119: It’s A Metaphor!

About this episode

Abbie and Kelsey celebrate the Lunar New Year by exploring the origins of the Chinese Zodiac and sharing related fairy tales.

The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac & The Girl with the Horse’s Head/The Silkworm Goddess & The Fiddler in Hell Happy Lunar New Year! Abbie celebrates the onset of the Year of the Horse (her people!) with telling the tale of how the Chinese Zodiac came to be in the first place, followed up with a timeless horse trope here on Fairy Tale Fix with The Girl With The Horse’s Head (another excellent Chinese fairy tale). Kelsey follows up with another great FTF staple involving rich people being in hell: The Fiddler in Hell. Resources for abolishing ICE, fighting for immigration and racial justice, and getting involved in your community for our US based listeners: Immigrants’ Rights | American Civil Liberties Union (Donate and learn more about legal action being taken nationally) National Immigration Law Center (A good place to donate and take immediate action yourself) Indivisible (Another good place to start calling your reps and getting connected with community organizers in your city) Mutual Aid Hub (A place to start hooking up with mutual aid networks in your area, but we encourage you to look up “mutual aid + your city” if you can’t find something close) Make sure…

People in this episode

Hosts: Abbie, Kelsey

Topics covered

• Chinese Zodiac
• Lunar New Year
• fairy tales
• immigration rights
• community action

Keywords

• Chinese Zodiac
• Lunar New Year
• fairy tales
• immigration
• community justice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Civil Liberties Union, National Immigration Law Center, Indivisible, Mutual Aid Hub

Books & works: The Girl with the Horse’s Head, The Fiddler in Hell

Places: China

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