EP 116: Louisiana- The Elephant and the Whale (Alcee Fortier 1895)

Published: Feb. 24, 2022, noon

In this story, Brother Rabbit and Brother Hyena are walking around and listening to the animals talk. They come across Brother Elephant and Sister Whale boasting about being the strongest. While Brother Hyena takes it as a hint to get going, Brother Rabbit has an idea to trick them both. Listen in while Brother Rabbit gets up to his old tricks.
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\nSource: Louisiana folk-tales : in French dialect and English translation by Alc\xe9e Fortier (1895)

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Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

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Sound FX: swamp at night with crickets and cicadas2.mp3 by mariethompson on Freesound.org

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Music: Lake Arthur Stomp - Suzy Thompson and Mick Kinney twin fiddle a Cajun two-step Creative Commons license

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Podcast Shoutout: 20 Timinutes (youtube)

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Listener Shoutout: North Brabant, Netherlands

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Photo Credit: "Elephant I" by Boston Public Library is licensed under CC BY 2.0