283A-Indian Folklore: King of the Jungle
Myths and Legends
Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser
4.8 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 10 August 2022
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
What happens when a lion and his prey become best friends? Or when a monkey starts messing around on a worksite? Or a weaver pretends to be a god to woo a princess? The Panchatantra happens. An eclectic, free-flowing anthology of short, funny, sometimes brutal stories that are meant to teach people wisdom...but might all be part of a long-con to gain control of a kingdom.
The creature is the Nasnas, and he is very bad at hide and seek. And will also melt your flesh.
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"Idle Ways" by Blue Dot Sessions
"McCarthy" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Vulcan Street" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Roadside Bunkhouse" by Blue Dot Sessions
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| 0:32.7 | This week, on Myths and Legends, it's the start of a two-part episode from Indian folklore. |
| 0:38.0 | We'll see predator and prey become best friends, why you shouldn't let your kids or monkeys |
| 0:43.7 | play at active construction sites, and how sacrilegious cosplay might help your friend Mary |
| 0:49.2 | of Princess. The creature this time is a half human, who's completely terrifying, |
| 0:54.5 | except when it comes to his terrible hide and seek choices. |
| 1:05.5 | This is Myths and Legends, episode 283A, King of the Jungle. |
| 1:15.6 | This is a podcast where we tell stories from mythology and folklore. |
| 1:19.2 | Some are incredibly popular stories you might think you know, but with surprising origins. |
| 1:23.3 | Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth listening. |
| 1:27.4 | Today's story is from the first part of the Panchatantra. |
| 1:30.8 | It's a collection of stories nestled in a framing narrative, and all of them kind of have a lesson. |
| 1:36.4 | That honestly would probably dissuade me from rating them, but these are not as milk-toast |
| 1:43.0 | and kind of obvious as some fables. |
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