Tinkling Tales

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.

The dog comes up with a plan to teach his roomie the Cuscus a lesson for being lazy

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.