Episodes
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Two Fables from India
Two fun fables from India's Panchatantra - The Lion the Cave and the Jackal . The Bedbug and the Flea. And we introduce you to a great adventure podcast, Kaboom!
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The Vanity Cat
A cat is in love with a human prince who does not take the slightest notice of her. Then the cat becomes a human princess. Do you think the story has a fairy tale ending?
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Three Donkey Fables
Donkeys are famous for being stubborn. These three funny fables show you how humans get on with their asinine friends.
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The Cat that Went Ting-a-Ling
Mice and cats have been enemies since the time of Aesop. In this updated fable, a mouse suggests tying a bell to the cat's tale. Great idea! But who is going to put it into practice?
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The Oak and the Reed
Aesop's fable of the mighty oak and the slender reed is told in verse.
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How Love and Peace Came To the Woods
This ancient story by Aesop is brought up to date. The moral remains the same - when somebody tells you of their love and friendship, remember to judge them by their deeds, not their words.
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The Two Frogs and the Well
A tale by Aesop with a story, a poem, and a song. The moral is "Look before you leap!"
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The Grasshopper and the Ants
A grasshopper loves to play music while the ants work, work, work
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The Rat and the Elephant
A rat meets and Indian elephant and thinks she is far prettier
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Three Bright Aesop Tales
The Sun looks down on the earth and sees all the human folly. He tells three tales or "fables": The Milkmaid, Juno and the Peacock, and The Sun and the North Wind.
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The Lioness and Small Respect
Two Aesop fables in one about a lioness - first her encounter with a mosquito, and then with a mouse. Plenty of wisdom to be had from these tales all round.
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Aesop's famous warning about a prank that went too far
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The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
Aesop's tale that shows that although it's tempting to envy another person's life, their life is rarely as great as it seems from a distance.
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The Hare and the Tortoise
The hare from the famous tale by Aesop tells his version of the race with the tortoise - just in case you thought that he really was slower than his rival. The real winner is the cunning fox.
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Four Aesop Fables
Aesop's fables are loved pretty much everywhere. In these four adaptations by Storynory a rat, grasshopper, a fox and a mouse tell their tales in their own words.
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Androcles and the Lion
Aesop's fable of the runaway slave and the lion with a thorn in its paw. A story of gratitude.
About this show
Aesop lived in Ancient Greece in the 6th Century BC. His fables are usually short and end with a moral. The plot often involves a silly mistake or a cunning trick.