Throughout history fables have been a popular method of giving instruction. Fables contain a short narrative that seeks to illustrate a hidden message. Generally, fables use animals or objects as part...
Set in the rural South in the early years of World War II, Ashpet is a humorously touching version of Cinderella, the world's most popular folktale. A resourceful and beautiful girl (Ashpet) is the...
In 1833 Mrs. Frances Silver was hanged in Morganton, North Carolina, for the ax murder of her husband Charles. For a century and a half the case has lived on in newspapers, pamphlets, memoires,...
A tale of endurance and spiritual transformation through suffering. After making a pact with the devil, a former Civil War soldier is given unlimited riches, but he will lose his soul unless he wears a...
John E. "Frail" Joines was a master tale teller from Wilkes County, North Carolina, on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains. His hunting tales, stories from World War II, and religious...
Meets a small Japanese boy whose peculiar talent helps bring prosperity to his land. Music by Mark Isham; illustrated by David Johnson; narrated by William Hurt.
A comic tale focusing on the importance of empathy and kindness, this adaptation of the Grimm's tale, "King Thrushbeard," is set in Federalist Virginia (about 1815). Similar to The Taming of the Shrew,...
Presents the strange adventures of America's backwoods icon, including the Battle of the Alamo. Music by David Bromberg; illustrated by Steven Brodner; narrated by Nicolas Cage.
Features the tale of an Emperor and his struggle to understand the true treasure of the nightingale. Music by Mark Isham; illustrated by Robert Van Nutt; narrated by Glenn Close.
Presents the story of five brothers who use their physical gifts to try to outwit their cruel emperor. Music by Bill Douglass and David Austin; illustrated by Kurt Vargo; narrated by John Lone.
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