{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"World Story Bank","title":"The Talkative Tortoise","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":253,"description":"The Talkative TortoiseA king of Benares cannot stop talking — he leaves no one else a moment to speak — and his wise adviser, who is the Buddha in an earlier life, searches for a gentle way to cure him of it. The chance arrives in the shape of a tortoise, who strikes up a friendship with two wild ducks and is offered a journey to a beautiful far-off mountain, on one simple condition: that he hold his tongue. A wise and witty tale from the Buddhist Jataka, of friendship, folly, and the perils of talking too much.A traditional tale from India.— 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}