The Tiger, The Farmer and The Water Buffalo

About this episode

A tiger seeks to understand the wisdom that allows a water buffalo to be controlled by a farmer.

Tiger can’t understand why super-strong water buffalo allows a weedy little farmer to boss him around and make him plough his fields. The buffalo explains that humans possess a magical skill called "wisdom" So, Tiger decides to get some of this wisdom for himself. Will he succeed? Listen to this How and Why tale told by Vietnamese storyteller - Ngo Phuong Lang and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Ngo Phuong Lang

Topics covered

• wisdom
• animals
• fables
• Vietnamese storytelling
• farmer
• tiger

Keywords

• tiger
• water buffalo
• farmer
• wisdom
• storytelling
• Vietnamese
• children's stories

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Books & works: The Tiger, The Farmer and The Water Buffalo

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