A Chilling Tale: The Oval Portrait (Edgar Allan Poe)

A Scandalous Fairytale: The Swineherd

Too stressed to sleep? Perhaps a weird scandalous fairytale, some calm narration, and 96 forbidden kisses will help? This is a soft-spoken narration of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale "The Swineherd." This calm sleep story is is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's fairytale bedtime story! How many kisses is too many? 96? The Scandal! Join me as I softly read this classic Hans Christian Andersen fairytale "The Swineherd." Look. It's weird. Of course. “He will have a hundred kisses from the Princess!” said the lady who had been to ask. “I think he is not in his right senses!” said the Princess, and walked on, but when she had gone a little way, she stopped again. “One must encourage art,” said she, “I am the Emperor's daughter. Tell him he shall, as on yesterday, have ten kisses from me, and may take the rest from the ladies of the court.” “Oh—but we should not like that at all!” said they. “What are you muttering?” asked the Princess. “If I can kiss him, surely you can. Remember that you owe everything to me.” So the ladies were obliged to go to him again. “A hundred kisses from the Princess,” said he, “or else let everyone keep his own!” “Stand round!” said she; and all the ladies stood round her whilst the kissing was going on. “What can be the reason for such a crowd close by the pigsty?” said the Emperor, who happened just then to step out on the balcony; he rubbed his eyes, and put on his spectacles. “They are the ladies of the court; I must go down and see what they are about!” So he pulled up his slippers at the heel, for he had trodden them down. As soon as he had got into the court-yard, he moved very softly, and the ladies were so much engrossed with counting the kisses, that all might go on fairly, that they did not perceive the Emperor. He rose on his tiptoes... "Teller of the Tales, Plaint, Fairytale Waltz" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale, "The Swineherd," is by Hans Christian Andersen, and is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, my animated illustrations, an animated version of Heinrich Lefler's Swineherd illustration, and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originaly released on YouTube on May 31, 2022. [https://youtu.be/TXKvG9gIR5o] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Cyclone and The Council with the Munchkins

Welcome to the wonderful land of Oz! Join me for a relaxed reading of Frank L Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" Chapter 1: The Cyclone and Chapter 2: The Council with The Munchkins. This is part one of our book adventure into Oz! This story, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is now in public domain. The illustrations by W.W. Denslow are also in public domain. I have added my voice, very light commentary, animations, and creative commons music (below). "Fairytale Waltz, Floating Cities, Morning" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

A Strange Fairytale: The Pea Emperor

Do you ever hear voices in your sleep? What about the growling, puzzling voices of NINE DRAGONS?! Join me for tonight's fairytale about peas, and princesses, and dragons as well! We follow one man, who cannot stop lying to save his life, and somehow, everything works out in the end for him! This tale, "The Pea Emperor," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's lighthearted fairy tale! "Ascending the Vale, Magic Forest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This tale is from a compendium of Roumanian tales, which is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, my animated illustrations and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on July 3, 2020. [https://youtu.be/A1BrWiGAgP0] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Chilling Read: The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)

You might think I'm mad, but tell me, would a mad lady read this short Poe story? Tonight we float into the long-awaited "Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. Join me into the mind of an eye-obsessed man who just has perfect plan to shut the offensive eye forever. This tale, Edgar Allan Poe's' "The Tell-Tale Heart," is read in a soft voice and set to some eerie and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's spooky story! Voice Over Editing by Zachary K. "Reaching Out, Shadowlands 2, BlueFeather" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This short story is by Edgar Allan Poe, and is now in public domain. I have added my voice, my thoughts, my animated illustrations and Creative Commons music (above). This episode originally released on YouTube on May 29 2020. [https://youtu.be/GIWfjnEnCDY] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Snowdrop (Snow White) - A Grimms' Fairytale

Tonight let's dive into the Grimm, creepy story of Snow White's past! Evil Queens, dastardly schemes, one heck of a creepy Prince and so much more await us in this evening's Brothers Grimms' Fairytale "Snow White" aka "Snowdrop!" "Mirror, Mirror, on the wall - who is the fairest one of all?" "The one with lips red as blood, hair black as ebony, and skin pale white as snow." Ah yes, the beloved creepy classic, "Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs!" You know it's creepy, and you know it's going to be a joy to read together! Join me for tonight's fairy tale of old - poisoned apples, poisoned combs, tight laces, jealousy, vanity, red-hot iron shoes, creepy Princey-ewws (so much for Prince Charming!), magic mirrors, sleeping death, glass coffins, and, inexplicably, one "happily ever after!?" This tale, the Brothers Grimms' "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" or "Snowdrop," is read in a soft voice and set to some light and soft background music. I do hope you enjoy the this evening's classic (and very grim) fairytale! "Ascending the Vale, Teller of the Tales" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 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). #Animation #Fairytale #Grimm #ASMR #fairytales #asmrstorytelling #SnowWhite #Snowdrop #SnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs This episode originally released on YouTube 12/8/2020. [https://youtu.be/-ujn8RN0lug] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].