• The Widow & Her Daughters or the Kale Conspiracy

  • Nov 14 2023
  • Length: 25 mins
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The Widow & Her Daughters or the Kale Conspiracy

  • Summary

  • In which we discover that strange food stealing horses don't always have your best intentions at heart, that you should always be kind to cats, rowan is good for protection and that kale has its very own folklore.

    The Story: The Widow & Her Daughters adapted from the version in Popular Tales of the Western Highlands collected by Joseph Campbell.

    The Recipe: Wilted Kale

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