Here are some folk stories, recorded by the bedside for the bedside. They all are set in worlds that used to be real, but now are largely forgotten but for the stories that were collected at the time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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episode 1: East of the Sun and West of the Moon
This story was collected at the beginning of the 19th century in Norway. It tells the story of a magical bear that comes to visit the house of a poor family and takes away the youngest girl in exchange for lifting the whole family out of poverty. When she gets home to his castle, all is beautiful but she misses her family terribly. However, one night a great surprise makes her change her mind completely, and in the moment she falls in love, her love is lost. Will she find him again? Listen to find out
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