The Wise Serpent - a podcast by Nana Tomova

A king has dreams he cannot decipher, and a young peasant interprets the dreams due to the help of a wise serpent  A poignant story about how we may be influenced by our surroundings more than we think. And a story about how the dreams that visit us at night might be worth listening to. 

Story Prescription: For those that wish to belong, for those that have done something they regret, or for those that wish to live life differently.

Music: Thank you to In Feathers for the beautiful music. You can find more of his music and musings at https://www.instagram.com/in.feathers/

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Story Source: Based on a Georgian folktale called "The Peasant and the Serpent" from a story collection titled Folktales from all nations;  F.H. Lee; 1931. Storyteller Hugh Lupton also tells this story by the name of "The Snake of Dreams"

Image: A snake by Johan Teyler (1648-1709). Original from The Rijksmuseum.

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