17 - Sounds a little Fishy to me

Stories From India
25 Feb 202420:02

Summary

TLDRIn this episode of 'Stories from India,' host Narad Muni explores a Kashmiri folk tale about a laughing fish and a woman turned to stone. The story involves a queen, a fisherman, a minister, and a misunderstood traveler named Rupak. The tale unravels with humor, irony, and metaphors, leading to a surprising revelation about a spy in the queen's service and a happy ending.

Takeaways

  • 🎡 The podcast 'Stories from India' explores myths, legends, and folk tales from India, hosted by a character named Narad Muni, who is a traveling musician and storyteller with the gift of eternal life and knowledge of the past, present, and future.
  • πŸ˜„ The episode features a folk tale from Kashmir involving a laughing fish and a metaphor about a lady turned to stone, who can only be turned back by a specific person kicking her stone form with his barefoot.
  • πŸ‘‘ The story involves a king and queen, with the queen's curiosity about a laughing fish leading to a quest for an answer, which is delegated by the king to his minister under a threat of execution if he fails to find the answer within six months.
  • πŸ“š The minister's search for the answer includes consulting libraries, fish psychologists, research papers, and even living underwater, but to no avail.
  • 🧐 The minister's son, Rupak, leaves home due to the impending execution of his father, and his journey leads him to meet an old farmer and engage in a series of metaphorical conversations.
  • πŸ€” Rupak's interactions with the farmer and later with the farmer's daughter reveal his use of metaphors and the daughter's understanding of them, which ultimately leads to the solution of the laughing fish mystery.
  • πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ The daughter deduces that the fish laughed due to the presence of a spy among the queen's servants, who is a man disguised as a woman, which is ironic given the strict no man policy of the queen's quarters.
  • 🏰 The daughter and Rupak manage to reach the palace in time to stop the minister's execution and reveal the truth to the king, thus saving him and uncovering the spy.
  • πŸ’‘ The story concludes with the marriage of Rupak and the farmer's daughter, who continue to speak in metaphors, showcasing their unique connection and understanding of each other.
  • πŸ“– The podcast also mentions other stories and characters, such as Aalia and Goth, and the tale of a giant crane, hinting at the richness of Indian mythology and folklore.
  • 🎢 The podcast is supported by music from Purple Planet, and the host encourages feedback and interaction from listeners through various social media platforms.

Q & A

  • What is the theme of the podcast 'Stories from India'?

    -The podcast 'Stories from India' focuses on discussing myths, legends, and folk tales from India.

  • Who is the host of 'Stories from India' and what are some of his characteristics?

    -The host is Narad Muni, a mythological character with the gift of eternal life and knowledge of the past, present, and future. He is also a traveling musician and a storyteller.

  • What is the main plot of the folk tale from Kashmir discussed in the podcast?

    -The main plot involves a lady who has turned to stone and can only be turned back by a very specific person kicking her stone form with his barefoot.

  • Why did the queen in the story get involved in haggling with the fisherwoman?

    -The queen got involved in haggling because she heard the fisherwoman announcing fresh fish outside her window and, like regular queens, she started negotiating the price.

  • What unusual event occurred during the queen's interaction with the fisherwoman?

    -An unusual event was that a fish in the fisherwoman's basket laughed out loud when the queen asked if it was a boy or a girlfish.

  • What task did the king delegate to his Minister and what was the consequence if he failed?

    -The king delegated the task of finding out why the fish laughed to his Minister, with the consequence of execution if he failed to provide an answer within 6 months.

  • Why did the Minister's son, Rupak, leave home and wander the country?

    -Rupak left home to wander the country because his father was facing execution if he couldn't solve the king's riddle, and he wanted to avoid any potential harm from the king's anger.

  • What metaphorical language does the farmer's daughter use to explain Rupak's actions?

    -The farmer's daughter uses metaphorical language to explain that Rupak's actions were not foolish but misunderstood, suggesting that his words had deeper meanings, such as suggesting to share stories, using bamboo sticks as walking support, and commenting on the inhospitable nature of a city.

  • How does the fish's laughter lead to the discovery of a spy in the Queen's quarters?

    -The fish's laughter leads to the discovery of a spy because it laughed at the question of its gender, which the farmer's daughter interprets as irony, revealing the presence of a male spy in a place where men are not allowed.

  • What is the significance of the character Aalia in the script?

    -Aalia is a character in a separate story mentioned in the script. She was won as a prize by a Rishi named Goam, who circled a cow in a contest, and she later lived with him in a hut by the river.

  • What is the role of the giant crane in the upcoming episode of the podcast?

    -In the upcoming episode, the giant crane is a character that tried to eat a little boy but ended up biting off more than it could chew, implying a story where the crane learns a lesson.

Outlines

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🐟 The Laughing Fish of Kashmir

This paragraph introduces a folk tale from Kashmir about a laughing fish. The story begins with a queen who haggles with a fisherwoman over the price of a fish. A large fish in the fisherwoman's basket laughs when the queen asks about its gender, leading to a quest to find out why. The king delegates this task to his minister, who has six months to find an answer or face execution. The minister's son, Rupak, sets out on a journey, encountering various situations and misunderstandings, but ultimately plays a crucial role in solving the mystery.

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🌳 Rupak's Journey and Misunderstandings

Rupak, the minister's son, embarks on a journey where he meets an old farmer. They share a series of misunderstandings and humorous exchanges, such as Rupak suggesting they carry each other to pass the time and asking the farmer to cut bamboo sticks to use as walking aids. Rupak's literal interpretation of metaphors leads to further confusion, but the farmer's daughter later interprets his actions correctly, demonstrating her understanding of metaphors. This sets the stage for Rupak's eventual role in solving the mystery of the laughing fish.

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πŸ”Ž Unraveling the Mystery of the Laughing Fish

The minister's daughter deduces the reason behind the fish's laughter, revealing that it was due to the presence of a male spy in the queen's all-female quarters. She and Rupak rush to the palace just in time to prevent the minister's execution and reveal the spy. The fish's laughter was an ironic response to the queen's question about its gender, highlighting the absurdity of the situation. The paragraph concludes with the king's acceptance of the explanation and the spy's exposure.

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πŸ’ Aalia's Story and Upcoming Tales

The final paragraph shifts focus to another character, Aalia, who wins a contest and is granted the opportunity to marry. However, she is tricked by Indra, the god of heaven, who disguises himself as her husband. As a result, she is cursed by her husband and turned into stone, with the condition that she will return to human form if touched by a specific person's feet. This condition is fulfilled by Ram, who recognizes her and restores her humanity. The paragraph ends with a teaser for the next episode, which will feature stories about monkeys and a giant crane.

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Keywords

πŸ’‘Narad Muni

Narad Muni is a mythological character in Hindu mythology known for his eternal life and omniscience. In the context of the video, he serves as the host of the podcast, 'Stories from India,' which focuses on myths, legends, and folk tales. His role is to introduce and narrate the stories, providing a connection to the rich tapestry of Indian mythology.

πŸ’‘Folk Tale

A folk tale is a story originating in oral tradition that embodies characteristics of a community's culture, often involving supernatural elements or moral lessons. In the video, the folk tale from Kashmir about laughing fish and a lady turned to stone is the central narrative, illustrating cultural beliefs and the power of storytelling.

πŸ’‘Metaphor

A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true but helps explain an idea or make a comparison. The video script uses metaphors extensively, particularly in the story where the fish's laughter is an ironic response to the queen's question about its gender, indicating a deeper, underlying message.

πŸ’‘Kingdom

In the context of the video, a kingdom refers to a traditional ruling structure with a monarch and queen at its head. The story features a kingdom with a king and queen who are central figures in the narrative, setting the stage for the events that unfold in the folk tale.

πŸ’‘Irony

Irony is a rhetorical device, event, or situation where there is a contrast between expectation and reality. The fish's laughter in the story is an example of irony, as it mocks the queen's question about its gender, highlighting the absurdity of the situation and the queen's ignorance of the fish's true nature.

πŸ’‘Minister

A minister in the context of the video is a high-ranking official in the king's court, often responsible for advising or executing the king's orders. The minister in the story is tasked with finding an explanation for the fish's laughter, under the threat of execution if he fails, adding tension to the narrative.

πŸ’‘Rupak

Rupak is the name of the minister's son in the story. His character is portrayed as misunderstood but ultimately reveals the reason behind the fish's laughter. His interactions with an old farmer and the farmer's daughter demonstrate the use of metaphors and the deeper meaning behind his seemingly nonsensical statements.

πŸ’‘Espionage

Espionage refers to the practice of spying or using spies to obtain secret or confidential information. In the video, the revelation that there is an undercover spy among the queen's servants is a twist in the story, explaining the fish's laughter as an ironic response to the queen's question.

πŸ’‘Rishi

A Rishi in Hinduism is a sage or seer who is revered for their wisdom and spiritual insight. In the script, a Rishi named Goam wins a contest by circling a cow, which is considered sacred, and is awarded the opportunity to marry Aalia, a character in another story mentioned in the podcast.

πŸ’‘Indra

Indra is the god of heaven in Hindu mythology, known for his power and control over the elements, similar to Zeus in Greek mythology. In the script, Indra tricks Aalia by disguising himself as her husband, leading to a series of events that result in her being turned into stone.

πŸ’‘Ramayana

The Ramayana is an ancient Indian epic that narrates the life of Rama, an avatar of the god Vishnu. In the script, Rama's knowledge is referenced when he identifies the stone as Aalia and touches it with his feet, restoring her to human form, demonstrating his divine wisdom and the power of his actions.

Highlights

Introduction to the podcast 'Stories from India' which explores myths, legends, and folk tales.

Host Narad Muni, a mythological character with eternal life and omniscience, presents the podcast.

The folk tale from Kashmir involves a lady turned to stone, with a unique condition for her return to human form.

A kingdom's unusual proximity to city life leads to an interaction between the Queen and a fisherwoman.

The Queen's haggling over a fish leads to an unexpected encounter with a laughing fish, challenging her authority.

The King's attempt to rationalize the fish's laughter with a possible non-binary gender perspective.

The Minister's desperate quest to find the reason behind the fish's laughter to avoid execution.

The Minister's son, Rupak, leaves home to wander the country, encountering various metaphors and misunderstandings.

Rupak's interactions with an old farmer, revealing his unique way of speaking in metaphors.

The farmer's daughter's interpretation of Rupak's metaphors, showcasing her intelligence and insight.

The revelation of the fish's laughter as an act of irony, linked to a spy within the Queen's servants.

The race against time to save the Minister from execution by revealing the truth to the King.

The happy ending where the hero and heroine marry and continue to speak in metaphors.

A brief note on the violent and misogynistic nature of the original story's method of detecting the spy.

Introduction of the next episode's theme, featuring monkey stories from the Jataka tales.

A teaser for the next episode's character, a giant crane with a story involving a little boy.

Invitation for listeners to provide feedback and interact with the podcast on various social media platforms.

Acknowledgment of the support from family, friends, and listeners, along with a note on the music source.

Transcripts

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hello and welcome to stories from India

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a podcast where we talk about myths

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Legends and folk tales from India I'm

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your host narad money and I'm a

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mythological character

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myself I have the gift of eternal life

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and knowledge of the past the present

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and the future by profession I am a

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traveling musician and a Storyteller so

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naturally I'm

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podcasting this week we'll talk about a

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folk tale from Kashmir about laughing

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fish and metaphors gone

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wild the character this week is a lady

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who's turned to

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stone and the only way she can be turned

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back is if a very very specific person

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kicks her stone form with his

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Barefoot How likely is it that that will

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happen by

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accident now on to the

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show there was once a kingdom and just

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like a regular Kingdom it had a king and

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a queen who lived in a

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palace but unlike a regular Kingdom this

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Palace wasn't far from the hustle and

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bustle of city

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life so much so that the Queen Once

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heard a fisher woman loudly announcing

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fresh fish right outside her

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window as I'm sure you know what regular

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Queens like to do the queen started

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haggling with the fisherwoman over the

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price it's not like the queen had

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hundreds of servants and Cooks who could

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worry about the price of fish or what to

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cook for

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dinner wait a minute she did in fact her

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servants probably had Servants of their

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own the fisher woman still had to sell

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the rest of her fish and this queen was

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taking up too much time arguing about

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one tiny

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fish just as she was about to give out

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of sheer

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desperation a big fish jumped up in her

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basket the queen hadn't noticed it

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before it looked

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Splendid and the queen had to change

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gears

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I want that one she

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said name your price said the exhausted

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fisherwoman not wanting to get into

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another long

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argument Name Your Price It's usually

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the buyer who says that well first I

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need to know if it's a boy fish or a

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girlfish before the fisher woman could

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respond there was the sound of

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laughter did that fish just laugh out

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loud it did said the fishing woman just

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take it I'll pack it for

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you how dare it laugh is it making fun

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of

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me I don't know I don't care look do you

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want the fish or

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no if you put it that way I don't and

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don't come selling your fish here ever

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again said the

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queen believe me it'll be a real

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pleasure not to said the fisher woman as

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she bounded

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off the queen continued to think about

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the incident though she told the king

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about it and asked what he thought about

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the fish

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laughing the fish laughed when you asked

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if it was a boy fish or a

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girlfish maybe the fish doesn't believe

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that gender is

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binary you're speculating said the queen

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I want a real definite answer

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so the king set about finding an

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answer and like a true leader he

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delegated this job to his Minister upon

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pain of death yeah if the minister

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couldn't explain within the very

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arbitrary time frame of 6 months the

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king would have him killed if the

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minister did find the

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answer well what was he expecting a pat

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on the back it was part of his job

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didn't he read the job description when

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he

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applied oh and there was also no

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resignation Clause so there was no way

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the minister could get out of

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it at this point I think an ordinary

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person would simply have made up a story

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about why the fish

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laughed but the minister wouldn't lie

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his way out of

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this he tried to find the answer he

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combed through every library book spoke

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to every fishy psychologist he could

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find read a lot of research papers and

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even tried to live underwater and

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communicate with other

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fish nothing worked nobody had a

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convincing

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reply the one that came closest was that

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probably there was a clown fish in the

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same basket who had just told this fish

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a

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joke but there wasn't the fisher woman

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was positive no clown fish in her basket

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she had a strict policy of releasing any

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clownish she caught she had watched

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Finding Nemo after

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all at the end of 5 months the minister

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had run out of

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options he knew the king would carry out

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his promise and execute him so he

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prepared his will sold all his property

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and amongst other things asked his son

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to go on a long holiday in in case the

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king's anger extended to The Minister's

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son the son let's call him rupak left

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down and began wandering the country he

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ran into an old farmer and since they

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were going the same way they decided to

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walk

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together they were walking together when

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rupok suddenly said wouldn't it be nice

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if we carried each other for a

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while huh said the farmer

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on the whole not to put too fine a point

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on it I think we better not he said this

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was making him

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uncomfortable they continued walking for

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a

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while then as they pass the bamboo

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forest rupach handed the farmer a knife

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and said here's a knife please cut and

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bring us two horses with it and don't

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lose

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it no said the farmer and returned the

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knife he had now decided that rupok was

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just a simple

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fool it would be amusing to see what

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would happen

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next they walked through a city where no

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one paid them much

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attention what a cemetery exclaimed

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rupak daed he's staffed thought the

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farmor then they passed through an

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actual Cemetery where some people were

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grieving for their dearly departed

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ones they had food and wine of course

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and they offered it to rupak and the

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farmor because that's a

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custom when they had had their fill and

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moved on rupac commented what a great

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city that

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was the farmer felt

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amused next rupach would be calling the

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land the sky or the sky the

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ocean they continued until they had to

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cross a shallow

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River the water wasn't very deep at

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all the farmer took off his shoes folded

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his trousers up a bit and crossed rupak

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however crossed with his boots on so

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they were quite

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wet at this point the farmer began

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feeling pity for this simpleton he

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invited the boy home as they had just

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reached the farmer's

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Village rupac

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replied I will come if the beam of your

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home is strong

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enough the farmer said nothing and

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rupach walked off to the nearby Bed and

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Breakfast the farmer went home and met

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his wife and

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daughter he said I've got the funniest

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tale for

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you he told them all that had happened

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between him and

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rupak the wife joined him in the

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laughter but the daughter maintained a

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serious face really father you're

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calling him a fool but he's just a

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misunderstood

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genius oh can you explain all that he

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said and did

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then of course I can she said when he

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talked about carrying each other he

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meant you could tell each other a story

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to pass the time when he talked about

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cutting down two horses he meant for you

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to cut two strong bamboo walking sticks

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which would have been good support as

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you walked and as good as having

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horses oh said the farmer suddenly

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realizing that this was

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true the daughter continued a city that

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ignores visitors is no better than if it

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were full of dead

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people zombies asked the

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farmer no said the daughter I just meant

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as inhospitable as if it were a

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cemetery a cemetery that is full of

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welcoming people people is like a city

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with a good tourism

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budget good points said the farmer but

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what about the river

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eh the daughter's reply was

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quick different risk versus reward

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calculation that's all people who take

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off their shoes often Pierce their feet

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on the sharp stones and end up falling

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in the water and getting wet head to

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foot oh and why do none of the villagers

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realize this

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we've been living next to the river all

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our lives yet everyone still takes off

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their

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shoes well sometimes change comes from

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without said the daughter the last one

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was the most obvious by the strength of

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the beam he was merely asking if you

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could afford to host

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him and we certainly can afford to host

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him for dinner but first i'm going to

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send him a packed lunch she packed bread

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a jar of milk and a bowl of porridge and

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had it sent to rupak along with a

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message our beams are strong the moon is

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full there are 12 months in a year and

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the ocean is

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full the messenger walked to the Inn but

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on the way he was tempted to open the

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package naturally seeing all the yummy

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food he helped himself to some of it

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rupach wouldn't even know he

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thought when rupac received the message

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and the package of food he ate it all

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and sent a message back to the farmer's

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daughter it's a chent moon there are

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only 11 months in a year and the ocean

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is nowhere near

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full and when the messenger delivered

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the message he got

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punished because if you didn't already

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guess by now the the farmer's daughter

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was speaking in metaphor with

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rupok the message was telling rupach

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that the jar of milk was full because as

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everyone knows the moon is made of

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cheese and cheese is an approximation of

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milk if you approximate

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enough the ocean full of milk was

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obviously talking about the bowl of

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porridge I guess because it sloshes

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around there should have been 12 pieces

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of bread because bread and

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mons well never mind I'm not even going

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to try to justify this

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one so that night as rupok explained his

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backstory to the farmer's family the

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daughter spoke up I know exactly why the

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fish

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laughed you do said

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rupak yes said the

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daughter rupak you may use metaphors all

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all the time but now watch a real master

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at

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work note that the fish laughed when the

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queen asked its gender it did so out of

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irony irony said rupak is that like

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Goldie and

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bronzy no said the

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daughter dude for a guy who spews

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metaphors you sure are taking things way

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too

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literally the fish laughed because among

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the Queen's servants is an undercover

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spy

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huh and you deduce that from just

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knowing that the fish

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laugh yep that's where the irony comes

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in the Spy is a guy even though he's in

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the Queen's CS which has a strict no man

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allowed

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policy that should not be a

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surprise because the profession of

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Espionage like most professions in

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medieval Indian Society is barred to

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women did you say your dad had 6 months

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and that right now it's exactly one day

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to the deadline and the kingdom is

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exactly a day

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away let's jump into the saddle shall

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we the daughter replied this doesn't

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feel like the kind of story that needs a

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cliffhanger but okay that means there's

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almost certainly going to be a happy

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ending they did jump into the saddle on

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real horses not bamboo

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shoots they made it to the Palace just

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in time to stop the execution and to

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reveal Everything To The

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King The King said okay and had the

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servants checked discreetly until the

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Spy was

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revealed no one thought to ask how a

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fish that had spent its entire life

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under sea knew what was going on inside

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the Queen's Quarters on

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land it wouldn't be a folktale if the

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hero and the heroine stayed single so

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they got married they spoke in metaphors

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forever when his wife announced that a

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store could be visiting them rupak

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bought diapers rather than bird

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food that's it for now some notes on the

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show the name I chose for The Minister's

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son is not one I picked at random

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a Rupa alankar is the Hindi equivalent

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of a

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metaphor the manner of detecting the Spy

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is very violent and misogynistic and

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also idiotic in the original story they

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made all of the servants jump over a pit

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the only one who didn't fall in the pit

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and break a few bones was the Spy

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because he was obviously

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trained the theme of passing a coded

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message along Ong with food does occur

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in a few other unrelated stories as well

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in both Indian and European folk

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tales the character this week is

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aalia The Story Goes that once there was

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a Rishi who won a contest this was very

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similar to the circle the world contest

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from episode

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6.5 in the sense that the contestants

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had to circle the

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world the winner was goam a a Rishi who

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won when he circled a

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cow because cows are sacred in much of

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Indian mythology it was a bit of a

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stretch to declare him the winner but

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Ganesh had already done something

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similar so there was a precedent for the

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judges to

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follow the prize was an opportunity to

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marry

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aalia I would like to think aalia had a

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say in all this but that wouldn't be

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true aalia and Goth lived in a little

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Hut by the

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river one day Indra the god of Heaven

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who's also my brother tricked aalia he

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was a bit like Zeus from Greek

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mythology he disguised himself as Gotham

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and entered aalia's Hut at a moment when

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Gotham was away Gotham returned soon and

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was angry when he saw his wife being

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friendly to someone else who was

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obviously not her husband

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even though he looked and sounded

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exactly like

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him he couldn't curse Indra who was a

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God so he cursed his wife instead

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turning her into

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stone even though this wasn't her fault

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at

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all he did add an escape Clause

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though if Rah were to touch her with his

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feet she would be human

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again and that's precisely what happened

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at the the end of the last episode when

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rahen lakshman and vishwamitra were

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heading to Sia's Kingdom they stumbled

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on

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her not literally otherwise that would

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have been quite

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painful Ram with his Vishnu knowledge

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knew exactly what the stone was and he

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touched it gently with his feet

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instantly turning her

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back she was

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happy she had been a rock in a hard

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place for too

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long that's it for this week next week

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we'll cover some monkey stories from the

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jtic

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tales you'll meet a monkey that can turn

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cardiologist every day and another that

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invented

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straws the character next week is a

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giant crane the bird kind not the

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mechanical Contraption

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kind we have already encountered this

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Bird's namesake

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before this giant crane tried to eat a

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little boy and found he had bitten off a

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little more than he could chew I'm

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several thousands of years old and my

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memory may be imperfect at times if you

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see any errors in my podcast I'd

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appreciate it if you could Point them

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all my family and friends for all of

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their support and especially to all of

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you listeners for all the feedback that

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