{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"World Story Bank","title":"Van Wempel's Goose","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0bff9792\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":319,"description":"Van Wempel's GooseNicholas Van Wempel of Flatbush — fat, rich, and thoroughly henpecked — is sent out one New Year's Eve with ten shillings and the strictest instructions: fetch the goose, and on no account stop at the tavern. Needless to say, things do not go to plan. A muttered tavern rumour of pirate gold buried out on the frozen marshes sends poor Nicholas off on a midnight treasure-hunt, and a night he will struggle ever after to explain. A wry and comical old tale of Dutch New York, a weak-willed husband, and a goose that takes some accounting for.A traditional tale from old New York.— The World Story Bank is an initiative of the Scheherazade Foundation, gathering the folktales of the world, protecting them, and rewilding them back into modern culture. To hear more and support our work, visit https://www.sf.charity/world-story-bank","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Wr-ztMxA2PRNZ_6kPMIl4wkpjf0UpXbK4KnP1BQOIoU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hZjdj/NWRiMmIwOTM5ZmFm/ODRhNjNlNGY2NDU1/OGFiMy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}