The Asian Tapestry

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!  FOLLOW THE POD Universal link: https://linktr.ee/TheAsianTapestryPod Website: https://www.podpage.com/the-asian-tapestry/ Twitter (@AsianTapestry1): https://twitter.com/AsianTapestry1 Instagram (@asiantapestry1): https://www.instagram.com/asiantapestry1/?hl=en   Email: theasiantapestrypod@gmail.com CREDITS Celtic Impulse by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3484-celtic-impulse License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license End Music: Raga- Dance of Music by Aakash Ghandi (YouTube Audio Library) Logo: Made with Canva 

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. FOLLOW THE POD Universal link: https://linktr.ee/TheAsianTapestryPod Twitter (@AsianTapestry1) Instagram (@asiantapestry1)   Email: theasiantapestrypod@gmail.com CREDITS Tale: Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales by Ignacz Kunos Intro music: Jalandhar by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3934-jalandhar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license End Music: Raga- Dance of Music by Aakash Ghandi (YouTube Audio Library) Other music: Shesh Pesh by JR Tundra (YouTube Audio Library) All sound effects from freesound.org; Falcon sound effect: digifishmusic Logo: Made with Canva

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… #openthebookoffables 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 FOLLOW THE POD Universal link: https://linktr.ee/TheAsianTapestryPod Twitter (@AsianTapestry1) Instagram (@asiantapestry1)   Email: theasiantapestrypod@gmail.com CREDITS Tales: Folk-Tales of Bengal by the Rev. Lal Behari Day, with illustrations by Warwick Goble (1912) Intro music: Jalandhar by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3934-jalandhar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license End Music: Raga- Dance of Music by Aakash Ghandi (YouTube Audio Library) Naya Gosh’ music class from freesound.org Logo: Made with Canva

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... #openthebookoffables 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 FOLLOW THE POD Universal link: https://linktr.ee/TheAsianTapestryPod Twitter (@AsianTapestry1) Instagram (@asiantapestry1)   Email: theasiantapestrypod@gmail.com CREDITS Tales: Folk-Tales of Bengal by the Rev. Lal Behari Day, with illustrations by Warwick Goble (1912) Intro music: Jalandhar by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3934-jalandhar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license End Music: Raga- Dance of Music by Aakash Ghandi (YouTube Audio Library) MVI_8961_IN_MusicSundarbans.mp3 by Kevin Luce from freesound.org Holi Day Riddim by Konrad OldMoney (YouTube Audio Library) Mridangam Jati by ajaysm from freesound.org Logo: Made with Canva

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... #openthebookoffables Mentioned in this episode: Dustin Steichmann - host of Sandman Stories Presents (Listen here: https://linktr.ee/Sandmanstoriespresents)  Time stamps: 00:00:00 - Chapter start 00:01:01 - Intro 00:02:17 - Story start 00:04:12 - Muhammad journeys into the desert 00:06:14 - Muhammad becomes a royal soldier 00:07:24 - Muhammad sets out for battle 00:09:08 - And so ends our tale… 00:09:50 - Comments and sources  FOLLOW THE POD Universal link: https://linktr.ee/TheAsianTapestryPod Website: https://theasiantapestrypo.wixsite.com/theasiantapestry Twitter (@AsianTapestry1): https://twitter.com/AsianTapestry1 Instagram (@asiantapestry1): https://www.instagram.com/asiantapestry1/?hl=en   Email: theasiantapestrypod@gmail.com CREDITS Intro music: Jalandhar by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3934-jalandhar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  End Music: Raga- Dance of Music by Aakash Ghandi (YouTube Audio Library) Shesh Pesh by JR Tundra (YouTube Audio Library) Yonder Hill and Dale by Aaron Kenny (YouTube Audio Library) Naraina by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4112-naraina License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Desert Caravan by Aaron Kenny (YouTube Audio Library) Logo: Image by Vasilijus Bortnikas from Pixabay SUBSCRIBE & LISTEN Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the-asian-tapestry/id1558959620   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bsqs1njbdLxMQ3mzmDOQb   Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81MTk2ZWY3OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==   Anchor: https://anchor.fm/the-asian-tapestry

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? #openthebookoffables 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 FOLLOW THE POD Universal link: https://linktr.ee/TheAsianTapestryPod Website: https://theasiantapestrypo.wixsite.com/theasiantapestry Twitter (@AsianTapestry1): https://twitter.com/AsianTapestry1 Instagram (@asiantapestry1): https://www.instagram.com/asiantapestry1/?hl=en   Email: theasiantapestrypod@gmail.com CREDITS Intro music: Jalandhar by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3934-jalandhar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  End Music: Raga- Dance of Music by Aakash Ghandi (YouTube Audio Library) Jalandhar by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3934-jalandhar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Holi Day Riddim by Konrad OldMoney (YouTube Audio Library) Swinging with the Sultan by Doug Maxwell (YouTube Audio Library) Naraina by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4112-naraina License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Logo: Image by Vasilijus Bortnikas from Pixabay SUBSCRIBE & LISTEN Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the-asian-tapestry/id1558959620   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bsqs1njbdLxMQ3mzmDOQb   Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81MTk2ZWY3OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==   Anchor: https://anchor.fm/the-asian-tapestry

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… #openthebookoffables Promo: Boos and Spirits Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/boos-and-spirits/id1455432856  FOLLOW THE POD Universal link: https://linktr.ee/TheAsianTapestryPod Website: https://theasiantapestrypo.wixsite.com/theasiantapestry Twitter (@AsianTapestry1): https://twitter.com/AsianTapestry1 Instagram (@asiantapestry1): https://www.instagram.com/asiantapestry1/?hl=en   Email: theasiantapestrypod@gmail.com CREDITS Intro music: Jalandhar by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3934-jalandhar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  End Music: Raga- Dance of Music by Aakash Ghandi (YouTube Audio Library) Jakarta Riddim by Konrad OldMoney (YouTube Audio Library) Holi Day Riddim by Konrad OldMoney (YouTube Audio Library) Logo: Image by Vasilijus Bortnikas from Pixabay SUBSCRIBE & LISTEN Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the-asian-tapestry/id1558959620   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bsqs1njbdLxMQ3mzmDOQb   Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81MTk2ZWY3OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==   Anchor: https://anchor.fm/the-asian-tapestry

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… #openthebookoffables Promo: Happily Ever Haunted Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happily-ever-haunted-podcast/id1520143554 FOLLOW THE POD Universal link: https://linktr.ee/TheAsianTapestryPod Website: https://theasiantapestrypo.wixsite.com/theasiantapestry Twitter (@AsianTapestry1): https://twitter.com/AsianTapestry1 Instagram (@asiantapestry1): https://www.instagram.com/asiantapestry1/?hl=en   Email: theasiantapestrypod@gmail.com CREDITS Intro music: Jalandhar by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3934-jalandhar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  End Music: Raga- Dance of Music by Aakash Ghandi (YouTube Audio Library) Holi Day Riddim by Konrad OldMoney (YouTube Audio Library) Naraina by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4112-naraina License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Logo: Image by Vasilijus Bortnikas from Pixabay SUBSCRIBE & LISTEN Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the-asian-tapestry/id1558959620   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bsqs1njbdLxMQ3mzmDOQb   Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81MTk2ZWY3OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==   Anchor: https://anchor.fm/the-asian-tapestry

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 Promo: Folklore on the Rocks Podcast https://www.folkloreontherocks.com/  FOLLOW THE POD Universal link: https://linktr.ee/TheAsianTapestryPod Website: https://theasiantapestrypo.wixsite.com/theasiantapestry Twitter (@AsianTapestry1): https://twitter.com/AsianTapestry1 Instagram (@asiantapestry1): https://www.instagram.com/asiantapestry1/?hl=en   Email: theasiantapestrypod@gmail.com CREDITS Intro music: Jalandhar by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3934-jalandhar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  End Music: Raga- Dance of Music by Aakash Ghandi (YouTube Audio Library) Vadodora Chill Mix by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4576-vadodora-chill-mix License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Naraina by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4112-naraina License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Logo: Image by Vasilijus Bortnikas from Pixabay SUBSCRIBE & LISTEN Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the-asian-tapestry/id1558959620   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bsqs1njbdLxMQ3mzmDOQb   Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81MTk2ZWY3OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==   Anchor: https://anchor.fm/the-asian-tapestry

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. FOLLOW THE POD   Universal link: https://linktr.ee/TheAsianTapestryPod Website: https://theasiantapestrypo.wixsite.com/theasiantapestry   Twitter (@AsianTapestry1): https://twitter.com/AsianTapestry1 Instagram (@asiantapestry1): https://www.instagram.com/asiantapestry1/?hl=en   Email: theasiantapestrypod@gmail.com   CREDITS  Intro music: Jalandhar by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3934-jalandhar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  End Music: Raga- Dance of Music by Aakash Ghandi (YouTube Audio Library)  Logo: Image by Vasilijus Bortnikas from Pixabay    SUBSCRIBE & LISTEN   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the-asian-tapestry/id1558959620   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bsqs1njbdLxMQ3mzmDOQb   Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81MTk2ZWY3OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==   Anchor: https://anchor.fm/the-asian-tapestry

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. ***FOLLOW*** Twitter Instagram Website YouTube Email Universal link Credits Intro music: Jalandhar by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3934-jalandhar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license End Music: Raga- Dance of Music by Aakash Ghandi (YouTube Audio Library) Logo from Pixabay

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. ***FOLLOW*** Twitter Instagram Website YouTube Email Universal link Credits Jalandhar by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3934-jalandhar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Desert City by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3639-desert-city License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Logo: Image by Vasilijus Bortnikas from Pixabay