Episode 92: The Legend of the Wooden Shoe

“The Legend of the Wooden Shoe” is adapted from a 1918 version by William Elliot Griffis in Dutch Fairytales for Young Folks. Rewritten and rearranged by Marlene Wurfel. Original music composed by Reid Alexander Whelton for Tales from the Lilypad. Project Gutenberg link to eBook version: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7871/pg7871-images.html

Episode 43: Daiya the Balsam Poplar Dryad

This Tales from the Lilypad original story by Marlene Wurfel is a sappy one about a dryad, or tree spirit, who inhabits a Balsam Poplar tree. She experiences arboreal time and uses her empathy to create a healing balm which is often used in the preparation of Balm of Gilead.

Episode 3: The Christmas Tree Story

This episode features an original Christmas story and a special guest, Tweet Tweet the Butterfly.