Making a Tiger
an Indian tale of consequences
Video not yet publicly available
This tale has been recorded and will be uploaded to the video gallery in late 2026 or early 2027, where it will be available to watch for free - together with many, many other tales.
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My telling is based on The Tiger-Makers, in A.K. Ramanujan's Folktales From India.
Ramanjuan writes that he heard the tale in his childhood in Kannada. That version figured a tiger, although the Panchatantra has the same story with three foolish Brahmans and a lion.
Hoopoe
Living in Darmstadt, Germany, I am fortunate enough occasionally to see the hoopoes which nest in the area.
Read more about hoopoes on eBird.org.
And my thanks to fellow member of the NABU-Darmstadt group, Stefan Schütz, for generously providing this photograph of a hoopoe at a local nesting site.
More deep tales
The video gallery has become very extensive. So if you would enjoy more tales like this which explore the depths of the human psyche, here are a few suggestions.
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The video clips here are all amateur quality, shot in various theatres or, as here, in my home studio.
Their intention is just to show the range of my storytelling and give a flavour of a live performance.
Permission is granted for use in non-commercial educational contexts.
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