A Tiny Man in a Giant Land

Published: April 28, 2023, 8:36 a.m.

Two cousins decide to visit the mysterious isle of giants, and to steal portions of treasure small enough to escape a giant’s notice, but large enough to make their fortunes.

Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy


Excerpt:
“We will live in their house, as mice live in ours. Wes hall never want for anything. One slice of their bread could feed us for half a year.” Slubber slapped me on the back. “Cousin, I have always thought you clever, but this is beyond clever. This is true brilliance.”

“Mice. What if there are giant mice?” Strangely, the thought had not occurred to me, as many useful thoughts had not. “Or worse yet…cats?” 

What’s the Word (that inspired the story)?
Slubber: to perform hastily or carelessly (dictionary.com)

  

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CREDITS
Story: “A Tiny Man in a Giant Land” Copyright © 2019 by Nila L. Patel
Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:  Nila L. Patel


Music
:
Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background” by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

 

Music by BENJAMIN CARR (Scythuz)*
“Dwarven Settlement”
“Miscellaneous Battle Theme 3”
“Deceitful Castle”
“Crystal Caves”


Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)*
“A bank in the inn”
“Jesters dance”
“Into wild lands”
“Infinite land”
“Written in stones”

 

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

 

Music by Benjamin Carr and Nicholas Jeudy is licensed from GameDev Market
Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

 

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Find more music by Benjamin Carr and Nicholas Jeudy at gamedevmarket.net
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Episode Art Description: Scan of ink drawing, digitally colored. A person at right and facing left, partially seen from waist to forehead, holds the handle of a Y-shaped slingshot in the extended left arm. The right hand stretches back the sling portion, which contains a stone, and a small human figure lying with their back on the stone. In the background is a sunny blue sky, with a light scattering of rain, and to the left, rocky terrain obscured by fog that extends to bottom edge.