About this episode

Charlene Amoia narrates a French legend about the origin of fire through the story of a tiny but mighty bird.

Charlene Amoia (The Breadwinner, How I Met Your Mother) plays a tiny but mighty bird in this French legend about the origin of fire. Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Lion's Roar", here .

People in this episode

Guest: Charlene Amoia

Topics covered

• French legend
• origin of fire
• storytelling
• birds
• mythology

Keywords

• fire
• legend
• bird
• Charlene Amoia
• story
• myth

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Breadwinner, How I Met Your Mother, Lighting a Spark

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