Tales Of Wonder: Recent Episodes
Mardell Shares Stories
Classic fairy tales and children's books to delight all ages. From Hans Christian Anderson and The Brothers Grimm to the Fairy Books of Andrew Lang and more. These timeless tales of wonder are stories you'll want to hear again and again.
Old Mother Hulda is neglected by the villagers but her clever cat is determined to improve her fortunes
Old Mother Hulda is neglected by the villagers but her clever cat is determined to improve her fortunes Source
A widow has had enough of her lazy son and sends him off into the world to seek his fortune
A widow has had enough of her lazy son and sends him off into the world to seek his fortune Source
An imprisoned Queen’s kind action to a little mouse brings her a change in fortune Source
A young Queen fearing for her life makes a terrible bargain with a strange little man Source
A young girl cruelly treated and given impossible tasks by her stepmother, is befriended by the Twelve Months
When a young Prince sets forth on a long journey, his mother gives him a way to test a companion’s friendship
Kind Little Edmund, or The Caves and the Cockatrice
A curious boy discovers a cockatrice and makes friends
The Fiery Dragon, or The Heart of Stone and the Heart of Gold
A Tiresome Prince meets his match in a Pig Keeper and gets his just desserts from a dragon
The Dragon Tamers
A blacksmith manages to capture a dragon, but is cheated out of his reward
The Island of the Nine Whirlpools
A Princess is marooned on an Island until a prince who proves more clever than her father the Enchanter can rescue her
The temptation to visit the North Pole proves too much for George and Jane to resist, in The Ice Dragon, or Do as You Are Told
The kingdom of Rotundia is menaced by a Wicked Magician in Uncle James, or The Purple Stranger
When a young boy is suddenly crowned king, he opens a book against the advice of his chancellors, just to take a look and finds himself and his kingdom in a great deal of trouble
A little girl’s new stepmother turns out to be the sister of the feared witch Baba Yaga
A wealthy merchant fears that a child given a blessing by the Three Wonderful Beggars will undo his fortune, and schemes to destroy him
A fairy will be banished from the kingdom of fairyland, unless he is able to find a giant who is willing to come and guard the magic tree
A kind-hearted young fisherman is given good advice when he helps a stork escape a trap
A wealthy lad and his poor friend set off to explore the country and seek their fortune together
A young man’s only inheritance is a cat who promises to bring him great fortune in this tale from the Brothers Grimm
The Lord of the Grey Castle journeys forth in search of Lady Greensleeves, leaving his trusted steward in charge
After a wicked goblin breaks an evil mirror, a sliver lands in Kay’s eye and the Snow Queen comes to claim him
Cinderella a French Fairy Tale
A poor girl outshines her selfish stepsisters with the help of her fairy godmother
The Twelve Brothers a story from the Brothers Grimm
A princess cannot speak for seven years without endangering the lives of her brothers
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves a tale from the Arabian Nights
Ali Baba, a poor man, finds a treasure. But how long can the dangerous secret be kept?
The Enchanted Stag from the Brothers Grimm
A wicked stepmother plots to destroy a brother and sister.
A poor man is offered wealth and ease for his family, but his daughter must first wed a magical white bear and travel to his kingdom in this Old Norse folk tale
Jack and the Beanstalk from the Brothers Grimm
A poor boy makes a bad bargain. Or does he?
The Water of Life from The Pink Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
A brave young girl undertakes a dangerous journey to save her brothers and bring back the Water of Life
The Queen of Quok from American Fairy Tales by L. Frank Baum
When a young boy is crowned king, he is told the royal treasury is empty and he must marry for money immediately to the highest bidder.