Fantastic creatures and where to find them

A Cornucopia Of Tales and Tellers

Fantastic creatures, mythological creatures, imaginary creatures… with not one, not two… but three stories from around the world, this podcast is all about them! The first story is a tale from the African folklore about a scary ghoul, ‘The Seven Sisters, the Little Dog and the Monstrous Ghoul’ told by our dear friend David Heathfield. David learnt this story from a doctoral student from Libya he taught English to, Iman Alharsha - Iman and her sisters were told this story huddled together in the darkness by their aunt Aisha who raised them. Later Iman's family escaped Libya and gained refugee status in Germany. This story was accompanied by tears as Iman remembered Aisha. Simona then tells a story from India, ‘The bull that came from the sky’. The third story, ‘The sirens’, is a Greek myth told by none other than the wonderful Despina Ariou. Enjoy! A Cornucopia of Tales and Tellers is a passion project brought to you by English teachers Alan and Simona, who want to create a compilation - or cornucopia if you will - of stories from all around the world and by as many tellers from around the world as possible. So grab a cup of tea, chai, water or uisce beatha, relax and enjoy hearing tales that have been handed down generations, or even ones that were dreamt up yesterday! Music by Purple Planet. Find us on Facebook and Twitter. If you like what you hear, you can Buy Us A Coffee to help fund future episodes and the hosting of our podcasts.