 +0000Amy & CaseyWe're in Poland this week to meet a king with twelve sons and one daughter. When the evil stepmother swoops in, she gets right to work turning the princes into eagles and the princess into a dove. With the help of a random bystander, the princess will...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45663820Tue, 13 Jul 2021 16:00:19 +0000Amy & CaseyJoin us in Siberia to meet The Sun and several of his children. Particularly, his three daughters, who've all fallen for the same lowly fisherman. He loves the youngest of the three, but the two elder sisters lure him to the murky swamps and...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45574374Tue, 06 Jul 2021 16:00:10 +0000Amy & CaseyWe're in the region of Bengal today to hear a multigenerational tale beginning with an egg in a cupboard. It hatches into a woman, of course, and after her death, her kids will have to flee her replacement. One will get lucky when an elephant chooses...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45486001Tue, 29 Jun 2021 16:00:03 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we're in The Netherlands for a deeply strange tale about a poor widow with twins and the Countess she accidentally curses. The Countess will get that child she's been praying for—with a few caveats. What will she name it? Wouter? Gysbert?...
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For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45392505Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:00:21 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we hear about a wily hedgehog who saves three lost men of varying socioeconomic statuses. Each repays the hedgehog according to their means, and the hedgehog parlays his winnings into kingship. But after he's happily married to the woman who...
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So, this is Haypennies: our Patrons-exclusive series of small format fairy tales. We take turns breezing through six bizarre and capricious Nary Tales from all over the world. Today's selections are: 1. Domingo's Cat, 2. How Kraka Lost her Lover, 3. The Devil who was a Potter, 4. Father of Eighteen Elves, 5. The Idiot, and, 6. The Dead Man's Nightcap.

For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45270674Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:00:17 +0000Amy & CaseySome 44 weeks ago we began a series of monthly patron-exclusive episodes as a perk for supporters. We love our patrons, and yet we also love the format of these episodes and have been itching to give them air. This week we've decided to take a break...
So, this is Haypennies: our Patrons-exclusive series of small format fairy tales. We take turns breezing through six bizarre and capricious Nary Tales from all over the world. Today's selections are: 1. Domingo's Cat, 2. How Kraka Lost her Lover, 3. The Devil who was a Potter, 4. Father of Eighteen Elves, 5. The Idiot, and, 6. The Dead Man's Nightcap.

For sources and links, check out our Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>2659cat,changeling,devil,ghost,idiot,trollyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-otter-know--45195531
For sources and links, support us on Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45195531Tue, 08 Jun 2021 16:00:19 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we meet a humble fisherman in Ireland who meets an otter who gives him a trout that turns into a swan. The swan will take the fisherman on a journey to a fairy castle, an underwater dragon fight, and a wife, but it won't end there. The final...
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For sources and links, support us on Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45130276Wed, 02 Jun 2021 16:00:07 +0000Amy & CaseyToday we're in Persia to hear a tale as old as time. Bongo the princely cat starts feeling guilty about terrorizing area mice, so he finds religion and tries to live differently. Unfortunately, a group hug undoes his progress, and the mice vow...
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(the ad pans to the driveway where a horse is standing with a big red bow on its back)

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(the ad pans to the driveway where a horse is standing with a big red bow on its back)

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*No.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24664316Tue, 31 Mar 2020 16:00:10 +0000Amy & CaseyToday, we discuss a skeptical prince, a primitive tinder profile, and a magic floor tile that does background checks as we head to Norway to meet Aase the Goose Girl. Why geese? What does Aase really want, anyway? Is the whole story a zen meditation...
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*No.]]>1689bells,geese,norway,portraityesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/she-s-miss-united-snakes--24236035
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For sources and links, support us on Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20441391Tue, 03 Dec 2019 17:00:13 +0000Amy & CaseyIt's officially Christmas, so let's talk about Jack Frost. More specifically, let's talk about the girl whose bad dad leaves her in the snow in the woods. Feel! Her terror as Jack Frost approaches. Hear! Him cracking his fingers constantly like that...
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For sources and links, support us on Patreon, or follow on Twitter. Our theme music is from Carnaval des Animaux, performed by Aitua.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19946692Tue, 12 Nov 2019 17:00:16 +0000Amy & CaseyThis week, we journey to Slovakia to meet Janko, his 11 brothers, and some boiling milk. We learn that when your bossy horse starts issuing commands, it's best to listen carefully. Join us for our weirdest tale yet: The Golden Horseshoe, the Golden...
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