The Princess Mouse - A Tale from Finland
Drift Off - Bedtime Stories for Adults
Joanne D'Amico
4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 1 March 2023
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Tonight’s storytelling is a tale from Finland called ‘The Princess Mouse’, a retelling by Aaron Shepherd, about a young man named Mikko. According to his family tradition, in order to find a sweetheart, Mikko must cut down a tree and follow to where it points. Mikko’s brother makes his tree fall how he wants, whereas Mikko’s tree seems to have a mind of it’s own. So what will Mikko do when his tree points him into the forest, where all he finds there is a little mouse who gladly offers to be his sweetheart. Well...let’s find out
To learn more about this tale and The Gifts of Story Series by Aaron Shepherd visit http://www.aaronshep.com/stories/folk.html
Music in this episode is 'Shimmering Waves' by JJessep
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Drift Off, bedtime stories to help you unwind, relax, and drift off. |
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| 1:31.4 | Tonight's storytelling is a tale from Finland called The Princess Mouse, a re-telling by |
| 1:37.6 | Aaron Shepard about a young man named Mikkel. |
| 1:42.6 | According to his family tradition, in order to find a sweetheart, Mikkel must cut down |
| 1:48.0 | a tree and fall into where it points. |
| 1:51.6 | Mikkel's brother makes his tree fall how he wants, or as Mikkel's tree seems to have |
| 1:56.3 | a mind of its own. |
| 1:58.5 | So what will Mikkel do when his tree points him into the forest, where all he finds there |
| 2:03.7 | is a little mouse who gladly offers to be his sweetheart? |
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