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September 29, 2020 20 mins

A brilliant story about a princess faced with a most dreadful decision. Will she feed her lover to a Tiger or watch him wed to a woman she hates? ----more----

This story was recommended by last week's guest, the fantastic Annie Sullivan. Author of ‘A Curse of Gold’. 

 

Originally published in a magazine called The Century in 1882. 

 

Written by Frank R Stockton

 

 

 

 

Faded Words is an Adventures in Creativity Production featuring David Szweduik as your narrator, host, and producer.

 

Listen anytime on the Official Website of Faded Words, or in the podcast player of your choice by searching for “Faded Words | Adventures in Creativity”!

 

You can also find me on social media everywhere @fadedwordspod, but I’m most active on Twitter so feel free to reach out and chat!

 

Theme Music: Anoitecer (Nightfall) by Guifrog

 

Additional Music by Marco Trovatello

 

Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com and https://freesound.org

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