EP 140: China- The Two Mountains 兩大山 and A Chinese Prodigal Son 浪子歸家 (MH Davis C Leung 1908)

In the first story, two well known mountains get into a bragging match. One boasts of having magical birds whose feathers are desired by kings. The other responds that people like him better because he is gentle and welcoming. It's an interesting match of power versus grace. In the second story, a son is just not interested in school. He is a bright boy, but education is no fun. So he runs off to make money in the big city. Will he come back home and take care of his parents? Will this coincide with me coming home to my parents?  Source: Chinese Fables and Folk Stories Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Sound FX: Crickets in Seonbu recorded by Dustin Steichmann Music:《一剪梅》古箏 《Yi Jian Mei》Guzheng (Creative Commons) Podcast Shoutout: Lurkers at the Threshold: 100 Ghost Tales from German Folklore Listener Shoutout: Nova Scotia http://www.skratchbastid.com/ Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion