Episodes

  • Episode 7: "Minerali"
    Oct 5 2021

    Welcome to Folktales For Friends
    brought to you by Pioneer Library System in Oklahoma

    On this episode we get to know Ms. Julie, and she tells us a Cherokee version of the classic tale tortoise and the hare.

    for more info on Cherokee folktales and lore, check out

    titles on Hoopla as well as our physical collection


    If you would like to get in touch, email us at:
    podcast@pioneerlibrarysystem.org with the subject line: Folktales


    for more information on the Pioneer Library System go to:

    www.pioneerlibrarysystem.org

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    16 mins
  • Episode 6: "Rabbit Races with Turtle"
    Sep 10 2021

    Welcome to Folktales For Friends
    brought to you by Pioneer Library System in Oklahoma

    On this episode we get to know Ms. Julie, and she tells us a Cherokee version of the classic tale tortoise and the hare.

    for more info on Cherokee folktales and lore, check out

    titles on Hoopla as well as our physical collection


    If you would like to get in touch, email us at:
    podcast@pioneerlibrarysystem.org with the subject line: Folktales


    for more information on the Pioneer Library System go to:

    www.pioneerlibrarysystem.org

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    19 mins
  • Episode 5: "The Greedy Sparrow"
    Aug 24 2021

    Welcome to Folktales For Friends
    brought to you by Pioneer Library System in Oklahoma

    On this episode we get to know Ms. Donna, and she tells us a story based on a classic Armenian folktale.

    for more info on Armenian folktales, check out

    titles on Hoopla as well as our physical collection


    If you would like to get in touch, email us at:
    podcast@pioneerlibrarysystem.org with the subject line: Folktales


    for more information on the Pioneer Library System go to:

    www.pioneerlibrarysystem.org

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    19 mins
  • Episode 4: "The Magic Mill"
    Jul 29 2021

    Welcome to Folktales For Friends
    brought to you by Pioneer Library System in Oklahoma

    On this episode we get to know Ms. Lauren, and she tells us a folktale based on the classic tales Strega Nona and the Magic Mill.

    for more info on the tales these were based on, check out

    titles on Hoopla as well as our physcial collection


    If you would like to get in touch, email us at:
    podcast@pioneerlibrarysystem.org with the subject line: Folktales


    for more information on the Pioneer Library System go to:

    www.pioneerlibrarysystem.org

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    23 mins
  • Episode 3: "King of the Birds"
    Jul 6 2021

    Welcome to Folktales For Friends
    brought to you by Pioneer Library System in Oklahoma

    On this episode we get to know Ms. Heather, and she tells us the Irish folktale of how a little wren became king of the birds.

    for more info on this story, check out

    "Irish Animal Folktales for Children" by Doreen McBride

    available digitally on Hoopla


    If you would like to get in touch, email us at:
    podcast@pioneerlibrarysystem.org with the subject line: Folktales


    for more information on the Pioneer Library System go to:

    www.pioneerlibrarysystem.org

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    15 mins
  • Episode 2: "Sleeping Bear Dune"
    Jun 20 2021

    Welcome to Folktales For Friends
    brought to you by Pioneer Library System in Oklahoma

    On this episode we get to know Ms. Susan, and she tells us the Chippewa legend of how Sleeping Bear Dune came to be.

    for more info on this story, check out

    "The Legend of Sleeping Bear" by Kathy-Jo Wargin"

    available from Pioneer Library System and digitally on Hoopla


    If you would like to get in touch, email us at:
    podcast@pioneerlibrarysystem.org with the subject line: Folktales


    for more information on the Pioneer Library System go to:

    www.pioneerlibrarysystem.org

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    14 mins
  • Episode 1: "The First Strawberries"
    Jun 17 2021

    Welcome to Folktales For Friends
    brought to you by Pioneer Library System in Oklahoma

    On this episode we get to know Ms. Kim, and she tells us the Cherokee legend of the first strawberries.

    for more info on this story, check out

    "The First Strawberries: A Cherokee Story" by Joseph Bruchac"

    available from Pioneer Library System


    If you would like to get in touch, email us at:
    podcast@pioneerlibrarysystem.org with the subject line: Folktales


    for more information on the Pioneer Library System go to:

    www.pioneerlibrarysystem.org

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    17 mins