Tim and Leanne's Wolf Tales

Hungry Wolf's Lucky Day

Pieced together from several Eastern European traditions, with an original "happy ending," this story features a sad-sack old wolf, who is continually frustrated in his search for a lucky breakfast. Eventually, a parade of lemmings mistakes his open mouth for the sea. This is probably Tim and Leanne's funniest story, with foreshadowings of Wiley Coyote, and some sly social commentary. (Georgia & Poland)

Dog and Wolf

An old dog, run off the farm because he's too old to keep the wolf away, joins forces with a wolf to get his place back, and is helpful to the wolf in return. Both animals enjoy a delightful retirement, eating and sleeping, and lying around in the sun. (Ukraine)

Ailbe's Wolf Mother

An abandoned child is raised by wolves, and later becomes a bishop and a saint. He rescues his wolf mother from a hunt, and entertains her (and his wolf-brothers) every evening at dinnertime. A warm and emotional story, with music throughout, that gets a very strong audience reaction. About 15 minutes. (Ireland.)

All three are original retellings of very old stories, and are performed in Jennings and Ponder's unique "narrative counterpoint" duo-performance style. In and around the tales, the couple plays Celtic music on harp and concertina.

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