EP 124: Louisiana- Brother Bull and Jean Malin (Alcée Fortier 1895)

Jean Malin (clever John) is an orphan who is picked up on the side of the road. The woman who comes to raise him has a gentleman caller, who is in secret a bull. Clever John figures out that the man is really a bull, and convinces the woman to break it off with him. After this, Brother Bull is very angry and wants to kill clever John. Can John use Brother Rabbit's magic grisgris to stay safe? Source: Louisiana folk-tales : in French dialect and English translation by Fortier, Alcée, 1856-1914 Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Banjo arrangement Жалжалым (Kyrgyz folk song) Sound fx: Long Frogs by Dustin Steichmann Podcast Shoutout: Just the Zoo of Us Just the Zoo of Us is an animal review podcast by Ellen and Christian Weatherford of Jacksonville, Florida. In cohosted episodes, each episode chooses an animal requested by a listener to research, review, and rate out of ten in the categories of effectiveness, ingenuity and aesthetics. Listener Shoutout: Nairobi Kenya- Nairobi (/naɪˈroʊbi/ ny-ROH-bee) is the capital and the largest city of Kenya. The name comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyorobi, which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. Creole Dictionary that helped with the meanings. Reading Africa into American Literature Epics, Fables, and Gothic Tales by Keith Cartwright "Bull (2)" by 4nitsirk is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0.