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Die Kraft der Fantasie30 Minuten, die Deine Perspektive verändernStell Dir vor, Du wärst wie Conradin: Ein zehnjähriger Junge, gefangen in einer Welt aus Verboten und Einschränkungen. Deine einzige Zuflucht: Die Kraft Deiner Fantasie. In einem alten Geräteschuppen erschaffst Du Dir Dein eigenes Reich, wo ein geheimnisvolles Frettchen zum Gott wird und Rituale Dir Macht verleihen.

Durante una reunión a la hora del té en casa de Lady Blemley, el señor Cornelius Appin anuncia que le ha enseñado a hablar al gato Tobermory. El felino, para asombro de la concurrencia, efectivamente habla. Pero, su hazaña comienza a generar más problemas que alegrías entre los invitados.

In these selections, an animal plays an important role in the action or plot of the story. The animals in these stories are real or are stand-ins for humans: Sredni Vashtar by Saki (H. H. Munro) Kholstomer, The Story of a Horse by Leo Tolstoy A Dark-Brown Dog by Stephen Crane Kashtanka by Anton Chekhov The Cat That Walked By Himself by Rudyard Kipling The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe The Fly by Katherine Mansfield The Boar-Pig by Saki (H. H. Munro) The Tiger Guest by Pu Songlbying Jackals and Arabs by Franz Kafka

Satire, Humor and Irony in some cases have been regarded as the most effective source to understand a society, the oldest form of social study. Contents: The Cop and the Anthem by O. Henry; The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry; What Stumped the Blue Jays by Mark Twain; The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain; The Toys of Peace by Saki (H. H. Munro); The Artful Hussar by Johann Peter Hebel; From The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe; The Golden Honeymoon by Ring Lardner; When I Was a Witch by Charlotte Perkins Gilman; Micromegas: A Philosophical History by Voltaire.

サラリーマンの仕事終わりに聞く、7分の雑談ポッドキャスト。 やり切った日もやり残したことがある日も何事もなかった日も、明日があってもなくっても、部屋着に着替えて一杯飲みたい！どうでもいい世間話でもしながら一息ついてリセットしよう。