Episode 15 - Trickster Tales with Wendy Shearer

Welcome to Season 2 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. This episode we launch on April 1st - also known as APRIL FOOLS DAY!  Yes, it's a day for pranks and tricks - but keep them light-hearted and sillyIf you want to more about the origins of April Fool's Day, you can read more HERE.And for a list of silly and harmless pranks to pull on your family, you can go HERE.This episode, we welcome storyteller Wendy Shearer to the podcast.  Wendy Shearer is a Storyteller and Writer, with a love for bringing folktales, myths, and legends to life. She tells stories at festivals, in schools, and venues including The British Museum, Shakespeare’s Globe, and the Royal Academy of Arts.  
 Wendy’s repertoire is drawn mostly from her Afro-Caribbean heritage. She tells tales of trickster, spirits, and shapeshifters, peppered with memories handed down from her Grandmother. Her first two books: ‘African and Caribbean Folktales, Myths and Legends’ and ‘Caribbean Folktales with Windrush Migration Stories’, will be published by Scholastic and The History Press in 2021.Our story is all about the wise fool Nasruddin.He’s a wonderful character whose tales are told all across the Islamic world – India, Pakistan, the middle east, turkey, Afghanistan, even parts of Greece, Albania, Macedonia, Russia, even China.
Mullah Nasruddin is sometimes called 'Hodja' – which means master, and his lessons are very interesting. He gets up to all sorts of funny antics, but we also learn that he can be unusually wise.  Lots of people go to him to advice – from peasants to Emperors.You can find out more about Nasruddin HERE and there is a lovely book of his tales HERE.
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