{"id":9002,"date":"2026-01-27T18:24:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T02:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fantasticworldspod.com\/?p=9002"},"modified":"2026-01-27T18:26:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T02:26:54","slug":"117-interspecies-elopement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fantasticworldspod.com\/117-interspecies-elopement\/","title":{"rendered":"117: Interspecies Elopement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9002\" class=\"elementor elementor-9002\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b2af0b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b2af0b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3811d495\" data-id=\"3811d495\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06823b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06823b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"117: Interspecies Elopement\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-01-27T18:24:53-08:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"We&#039;re back from our winter break to start off 2026 with a couple of fairy tales our wonderful listeners suggested! 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Abbie cold-reads an absolutely delightful German tale from Schleswig-Holstein that follows an old woman minding her own business before heading to bed called One, Two, Three.\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/fairytalefix\/content.blubrry.com\/fairytalefix\/FTF_117.mp3\" \/><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Ffairytalefix%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Ffairytalefix%2FFTF_117.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Ffantasticworldspod.com%2F117-interspecies-elopement%2F#mode-Light&#038;border-000000&#038;progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast (ftf): <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/fairytalefix\/content.blubrry.com\/fairytalefix\/FTF_117.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/fantasticworldspod.com\/?powerpress_pinw=9002-ftf');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/fairytalefix\/content.blubrry.com\/fairytalefix\/FTF_117.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"FTF_117.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/fantasticworldspod.com\/feed\/ftf\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-616ae9f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"616ae9f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>The Cat\u2019s Elopement, The Enchanted Maiden, &amp; One Two Three<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We&#8217;re back from our winter break to start off 2026 with a couple of fairy tales our wonderful listeners suggested! Kelsey reads the Japanese tale, The Cat&#8217;s Elopement, and it&#8217;s as adorable as you&#8217;d imagine. Next she regales the Portuguese fairy tale, The Enchanted Maiden, and it&#8217;s not exactly the story our listener suggested and we&#8217;re sorry. Abbie cold-reads an absolutely delightful German tale from Schleswig-Holstein that follows an old woman minding her own business before heading to bed called One, Two, Three.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Resources for abolishing ICE, fighting for immigration and racial justice, and getting involved in your community for our US based listeners:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/issues\/immigrants-rights\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immigrants&#8217; Rights | American Civil Liberties Union<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Donate and learn more about legal action being taken nationally)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nilc.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Immigration Law Center<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (A good place to donate and take immediate action yourself)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indivisible.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indivisible<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Another good place to start calling your reps and getting connected with community organizers in your city)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mutualaidhub.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mutual Aid Hub<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (A place to start hooking up with mutual aid networks in your area, but we encourage you to look up \u201cmutual aid + your city\u201d if you can\u2019t find something close)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe. You can find us on<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fairytalefixpod\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> @fairytalefixpod, and chat with us on our<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/channels\/546099101918560266\/783460058041679895\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discord channel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">! Join our Patreon at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/fairytalefixpod\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">patreon.com\/fairytalefixpod<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and visit us at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fairytalefixpod.com\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fairytalefixpod.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Fairy Tale Fix Podcast is a Fantastic Worlds Production.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe. You can find us on<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fairytalefixpod\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> @fairytalefixpod, and chat with us on our<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/channels\/546099101918560266\/783460058041679895\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discord channel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">! Join our Patreon at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/fairytalefixpod\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">patreon.com\/fairytalefixpod<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and visit us at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fairytalefixpod.com\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fairytalefixpod.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Fairy Tale Fix Podcast is a Fantastic Worlds Production.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Fairy Tale Fix is performed and produced by:<\/h4>\n<p>Abbie Lammel (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bonanzafamine\">@bonanzafamine<\/a>)<br \/>Kelsey Horne (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/monsieurcheval\/\">@monsieurcheval<\/a>)<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With tremendous thanks to our good friend, Dustin Alexander<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>In partnership with our Patreon producers:<\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angel Espinoza<br \/>Gisselle M. 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