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Note: This is a little longer than my typical Retro Original installments. Please let me know how you liked the added content… or not.
The pretenders ride in their brand new 1947 convertable cars to take us to fairy land.
Once upon a time, three brothers had offended a witch, and are now facing their fate. her magic spell turns the handsome men into ugly, frog like creatures. Their fine home is turned into a mud hut. Time passes, and a girl seeks shelter from the raging storm outside. Help for the brothers can only come if it’s not asked for, or explained. It can only be volunteered, of free will.
Mellalot is a brave girl, and has her own request of the ugly brothers. The storm has blown the roof off her house. The brothers make the repairs, and a grateful Mellalot can’t repay them, since she has nothing to offer in her humble cottage. How did bread and milk for the brothers appear out of nowhere? Her mothering instincts mean the brothers are shown hospitality, fed, and given a comfortable place to rest.
The magical things keep coming when fairies get involved. Selfless deeds continue for the gentle and true Mellalot, and the brothers. Will their secrets be revealed? Will their spell be broken? What’s in it for Mellalot for all her help?
Bonus Tracks
- Keith tells about last month’s National Fairytale Telling Day, and a spontaneous tale, thanks to Facebook followers.
- Also some personal thoughts on the Let’s Pretend series,
- and a reminder of how to support the podcast financially, using the Piggy Bank icon, or Amazon ads.
