EP 136: Azores- Fresh Figs and The Master of Magic (Elsie Spicer Eells 1922)

In the first story, there are two brothers. One brother is cunning, but the other is a bit dull. They are tasked with bringing the rich man's daughter some figs to make her feel better. But it is the middle of January and there are hardly any figs. Luckily, the brothers meet a mysterious woman with child. One lies to her and pays the price, but the other tells the truth and is rewarded.  And in the second story, the youngest brother of three goes to school instead of working the fields like his brothers. They are mad at him for not working hard like them. The boy shows his worth by using the magic he learned in school to make his father more money than either of the other two brothers. Will his magic be enough to beat the wizard though? Source: THE ISLANDS OF MAGIC LEGENDS, FOLK AND FAIRY TALES FROM THE AZORES RETOLD BY ELSIE SPICER EELLS Narrator: Dustin Steichmann  Music: Grupo Folclórico “Recordações de Portugal” de Antibes no Festival 2019 creative commons Sound FX: Vila Nova de Milfontes_Fishing port_mar nas rochas_Duarte_Sonotomia.wav by Sonotomia on Freesound.org Podcast Shoutout: Teacher Think Aloud- Welcome to The Teacher Think-Aloud Podcast, a podcast for reflective practice for teachers of English around the world. Listener Shoutout: Vilnius is the historic and present-day capital of Lithuania. Archeological findings indicate that this city was the capital of the Kingdom of Lithuania and later that of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. After Lithuania formed a dual confederation with the Kingdom of Poland, Vilnius still remained as Lithuania's capital.