This tale is an unusual take on a standard setup... I hope you like it!

Old Father Williams - A Storytelling Man

The Clumsy Beauty & Her Aunties

This story has an element that was also used in William Shakespeare&apos;s "King Lear." I daresay "Old Bill" borrowed the phrase & its application to his story from this folktale. That&apos;s okay, though, because it works so very, very well...

(S4E10) Cap O'Rushes

Weel, being the cat lover than I am, telling "Puss In Boots" was inevitable - I just wonder what took me so long! (So does my cat, Miss Tabby...)

S4E9 - Puss in Boots

This is one of the first stories I ever wrote as a Teller, & it&apos;s absolutely one of my favorites.  I hope you enjoy it, too!

You Never Can Tell About Dragons

This is th first original story I ever told in public. It was so well received that I decided to keep telling. I hope you like it. It&apos;s called "Saint Michael & The Devil&apos;s Castle."

Saint Michael & The Devil's Castle

The story of a little boy who never could do anything right...or could he?

Gerald & The Goblin Chief

Gerald is a little boy who never seems to do anything right... & he&apos;s the one who will save the village from Green Haired Goblins? Really? What could possibly go wrong? Well...

Jamie Tinker & The Dragon

An American classic about an American Political Giant & the time he argued a case against the Devil.  If he wins, he saves a man from a horrible fate ... but if he loses, well, he shares that fate for Eternity.  Based on the classic story by Steven Vincent Benet.

"The Devil & Daniel Webster"

The French Fairy Tale of "Beauty & the Beast" first appeared 1740 & has been a favorite on stage, big screen, television, ice, & print for 281 years.  (My personal favorite adaptation is the 1976 television presentation starring George C. Scott as the Beast & Trish Van Devere as Beauty.) It is, indeed, timeless. I hope you enjoy this telling.

"Beauty & The Beast"

To me, & I&apos;m sure most cat lovers would agree, the cat&apos;s purr is one of Nature&apos;s [erfect sounds. But where did it come from? This story answer that question...

How Cats got their Purr

A  father tells his three sons, Kai, Gunnar, & Veko, that it is time for them to marry. Because they have no idea where to look  for a bride, the father has them chop down a tree & follow where the fallen tree points. Veko&apos;s tree points to the forest, & he doubts he will find a bride among the trees... 

Veko's Forest Bride

The Sheriff of Nottingham, subscribing to the "set a thief to catch a their" line of thought,  hires a ruthless killer to kill Robin Hood.  The Sherwood archer & his right hand man, Little John, have other plans, of course...

Robin Hood & Guy of Gisbourne

This episode has one of the first stories I ever wrote as an adult - "The Elvenwoods." I had completely forgotten about it until I went through some old SD cards.  My mother, a professional writer with several publications to her credit, read it & said it "rang the bell of truth a little."  This was, for her, very high praise indeed. I hope you enjoy it.

The Elvenwoods

A grand & fantastic tale from one of Storytelling's most prolific researcher & teller, Andrew Lang.

Long, Broad, & Quick-Eye.

An Irish take, cautionary & endearing, about a young man who accepts a drink of whiskey from one of the "wee folk" & finds himself an expected servant...

Billy MacDaniel & The Little Man

Each episode, Old Father Williams (George Williams) shares a story of ancient times, interviews a local, regional, or national telle, & shares an original story from his "Busted Flush, Oklahoma" collection. Two episodes per month, on the 1st & 15th.

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Old Father Williams - A Storytelling Man

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