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Joe says "hello" with a quick little personal message to the 401 Stories faithful.

We are paying tribute to Antoine de Saint-Exupery's timeless classic, "The Little Prince." In this episode our prince leaves his tiny planet in order to meet the grownups that live on the other nearby asteroids. In his travels he comes across a proud King, a stressed Businessman, and a very tired Lamplighter.

An adaptation of the Japanese fairy tale "The Husband of the Rat's Daughter," this is the tale of a dedicated but misguided father's quest to find the perfect husband for his daughter. 

The 401 Story Laboratory features Joe discussing the writing, recording, and editing process behind the tales of 401 Stories. This edition features outtakes and insight from the third and fourth episodes: "Lila Prescott & the High Diving Board" and "Who's Tipingee?"

Nasrudin was a Sufi wise man believed to have lived in 13th century Turkey. He appears in thousands of short stories, some with a subtle sense of humor, others where he illustrates great truths through his own foolishness. Here are five of those tales.