Fairy Tales with Granny MacDuff

Join Granny MacDuff as she reads both classic and original fairy tales in this award winning children's podcast.

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The Singing, Springing Lark
When a father promises to bring home a singing, springing lark for his youngest daughter, Caroline, he reluctantly makes a bargain with a lion in order to take the bird home to her. Now, Caroline must go to the lion, but when she does, she gets an unexpected surprise. The lion is in fact a handsome prince. A spell was put on him long ago, by day he is lion, by night he takes his true human form. But when the spell turns him from lion to dove, Caroline follows him across the ocean. With the help of the Night Wind, she breaks the spell. But finds him in the grasps of an enchanted princess who takes him away to her castle. Will she be able to find her true love and set him free once and for all?
23 min
52
The Jumping Contest
This week for highlight Thursday we're spotlight ... The Jumping Contest! The Flea, the Grasshopper, and the Frog argue over who can jump the highest. So they decide to hold a contest to figure it out. Who will take the win?
5 min
53
The Gold Children
When a fisherman reels in a fish made of gold, it makes him an offer. Throw him back in the water and he will change the fisherman's cottage into a marvelous castle. But there is one catch, he can never reveal how it came to be. Will the fisherman be able to keep the secret?
14 min
54
Cedric the Snail
This week for highlight Thursday we're spotlight ... Cedric the Snail! A little snail called Cedric goes on the adventure of his life in order to save his best friend from the Ground Beetles.
18 min
55
The Three Sons of Fortune
A father bestows a gift upon each of his three sons. The first, a rooster. The second, a scythe. The third, a cat. He tells them to use them wisely to make their fortune. Will they manage to be as clever as their father hopes?
8 min
56
Sleeping Beauty
This week for highlight Thursday we're spotlight ... Sleeping Beauty! When a spell is put upon Sleeping Beauty by an evil sorceress, her parents try to keep her safe, but when she touches the spindle, she falls into a deep sleep and there is only one who can break the spell and wake her. Will he be able to do it?
9 min
57
The Peasant's Wise Daughter
When a peasant and his daughter, called Claire, are gifted land from the king, the begin to plant crops. When the dig up a solid gold mortar, the peasant wants to bring it as gift to the king. Despite Claire's advice to tell no one as the king will only ask for the pestle, the peasant takes it to the palace. But it turns out, Claire was right and the peasant finds himself in trouble, until the King meets his clever daughter ...
12 min
58
The Little Pirate Crab
This week for highlight Thursday we're spotlight ... The Little Pirate Crab! When Crawford the Little Pirate Crab accidentally reveals the location of the Pirates’ treasure, they must sail hard and fast to beat the rabble-rousers of the sea, The Seagulls, to the treasure. According to Turtle legend the one true crab will help rid them of The Seagulls once and for all. Could it be Crawford?
18 min
59
Egor & The Great Adventure | Part II
Egor and his father search the old library for the potion and the spell, the only way to defeat the Feldrimel. Will they find it?
12 min
60
Jorinda and Joringel
Just before Jorinda and Joringel's wedding, they find themselves lost in the forest, near an enchanted castle. The old witch who lives in the castle enchants Joringel. She eventually lets him go but takes Jorinda prisoner in the form of a bird. How will he free his wife to be?
8 min
61
Egor & The Great Adventure | Part I
Tiny people, only a fraction of the size of a blade of grass live in a beautiful place deep in the woods. They had fled their previous home years before when ferocious spiders, call the Feldrimel, moved in. Now, they have been spotted scouting the Grassini's new home. Without a way to defeat them, the people of the grass think it is time to leave. But young Egor knows better. He found a way to defeat them but it lies in the treacherous land of the Feldrimel. Along with his father and the great warriors of the Grassini, Egor must venture into spider territory in order to vanquish them once and for all. Will he succeed?
10 min
62
The Prince's Wish
When a Prince is born with the gift that every wish he makes must come true, it leads him on an adventure no one ever expected.
10 min
63
The Dog & The Sparrow
When a sheepdog decides to leave home and go his own way, he meets an unlikely friend.
6 min
64
The Story of Princess Hase
In ancient Japan, the young Princess Hase is a celebrated poet and loved by all. But when her father must travel for work, Princess Hase is left with her stepmother, who wants to get rid of the girl by ordering a servant to abandon her far away in the mountains, but the servant has another plan. Find out what happens in this tale of family, love, and honor.
20 min
65
The Queen Bee
Two princes set off seeking adventure. When their father the King decides it's time for them to return home, he sends his youngest son to find them. Reunited, the princes turn toward home. On their way, they pass an enchanted castle where the two elder brothers are turned to stone. It is up to the youngest prince to save them all ... will he succeed? Perhaps with a little help from the Queen Bee ...
11 min
66
The Little Donkey
When an evil witch turns a prince into a donkey with a seemingly unbreakable spell, he makes the best of his life. He decides to travel the world and finds himself in the kingdom of a great king whose daughter the princess is quite wonderful. Will true love's kiss be the key to breaking the spell?
9 min
67
Peck & The Cake Contest
10 min
68
King Thrushbeard
14 min
69
The Three Little Elves in the Wood
When a young woman is made to go out in a blizzard to find strawberries, she instead finds a cottage where three mysterious little elves live. After showing them great kindness, the elves decide to give her three gifts: to grow happier every day, to have gold pieces fall from her pockets whenever she speaks, and to have the king as her husband. Soon she finds her life more joyful than she could ever have imagined it, until her wicked stepmother arrives to try to take it all away. Will she succeed?
17 min
70
The Water of Life
When an ailing king's three sons find out there is magical water which can restore their father's health, one by one they set out to find it. When it is the youngest brother's turn to go, he meets a goblin on the road who tells him where to find the magical water ... inside an enchanted castle. So, the young prince sets out to find the water of life.
20 min
71
Nix Nought Nothing
When a giant tricks the King into promising him his son in exchange for help, the King tries to save his child from the giant. Will he succeed?
18 min
72
The Fish & The Ring
A Duke learns his son's destiny and is displeased. He does not approve of who is son is fated to marry. So the Duke decides to use magic and casts a spell to keep them apart. Will fate intervene and bring them together?
14 min
73
The Outdoorsman & The Princess
A princess announces she will take a husband, but only a man who can arrange his words well. When word reaches a Baron and his two sons, they make preparations to go and try to win the Princess with their knowledge. Their brother, the Baron's third son, is not as studious as the others, but tags along to try his luck. Will any of the three brothers win the Princess's hand?
12 min
74
The Little Piggy Bank
The little Piggy Bank sits atop a wardrobe at the highest point in the nursery. When the toys decide to have a tea party, the Piggy Bank accepts the invitation but only if he can stay where he is. Will he be able to keep his place atop the wardrobe? A retelling of the classic story, The Money Pig.
6 min
75
The Princess & the Pea
We did some spring cleaning and realized three stories were missing! Here is The Princess & the Pea. When a Princess becomes lost and finds her way to a strange castle, she meets a Queen and her son, The Prince. The Queen has been intent on finding a wife for her son, and the test: for her to sleep on top of a pea. Will the Princess pass the test?
3 min