Brothers Grimm — The Hare’s Bride
Imagine if you will that a rabbit eats all of your cabbages. Then imagine that while you’re asking him not to, he whisks you away and forces you to marry…
Beatrix Potter — The Tale of Mrs. Tiggywinkle
July 28th is the birthday of Beatrix Potter. So in her honor, I decided to record one of her wonderful animal tales. The main character, Mrs. Tiggywinkle, was reportedly named…
HP Lovecraft — Azathoth
“Azathoth” is the beginning of a never-completed novel written by H. P. Lovecraft in June 1922. It was published as a fragment in the journal Leaves in 1938, after Lovecraft’s…
HP Lovecraft — Memory
In H.P. Lovecraft’s prose poem “Memory,” two ancient, elemental entities observe the crumbling ruins of a long-extinct humanity, reflecting on how mankind’s forgotten existence is now echoed only in mimicry.
Brothers Grimm — Allerleirauh
After her widower father takes the phrase “keep it in the family” way too literally, a princess flees her arranged marriage wearing a fur coat made from a thousand different…
Edgar Allan Poe: Never Bet The Devil Your Head
Edgar Allan Poe’s “Never Bet the Devil Your Head” is essentially a morbid cautionary tale about why you shouldn’t overuse a catchphrase … and why you shouldn’t make bets with…
Brothers Grimm — The Golden Goose
“The Golden Goose” is essentially the Brothers Grimm inventing the world’s most awkward, magical conga line. Of course, in typical Brothers Grimm style, there’s three brothers and one of them…
Brothers Grimm — The Three Feathers
An aging king decides to throw tradition to the wind. He also throws three feathers to the wind and gives his sons a task to determine who will inherit the…
Brothers Grimm — The Queen Bee
I mentioned previously that The Brothers Grimm have great humor. But they also have great compassion. So many of the morals in their stories is “don’t be a dick.” Like…
Brothers Grimm — The Little Peasant
The Brothers Grimm have the best humor. “The Little Peasant” tells the tale of a dirt-poor farmer who tricks his entire village into ruining themselves through a chaotic chain reaction…