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00:00The Man Who Would Be King of the Apes
00:03Hello, hello, and welcome back to Story Nori.
00:09You're listening to Jana, and I'm here with two stories from southern China.
00:15The first is called The Man Who Would Be King of the Apes.
00:20Once, in a quiet Chinese village, there lived a poor woodcutter called Wei.
00:33Wei was not very good at cutting wood, and his wife Mei often reminded him of this.
00:40Wei? You've been gone all morning.
00:44Did the trees run away from you again? she sighed, shaking her head.
00:50One misty morning, hoping to bring something home, anything,
00:56Wei wandered deeper into the forest than ever before, searching for wild mushrooms.
01:01But the forest was big and dark, and soon he was lost.
01:09Wei sat down beneath an ancient tree and folded his legs like the monks he had seen meditating.
01:14I'll just rest a moment, he murmured, and promptly fell fast asleep.
01:24In the morning, a young ape looked down from a tree and spotted Wei.
01:30Sorry? he cried to the other apes.
01:33Our ancestor has returned.
01:36Soon, apes of all shapes and sizes were peering down, scratching their heads and whispering.
01:44Yes, yes, said the eldest ape, stroking his chin.
01:50He has no tail.
01:53That is very wise.
01:55Clearly, he is our great forefather.
01:58We must make him king.
02:02Before Wei knew what was happening,
02:05the apes lifted him high into the air and carried him through the forest,
02:10chattering and singing songs about their new royal ruler.
02:16Naturally, Wei was terrified.
02:20Perhaps they were going to sacrifice him,
02:22but there was nothing he could do.
02:24But the apes, far from meaning to harm him,
02:28only wanted to honour him,
02:30worship him even.
02:32They brought him to their home,
02:34an ancient, long-abandoned palace,
02:37overgrown with vines.
02:39There, they sat him on a throne made of stone.
02:42Is this a dream?
02:44thought Wei,
02:46as they crowned him with a wonky golden crown.
02:49The apes shrieked from the trees
02:52and jumped up and down on the branches.
02:54Again,
03:01he felt frightened
03:02until he realised
03:05that they were cheering him.
03:08Next,
03:09smaller apes handed him golden goblets
03:11filled with coconut milk,
03:13and others brought bamboo trays
03:15piled high with fruits and nuts.
03:18They placed diamond rings on his fingers
03:20and hung gold ornaments around his neck.
03:22He realised that he,
03:25a poor woodcutter,
03:27who was not even that good at cutting wood,
03:29had become king of the apes.
03:32When he was wandering around the ruined palace,
03:40he found a room where pictures were painted on the walls.
03:44He found one image of a king wearing a crown.
03:48It seemed that the apes thought this man was their ancestor.
03:52Over time,
03:54he learnt the language of the apes.
03:57It was mostly hoots,
03:59claps,
03:59and wiggly eyebrow signals.
04:01and he spent his days settling important disputes like,
04:06Who took the last banana?
04:09and
04:09Is it polite to swing and burp at the same time?
04:14Wei gave very wise answers,
04:16such as
04:17Share nicely
04:18and
04:20Only burp if you say excuse me afterwards.
04:24The apes adored him.
04:27But as time passed,
04:29the apes started to ask tricky questions.
04:33Why does the great forefather need to sleep in a bed
04:36and not in a tree?
04:38And
04:38Why does he refuse to eat even the most delicious ants and termites?
04:43And
04:44Why is he afraid to swing on the vines?
04:46Wei decided not to wait for more questions.
04:50One starry night,
04:52he packed as much gold as he could carry
04:54and
04:55tiptoed out of the forest.
04:58When he reached home,
05:00May began to scold him.
05:03And
05:03where have you been all this time?
05:06She demanded to know.
05:08What kind of good-for-nothing husband
05:10disappears
05:11for months on end without saying a word?
05:13But then
05:14Wei poured a shower of golden coins into her lap.
05:19Never mind where I got them.
05:22He whispered.
05:23Let's just say
05:24I made a brilliant business deal.
05:27May said nothing.
05:29She was too busy polishing the gold.
05:32Now news travels fast.
05:35Their neighbour, Jin,
05:36soon heard
05:37that Wei had returned from a big business trip
05:40and was now rich.
05:43His wife heard too.
05:45Brilliant deal, eh?
05:48She said to him.
05:49If that full Wei can make all that money,
05:53why can't you?
05:55So every day,
05:56Jin asked Wei for the true story of how he became rich.
06:00Eventually, Wei gave in
06:02and whispered the strange tale to him.
06:05He swore his neighbour to secrecy.
06:08But of course, Jin told his wife.
06:11And his wife ordered him to hurry deep into the forest
06:14and to sit and meditate
06:15until the apes made him their king.
06:19The next day,
06:20Jin hurried off into the forest
06:22and did exactly what Wei had done.
06:25Before long,
06:26the apes spotted him.
06:27Is this another ancestor?
06:30Asked a young ape.
06:31No, that is not our ancestor.
06:35This is a cheeky imposter.
06:38An elder roared.
06:40And he's come to trick us out of our gold.
06:49Before Jin could open his eyes,
06:52the apes pelted him with nuts,
06:54twigs,
06:55rotten fruit
06:56and a very large coconut.
06:59He ran for his life,
07:01dodging branches
07:02and arrived home
07:03covered in leaves and bruises.
07:06Well, what happened to your brilliant deal?
07:10Asked his wife.
07:12Let's just say...
07:14Jin muttered,
07:15pulling twigs from his hair.
07:17The apes weren't hiring new kings today.
07:19And that was the story
07:27of the man
07:29who would be king of the apes,
07:32an ancient tale from southern China.
07:39Coming up,
07:40we have one more story from China,
07:42and this one has a touch of romance.
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09:09Now,
09:10we have another
09:11Chinese story for you.
09:13You might think
09:14that this one
09:15is a little bit like
09:16a famous French fairy tale,
09:18one that's been made
09:19into a movie by Disney.
09:21See if you can spot
09:22which story I mean.
09:24It goes to show
09:25that similar stories
09:26somehow spring up
09:27all over the world.
09:29The Fairy Serpent
09:31Long ago,
09:38in a village
09:38beneath Green Mountains,
09:40there lived a silk merchant
09:42and his three daughters.
09:44Each day,
09:45the merchant returned home
09:47from his business
09:48with wild flowers
09:49that he had picked
09:50from the forest.
09:51The girls put the flowers
09:52in vases
09:53and used them
09:54as inspiration
09:55for their embroidery
09:56as they sewed peonies,
09:59lotuses,
10:00and plum blossoms
10:01into silk cloths.
10:02But one day,
10:04there were no flowers
10:06to be found
10:06along the path.
10:08I cannot return
10:09empty-handed,
10:10thought the merchant,
10:12and so he wandered
10:13deeper among the trees.
10:16Suddenly,
10:17from the shadows,
10:17a great fairy serpent,
10:20shimmering with
10:21gold and green scales,
10:23coiled down
10:24from the branches.
10:25Who dares enter
10:28my garden
10:29and pick my flowers?
10:32asked the serpent sternly.
10:35The merchant bowed low.
10:37I meant no harm,
10:39noble spirit.
10:40I wished
10:41only to bring blossoms
10:43to my daughters.
10:44The serpent's eyes
10:46gleamed.
10:48Daughters,
10:49you say?
10:51I'm alone
10:52here in my forest.
10:54Give me one
10:55as my bride
10:56and I will
10:57let you go.
10:59The merchant
11:00was troubled.
11:02He offered
11:02silks,
11:03gold,
11:04and even promised
11:05a share
11:06of his future profits.
11:08But the serpent
11:09shook his head.
11:10What use
11:12is gold
11:13when the heart
11:14is empty?
11:17My price
11:18is set.
11:20So,
11:21which is it
11:22to be,
11:23your daughter's
11:24hand in marriage
11:25or your life?
11:29Seeing
11:29that he had
11:30no real choice,
11:32the merchant
11:32agreed to the
11:33serpent's terms.
11:35At home,
11:37sorrow hung
11:37over the house.
11:39The merchant
11:40grew pale
11:41and quiet.
11:41he refused
11:43his meals
11:44and sat
11:45each day
11:46deep in thought.
11:48At last,
11:49the daughters,
11:50worried by his
11:50silence,
11:52asked what
11:52troubled him
11:53so when
11:54he admitted
11:54that he had
11:55promised one
11:56of them
11:56as a bride
11:57for a fairy
11:57serpent.
11:58The eldest
12:00daughter cried,
12:01I will not
12:02marry a serpent,
12:04even if he's
12:05a fairy.
12:06The second
12:08daughter also
12:08refused firmly.
12:11Oh,
12:11what were you
12:12thinking,
12:12father?
12:13she asked.
12:14How could
12:15one of us
12:15possibly marry
12:16a serpent?
12:18But the
12:18youngest,
12:19Lan,
12:20lowered her
12:21eyes and
12:21spoke gently.
12:23Father,
12:24if duty
12:25calls me,
12:26I shall not
12:27turn away.
12:27At once,
12:29her father's
12:30spirits lifted
12:31and he began
12:32to eat his
12:32meals and
12:34recover his
12:34health.
12:35Even so,
12:37Lan was in
12:37no rush
12:38to leave.
12:40Soon,
12:41strange
12:41visitors
12:42arrived.
12:46As the
12:47sisters embroidered
12:48bees and
12:49things and
12:50flowers,
12:51a wasp
12:51flew into
12:52the room.
12:52He wore
12:53a tiny cap
12:54and cape
12:54and bowed
12:56in the air
12:56like a
12:57herald.
12:58Bzz,
12:58bzz,
12:59bzz,
12:59not much
13:00time,
13:01who will
13:01wed the
13:02snake so
13:02fine?
13:04The sisters
13:04waved their
13:05needles at
13:05him and
13:06chased him
13:07away.
13:08The next
13:08day came
13:09two wasps
13:10dressed as
13:11tiny
13:11messengers.
13:13Bzz,
13:13bzz,
13:13bzz,
13:14come the
13:14faster,
13:15who will
13:16wed the
13:16snake our
13:17master?
13:18And the
13:19day after
13:19that came
13:20three wasps
13:21grandly
13:22dressed with
13:23tassels and
13:23ribbons.
13:24bzz,
13:25bzz,
13:25bzz,
13:26don't say
13:27no,
13:28the serpent
13:28waits,
13:29so off
13:29you go.
13:31Soon
13:32the air
13:33was filled
13:33with buzzing
13:34voices.
13:36The girls
13:37could no
13:37longer
13:38chase them
13:38away.
13:40At last
13:41Lan rose
13:42and said
13:42calmly,
13:43the wasps
13:44will not
13:45leave,
13:45the serpent
13:46waits,
13:47I will
13:48keep our
13:48father's
13:49promise.
13:50Her
13:50family
13:50wept,
13:52but knew
13:52they could
13:52not hold
13:53her back.
13:54with
13:54farewell
13:55bows,
13:56Lan
13:56set
13:57off,
13:58guided
13:58by the
13:58wasps,
13:59who hummed
14:00softly as
14:01they led
14:01her deep
14:02into the
14:02forest.
14:04At the
14:04journey's
14:04end,
14:05they came
14:06to a
14:06hidden
14:06palace.
14:08The doors
14:08opened without
14:09a sound.
14:11Inside
14:11were carved
14:13chairs,
14:14shaped like
14:14dragons and
14:15phoenixes,
14:16lanterns glowing
14:17softly,
14:18and shelves
14:19filled with
14:20jade,
14:21pearls and
14:22silks.
14:23The serpent
14:24welcomed her
14:25courteously,
14:26Lady Lan,
14:28you are
14:29mistress of
14:30this house.
14:32His voice
14:32was warm
14:33and not
14:34at all
14:34hissy,
14:35though his
14:36scaly skin
14:37still unsettled
14:38her.
14:39In the
14:39days that
14:40followed,
14:41life was
14:41peaceful.
14:43Bowls of
14:43rice and
14:44green tea
14:44appeared by
14:45magic.
14:45Fine
14:46dresses
14:47awaited
14:47her each
14:48morning.
14:49The serpent
14:50doted on
14:51her, and
14:52they often
14:52talked or
14:53walked together,
14:54and if she
14:55was ever
14:55bored, he
14:56brought her
14:57fine silks so
14:58that she
14:58could practice
14:59her art of
14:59embroidery.
15:01Though she
15:02was shy at
15:02first, Lan
15:03soon laughed
15:04at his
15:04ways.
15:05He slithered
15:06ahead to
15:07open doors
15:07for her,
15:08used his
15:09tail to
15:09pour the
15:10teapot,
15:11and tried
15:11his best
15:12not to
15:13say
15:13when he
15:16was speaking
15:17to her.
15:18As days
15:19passed, Lan
15:20grew fond
15:21of his
15:21company, and
15:22felt strangely
15:23lonely when
15:25he was not
15:25near.
15:26One day, she
15:27awoke early to
15:28visit her
15:29father and
15:29sisters, and
15:30give them
15:31news of her
15:31new life.
15:33On her
15:33return, the
15:34forest paths
15:35grew dark
15:36and twisted.
15:38She lost her
15:39way among the
15:40trees, and by
15:41the time she
15:42found her path
15:43home,
15:43the moon
15:44hung high.
15:46The palace
15:46was silent.
15:48Where is
15:49he?
15:49she called.
15:51Her voice
15:51echoed back
15:52at her, but
15:53there was no
15:54reply.
15:56She searched
15:57room after
15:58room until
15:59she reached
16:00the garden.
16:01There, by a
16:02dry well, lay
16:04the serpent.
16:05His colours
16:06had faded.
16:07His eyes
16:08were closed.
16:10Lan
16:10fell to her
16:11knees, tears
16:12filling her
16:13eyes.
16:14You waited, and
16:16I was too
16:17long, she
16:18whispered.
16:19She gently
16:20lifted him and
16:21carried him into
16:22the palace, but he
16:24was almost
16:24motionless.
16:26Without hesitation,
16:28Lan ran into the
16:29woods, filled a
16:31jar from a moonlit
16:32stream, and
16:33hurried back.
16:34She knelt beside
16:36him.
16:37Please, do not
16:39leave me, she
16:40said softly, her
16:42tears mingling with
16:43the water as she
16:44poured it gently
16:45over him.
16:46The drops clung to
16:48his scales and
16:49began to glow.
16:51Slowly, his body
16:53shimmered and
16:54changed, the
16:56serpent's coils
16:57unwound.
16:59Before Lan's
17:00eyes, he
17:02transformed, tall
17:04and graceful, wearing
17:06robes fine as
17:07mist.
17:09His eyes
17:10opened.
17:12He smiled.
17:14Lan, he
17:15said, your
17:17duty, your
17:18care, and
17:20your gentle
17:21heart have
17:21broken the
17:22spell.
17:24Lan wiped
17:26back her tears
17:26and smiled.
17:28You were never
17:28truly frightening,
17:30she said.
17:31even with
17:32knots and
17:33scales.
17:34The prince
17:35took her
17:35hand.
17:36Will you
17:37stay as
17:38lady of the
17:39forest palace?
17:40Lan nodded.
17:42I will
17:42stay as
17:43long as I
17:43am needed, and
17:45as long as I
17:45may visit my
17:46family every
17:47now and
17:47then.
17:48And so
17:49they were
17:50married, and
17:51Lan brought
17:51gifts and
17:52joy to her
17:53family once
17:53more.
17:55From that
17:56day, the
17:57palace shone
17:58brighter.
17:59The wasps
18:00sang
18:00cheerful songs
18:01and birds
18:02built their
18:03nests among
18:04the blossoming
18:05trees.
18:07Lan and her
18:07prince often
18:09visited her
18:09old village,
18:10where the
18:11people whispered
18:12how duty,
18:13patience, and
18:14a gentle
18:15heart can
18:16turn even a
18:17serpent into
18:18a true
18:19friend.
18:21And that
18:22was the
18:23Chinese tale
18:24of the
18:24fairy serpent.
18:26Did it
18:26remind you of
18:27a famous
18:28fairy tale from
18:28Europe?
18:30Stories tend
18:31to pop up in
18:31slightly different
18:32forms all
18:33over the
18:34world.
18:35Think of the
18:35story of the
18:36flood.
18:37Long ago,
18:38people everywhere
18:39told tales of
18:40huge floods,
18:41like Noah's
18:42Ark in the
18:43Bible, or
18:44similar stories
18:45from Mesopotamia
18:46and ancient
18:46China.
18:48Even though
18:48they lived far
18:49apart, people
18:50remembered a
18:51time when
18:52waters covered
18:53the world.
18:54Then there's
18:55Cinderella.
18:56Did you know
18:57there's a
18:58Cinderella in
18:58China called
18:59Ye Shen and
19:01another in
19:01Egypt named
19:03Rhodopis?
19:04All these
19:04stories tell
19:06about a
19:06kind-hearted
19:07girl who
19:08overcomes
19:08hardship to
19:10find happiness.
19:11And of
19:12course, there's
19:13beauty and
19:14the beast,
19:15just like this
19:16story of Lan
19:17and the
19:18fairy serpent,
19:19from China
19:20to France,
19:21from serpent
19:22princes to
19:23enchanted
19:24beasts.
19:25Storytellers
19:26everywhere love
19:27to imagine that
19:28kindness and
19:29courage could
19:30break a magical
19:31spell.
19:32It shows that
19:33human beings
19:34the world over
19:35are not that
19:36different from
19:37each other.
19:39For now,
19:39from me,
19:40Jana, at
19:41Story Nori.
19:42See you soon!
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19:53grocery store.
19:54You
19:55are
19:57here for
19:58the
20:01children's
20:01right now,
20:02in the
20:03interest in
20:03the
20:04hole.
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