Sandman Stories Presents

Sandman Stories Presents

Dustin Steichmann

Sandman Stories Presents

Tired but can't fall asleep? Here I do my best to find interesting stories from the public domain and read them to you until you fall asleep. The stories are mostly folktales from around the world. Best listened to during work, during commutes, when you are trying to fall asleep, or any time that you need a calm friend to read to you. Enjoy!

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EP 276: Georgia- The Prince (Wardrop)

EP 276: Georgia- The Prince (Wardrop)

#Saqartvelo #georgia #folktaleIn this story, a prince has to jump through a whole bunch of hoops after he is promised to a dangerous witch. Will he ever find the golden slippers?Source: Georgian Folk Tales Translated by Marjory WardropNarrator: Dustin SteichmannMusic: Folk-Roll - Adjaruli. Radio Ar Daidardo LiveSound Effects: Backyard by Dustin SteichmannPodcast Shoutout: The History of...

EP 275: Ecuador- The Cock of the Cathedral; Captain Lewis’s Treasure (Conde)

EP 275: Ecuador- The Cock of the Cathedral; Captain Lewis’s Treasure (Conde)

#ecuador #galapagos #piratesIn the first story, a drunkard gets taught a lesson by a magical rooster. And in the second story, a pirate hides his treasure, only to have to act like a nut. Listen in and enjoySource:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thirteen Ecuadorean Legends And A Ghost: Trece Leyendas Ecuatorianas Y Un Fantasma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ By Mario CondeNarrator: Dustin SteichmannMusic:BRUMAS (pasillo) - Camilo Torres Flores y...

EP 274: Bengal- The Origin of Opium (Day)

EP 274: Bengal- The Origin of Opium (Day)

#bengal #opium #folktaleIn this story, we see a humble mouse work its way up to being a queen. Will it ever be happy? And what does opium have to do with it? listen in and learnSource:Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari DayNarrator: Dustin SteichmannMusic:Pyar tumhara Baba pran hai mera || B K NishaSound Effects: Farm Morning by Dustin SteichmannPodcast Shoutout:The Endless KnotListener...

EP 273: Azores- Why The Alveloa Bird Received A Blessing+ (Eells)

27 February 2025

EP 273: Azores- Why The Alveloa Bird Received A Blessing+ (Eells)

#azores #islands #saintIn the first story we learn about a bird that helps the holy mother. In the second we learn about a loud mouth bird that gets cursed. In the third we learn why St Peter's mom stands just outside of heaven. And in the final story, we learn about a woman who is turned into an owl.Source: The Islands of Magic: Legends, Folk and Fairy Tales from the AzoresNarrator: Dustin...

EP 272: Armenia- Bedik And The Invulnerable Giant (Seklemian)

20 February 2025

EP 272: Armenia- Bedik And The Invulnerable Giant (Seklemian)

#Armenia #Folklore #giantIn this story, a young prince named Bedik meets an invincible giant who loves a foreign princess. Bedik promises to get that princess for him, and then regrets it. Will they end up together?Source: The Golden Maiden and other folk tales and fairy stories told in Armenia A. G. SeklemianNarrator: Dustin SteichmannSound Effects: Heavier Rain by Dustin SteichmannMusic: Գուսան...

EP 271: Panchatantra- ch19 Shell-Neck, Slim, And Grim; ch20 Forethought, Readywit, And Fatalist (Ryder)

13 February 2025

EP 271: Panchatantra- ch19 Shell-Neck, Slim, And Grim; ch20 Forethought, Readywit, And Fatalist (Ryder)

#panchatantra #india #sagaIn the first story, we learn why it is bad to talk with your mouth full. And in the second story we learn why it is best to plan ahead or at least fake it, lest you be beaten.Source: ⁠Panchatantra Arthur W Ryder⁠Narrator: Dustin SteichmannMusic: ⁠Amith Nadig - Carnatic Flute - Bilahari RagaSound Effects: Down Chaweng by Dustin SteichmannPhoto Credit: "Myrtle the Turtle"...

EP 270: Türkiye- The Forty Princes and The Seven Headed Dragon (Kunos)

06 February 2025

EP 270: Türkiye- The Forty Princes and The Seven Headed Dragon (Kunos)

#Turkey #folktalesIn this story, there are forty brothers. They want forty brides from the same mother. It's a pretty tall task, especially when the brothers keep ignoring their dad's advice.Source: ⁠Forty-four Turkish fairy tales by Kunos, ignacz⁠Narrator: Dustin SteichmannMusic: Ali Şahin - Muhteşem Bir Bozlak | Dinlemeden GecmeSound Effects: wind and trees and snow.WAV by tim.kahn --...

EP 269: Sioux- Seventh Evening Eighth Evening (Eastman)

30 January 2025

EP 269: Sioux- Seventh Evening Eighth Evening (Eastman)

#sioux #lakota #folktalesIn the first story, we learn about being neighborly. And in the second story we learn about lucky hunting nuts.Source: WIGWAM EVENINGS SIOUX FOLK TALES RETOLDNarrator: Dustin SteichmannMusic: Silent Night: *Sung In Lakota - Tiana Spotted ThunderSound Effects: Frog Forest by absent1010Photo Credit: "North American Badger (Taxidea taxus)" by Jon David Nelson is licensed...

EP 268: Philippines- The Mistaken Gifts, The Boy who Became a Stone, The Turtle and the Lizard+ (Cole)

23 January 2025

EP 268: Philippines- The Mistaken Gifts, The Boy who Became a Stone, The Turtle and the Lizard+ (Cole)

#filipino #folktaleToday is a mixed bag of six tales all taken from Mabel Cook Cole's work focused on Itneg folklore. We have the wrong gifts, we have a turtle who is tired of a lizard, and we have a boy who turns into stone. Follow along and enjoy this sixferSource: Philippine Folk Tales by Mabel Cook ColeNarrator: Dustin SteichmannMusic: Field's Butterfly (Paru-Parong Bukid)Sound Effects:...

EP 267: Nigeria- The final six stories of Tortoise (Ogumefu)

16 January 2025

EP 267: Nigeria- The final six stories of Tortoise (Ogumefu)

#Nigeria #folktalesIn these six stories, you learn about the whip and chop trees, about Tortoise's enemies, about why crabs and tortoises don't get along, about chicken dinners and pigeons for friends, and about accurate weather forecasts.Source: Yoruba Legands by Ogumefu, M. I.Narrator: Dustin SteichmannMusic: OWU AWA CULTURAL FESTIVAL, IMO STATE, NIGERIA 2024 - DSounds:...