Bedtime Stories with Celosia Crane
A weekly podcast of children's tales, snippets of famous plays, fables, folk and fairytales. Settle down with a cup of your favorite warm nighttime beverage and let Celosia Crane read you to sleep. An award winning author, she long ago learned about the soothing effects of reading aloud at bedtime. First with her campers, as a camp counselor, then as a nanny, and now for you. Leave your stress at the door and slip into a familiar, or maybe not so familiar, story.
Episodes
109 episodes
Ep. 107: Nuckelavee
A malevolent spirit haunts mankind. One man's tale of near escape from this beast is recounted in this story.
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Episode 107
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9:28
Ep. 106: The Mermaid Wife
A tale of theft, and the life that one Scottish Mermaid must lead because of it. (As described in this story, I would actually call her a Selkie).What do you think is the moral of this story?
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Episode 106
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7:03
Ep. 105: Habitrot
Join me once again in Scotland, as we hear a tale about the Spinning fairy 'Habitrot' and how she helps one young woman.If you are a long listener you will notice echoes of a German tale I did last fall in this story. Can you tell me ...
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Episode 105
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14:29
Ep. 104: The Scottish Brownie
A quick introduction to the Scottish Brownie and it's difference to the mischievous fairies.
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Episode 104
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6:30
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Ep. 103: The Mysterious Servant
A wealthy young man With a curse over his head to marry a horned woman should he ever leave his home village offers to pay off the debt of a dead man to prevent further abuse to his physical body. With only 9 silver Kopeks to his name he ...
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Episode 103
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15:34
Ep. 102: The Terrible Olli
What do you get when you mix a clever and brave youngest son with a wicked troll??? When his brother's fall prey to the wicked troll's evil scheme, Olli saves them. But he won't stop there! Listen to find out just what the ...
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Episode 102
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18:04
Ep. 101: The Enchanted Grouse
What happens when Holli spares the life of an enchanted Grouse, rather than killing it for dinner? Listen to find out!
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Episode 101
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14:40
Ep. 100: The True Bride
When a mysterious woman calls out to Osmo and Ilona as they are rowing to the King's Palace for Ilona to marry the King's Son little does Osmo know what trouble he is taking on board, despite Ilona's warnings, for the woman is actually the Oger...
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Episode 100
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30:16
2023 Schedule Announcement
Just popping on quickly to give you all a bit of an update on this years episodes! I hope you'll be excited for our first episode, which is dropping February 5th!
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3:55
Ep. 99 "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" Chapter 6: Claus Discovers Humanity & Chapter 7: Claus Leaves the Forest
The Great Woodsman of the World takes Claus on a journey and introduces him to the world of men.
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Episode 99
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16:46
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Ep 98: "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" Chapter 5: The Master Woodsman
What will happen as Claus grows into a man? When he is remembered by the Master Woodsman? More to come soon!
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Episode 98
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6:38
Ep 97: "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" Chapter 4: Claus
How will the forest of Burzee with all of it's fantastical occupants treat the human infant that is now in their midst?
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Episode 97
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8:24
Ep 96: "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" Chapter 3: The Adoption
Return with me to the mystical forest of Burzee to find out what the nymph Necile is up to now...
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Episode 96
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5:22
Ep. 95: "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" Chapter 2: The Child of the Forest
In this chapter we meet Necile, a nymph who will have a lot to say about the direction this story is taking...
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Episode 95
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12:37
Ep. 94: "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" Introduction
Join me for this very short episode where we are introduced to the great forest of Burzee. We are embarking on a fantastical voyage into the boyhood days of Santa Claus, as told by L. Frank Baum.
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Episode 94
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4:54
Ep. 93: Beauty & The Beast
Join me for this retelling of a classic fairytale story. As I was reading it I was reminded of the 1988 film adaption of this version of the story, starring John Savage & Rebecca De Mornay. If you have amazon prime, you can watch it f...
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Episode 93
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51:54
Ep 92: The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood
The beginning of this story is very familiar to many of us, but I'll be the first to admit that the last portion caught me entirely off guard! In a good way...
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Episode 92
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28:39
Ep 91: Rumpelstiltskin
Let's revisit this classic fairytale. Did you remember all the details? I know I didn't...
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Episode 91
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10:43
Ep 90: The Princess on the Glass Hill
While the title talks about a princess our main character for this story is actually, in fact, a youngest son of a farmer whom his brothers call Cinderlad.
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Episode 90
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23:52
Ep. 89: Snow White & Rose Red
While she shares her name with a more famous princess, this Snow White is very different. And has a MUCH different adventure with her sister, Rose Red.It involves a Bear and a fairly rude Dwarf...
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Episode 89
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18:06
Ep. 88: Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper
Join me on an exploration of the Fairy Books compiled by Andrew Lang. We will start this journey with the Blue Fairy Book & the tale of Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper.
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Episode 88
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19:25
Ep. 87: The Cask of Amontillado
We going spooky today with this classic horror tale from Edgar Allen Poe. I hope you enjoy! And beware 'friends' who are trying to lure you into their basements with the promise of wine....
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Episode 87
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19:15
Ep. 86: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Abridged)
Join me for this much abridged version of Washington Irving's famous story about school master Ichabod Crane and the night he met the Headless Horseman or Galloping Hessian, as he is referred to in the story.
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Episode 86
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33:24
