{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"World Story Bank","title":"The Monkey's Fiddle","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":315,"description":"The Monkey's FiddleDriven from his hungry homeland to seek work among strangers, Monkey earns a marvellous reward: a bow and arrow that never miss, and a fiddle that forces all who hear it to dance. But back home his good fortune draws envy — first from Wolf, then from the cunning Jackal — and before long Monkey finds himself hauled before the court of Lion and Tiger on a false charge, with the sentence going badly against him. He has, however, one last request to make of the court, and a fiddle still at his side. A lively South African tale of greed, false witness, and a clever creature's escape.A traditional tale from South Africa.— 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}