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How Greed for a Trifling Thing Led a Man to Lose a Great One
2024-02-21 10:00 UTC

TW: Death, Gore

Today's Chinese fairy tale tells of not being greedy.

Book: The Chinese Fairy Book

Editor: Dr. R. Wilhelm Translator: Frederick H. Martens

Host: Dan Scholz

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