We kick off our anthology series with a version of the German folk take “The Street Musicians” by Andrew Lang, “The Owl and the Pussycat” by English artist Edward Lear, and two fables from Greek storyteller Aesop.

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Unless you think robbers don’t deserve some animal-related karma or are allergic to runcible spoons, you should be fine.

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A version of an Estonian fairy tale taken from the Violet Fairy Book by Andrew Lang and featuring a peasant, his daughter, and the strange and mysterious forest of Tontlawald.

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Contains cruelty and oddity with stepmothers, doppelgangers, consequences, and transmogrification.

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A version of the classic European fairy tale of a cursed daughter, a valiant prince, and taking “sleeping in” a bit too far.

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Contains ogres, attempts to eat children, and karmic justice.

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The celebrated Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

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Contains arbitrary and capricious prejudice, depression, ducks being shot, darkness, cold, but, also, a joyous discover of self.

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A Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen and the basis for the film “Frozen.”

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Contains a hobgoblin who’s into Olympic-level mischief, mirror shards, roses, good witches, and very chatty crows.

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The conclusion of a Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen and the basis for the film "Frozen."

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Contains robbers who kill secondary characters, threaten murder of the primary characters, and mysterious aging, which we’re pretty sure is symbolic in a Joseph Campbell kind of way.

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The classic German fairy tale of a brother, a sister, and a witch's house in the deep, dark woods.

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Contains a fearfully evil stepmother, arguably prejudiced ideas about witches and their eyesight, and lots of candy whose cleanliness is debatable since it’s being used a building materials.

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The English fairy tale of an enterprising young boy, a castle in the clouds, and some giants. It’s perhaps the best known of a series of “Jack Tales.”

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Contains a cruel and murderous giant, a conspiratorial and duplicitous giantess, and broken necks, which arguably might be the audio theater equivalent of villains falling from a great height.

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The iconic French version of a fairy tale which has variants going back centuries in many parts of the world. Don't worry: this has all the quality step-family shenanigans you're seeking.

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Contains thoughtless stepsisters and a rather cavalier attitude towards transmogrifying rodentia to be used as servants, but other than that, it’s pretty untroubling.

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The classic German fairy tale “The Elves and the Shoemaker,” plus an appropriately clever Siciliian tale “The Cunning Shoemaker”

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Contains nought but whimsy in the first tale (okay, that and some nakedness), but does contain some death in the second one… but it does happen to bad people and is quite in line with fairy tale karma.

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Andrew Lang's rollicking self-aware fairy tale about a prince who is cursed to be too clever. This special pandemic production features recordings from throughout the Jabberwocky Audio troupe.

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Contains dragons, firedrakes, and mention of how impolitic the Crusades were. Really nothing offensive, except for grownups who take things too seriously.

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A continuation of Andrew Lang's rollicking self-aware fairy tale about a prince who is cursed to be too clever. This special pandemic production features recordings from throughout the Jabberwocky Audio troupe.

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Contains prince-slaying firedrakes, prince-snubbing ladies, rude courtiers, incensed kings, and the prince enjoying an after-dinner cigarette, which he would be too clever to smoke these days, because he’d understand the science.

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A continuation of Andrew Lang's rollicking self-aware fairy tale about a prince who is cursed to be too clever. This special pandemic production features recordings from throughout the Jabberwocky Audio troupe.

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Contains mean-spirited comments, the power of love (sans Huey Lewis), magic objects, monsters, and an eagle cut down before its time .

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A continuation of Andrew Lang's rollicking self-aware fairy tale about a prince who is cursed to be too clever. This special pandemic production features recordings from throughout the Jabberwocky Audio troupe.

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Contains monstrous fights resulting in fairy tale-related deaths, charges of treason, and diplomatic complications.

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A continuation of Andrew Lang's rollicking self-aware fairy tale about a prince who is cursed to be too clever. This special pandemic production features recordings from throughout the Jabberwocky Audio troupe.

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Contains legal proceedings, people trying to better themselves, and several death threats to several different people.

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The conclusion of Andrew Lang's rollicking self-aware fairy tale about a prince who is cursed to be too clever. This special pandemic production features recordings from throughout the Jabberwocky Audio troupe.

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Contains harumphs, tears, laughter, and fairy-tale style (vs. Lovecraft style) reanimation, which makes the death of a pet more palatable.

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