(Sort of) The Story
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(Sort of) The Story
168. New England Bean Time (Sai! Sai! Sai!)
Hello and welcome back! This week Max is going to tell us about how wicked smart people from New Hampshire are, and Janey is going to tell us a very cathartic story that comes with the disclaimer "I swear I like my job". Sorry about our terrible accents! Enjoy!
Janey's Sources - Mmadipetsane
- LOCATION: Lesotho, South Africa
- “Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales”
- Full story (page 3)
Max's Sources - Three Times and Out
- LOCATION: New Hampshire
- “New England Bean-Pot: American Folk Stories to Read and to Tell” by Moritz A Jagendorf, illu by BA Botkin
- https://montvernonhistoricalsocietynewsletter.wordpress.com/2023/07/21/chasing-the-devils-tale/
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