The Brahmin and the Hole

Super Great Kids' Stories

Kids & Family, Education For Kids, Stories For Kids

4.5 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Tuup shares a story from India about a good-hearted Brahmin (wise man) who helps some animals and a jeweller who are in trouble. Do you think they all help the Brahmin in return when he needs them? Have a listen to Tuup telling this ancient animal fable from India and see if you can spot the twist in the tale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to super great kids' stories.
0:18.0	Wise tales from storytellers around the world,
0:22.6	which will make you laugh and sometimes cry.
0:27.1	Recommended for ages 5 to 105.
0:32.1	I'm Kim and I love stories.
0:35.5	Today we continue our theme of animal stories,
0:39.3	and we have a story from India called The Brahmin and the Hole.
0:44.3	It's told by Toop.
0:47.3	How are you, super great kids?
0:50.3	I hope you had a good week.
0:52.3	Maybe you're learning how to do something new.
0:55.0	Just think anything new that you learn right now
0:59.0	you'll be able to do for all of your life.
1:03.0	My dad taught me how to swim when I was five,
1:06.0	and now, many years later, I still really love swimming.
1:12.6	I went swimming in my friends' outdoor pool this week.
1:15.6	The water is pretty cold, but I really love swimming under a big sky.
1:21.6	Another of my reasons to be cheerful this week is that I've been visiting an old town in the west of England called
1:29.4	Bath. It's a Roman town which is over 2,000 years old. It was called Bath because the Romans also
1:37.9	liked swimming and they built swimming pools in Bath where people could bathe and swim in the natural hot springs.
1:46.8	And my third reason to be cheerful is that I'm looking forward to two online shows this month.
1:53.4	This Saturday, March the 14th, there's an online show with guest storyteller Despinna Ariu from Greece, who will be joining Amy and Jason
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