Tinkling Tales: Recent Episodes
A little Something
Revisiting childhood stories as an adult.
I narrate short stories. Most of them are some of my favourite childhood stories that are guaranteed to soothe you to a refreshing nap... or maybe not. In any case, they're interesting. Really interesting. Thank you if you're here to listen to some of them :)
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. -- Douglas Adams
How to get your life together will look different for different people. This is how (I think) it looks for me.
Fawning over the moon, stars and the overcast sky and mumbling about the foolish, demanding heart.
Chapter 1: Stand At Ease. From Surbhi From The Sidelines -- novella by Gauri Priya Bora.
For once, that old trick of trying to numb out feelings won't work. But then...nor do you want to. Do you? A human with a heart — would be nice to be something like that. At times like these, I pretend not to be aware of how much I'm smiling, Purely from the sheer overwhelming joy Of being able to feel so much at once.
The appendage that would have kept My tempest a secret, Now stops beckoning, mesmerized at the safe haven standing Right in front of me.
Snippet: They're a mixed bag, Black or brown, ginger or white, They're all kittens who deserve a fair chance.
Written by Momoko Ishii, translated from the Japanese by Kyoko Matsuoka and narrated by Gauri Priya Bora.
A dead man helps calm his murderer from a guilt-induced insomnia. This story was written as a part of the #250flashfictionchallenge hosted by @ioanawrites on Instagram. Written and narrated by Gauri P. Bora. Thank you for listening.
A delightful little story from Laos written by Samrit Bouasisavath and narrated by Gauri
Written by Alimah Salam, translated by Amilah Abd. Rahman and narrated by Gauri. A little fish dreams of living on land and having adventures like his friend the Frog.
Written by Shanta Rameshwar Rao and narrated by Gauri Priya Bora. A beloved friend saves his friend and his entire village in time of distress.
Gauri narrates a sweet story from Iran with a warm old lady who finds some delightful, even if unlikely friends. Gauri is sorry for the blunders on her part. She promises to get better :)
A tiger confronts a peasant asking him to show him the curious thing called 'wisdom'. Translated by Nguyen Thanh Chau. Narrated by Gauri.
This story from Nepal follows a little boy named Gyanu and his attempts at saving the life of a dear friend. Written by Abhi Subedi and narrated by Gauri Priya Bora
He had to tell him. “The tea leaves are finished, dada, and there is no sugar,” Bhaiti said. There was no gas, no clean drinking water, no wood for the fire – but there are only so many things you can tell someone you don’t have.