Boundless Strength

The Apple Seed - Radio Archive, Episode 1590 , Segment 2

Episode: Boundless Strength

Nov 13, 2020 1:00 am
14:47 mins

"Boundless Strength" by Motoko on The Promise of Chrysanthemums (13:20) Motoko tells all kinds of stories from Asain folktales, to ghost stories, to personal memoirs. Today, she tells us a story called “Boundless Strength” where a sumo wrestler has to use his physical and moral strength to provide for his family. This tale comes from a collection of stories called The Promise of Chrysanthemums.

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