Season 3 Episode 3: A Poultry Offer - Chickens in Folklore

<p>Merry Met virtual traveller and welcome to Stories From Lore. A monthly podcast that invites you to ‘Rewild Yourself Through Story,‘ by exploring nature, folklore and the stories it inspires. My name is Dawn Nelson and I am an author and professional storyteller.</p> <p>For episode 3 of Season 3 there was a tie between ‘The Dreadful Wind & Rain' and ‘A Poultry Offer’ and so I made the executive decision to go with ‘A Poultry Offer’. It may amuse listeners to know though that I recorded the outdoor chat with the chickens during the tail end of Storm Awen so in a way the two themes have ended up combined in this episode. </p> <p>For this episode I'm introducing you to my three pom poms of peril, also known as bantam chickens, singing an amusing ballad about a fox out hunting for his dinner,  talking about the folklore of geese, turkeys and chickens, and telling the epic story of Chanticleer & Partlet, two dark and murderous chickens.</p> <p>A Little Note - On occasion there are dark folkloric characters explored in this podcast and so, as always,  I would recommend that you should listen through first before listening with younger members of your household.</p> <p>To 'Rewild Yourself Through Story', join me on patreon for digital zines, a book club, audio stories, previews, earlier extended versions of this podcast and online workshop.</p> <p><a href='http://www.patreon.com/ddstoryteller'>www.patreon.com/ddstoryteller</a></p> <p>For more stories woven with folklore and the old ways you can find me via the following channels:</p> <p><a href='http://www.facebook.com/ddstoryteller'>www.facebook.com/ddstoryteller</a></p> <p><a href='http://www.instagram.com/dd_storyeller'>www.instagram.com/dd_storyeller</a></p> <p> </p> <p>References</p> <p>Books</p> <p>Barber, Richard, (1993) Bestiary MS Bodley 764, Boydell Press. </p> <p>Dent, Susie (2018) Brewers Dictionary of Phrase & Fable (29th Edition), Brewers, Edinburgh</p> <p>Norman, Mark & Norman, Tracey (2021) Dark Folklore, The History Press</p> <p>Nozeda