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This episode narrates a Turkish fairy tale involving beauty, magic hairpins, and the quest to bring a girl back to life.

#sleepingbeauty #stepmom #magic In this story, a mother asks her attendant who is beautiful. When he sees her daughter, he cannot tell a lie and says that she is the most beautiful. A three brothers and two hairpins later, the daughter looks to be dead. Can the Shahzada bring her back to life? Source: ⁠⁠Forty-four Turkish fairy tales by Ignácz Kúnos⁠ Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Galata Meyhanesi muhteşem fasıl Podcast Shoutout: Susto is a podcast of ooky-spooky scary stories centered around the folklore of Latinx and Hispanic cultures. Hosted by Adrian. Listener Shoutout: Encarnación Paraguay Photo Credit: " Hair pins old " by Flominator is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .

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