**Please use your own judgement before sharing these stories with children. Although I do my best to keep the language friendly, the content may not be everyone’s cup of tea.

Summary

The fairy Dindonette misguidedly creates a magic fountain that ages children, and turns elders into babies.

Many years later, the fairy Selnozoura and her wards, Toupette and Cornichon, arrive on the deserted island. The children drink from the fountain and begin aging.

With the hindrance and help of the genius Kristopo and cooperation of the fairy court, they are ultimately freed from the spell.

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Book

The Grey Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

Music

"Princess (Instrumental Version)" by Josh Woodward.

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**Please use your own judgement before sharing these stories with children. Although I do my best to keep the language friendly, the content may not be everyone’s cup of tea.

Summary

After terrible mistreatment, a boy named Antonio runs away from home. He meets an ogre who offers him shelter and employment. Under the ogre’s care, the boy thrives, but in time he becomes homesick.

Before sending him home, the ogre gives Antonio a donkey and a warning not to say the word “bricklebrit” near it. Curiosity wins, and when the boy speaks the word precious stones pour out from the donkey. When he stops at an inn for the night and gives the ogre’s warning to the innkeeper, he too tries out the word and decides to steal the magic donkey.

When Antonio arrives home and the imposter donkey fails to produce any precious stones, he is again mistreated and returns to the ogre.

Time passes and the scenario plays out again, this time with a magic tablecloth. Once more, Antonio disregards the ogre’s warning, and again the duplicitous innkeeper replaces the magical object with a plain one. Antonio is chased from his home, and flees back to the ogre.

The next time Antonio grows homesick the ogre sends him on his way with a warning and a magic stick. Testing it out as usual, Antonio learns that it will beat senseless whoever speaks the magic words.

At the inn, he uses this to his advantage, and has the magic donkey and tablecloth restored to him in return for ending the spell of the beating stick.

Finally he returns home in good fortune, and he and his family live happily ever after.

[Appologies for the audio quality in this episode, I’ve been experiencing some technical issues.]

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Book

The Grey Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

Music

"Princess (Instrumental Version)" by Josh Woodward.

Free download: https://www.joshwoodward.com/

**Please use your own judgement before sharing these stories with children. Although I do my best to keep the language friendly, the content may not be everyone’s cup of tea.

Summary

An aging king wishes for his beloved daughter, Cannetella, to marry. Although she does not want to, she agrees for her father’s sake. But, she says, she will only marry a man with golden hair and teeth.

Quickly the king sends out a proclamation that the man who fits that description shall wed the princess and inherit the kingdom.

The king’s enemy, a powerful sorcerer named Scioravante, learns of this. Immediately he casts a spell and becomes the man fitting the description. He then goes to claim his bride.

Refusing the king’s assistance, he loads Cannetella onto his horse and rides away.

After some time, they arrive at a stable where he leaves Cannetella with strict instructions that she may not leave. Sad and alone, she obeys until one day when she notices a garden through a crack in the wall. Thinking no harm could come of it she ventures out for a short time, but is punished for it when Scioravante returns. After threatening her again, he leaves.

One day, the princess recognizes a cooper from her father’s palace, and with his help she returns home. Scioravante tracks her there and casts a spell on the entire palace, but when he tries to seize Cannetella the spell is broken. Her father’s servants rush to rescue her, and Scioravante is put to death.

Points to Ponder

Canatella’s mother is named Renzolla, the same name as the protagonist of The Goat-

Faced Girl. Could this be the same character?

[Apologies if some of the audio sounds off, I encountered a number of technical difficulties with this episode.]

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Book

The Grey Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

Music

"Princess (Instrumental Version)" by Josh Woodward.

Free download: https://www.joshwoodward.com/