8 - The Fat and the Furious: A Festive Funklore Holiday Special!

11 - Hairy Parsley and the Half-Blind Prince

If you’ve ever thought your parents were too strict, I have some stories for you that’ll make you realize that it could have been a whole lot worse. We’ve got long-haired ladies locked in looming lofts, longing for a loving lord to liberate them. If everything you know about Rapunzel comes from a certain 2010 animated movie, prepare to have your mind blown, because the original tales about our favorite brave blondie are very different from what you’ve seen before. Prepare for a wild ride on today’s episode of Funklore. Sources: Grimm, J., & Grimm, W. (2012). Rapunzel. In The Brothers Grimm: 101 Fairy Tales (pp. 51–54). Canterbury Classics. Schulz, F., & Loo, O. (2015). Rapunzel 1790: A new translation of the 1790 tale by Friedrich Schulz. CreateSpace. Basile, G., & Burton, R. F. (2003). Il Pentamerone: or, the Tale of Tales. University Press of the Pacific. The Holy Bible, King James Version. Judges 13-14 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campanula_rapunculus [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campanula_rapunculus] https://www.healthline.com/health/beauty-skin-care/grow-hair-faster#:~:text=The%20hair%20on%20your%20head%20grows%20about%20a%20half%20inch,back%20at%20about%20this%20rate [https://www.healthline.com/health/beauty-skin-care/grow-hair-faster#:~:text=The%20hair%20on%20your%20head%20grows%20about%20a%20half%20inch,back%20at%20about%20this%20rate]. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ell [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ell] https://fairytalearchive.wordpress.com/2017/05/03/persinette-1698-by-charlotte-rose-de-la-force/ [https://fairytalearchive.wordpress.com/2017/05/03/persinette-1698-by-charlotte-rose-de-la-force/] https://books.google.com/books?id=Z-AVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA141#v=onepage&q&f=false [https://books.google.com/books?id=Z-AVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA141#v=onepage&q&f=false] http://websites.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/H/hair.html#:~:text=Hair%20symbolizes%20physical%20strength%20and,Baldness%20may%20suggest%20sterility [http://websites.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/H/hair.html#:~:text=Hair%20symbolizes%20physical%20strength%20and,Baldness%20may%20suggest%20sterility]. https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Mortals/Pterelaus/pterelaus.html [https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Mortals/Pterelaus/pterelaus.html] https://m2hair.wordpress.com/2015/03/30/hair-in-mythology/ [https://m2hair.wordpress.com/2015/03/30/hair-in-mythology/] https://norse-mythology.org/tales/loki-and-the-dwarves/ [https://norse-mythology.org/tales/loki-and-the-dwarves/]

10 - Every Frog Has Its Day

Y’all like frogs, right? Frogs are neat! I’ve never met a frog I didn’t like. Aesop, though, that guy HATED frogs. Almost every story with a frog in it written by Aesop ends with the frog being murdered or mocked ruthlessly. But hopefully we can learn from it, right? Only one way to find out! Tune in today and learn from the mistakes of all of our frogs friends so that you don’t have to learn the lessons the hard way. Sources: https://www.aesopfables.com/ https://www.gutenberg.org/files/48895/48895-h/48895-h.htm#chap25 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batrachomyomachia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frogs_in_culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_J._Frog https://www.aesopfables.com/cgi/aesop1.cgi?1&TheAssandtheFrogs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_frog https://www.uniguide.com/frog-meaning-symbolism-spirit-animal-guide/ Aesop, Jones, V. S. Vernon., & Rackham, Arthur. (2013). Aesop's Fables. Canterbury Classics. Created, written, and recorded by Justin Bouck Album art and custom music bed created by Joshua Andrus Distributed by Anchor

9 - Teach a Fish to Man

The land and the ocean are two vastly different worlds. Hans Christian Andersen explored the idea of journeying from one to the other, in his story “The Little Mermaid.” But is the tale of the Little Mermaid everything it’s grown to be known for? Are there catchy musical numbers and a happy ending with a royal wedding? Maybe, but maybe not! Check out this episode to learn more about the beautiful little mermaid and her quest to gain an immortal soul, featuring the ghost of Mr. Andersen himself and an episode of the hit TV show “Cooking With Crones.” Don’t miss it! Sources: http://hca.gilead.org.il/li_merma.html [http://hca.gilead.org.il/li_merma.html] https://www.galbithink.org/names/85f10-19.txt [https://www.galbithink.org/names/85f10-19.txt] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_Andersen [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_Andersen#Love_life] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(statue) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(statue)] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermaid [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermaid] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merman [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merman] https://askbirdbloggers.tumblr.com/post/94021298079/is-it-bad-do-mouth-feed-birds-my-budgie-always-wants [https://askbirdbloggers.tumblr.com/post/94021298079/is-it-bad-do-mouth-feed-birds-my-budgie-always-wants] Various pieces by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Created, written, and recorded by Justin Bouck Album art and custom music bed created by Joshua Andrus Distributed by Anchor

8 - The Fat and the Furious: A Festive Funklore Holiday Special!

It’s Christmastime, and that means that a whole slew of strange creatures and holiday figures are swooping down all over the world to create havoc or happiness, depending on who arrives. Join me in a quick tour of Christmas around the world, and meet such figures as Krampus, Belsnickel, Pere Fouettard, and the Yule Lads! Learn about the Catalan Pooping Log and where Santa’s reindeer came from, only on this very special holiday episode of Funklore. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christkind https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christmas_and_winter_gift-bringers_by_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Christmas_characters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Holiday_characters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joulupukki https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/29506/9-holiday-characters-around-world https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_goat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julemanden https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-thirteen-yule-lads-icelands-own-mischievous-santa-clauses-180948162/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caganer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ti%C3%B3_de_Nadal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Christmas_folklore https://icelandmag.is/article/sheep-cote-clod-first-yule-lad-has-come-down-mountains https://icelandmag.is/article/instead-a-friendly-santa-iceland-has-13-mischievous-yule-lads-and-evil-christmas-cat https://talesofyngiwulf.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/the-yule-lads-the-original-poem-jolasveinarnir/ https://poets.org/poem/visit-st-nicholas https://theoffice.fandom.com/wiki/Belsnickel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0015587X.1958.9717121 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belsnickel https://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/regina/gryla-and-leppaludi-the-parents-of-the-icelandic-yule-lads https://www.thegreatcat.org/the-legend-of-the-yule-cat/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olentzero https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jentil https://utalk.com/news/donner-and-blitzen-the-real-story-2/#:~:text=Wisely%2C%20the%20poet%20named%20two,and%20Blitzen%2FBlixem%20means%20lightning. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphany_(holiday) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ti%C3%B3_de_Nadal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knecht_Ruprecht https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ded_Moroz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo%C8%99_Geril%C4%83 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A8re_Fouettard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas https://blog.busuu.com/santa-claus-worldwide/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Hunt_of_Odin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Hunt http://www.songlyrics.com/mc-lars/gary-the-green-nosed-reindeer-lyrics/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus%27s_reindeer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_elf http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/santa/the_elves.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa%27s_workshop https://about.usps.com/corporate-social-responsibility/faqs.htm#p=1 "Silent Night" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Created, written, and recorded by Justin Bouck Album art and custom music bed created by Joshua Andrus Distributed by Anchor

7 - Thinking Outside the Fox

We've all done things we weren't supposed to do, or neglected to do things that we were supposed to do. Maybe we forget to clean our room, or we eat too much fast food, or we make a mistake in our work. Now imagine if there was a talking animal there to be disappointed in you every time you had a shortcoming. If you're one of the characters in today's stories, you don't have to imagine! Find out what's so special about golden birds, why you should listen to talking foxes, and how exactly you can wind up with three different death sentences in one week, only on today's episode of Funklore! Sources: Grimm, J., & Grimm, W. (2012). The Golden Bird. In The Brothers Grimm: 101 Fairy Tales (pp. 229-235). Canterbury Classics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus-eaters [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus-eaters] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Bird [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Bird] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Green_Frog [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Green_Frog] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_Eye_and_Weeping_Eye [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_Eye_and_Weeping_Eye] https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/146/the-yellow-fairy-book/4793/the-little-green-frog/ [https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/146/the-yellow-fairy-book/4793/the-little-green-frog/] https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/lfb/gy/gyfb28.htm [https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/lfb/gy/gyfb28.htm] https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Cabinet_des_f%C3%A9es [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Cabinet_des_f%C3%A9es] Created, written, and recorded by Justin Bouck Album art and custom music bed created by Joshua Andrus Distributed by Anchor