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Tune into this podcast for moral-based contemporary fables
Updated On: 29 March, 2023 10:34 AM IST | Mumbai | Sammohinee Ghosh
Following in OG storyteller Aesop’s footsteps, this contemporary fable series reinterprets morals for adults
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We have all been through times when connecting with our inner child has filled us with hope and shine. A gentle hello to the child within makes a good pillow, especially on days wrought with doubt. Despite this being a common human experience, at some point, we involuntarily decided that fables build worlds inhabited by children alone. And yet we enjoy reading aloud with children and tell them simple stories. Is admitting the need for moral-based stories — the kind we are introduced to at our mother’s knee — difficult for adults?
Future Fables, an engrossing podcast presented by Aesop and Literary Hub, lets adults enjoy bedtime with remodelled fables. Each of the stories dish out morals suited for the modern times, and has been written by noteworthy authors including Mieko Kawakami, Rivers Solomon, Akwaeke Emezi, Amelia Abraham and Lydia Millet. We begin listening to Abraham’s story, The Rat and The Hamster. The concept of frenemies and the oft-visited trap of pitting one’s achievements against that of another, draw us in.
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