Golpo | Stories From Around the World
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Season 2 | Ep 52 | The Myth of Sisyphus | A Greek Myth
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I end this season with a story that is close to me. I read this one as a young student of Literature and found it echoing through many of the things t...
Season 2 | Ep 51 | Dividing the Goose | A Russian Folktale
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here is a story that I had shortlisted many many weeks ago, but I hadn't recorded it. In ways, I am glad I waited to put this episode together. My...
S2 | Ep 50 | The Peasant's Riddle | An Italian Folktale
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Peasant's Riddle is a story suggests an investment strategy that will provoke both your thoughts and emotions. At the face of it, this is a st...
S2 | Ep 49 | The Flying Tortoise | A Retelling for a Panchantara / Aesop / Jataka Tale
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You may have heard this one as the Talkative Tortoise or The Tortoise who Wanted to Fly. A tale so popular that Panchantra, Aesop Fables, Jataka Tales...
Season 2 | Ep 48 | The Owl Never Sleeps at Night | An African - American Folktale
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a story about sleep.If you are listening to this at night, take a moment to listen to your body. Do you know when it needs sleep? Or have you ...
Season 2 | Ep 47 | How Long will it Take? | A Mullah Nasruddin Tale from Turkey
21 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if you could get a route map out to wherever you want to be! That goal you have set in your life, your dream job, a promotion, better grades, tha...
Season 2 | Ep 46 | The Fire & The Jar of Fools | A Jewish Folktale
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we decided to go back to Chelm, the fictional town of fools and bring to you two stories. Are fools really fools? Or are they so wise that w...
Season 2 | Ep 45 | Quarrel of the Quails | A Jataka Tale
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Quarrel of the Quails is the origin story behind the phrase "United we Stand, Divided we Fall", that simple phrase that we have all heard sinc...
Season 2 | Ep 44 | The Teapot | A Hans Christian Andersen Tale
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Teapot is a fairytale with a fable-like overtones. Here is an inanimate object telling its story, personified and humanised with a distinct charac...
Season 2 | Ep 43 | The Peasant and the Apple Tree | An Aesop Fable from Greece
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fables are some of the world's oldest set of stories. They stories have survived the times, been passed on orally for centuries, instructed and in...
Season 2 | Ep 42 | The Talking Skull | A Folktale from Nigeria
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode from Africa brings together myriad themes of #SpeakingUp #Truth #Whistleblowing #Proactiveness #ActionTakersIf you want to encou...
Season 2 | Ep 41 | The Nail | A Grimms Brothers Fairytale from Germany
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"For want of a nail the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost." You have surely heard the ...
Season 2 | Ep 40 | The Boy who Wanted the Moon | A Folktale from the Republic of Congo
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“The Boy who wanted the Moon” is our little tribute to the scientist’s of ISRO who achieved the momentous success of Chandrayan-3.The moon has c...
Season 2 | Ep 39 | Why Trees Stopped Moving | A Folktale from Nicobar, India
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why Trees Stopped Moving is a fascinating folktale from Nicobar Islands that blends in ideas of forests, trees, climate change, intergenerational rela...
Season 2 | Ep 38 | Counting the Stars | A Gopal Bhand Legend from India
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gopal Bhand is a legendary court jester from Bengal, India. Growing up as a child in a Bengali household the stories of Gopal Bhand filled my childho...
Season 2 | Ep 37 | Emperor's New Clothes | Danish Fairy Tale
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"What's the one story you remember from your childhood?" I asked a room full of IT professionals. "Emperor's New Clothes" was ...
Season 2 | Ep 36 | Half of That | A Sheikh Chilli Legend
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A Story about money, negotiations, buying, selling and bargaining! Tell this at home to discuss money with your child, or take it to the math or econo...
Season 2 | Ep 35 | A Useful Donkey for Sale
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have the skill to turn a 'useless' thing into a valuable and useful thing with the power of storytelling? How does changing the narrati...
Season 2 | Ep 34 | Volga & Vazuza | A Russian Folktale
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rivers have a life of their own. They too have stories of their own.Listen to this snappy Russian Folktale, the story of two Russian Rivers and their ...
Season 2 | Ep 33 | "How Far Does my Voice Go?" | A Mullah Nasruddin Tale | A Turkish Legend
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Legend of Mullah Nasruddin never fails to create magic!The stories make you laugh, make you think, and question something that you know. If told r...
Season 2 | Ep 32 | Kokras Kuni Zang | An Indian (Kashmiri) Proverb
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kokras Kuni Zang is a Kashmiri Proverb that means "an adamant / stubborn person."This is one of the few proverbs that has an 'original'...
Season 2 | Ep 31 | A Mountain & A Hill | An Indian (Sikkimese) Folktale
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are retelling a story from Season 1, retelling a Hindi story in English and bringing it in context of this season of the podcast. In the...
Season 2 | Ep 30 | The Sheep and The Pig Who Went Into The Woods To Live By Themselves | A Norwegian Folktale
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This Norwegian Folktale is entertaining wherever you choose to tell it...in the Classroom, Living Room or Boardroom. And true to every other story in ...
Season 2 | Ep 29 | Blessing in Disguise | A Chinese Folktale
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I was listening to a podcast on the theme of Incognito when I was reminded of this story!Isn't it amazing when ONE thing reminds you of a story an...
Season 2 | Ep 28 | Papa God's Well | A Folktale from Haiti
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Papa God's Well is an Haitian Folktale that I discovered in Dr Margaret Read MacDonald's Book Earth Care I remember telling this story in a wo...
Season 2 | Ep 27 | The Happy Man's Shirt | An Italian Folktale
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you happy?What makes you happy?Who makes you happy? How does happiness impact your life?Here is a story that will take on a journey to find happin...
Season 2 | Ep 26 | The Mayoress | A Russian Folktale
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Folktales are unkind to women and female characters. You cannot pick up a folktale to tell without passing it through the gender lens. At the face of ...
Season 2 | Ep 25 | The Sun | A Chinese Tale
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How far is the Sun from you?When is it the farthest? When is it the closest? Does it seem close and far at the same time?The Sun, is a Chinese Tale th...
Season 2 | Ep 24 | If you Don’t Like It, Don’t Listen | A Russian Fairy Tale
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a story for YOU, the Storytellers (closeted, learner, aspiring, amateur, professional) who listen to this podcast. The ones who tell stories t...
Season 2 | Ep 23 | Truth & Falsehood | A Folktale from Greece
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Which is the one story that teaches you about the dangers of lying?Was it The Boy Who Cried Wolf?Teaching someone to say the truth is a tricky task. U...
Season 2 | Ep 22 | The 8th Donkey | A Folktale from Turkey
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 8th Donkey is MY story! I am the protagonist and I have lived like him for years, feeling ashamed of my weakness with numbers. I have struggled fo...
Season 2 Ep 21 | 2 Goats on a Bridge | A Russian Fable
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I am sure you have heard this story in some form or the other. Two Goats on the Bridge is a popular fable that has been used to reminder listeners abo...
Season 2 | Ep 20 | The Right Way
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When standing at the crossroads, which is the right way?If you ask me, I will always tell, it's "The Storied Way"!What do I mean by that?W...
Season 2 | Ep 19 | The Flying Contest | A Folktale from Suriname
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A little bird enters a flying contest, flying against the mighty falcon. What do you do when you are in a competition & you know that the odds are...
Season 2 | Ep 18 | The Knee-High Man wants to get Sizeable
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Knee-High man took me back to school when I first heard the word Pygmy. I am not sure if I heard it in a good way, or did someone use it as an ins...
Season 2 | Ep 17 | A Drop of Honey | A 1001 Nights Tale
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is one of those stories that is a riot to perform before children. It's a clever tale that is both hilarious as is serious. If told well, thi...
Season 2 | Ep 16 | The Stone Soup | A European Tale
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For the longest time, I didn't tell this story because its so popular. The Stone Soup is every storyteller's favourite and listeners had heard...
Season 2 | Ep 15 | The Squirrel & The Forest Gecko | An Indigenous Tale from Brunei
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Where and how you hear / read a story is an excellent way to interpret a story. Take this story for example: I read this first in an anthology of food...
Season 2 | Ep 14 | The Shorter Line | An Akbar Birbal Legend from India
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I remember this story from a long time ago. Back in the day our favourite sport was doing better than a classmate. How can we outdo the other, a compe...
Season 2 | Ep 13 | Anansi & the Drum of Common Sense
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What's common about common sense? How do we acquire them? Do we inherit or learn them? Do we share a set of common sense? Or does each one of us d...
Season 2 | Ep 12 | The Fairy Shilling | An Irish Legend
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I love the mystery and suspense in this story. It almost runs like a thriller! Make this a companion story with Hans Christian Andersan's Shilling...
Season 2 | Ep 11 | Master Karshush's Tarbush | A Folktale from Syria
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is a gentle tribute to the people of Syria and Turkey who suffered one of the greatest disasters of the century. The news and sigh...
Season 2 | Ep 10 | Educated Frogs & Martial Ants | Chinese Anecdote
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The title of the story drew me to it. This story spoke to the story trainer in me. When I started my journey as a storyteller, I had no plans to becom...
Season 2 | Ep 9 | The Language of the Birds | A Turkish Tale
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Language of the Birds takes me back to my 9th grade Physics class where I first studied Sound. If you are a science teacher, you would love this o...
Season 2 | Ep 8 | When Humans had Tails | An Indian Myth
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tails is an interesting story that triggers conversations in the Science & English Classroom. If you are a teacher looking for stories, here is ...
Season 2 | Ep 7 | The Magic Pear Tree | A Chinese Fairy Tale
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This story will compel you to the think of the phrase 'fruits of labour'. Rooted in the native philosophy of Taoism, this Chinese Fairy Tale w...
Season 2 | Ep 6 | The Twelve Months | A Greek Folktale
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A New Year could mean different things to different people. For you a new year may be your birthday, the turn of the calendar year or the financial ye...
Season 2 | Ep 5 | The Story of the Earth & Sky | A Nature Myth
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Creation Myths are an important reminder that we exist for a reason. It is a special kind of story that binds our existence with the place where we be...
Season 2 | Ep 4 | The Legend of Marianna | An Argentinian Legend
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As I watched Lionel Messi lift the FIFA World Cup after 36 years, I couldn’t help but think of the stories that he grew up listening to!Did the stor...
Season 2 | Ep 3 | The Legend of Gwashbrari | A Kashmiri Folktale
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Legend of Gwashbrari is a very interesting story. If you surrender to the charm of a love story, you will see this one as a story of love & de...
Season 2 | Ep 2 | In the Pits | Another Jewish Folktale
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Following the trail of Stories of Stupidity from Chelm, this week we have another story from the same land!We had another story in the list, but we mo...
Season 2 | Ep 1 | Chelm Justice | A Jewish Folktale
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I read this story a few weeks back, just around the time when we were flooded with news of massive layoffs. It's curious how stories speak to me. ...
S1 | Ep 26 | How Iron was Made | English
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Can you imagine living a life without iron? The discovery of iron is a milestone in human civilisation. Listen to this origin myth from North East Ind...
S1 | Ep 25 | Bamboo Curry | English
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My father tells me that my grandmother used to make amazing Bamboo Shoot Curry. My family has lived in Bihar & Jharkhand for nearly 80 years. Duri...
S1 | Ep 24 | Dumma Dumma | English
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dumma Dumma is a story about a dwarf-couple who trick a tiger with a...wait...you have to listen to the story for that!This is a folktale from Karntak...
The Fox & The Tiger | English
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Fox & The Tiger is rare Chines Fable. It's a classic trickster tale that has several story twins across cultures, including a very popular...
Due Paakhi, Dui Pahad | Bangla
23 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are two friends. They each have a mountain for a home. Whose home (mountain) is higher?A little story about friendship, ego, pride, humility and...
Bada Pahad Chota Pahad | Hindi
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The people on the hills tell stories about hills as characters and not a setting. This is a fascinating feature of a folk tale where nature plays char...
The Boy Who Wanted a Drum | English
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As social distancing keeps us apart, here is a story that would help us ponder over our gifts and how we share them with those who need them the most....
Bidyut aar Baaj | Bangla
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bidyut aar Baaj or Thunder and Lightening is an ancient Nigerian myth. Like ancient stories this is just the kind of stories that people made up about...
Find Your Destiny | English
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What would you do when you stand at the crossroads? No matter where you go, there will be an outcome. You are the master of your own destiny.#Golpo #S...
Lej Kaata Khorgosh | Bangla
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lej Kaata Khorgosh or Why does a rabbit have a short tail, is a Brazilian cumulative tale. Enjoy the tale of the tail!#StorieswithRituparna #GolpoPodc...
The Battle of the Crabs | English
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever chased crabs on a beach? Have you ever wondered why do crabs run towards the waves and scuttle back? This funny little from Phillipines ...
Ek, Dui, Teen | Bangla
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ek, Dui, Teen is all about a precocious King who wants people to read his mind. Can you really expect people to read your mind? This one is about comm...
The Sun, The Frost, The Wind | English
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You have three options? Which one would you choose? This is one of the shortest tales we have ever told! Lean in, listen and ponder upon your life and...
The Rabbits & The Elephants | English
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This one is part of our #EcoStories collection. Have we really learnt about sharing the planet with all species on it? A simple tale with deep questio...
The Smell of Bread | English
14 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Smell of Bread is an oriental story that is about enjoying life through one's senses. There are many things that money can buy, and yet, there...
The Storytelling Stone | English
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Storytelling Stone is an ancient Seneca tale that rings in the need for storytellers and their stories. This one is close to our heart.#FolkTales ...
Gandharva Sen Maara Geche | Bangla
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gandharva Sen Mara Geche (Gandharva Sen is Dead) is a folk tale from Bengal.The news of Gandharva Sen's death reaches the King. The king breaks ou...
Truth & Story | English
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Truth & Story is a tale that is often used to illustrate the importance of stories. Stories wrap truth to make them acceptable. Stories turn facts...
The Two Frogs | English
25 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A Japanese folk tale about two frogs who set out on an adventure only to realise that perhaps it is not worth it! Sometimes you really have to complet...
Rabbit & The Terrapin | English
18 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rabbit & The Terrapin is a classic trickster tale from the Aboriginal American tribes. You have heard the rabbit and the tortoise, haven't you...
Raja'r Nyay | The King's Justice | Bangla
18 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When a minor dispute is blown out of proportions, two friends take their quarrel to their King for he is known for his wisdom and justice. What was th...
The Oak and The Willow | English
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How do you react in the face of an adversity? Do you buckle and bend to survive? Do you face the turbulent winds head on?
Shinge'r Daak | The Lion's Roar | Bangla
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered why is the lion's roar so fierce? An example of a trickster tale, a lesson in food chain, this African story is retold in B...
Why People Live in Houses | English
27 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Some months back my son returned from school with a question, “Mumma why do we live in a rented house? My friend says we should own a house!” Livi...
Mulla Nasruddin - The Uses of Wisdom | English
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A good story is truly timeless! Here is a story that we narrated on the occasion of World Storytelling Day celebrating classic myths, legends and epic...
S1 | Ep 1 | The Wooden Head | English
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have people telling you that you cannot do something?“Oh! Stop playing games…do you think you will go to the Olympics?”“You can’t be ...