Can you withstand the wrath and icy breath of King Frost? I probably couldn't, and I'm extremely glad to be reading this chilly frosty tale from a blanket fort of my own! BUT it is in line with the snowy wintery weather that is creeping up, so grab some hot cocoa and join me for tonight's fairy tale: "The Story of King Frost!" Come for the story, stay for the prophetic talking barking doggie!

Once upon a time there was a wicked stepmother, who loved her own daughter so much, but cared little for her husband's daughter. Ah yes, how well we know this tale! BUT this one has a wintery twist! I was getting "Snow Queen" and "Frozen" vibes very very strongly through this reading. Anyway, we follow a young kind girls who gets dumped off in the forest to freeze (by her father! On her stepmother's wish!) and is instead... not frozen, but rewarded due to her polite and humble nature. You know where this is going. The stepmother wants the same reward for her own daughter, and well... let's just read the rest together, shall we? This Russian fairytale, "The Story of King Frost," (or "The Story of the Frost King" is read in a soft voice (with some light chatter and commentary - I am human and not a robot) and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's wintery fairytale!

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This tale is from a compendium of fairy tales collected by Andrew Lang, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above).

This episode originally aired on YouTube on 11/24/2020

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You've heard the fairy tale Snow White? This is not it, but it sure is an enchanted story! Join me for tonight's adventure into a fairytale collected by the Brothers Grimm - "Snow White and Rose Red!" We follow two inseparable sisters as the get courted by a bear, save a dwarf three times, and are nearly eaten by their beloved! Kinda. Also, they tend to sleep too close for my comfort by cliff edges. They know no fear! This tale, the Brothers Grimms' "Snow White and Rose Red," is read in a soft voice (with some chatter as I'm human and not an ai robot) and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's fairytale!

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This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above).

This episode originally aired on YouTube on 8/25/2025.

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Some would do anything for love… others wouldn’t do that. This twisted old tale pushes the limits of love, and there are quite a lot of poetic tears to shed along the way!

This story, "The Nightingale and the Rose" is from a collection of Oscar Wilde's fairy tales, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, very light commentary, and creative commons music.

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To much buzzing in your skull to sleep?! Let's get Grimm! Join me for tonight for a familiar tale - "The Ash Maiden" a form of "Cinderella!" This one is, of course, a bit more Grim... which is unsurprising as it's collected by the Brothers Grimm! Two evil stepsisters, an evil stepmother, a wishing tree with a bird that produces the finest of dresses, 3 nights of a royal ball, exclusive dances with the (really dense?) prince, a lost shoe, escape plans, and so much more! We have quite an action-packed adventure in store this evening! This tale, the Brothers Grimms' "The Ash Maiden," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's Cinderella Fairytale!

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This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above).

This episode originally released on YouTube on September 1, 2020 ► https://youtu.be/29RKFIr-Gxo

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PIGS HAVE INVADED THE KINGDOM. What now?! Can't sleep? Same here! Maybe we'll find it in tonight's epic adventure among the sun, moon, and even the house of the wind. We journey with one woman on as she muddles through a dragon's deceit, and makes the journey of a lifetime to fix what trust had been broken by... not communicating. We meet celestial beings (and their mothers) and even construct a rather grim ladder in order to make the world right again. This tale, "The Enchanted Pig," from the Red Fairy Book, is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's longer fairy tale!

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This story, The Enchanted Pig, is from a compendium of tales, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above).

This episode originally released on YouTube on May 15, 2020 ►https://youtu.be/29RKFIr-Gxo

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Have you ever been so anxiety-ridden that you can't sleep? HEY WELCOME TO THE PARTY! That's exactly what starts off tonight's fairytale read, "The Nix of the Mill Pond" from the Brothers Grimm! After that, we get a very sad story of love lost, which, honestly, made me want to cry as I retold it. But fear not! This fairy tale is actually a hopeful one, in the long long end. As always, do be careful what you wish for and bargain away when dealing with a water nix (water sprite!) This tale, the Brothers Grimms' "The Nix of the Mill Pond," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's lovely fairy tale.

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This tale is from a compendium of tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above).

This reading originally went live on YouTube on May 26, 2020 ►https://youtu.be/q4bFpVkPgkk

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There's nothing like a picturesque ghost story, is there? What's that? Join me for tonight's tale and find out! Let us float over lush landscapes and escape into gnarly orchards... that are haunted? Gasp! This is an easier, but still mysterious, ghost story set in a sleepy New English countryside. This tale, "The Haunted Orchard" by Richard Le Gallienne, is read in a soft voice and backed by eerie and wistful piano background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's ghost story, but please, pardon my French and any mispronunciations! (Thank you!)

This episode originally released on YouTube on April 7, 2020: https://youtu.be/byKp4ZAmH10

Voice Over Editing ► Zachary K.

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This tale, "The Haunted Orchard" is by Richard Le Gallienne, and is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, my animated illustrations, and Creative Commons music (above).

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Trick or Treat? Happy Spooky Season, Friends and Fiends! I do hope you consider today's storytelling a treat! I'm so excited to share it with you, as it is kinda creepy in the "Coraline" "Other Mother" kind of way! I do believe Neil Gaiman (author of "Coraline") took some inspiration from this particular creepy tale. Join me as we follow the two "good" sisters, Blue Eyes and The Turkey, as they try their best to impress a strange bedraggled girl with a most curious and unique peardrum! This enigmatic and aloof wanderer will only let the girls see the tiny dancing man and woman inside it if they are very bad. Truly bad. Naughty and terrible beyond belief! This understandable upsets their sweet real mother, and she threatens to leave them to The New Mother, who has glass eyes and a long wooden tail, if they do not change their behavior! Will they turn out good? Will they be bad enough to see the dancers from the pear drum girl? Is this New Mother just as bad as Coraline's Other Mother? We shall see, right now, in this Coraline origin story of sorts!

This tale, "The New Mother," by Lucy Clifford, is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's short story!

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This tale is by Lucy Clifford. I have added my voice, my thoughts, and Creative Commons music (above).

This episode originally released on YouTube on 10/13/2020 https://youtu.be/RHtVZ-5437c

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