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This week's story comes with a content warning:

Li Chi Slays The Serpent is a very old Chinese story, from a time when women in China were not considered equal to men, and sons were favoured over daughters.

While societal norms have thankfully changed, I wanted to be as faithful to the original story as I could, and so have not edited it here.

LI Chi Slays The Serpent is a tale of courage and cunning in the face of great danger, and how sometimes, courage and cunning are found in the most unlikely place

*Note: This is a rerecording, as the original had many flaws in the audio.

I believe they've been fixed

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The Baba Yaga is a mainstay of Slavic folklore. Occasionally portrayed as benevolent, she is however, most often evil, sly, and conniving. She seeks to ensnare wary travellers into being slave labour, or into the cooking pot. It takes, bravery, cunning, intelligence, and more than a little luck to thwart her.

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An old Scottish tale of a man who finds true love in the sea

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The Soldier And Death is an old Russian folktale about a brave soldier who takes on the greatest foe of his life, without realizing the consequences of victory

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The Three Wonderful Beggars is a very old Serbian tale about a very lucky, some might even say blessed young man, who, thanks to the kindness of three mysterious old men, finds all the wealth and happiness he could ever want

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