EP 128: China- The Eagle and the Rice Birds ; The Children and the Dog (Mary Hayes Davis and Chow-Leung 1908)
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In the first story, nature versus nurture is tested out on eagles and rice birds. Will the rice birds listen to their eagle mother?
\\nIn the second story, a boy learns how to train his dog. Other boys want to play with his dog, but the dog wants none of it. How can they get the dog to play with them? Are people the same?
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\\nSource: Chinese Fables and Folk Stories (1908) Mary Hayes Davis and Chow-Leung
Narrator: Dustin Steichmann
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\\nSound fx: 2_frogs_qinghua2.WAV by LukeIRL via Freesound.org
Music: Buddhist Monk Chant / prayer, China by mycompasstv via Freesound.org
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