Kalila and Dimna

A hunter's net has fallen over a whole flock of doves and fluttering alone will never set them free. But the wise Ringdove has a plan, and it needs every single wing to beat at once.

Soon a tiny mouse with teeth like scissors, a proud crow, a gentle deer and the slowest tortoise in the forest are all friends and when the hunter comes back, he is about to learn what friends can do together. A complete chapter of the Persian classic Kalila and Dimna, told in one episode with full cast voices and real forest sounds.

Sounds: "Birdsong morning 01" by Matutinho (CC BY-SA) · "forest03" by Dobroide (CC BY 3.0) - via Wikimedia Commons.

The Lion King cannot sleep. His friend Shanzabeh is gone, and his heart is heavy with questions. Did the gentle ox really plot against him — or did someone whisper lies into the King's ear?

When a quiet leopard steps forward with a secret he overheard in the dark, the Lion orders a great investigation, and every animal in the forest gathers in the clearing to hear the truth. Can clever Dimna talk his way out of this one? A complete chapter of the Persian classic Kalila and Dimna, told in one episode with full cast voices and real forest sounds.

Sounds: "Birdsong morning 01" by Matutinho (CC BY-SA) · "forest03" by Dobroide (CC BY 3.0) - via Wikimedia Commons.

A mysterious voice is frightening the King of the Forest and one clever jackal is about to turn that fear into trouble.

When the ox Shanzabeh is left behind in the mud, he finds a green meadow, grows strong, and bellows for joy. The young Lion King has never heard an ox before, and a voice that big, he thinks, must belong to a monster. Clever Dimna brings the two together, and the Lion and the Ox become the best of friends… until jealousy starts whispering. A complete chapter of the Persian classic Kalila and Dimna, told in one episode with full cast voices and real forest sounds.

Morning birdsong recording: "Birdsong morning 01" by Matutinho (Martin Thurnherr), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA.