Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/this-old-story-fables-and-folktales Family-friendly retellings of fables and short tales from world traditions, followed by thoughtful discussion about choices, values, and meaning. ©2026 Mutual Pledge Incorporated 31a7ef6c-9758-5316-af07-0297f3444f66 yes en Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:57:38 -0700 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:58:18 -0700 https://notjustbecause.com/ https://notjustbecause.com/ episodic Mutual Pledge Incorporated Family-friendly retellings of fables and short tales from world traditions, followed by thoughtful discussion about choices, values, and meaning. Family-friendly retellings of fables and short tales from world traditions, followed by thoughtful discussion about choices, values, and meaning.. Stories, Fables, Folktales, Aesop, World Tales, Storytelling, Family, Kids, Morals, Classic Tales, This Old Story FIXME No No 7 7 The Little Mermaid full 2dc5cb52-d91c-44e0-b6bd-2e61762c17d4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8613a9a1 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Mutual Pledge Incorporated Mutual Pledge Incorporated 1184 A young mermaid princess trades her voice and her tail for a chance to walk among humans and win the love of a prince—but the price of failure is death. A young mermaid princess trades her voice and her tail for a chance to walk among humans and win the love of a prince—but the price of failure is death. Stories, Fables, Folktales, Aesop, World Tales, Storytelling, Family, Kids, Morals, Classic Tales, This Old Story No 6 6 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves full 71e396b1-be6f-4631-9768-a14d6bfd2ed3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6b818df8 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Mutual Pledge Incorporated Mutual Pledge Incorporated 1287 A poor woodcutter stumbles upon a band of forty thieves and their secret cave of treasure, opened by the magic words 'Open Sesame.' But when greed and curiosity draw others into the secret, it takes the cunning and bravery of a clever servant named Morgiana to outwit the thieves and save the household from deadly revenge. A poor woodcutter stumbles upon a band of forty thieves and their secret cave of treasure, opened by the magic words 'Open Sesame.' But when greed and curiosity draw others into the secret, it takes the cunning and bravery of a clever servant named Morgia Stories, Fables, Folktales, Aesop, World Tales, Storytelling, Family, Kids, Morals, Classic Tales, This Old Story No 5 5 The Scorpion and the Frog full 3604d699-0051-42f9-a5c4-00c5d8803edc https://share.transistor.fm/s/d2c476cf Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Mutual Pledge Incorporated Mutual Pledge Incorporated 764 A scorpion stranded at the edge of a wide river persuades a reluctant frog to carry him across, swearing he would never sting because it would doom them both. A scorpion stranded at the edge of a wide river persuades a reluctant frog to carry him across, swearing he would never sting because it would doom them both. Stories, Fables, Folktales, Aesop, World Tales, Storytelling, Family, Kids, Morals, Classic Tales, This Old Story No 4 4 The Merchant and the Demon — One Thousand and One Nights full 8fb6f514-2957-44ae-b6fa-9360af144f4b https://share.transistor.fm/s/a004a15c Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Mutual Pledge Incorporated Mutual Pledge Incorporated 916 A prosperous merchant, resting beneath a tree during his travels, carelessly tosses a date pit — and unknowingly kills the invisible son of a powerful demon. A prosperous merchant, resting beneath a tree during his travels, carelessly tosses a date pit — and unknowingly kills the invisible son of a powerful demon. Stories, Fables, Folktales, Aesop, World Tales, Storytelling, Family, Kids, Morals, Classic Tales, This Old Story No 3 3 The Farmer and the Horse — Maybe So, Maybe Not full 3446bbc3-d2e3-483a-baa2-2a0311ff2b8d https://share.transistor.fm/s/ca7ef824 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Mutual Pledge Incorporated Mutual Pledge Incorporated 870 A farmer's horse runs away and his neighbors call it terrible luck, but the old man only shrugs and says "maybe so, maybe not." When the horse returns with a wild stallion, his son breaks a leg taming it, and then soldiers arrive to conscript young men for war — each twist of fortune reverses the last, challenging every confident label of good or bad. A farmer's horse runs away and his neighbors call it terrible luck, but the old man only shrugs and says "maybe so, maybe not." When the horse returns with a wild stallion, his son breaks a leg taming it, and then soldiers arrive to conscript young men fo Stories, Fables, Folktales, Aesop, World Tales, Storytelling, Family, Kids, Morals, Classic Tales, This Old Story No 1 1 Little Red Riding Hood full 3ff6c40e-6884-4eb1-b691-bee208c7e4a9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8d3fe956 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Mutual Pledge Incorporated Mutual Pledge Incorporated 1065 A young girl beloved by her village sets out through a dark forest to bring food to her ailing grandmother, wearing the red velvet hood that has become her namesake. A young girl beloved by her village sets out through a dark forest to bring food to her ailing grandmother, wearing the red velvet hood that has become her namesake. Stories, Fables, Folktales, Aesop, World Tales, Storytelling, Family, Kids, Morals, Classic Tales, This Old Story No 2 2 Rumpelstiltskin full 58e1cbba-8d42-4820-9581-ce1419431dfa https://share.transistor.fm/s/4f19a1f3 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Mutual Pledge Incorporated Mutual Pledge Incorporated 909 A poor miller's boast that his daughter can spin straw into gold lands her in a locked room under threat of death from a greedy king. A poor miller's boast that his daughter can spin straw into gold lands her in a locked room under threat of death from a greedy king. Stories, Fables, Folktales, Aesop, World Tales, Storytelling, Family, Kids, Morals, Classic Tales, This Old Story No