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The Talking Turtle

In “The Talking Turtle,” a fish named Sona, a crow named Gora, and a turtle named Bola are close friends living in a jungle pond. When a hunter’s family sets up camp nearby, the friends decide to move Bola to a safer location.  Listen to this story in English, Hindi and Kannada. आप इस कहानी को अंग्रेजी, हिंदी और कन्नड़ में सुन सकते हैं

The Talking Turtle

The Talking Turtle


Summary

Bola’s friends devise a plan for Gora and Sona to carry Bola through the air, but Bola must not talk. Overwhelmed by the view, Bola forgets the rule and falls, getting captured by the hunter’s children. Gora and Sona hatch a plan to save Bola by tricking the hunter’s wife into leaving him unattended. In the end, the friends outsmart the hunter’s family and return safely to their pond, learning the value of loyalty and teamwork in overcoming adversity.


In a dense jungle, a fish named Sona lived with his two best friends, a crow named Gora and a turtle named Bola. One day, a hunter and his family arrived to set up camp nearby. Gora, who had seen the hunter, warned Sona and Bola of the impending danger. Sona, being a fish, was relatively safe, but the three friends decided to leave the pond and find a safer place for Bola to live.

Gora devised a plan: he would find a stick, and Bola would bite onto it. Gora and Sona would then carry Bola through the air, away from the pond. The only condition was that Bola must not talk, or he would fall. As they flew, Bola became excited by the breathtaking views and forgot the warning, opening his mouth to exclaim his joy. As a result, he fell to the ground and was captured by the hunter’s children.

The hunter’s family decided to cook Bola for dinner, so they tied him up and left him near the fire while they went to gather firewood. Sensing his friend’s danger, Gora devised another plan to save Bola. He flew to Sona and asked him to pretend to be dead, floating on the surface of the pond. Seeing the seemingly dead fish, the hunter’s wife left Bola unattended to collect Sona for her husband’s meal. This gave Gora the opportunity to untie Bola, who escaped to the pond. Meanwhile, Sona swam to safety underwater.

When the hunter’s wife realized she had been tricked, she returned to find Bola missing. The friends had outsmarted the hunter’s family, and from that day on, they remained together in the safety of their pond, having learned the importance of loyalty and teamwork.

In this story, the friendship between Sona the fish, Gora the crow, and Bola the turtle is tested when a hunter and his family pose a threat to their safety. Through clever thinking and teamwork, the friends manage to outsmart the hunter’s family and secure their safety. The tale highlights the importance of loyalty, cooperation, and the power of friendship in overcoming adversity.

 

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About This Story | इस कहानी के बारे में

यह कहानी मीनू पंडित द्वारा लिखी गई थी और अमर व्यास द्वारा गाथास्टोरी के लिए संपादित की गई थी। यह कहानी शीराली बीजू ने सुनाई थी। कृष्णदास द्वारा ऑडियो संपादन। थीम म्यूजिक का टाइटल ब्यूटीफुल मोमेंट्स है। आप इस कहानी को अंग्रेजी, हिंदी और कन्नड़ में विशेष रूप से Spotify पर सुन सकते हैं।This story was written by Minu Pandit and edited by Amar Vyas for gaathastory. This story was narrated by Sheerali Biju. Audio editing by Krishnadas. Theme music is titled Beautiful Moments. You can listen to this story in English, Hindi and Kannada exclusively on Spotify.

 

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इस कहानी को मृणाल पंडित द्वारा पोडकास्ट के लिए अनुकूलित किया गया था और अमर व्यास द्वारा संपादित किया गया था। शीरली बीजू द्वारा कथन सीज़न 4 में  कुछ एपिसोड अमर व्यास द्वारा सुनाए गए हैं।  सीज़न 4 के लिए ऑडियो संपादन प्रशांत द्वारा किया गया है, और सीज़न 3 ऑडियो संपादन कृष्णदास द्वारा किया गया है। हमारे पॉडकास्ट एपिसोड में उपयोग की जाने वाली कुछ छवियां एआई इमेजिंग का उपयोग करके उत्पन्न होती हैं और क्रिएटिव कॉमन्स लाइसेंस के तहत उपयोग की जाती |

This Spotify exclusive episode is brought to you by gaathastory. This story was adapted for Devgatha Podcast by Mrunal Pandit and edited by Amar Vyas. Narration by Sheerali Biju, some episodes of Parikatha Podcast in Season 4 are narrated by Amar Vyas. Audio editing for Season 4 is by Prashanth, and Season 3 audio editing by Krishnadas. Theme music: Frost Waltz.  Some images used in our podcast episodes are generated using AI Imaging tools and are used under Creative Commons License.

Translation and narration for Kannada version of this podcast has been done by Shruthi Prakash. Audio editing by Krishnadas.

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Seasons 3 and 4 of this podcast are published as Spotify Exclusives. आप Spotify पर Parikatha Podcast को सुन और सब्सक्राइब कर सकते हैं। इस पॉडकास्ट के सीज़न 3 और 4 को Spotify एक्सक्लूसिव्स के रूप में प्रकाशित किया गया है।

This episode was published on 2021-12-15 and has been updated since. Length of the audio stories my vary depending on the language.