EP 182: Panchatantra-CH 11 The Weaver Who Loved a Princess (Loss of Friends)

In this chapter of the Panchatantra, Victor tells the story of a weaver who falls in love with a princess, who is way out of his league. To win her over, he dresses up as Vishnu, and with the help of his friend's flying Garuda machine, he is able to convince the princess that he really is Vishnu. This goes great until the king finds out about her being in love. The king thinks that Vishnu is on his side and proceeds to anger the kingdom that he should be paying tribute to. This is all done to show Cheek that sometimes even the Gods can be caught off guard when plans are well laid out. Source: Panchatantra translated by Arthur W Ryder (1925) Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Sound Effects: Soft rain by Dustin Steichmann,  Soundscape of birds calling in the morning, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by psubhashish on Freesound.org Music: মন কান্দে পদ্মার চরের লাইগা | Mon Kande | Hemanga Biswas | Saurav Moni Folk Song Photo credit: "Garuda" by Gary Lee Todd, Ph.D. is marked with CC0 1.0.