Golpo | Stories From Around the World

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 that have 'repeated' in my life! When does a task become a punishment? When does an endless loop feel overbearing? When and how do you find purpose in something that doesn't seem to end? Listen to this one... I will be back in March, until then, I am busy chasing for stories... **** 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. Please fill up GOLPO LISTENERS FORM to feature on the Podcast Story Source | The Myth of Sisyphus To know more about my work, visit my website | Your Story Bag If you are a Teacher looking to integrate the stories in this podcast in your classroom using Story Pedagogy, look up Spark Classrooms If you like this podcast & want to support our work, you could Gift-a-Story and help us make Storytelling sustainable. Book a Discovery Call with me, to know more about how I can help you tell better stories in business, life and work. Not sure about how to tell these stories in your life and work? Ask me! You can follow my content across Social Media with the hashtag #StorytellingWithRituparna Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Swell You can also write to me at contact@yourstorybag.com Until the next story... Happy Storytelling!

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 response of the story changed after a visit to the Partition Museum earlier this week and I cannot ignore the metaphor that speaks to me. I don’t imagine you will retell Dividing the Goose in your history class, but I do hope you will read it like a metaphor. It is a great story to retell in the maths classroom though! When you retell this story in the living room or boardroom, consider how you divide responsibilities, ownership, losses and profits at home and in your organisations. ***** 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. Please fill up GOLPO LISTENERS FORM to feature on the Podcast Story Source | Russian Fairy Tales, Translated by Norbert Guterman To know more about my work, visit my website | Your Story Bag If you are a Teacher looking to integrate the stories in this podcast in your classroom using Story Pedagogy, look up Spark Classrooms If you like this podcast & want to support our work, you could Gift-a-Story and help us make Storytelling sustainable. Book a Discovery Call with me, to know more about how I can help you tell better stories in business, life and work. Not sure about how to tell these stories in your life and work? Ask me! You can follow my content across Social Media with the hashtag #StorytellingWithRituparna Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Swell You can also write to me at contact@yourstorybag.com Until the next story... Happy Storytelling!

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 story seeped in patriarchy. It is easy to overlook it, but I chose to retell it to enable immersive conversations in the Classroom, Living Room and the Boardroom. Remember to listen to the original story so you can make out the differences. **** 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. Please fill up GOLPO LISTENERS FORM to feature on the Podcast Story Source | The Clever Peasant To know more about my work, visit my website | Your Story Bag If you are a Teacher looking to integrate the stories in this podcast in your classroom using Story Pedagogy, look up Spark Classrooms If you like this podcast & want to support our work, you could Gift-a-Story and help us make Storytelling sustainable. Book a Discovery Call with me, to know more about how I can help you tell better stories in business, life and work. Not sure about how to tell these stories in your life and work? Ask me! You can follow my content across Social Media with the hashtag #StorytellingWithRituparna Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Swell You can also write to me at contact@yourstorybag.com Until the next story... Happy Storytelling!

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, Katha Sarit Sagar all have versions of this. A cautionary tale that warns the 'talkative' to not talk out of turn, I think we have always misunderstood this story. Listen in and let me know what do you think... ******* 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. Story Source | The Tortoise that Wanted to Fly To know more about my work, visit my website | Your Story Bag If you like this podcast & want to support our work, you could Gift-a-Story and help us make Storytelling sustainable. Book a Discovery Call with me, to know more about how I can help you tell better stories in business, life and work. Not sure about how to tell these stories in your life and work? Ask me! You can follow my content across Social Media with the hashtag #StorytellingWithRituparna Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Swell You can also write to me at contact@yourstorybag.com Until the next story... Happy Storytelling!

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 surrendered to sleepless nights like the owl. Here is a story that will spark conversations about sleep in the classroom, living room and boardroom...because sleep is a primal need. **** 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. Please fill up GOLPO LISTENERS FORM to feature on the Podcast Story Source | African American Folktales - Selected & Edited by Roger D. Abrahams To know more about my work, visit my website | Your Story Bag If you are a Teacher looking to integrate the stories in this podcast in your classroom using Story Pedagogy, look up Spark Classrooms Here are some ways to integrate THIS STORY: Nocturnal Animals How Animals Sleep Comparing human and animal sleep patterns Shift Work Disorders Night Owl's Guide to Morning Person If you like this podcast & want to support our work, you could Gift-a-Story and help us make Storytelling sustainable. Book a Discovery Call with me, to know more about how I can help you tell better stories in business, life and work. Not sure about how to tell these stories in your life and work? Ask me! You can follow my content across Social Media with the hashtag #StorytellingWithRituparna Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Swell You can also write to me at contact@yourstorybag.com Until the next story... Happy Storytelling!

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, that medal, award or certificate, social media growth, a sales target, or revenue…the quest for a better health, your peace of mind, happiness perhaps? Listen to this story, it may hold the clue to "How Long Will it Take?" **** 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. Please fill up GOLPO LISTENERS FORM to feature on the Podcast Story Source | Personal Collection of Mullah Nasruddin Tales To know more about my work, visit my website | Your Story Bag If you are a Teacher looking to integrate the stories in this podcast in your classroom using Story Pedagogy, look up Spark Classrooms If you like this podcast & want to support our work, you could Gift-a-Story and help us make Storytelling sustainable. Book a Discovery Call with me, to know more about how I can help you tell better stories in business, life and work. Not sure about how to tell these stories in your life and work? Ask me! You can follow my content across Social Media with the hashtag #StorytellingWithRituparna Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Swell You can also write to me at contact@yourstorybag.com Until the next story... Happy Storytelling!

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 we don't see their wisdom...? Listen to two pretty, pithy and powerful stories that will leave you with enough to talk about. **** 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. Please fill up GOLPO LISTENERS FORM to feature on the Podcast To know more about my work, visit my website | Your Story Bag If you are a Teacher looking to integrate the stories in this podcast in your classroom using Story Pedagogy, look up Spark Classrooms If you like this podcast & want to support our work, you could Gift-a-Story and help us make Storytelling sustainable. Book a Discovery Call with me, to know more about how I can help you tell better stories in business, life and work. Not sure about how to tell these stories in your life and work? Ask me! You can follow my content across Social Media with the hashtag #StorytellingWithRituparna Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Swell You can also write to me at contact@yourstorybag.com Until the next story... Happy Storytelling!

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 since we were young. Unity, a virtue as old as the ages, this adage has been illustrated in teaching tales and fables. They have also been retold in history, art and popular culture. Growing up as a child in India of the 1980's, this was one of my most favourite films. As a means to reinforce the need for national integration, this simple children's film is still a big part of India's psyche. And yet, just like the story, the film and the shared message in both, I wonder, why do we choose to divide over being united. I want you to listen to this story and retell it in the classroom, living room and boardroom...identify what keeps you together and what divides you! ***** 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. Please fill up GOLPO LISTENERS FORM to feature on the Podcast Story Source | Jataka Folktales To know more about my work, visit my website | Your Story Bag If you are a Teacher looking to integrate the stories in this podcast in your classroom using Story Pedagogy, look up Spark Classrooms Here are some ways to integrate THIS STORY: Jataka Tales If you like this podcast & want to support our work, you could Gift-a-Story and help us make Storytelling sustainable. Book a Discovery Call with me, to know more about how I can help you tell better stories in business, life and work. Not sure about how to tell these stories in your life and work? Ask me! You can follow my content across Social Media with the hashtag #StorytellingWithRituparna Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Swell You can also write to me at contact@yourstorybag.com Until the next story... Happy Storytelling!

The Teapot is a fairytale with a fable-like overtones. Here is an inanimate object telling its story, personified and humanised with a distinct character and personality. The Teapot has emotions, it transforms and learns a valuable lesson through the course of the story. It is also vulnerable to sounding too didactic a story! Particularly the kinds that I am NOT very fond of. And yet, it is there on my podcast! Why? Listen to the story to find out! ***** 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. Please fill up GOLPO LISTENERS FORM to feature on the Podcast Story Source | The Teapot by Hans Christian Andersen To know more about my work, visit my website | Your Story Bag If you are a Teacher looking to integrate the stories in this podcast in your classroom using Story Pedagogy, look up Spark Classrooms Here are some ways to integrate THIS STORY: Kintsugi - How the Japanese philosophy behind Kintsugi can help us navigate failure Document your year's story with 2023 The Storied Way Join us for The Storied Way Discovery Series If you like this podcast & want to support our work, you could Gift-a-Story and help us make Storytelling sustainable. Book a Discovery Call with me, to know more about how I can help you tell better stories in business, life and work. Not sure about how to tell these stories in your life and work? Ask me! You can follow my content across Social Media with the hashtag #StorytellingWithRituparna Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Swell You can also write to me at contact@yourstorybag.com Until the next story... Happy Storytelling!

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 inspired listeners in every era. While it is easy to tell a fable and prescribe a moral, I feel its power is better utilised when it is told to invite introspection, dialogue and discovery. Listen to The Peasant and the Apple Tree in your Classroom to discuss about trees that don't flower, or introduce this story in your Living Room to reassure a late bloomer in the family, or use this story in the Boardroom to have a difficult conversation about an underperforming business, team or employee. ***** 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. Please fill up GOLPO LISTENERS FORM to feature on the Podcast Story Source | Aesop Fables To know more about my work, visit my website | Your Story Bag If you are a Teacher looking to integrate the stories in this podcast in your classroom using Story Pedagogy, look up Spark Classrooms Here are some ways to integrate THIS STORY: Why Apple Trees don’t flower? Why Fruit Trees don’t Fruit! Late Bloomers Why saying late bloomers is wrong A list of late bloomers How can CEO's assess non-performing business How to help an underperforming employee How to coach an underperforming employee Hiring Older Employees Leveraging the Assets of Older Employees If you like this podcast & want to support our work, you could Gift-a-Story and help us make Storytelling sustainable. Book a Discovery Call with me, to know more about how I can help you tell better stories in business, life and work. Not sure about how to tell these stories in your life and work? Ask me! You can follow my content across Social Media with the hashtag #StorytellingWithRituparna Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Swell You can also write to me at contact@yourstorybag.com Until the next story... Happy Storytelling!

This week’s episode from Africa brings together myriad themes of #SpeakingUp #Truth #Whistleblowing #Proactiveness #ActionTakers If you want to encourage a listener to speak up, or talk, retell this story by assuring a safe space for freedom of speech and opinion. Celebrate the power of voice by sharing what happens when you speak up. Tell this story to juxtapose the need to speak up when things go wrong. Or, despite if things go wrong. **** 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. Please fill up GOLPO LISTENERS FORM to feature on the Podcast Story Source | The Puffin Book of World Myths and Legends To know more about my work, visit my website | Your Story Bag If you are a Teacher looking to integrate the stories in this podcast in your classroom using Story Pedagogy, look up Spark Classrooms Here are some ways to strengthen THIS STORY: Donna Washtington's Story Watch Alim Kamara's version The story as a poem Why don't people speak up? On taking initiative We must protect whistleblowers List of Whistleblowers If you like this podcast & want to support our work, you could Gift-a-Story and help us make Storytelling sustainable. Book a Discovery Call with me, to know more about how I can help you tell better stories in business, life and work. Not sure about how to tell these stories in your life and work? Ask me! You can follow my content across Social Media with the hashtag #StorytellingWithRituparna Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Swell You can also write to me at contact@yourstorybag.com Until the next story... Happy Storytelling!

"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 proverb before! Here is the story that inspired English writer and George Herbert to write it. A crisp story that will help you gently nudge conversations around procastination, be careful when retelling this story in the Classroom, Living Room or Boardroom. Refrain from from telling it as a prescriptive, precautionary-tale. Don’t use this story to instil a sense of foreboding, failure or defeat in your listener. Instead, use it to understand what is stopping your child, sister or colleague from taking the right steps. For all you know, they are unable to take the first step. Help them lay the steps out and take action. ***** 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. Please fill up GOLPO LISTENERS FORM to feature on the Podcast Story Source | The Nail, Grimms Brothers To know more about my work, visit my website | Your Story Bag If you are a Teacher looking to integrate the stories in this podcast in your classroom using Story Pedagogy, look up Spark Classrooms Additional Reading: Why Kids Procastinate James Clear on Procastination Procastination has nothing to do with self-control Procastination at the Workplace Tim Urban's TED Talk on Procastination The Dark Side of Fairytales Grimms Brothers are NOT for Children If you like this podcast & want to support our work, you could Gift-a-Story and help us make Storytelling sustainable. Book a Discovery Call with me, to know more about how I can help you tell better stories in business, life and work. Not sure about how to tell these stories in your life and work? Ask me! You can follow my content across Social Media with the hashtag #StorytellingWithRituparna Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Swell You can also write to me at contact@yourstorybag.com Until the next story... Happy Storytelling!

“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 charmed humans forever, we have always tried to reach for the moon, to see what lies in the glittering and shimmering land of craters. This pourquoi tale from Africa is a living proof of that. While the world celebrated ISRO’s historical landing of Chandrayan - 3, this story is an additional metaphor for you to retell. Enjoy the story and retell it in the Classroom, LivingRoom and Boardroom. Listen to the story and dip into the additional resources for ideas. Bonus | Dive into our story prompts inspired by the moon! Go share your #MoonStory with someone today. ***** 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. Please fill up GOLPO LISTENERS FORM to feature on the Podcast Story Source | The Boy who Wanted the Moon To know more about my work, visit my website | Your Story Bag If you are a Teacher looking to integrate the stories in this podcast in your classroom using Story Pedagogy, look up Spark Classrooms Here are some ways to integrate THIS STORY: Moon Stories from NASA World Tales of the Moon from Lunar and Planetary Institute Once in a Blue Moon Talk to Kids to about Needs & Wants Impact of Chandrayan-3 on Indian Space Entrepreneurs Failure-based Approach in Chandrayan-3 If you like this podcast & want to support our work, you could Gift-a-Story and help us make Storytelling sustainable. Book a Discovery Call with me, to know more about how I can help you tell better stories in business, life and work. Not sure about how to tell these stories in your life and work? Ask me! You can follow my content across Social Media with the hashtag #StorytellingWithRituparna Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Swell You can also write to me at contact@yourstorybag.com Until the next story... Happy Storytelling!

Why Trees Stopped Moving is a fascinating folktale from Nicobar Islands that blends in ideas of forests, trees, climate change, intergenerational relationships and migration. Like always, this story resonates equally within the classroom, living room and boardroom. As a storyteller I feel deeply indebted to folklorists who have gathered these stories from authentic sources to tell them in books and anthologies. ***** 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. Please fill up GOLPO LISTENERS FORM to feature on the Podcast Story Source | Folktales of Nicobar by Rabin Roychowdhury To know more about my work, visit my website | Your Story Bag If you are a Teacher looking to integrate the stories in this podcast in your classroom using Story Pedagogy, look up Spark Classrooms Here are some useful links that will help you spark conversations: Can Trees Migrate Trees are Migrating due to Climate Change Trees Migrating The Moving Forest Oldest Tree of India History of Transportation Understanding Generation Gap Generation Gap, US and India Bridging Generation Gap at Work Intergenerational Workforce Corporate Folklore If you like this podcast & want to support our work, you could Gift-a-Story and help us make Storytelling sustainable. Book a Discovery Call with me, to know more about how I can help you tell better stories in business, life and work. Not sure about how to tell these stories in your life and work? Ask me! You can follow my content across Social Media with the hashtag #StorytellingWithRituparna Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Swell You can also write to me at contact@yourstorybag.com Until the next story... Happy Storytelling!

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 childhood with a lot of laughter. This one is a very popular story that may be familiar with Indian story lovers, but it may be new to listeners around the world. Here is a story that talks of measurement, science, astronomy, business and data storytelling! Listen to this one and tell me what do you think. ***** 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. Please fill up GOLPO LISTENERS FORM to feature on the Podcast To know more about my work, visit my website | Your Story Bag If you are a Teacher looking to integrate the stories in this podcast in your classroom using Story Pedagogy, look up Spark Classrooms Here are some ways to integrate THIS STORY: Business & Data Storytelling with Your Story Bag Measuring the Earth The History of Geodesy - The branch of mathematics dealing with the shape and area of the earth. Star Count - NASA If you like this podcast & want to support our work, you could Gift-a-Story and help us make Storytelling sustainable. Book a Discovery Call with me, to know more about how I can help you tell better stories in business, life and work. Not sure about how to tell these stories in your life and work? Ask me! You can follow my content across Social Media with the hashtag #StorytellingWithRituparna Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Swell You can also write to me at contact@yourstorybag.com Until the next story... Happy Storytelling!

"What's the one story you remember from your childhood?" I asked a room full of IT professionals. "Emperor's New Clothes" was the story that I heard in my first corporate workshop. "Does the story speak to you today?" I asked. "More than it did in my childhood," came the reply. This was in 2014. Since then, Emperor's New Clothes has been in my story bag, amongst the few fairy tales that I tell. This is a valuable story in every audience. Go ahead and enjoy this one! ***** 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. Please fill up GOLPO LISTENERS FORM to feature on the Podcast Story Source | THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES by Hans Christian Andersan Additional Reading | A Humanist Approach to Emperor’s New Clothes Emperor’s New Clothes - A Play To know more about my work, visit my website | Your Story Bag If you are a Teacher looking to integrate the stories in this podcast in your classroom using Story Pedagogy, look up Spark Classrooms Here are some ways to integrate THIS STORY: Language Learning Language & Critical Thinking If you like this podcast & want to support our work, you could Gift-a-Story and help us make Storytelling sustainable. Book a Discovery Call with me, to know more about how I can help you tell better stories in business, life and work. Not sure about how to tell these stories in your life and work? Ask me! You can follow my content across Social Media with the hashtag #StorytellingWithRituparna Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Swell You can also write to me at contact@yourstorybag.com Until the next story... Happy Storytelling!

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 economics classroom, or sprinkle some humour in your next sales meeting! This versatile story will make you smile. ***** 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. Please fill up GOLPO LISTENERS FORM to feature on the Podcast Story Source | Personal Collection To know more about my work, visit my website | Your Story Bag If you are a Teacher looking to integrate the stories in this podcast in your classroom using Story Pedagogy, look up Spark Classrooms Additional Reading Talking to Kids about Money Negotiating with Customers If you like this podcast & want to support our work, you could Gift-a-Story and help us make Storytelling sustainable. Book a Discovery Call with me, to know more about how I can help you tell better stories in business, life and work. Not sure about how to tell these stories in your life and work? Ask me! You can follow my content across Social Media with the hashtag #StorytellingWithRituparna Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Swell You can also write to me at contact@yourstorybag.com Until the next story... Happy Storytelling!

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 narrative of an object change the perception of people? This week's episode takes you into this familiar and powerful use of storytelling. **** 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. Please fill up GOLPO LISTENERS FORM to feature on the Podcast To know more about my work, visit my website | Your Story Bag If you are a Teacher looking to integrate the stories in this podcast in your classroom using Story Pedagogy, look up Spark Classrooms If you like this podcast & want to support our work, you could Gift-a-Story and help us make Storytelling sustainable. Book a Discovery Call with me, to know more about how I can help you tell better stories in business, life and work. Not sure about how to tell these stories in your life and work? Ask me! You can follow my content across Social Media with the hashtag #StorytellingWithRituparna Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Swell You can also write to me at contact@yourstorybag.com Until the next story... Happy Storytelling!

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 dispute to which is greater? Does it matter which is the greater river, as long as they both flow into the same sea? Listen to the podcast, to see how you can integrate it into your Classroom, Living Room and Boardroom. ***** Watch stories from Ganga Utsav: Life on A River - Life on a River is a YSB Original Story written & performed at Ganga Utsav 2020. This is a YSB Original story. No reproduction / retelling is allowed. This is the story of two generations of fisherman who are divided and united by the river Ganga. One stands on the banks of the river that looked at the river as the giver, the other stands on the bank of the river where he is the taker. Between the two generations of fishermen, between a grandfather and his grandson, who wins? This story is based on the lives of fishermen living along the Ganga. While touching upon the realities of the fisherman community, the fishing trade, economics and livelihood, this is a story based on research and real-life events. For Karo & Koel - The Tribals of Jharkhand have fought for 'jal, jungle & jameen' for hundreds of years. Their struggles of resistance are born out of the myths, legends & folklore that have fuelled tribals to defend their water bodies, the forests & their land. What are those stories? Are the stories meant to inspire the Tribals only? Listen to this original story that brings together myths, legends & folklore with contemporary fiction. This story was originally written & performed at Ganga Utsav 2021. This is a YSB Original story. No reproduction / retelling is allowed. ***** 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. Please fill up GOLPO LISTENERS FORM to feature on the Podcast Story Source | Russian Fairy Tales, Translated by Norbert Guterman Additional Reading | Volga River Dams Sibling Rivalry Collaborate & Compete with Colleagues To know more about my work, visit my website | Your Story Bag If you are a Teacher looking to integrate the stories in this podcast in your classroom using Story Pedagogy, look up Spark Classrooms If you like this podcast & want to support our work, you could Gift-a-Story and help us make Storytelling sustainable. Book a Discovery Call with me, to know more about how I can help you tell better stories in business, life and work. Not sure about how to tell these stories in your life and work? Ask me! You can follow my content across Social Media with the hashtag #StorytellingWithRituparna Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Swell You can also write to me at contact@yourstorybag.com Until the next story... Happy Storytelling!

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 right, every story will give you something to talk about. In the previous season, we had a story, The Smell of Bread, another Nasruddin Story that opens up interesting thoughts and conversations about money and compensation. "How Far Does my Voice Go?" is perhaps the shortest story on this podcast!! All it takes is 100 seconds of storytelling to take a story like this to your Classroom, Living Room or Boardroom. Listen to this story and my thoughts AFTER it to find some interesting ways to trigger conversations. "How Far Does my Voice Go?" is also a question that I asked myself. How far does the sound waves of THIS PODCAST go? Listen to the Episode to find out the list of countries where listeners listen to these stories!! I would love to feature our Podcast Listeners! Please fill up GOLPO LISTENERS FORM to connect with me. This will mean a lot to me! *********** 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. Story Source | YSB Bag of Stories! Please fill up GOLPO LISTENERS FORM to feature on the Podcast To know more about my work, visit my website | Your Story Bag If you are a Teacher looking to integrate the stories in this podcast in your classroom using Story Pedagogy, look up Spark Classrooms If you like this podcast & want to support our work, you could Gift-a-Story and help us make Storytelling sustainable. Book a Discovery Call with me, to know more about how I can help you tell better stories in business, life and work. Not sure about how to tell these stories in your life and work? Ask me! You can follow my content across Social Media with the hashtag #StorytellingWithRituparna Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter or Swell You can also write to me at contact@yourstorybag.com Until the next story... Happy Storytelling!