Mo Nyo and the Fish Seller-Storytelling Podcast for Kids
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Mo Nyo and the Fish Seller-Storytelling Podcast for Kids

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 13, 202611 min

When a poor woodcutter goes out to the forest to gather wood, he enjoys the delicious scent of fish frying from the fish seller nearby, but when she learns this, she demands that he pay her for the smell. The matter is taken to the court and the judge comes up with a clever solution to teach the fish seller a lesson. A fun tale from Myanmar to encourage us to think about fairness and justice. An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10. (duration 11 minutes) We have suspended our Patreon platform for...

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What food smell do you most enjoy? Is it the smell of sausages sizzling in the pan? Or perhaps you love the smell of toast in the morning or hot buttered popcorn? What would you do if someone told you you had to pay for that smell, what would you say to that person? Hello everyone, I'm Kathleen Pelly. Welcome to Journey with Story. Today's episode is a story

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from the country of Burma, now known as Myanmar, about a poor man who enjoys the smell of fried fish only to be told by the nasty fish satter that he has to pay her for the smell. Let's see how that turns out for the fish satter. Quick announcement for all the grown-ups out there. You may have noticed that we recently suspended our Patreon platform but you can still support us by signing

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