The Asian Tapestry

Welcome to The Asian Tapestry, a podcast about myths, legends and lore from Asia. This is a tale from Turkey called The Wizard and The Pupil – a troublesome boy apprentices with a wizard and learns to become independent...much to the wizard's dismay.

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Welcome to The Asian Tapestry, a podcast about myths, legends and lore from Asia, structured in a book-like format, called The Book of Fables. This is a tale from India.

Our tale begins on one particularly hot summer’s day in a city in India. The city was bustling with people as they rushed to the market to sell and buy their goods. As one fisherwoman walked by the royal palace holding a basket of fish on her head and hawking her wares, the Queen leaned out of her window…

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Time stamps:

00:00:00 - Chapter start

00:00:29 - Intro

00:01:25 - Story start

00:03:55 - The impossible task

00:05:13 - The Vizier’s son meets an old farmer

00:14:23 - The wise daughter meets the wise son

00:16:26 - The vizier is saved

00:18:36 - Tale ends

00:18:58 - End comments

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Welcome to The Asian Tapestry, a podcast about myths, legends and lore from Asia, structured in a book-like format, called The Book of Fables. This is a tale from Bengal.

Once upon a time, there was a Brahman who lived with his mother. They were poor people with just enough money to get by. More than anything, the Brahman wished for a wife to love, a wife who would help his aging mother, a wife to have children with. But he did not have the money for a wedding...

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Time stamps:

00:00:00 - Chapter start

00:00:29 - Intro

00:01:25 - Story start

00:02:30 - The Brahman and Anushri

00:04:12 - The Ghostly Brahman appears

00:07:33 - Anushri helps her husband

00:10:11 - The Herd-King

00:12:15 - Tale ends

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Welcome back to The Asian Tapestry! Thank you for joining me as I continue our journey now based in Edinburgh, Scotland. I have so many lovely Asian stories coming your way. See you there! 

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Welcome to The Asian Tapestry, a podcast about myths, legends and lore from Asia, structured in a book-like format, called The Book of Fables. This is a Persian tale.

Once upon a time, a man named Muhammad was sitting at his bench hard at work. He was a shawl-weaver and a good one at that. As he sat and weaved, a small movement caught his eye: two mice were playing together, wrestling and climbing onto each other’s backs...

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Welcome to The Asian Tapestry!

Our last chapter was a tale from India where a Cat, a Dog and a Snake prince befriend a young man who becomes a prince. Their happiness is soon destroyed when an evil ogress steals the princess away. Will Cat and Dog rescue the Princess? Is our hero doomed to eternal misery? And will Cat and Dog overcome their own rivalry and become the heroes their Prince needs?

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Time stamps

· 00:00:00 Chapter start

· 00:00:30 – Intro

· 00:02:34 – Story start: ‘Golden light streamed through the windows…’

· 00:05:46 – ‘The proposal’

· 00:14:40 – ‘The wedding crashers’

· 00:25:14 – ‘Truce’

· 00:27:58 – Story end

· 00:28:30 – Comments on story

· 00:30:18 – End

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Welcome to The Asian Tapestry!

Within this chapter is another lovely fable from India in which you will find a princess, a magical kingdom, talking animals, a hero and an evil villain, and just the right amount of comic relief…

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Welcome to The Asian Tapestry!

Within this chapter is another lovely fable from India in which you will find a gullible king, a fortunate man and a fine frog who holds our hero’s fate within his small soft hands…

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Welcome to The Asian Tapestry! 

Within this chapter is a lovely animal tale from India in which you will meet a hungry Tiger, a lucky Brahman and a tricky Jackal. Will the Brahman escape Tiger's aggressive appetite? What new tricks does Jackal have in mind? Find out in this animal-centric tale from India. #openthebookoffables

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Welcome to The Asian Tapestry, a podcast about myths, legends and lore from Asia. 

I talk a little about why I created The Asian Tapestry, current anti-Asian rhetoric and how to fight against it, and what to expect from the podcast. Remember to subscribe so you never miss out on chapters and any other updates, and share on social media! Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser or anywhere else you can.

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There is a long journey ahead of me across sand and snow, through wilderness and bustling towns, and past ancient grounds with dark secrets. But I am not alone, for I have you, do I not? Come, open the Book of Fables and together we shall journey through the magical and enchanted realms of Asia.

Welcome...to The Asian Tapestry.

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Welcome...to The Asian Tapestry

A podcast about myths, legends and lore from Asia. Join me on a journey across blazing deserts and snowy mountains, lush forests and roaring rivers as we immerse ourselves in the magic of Asia. Together, we will write about grand tales of adventure, epic stories of warriors and queens and dark whispers of murder and mystery. Are you ready to open the Book of Fables? 

Welcome…to The Asian Tapestry.

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