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    Who is stronger, the blazing Sun or the proud Wind?
    The Wind and the Sun
    A Santali folktale
    One afternoon,
    the Wind and the Sun
    were having an argument
    about who was stronger
    "I've uprooted huge trees
    and drowned millions of ships.
    You can't do
    either of those things,"
    said the Wind proudly.
    The Sun smiled
    and shrugged.
    "That doesn't mean
    you're more powerful," he said.
    "I can cover you with clouds
    so that no one can see you!
    You can't do that to me,"
    said the Wind.
    But the Sun just smiled warmly.
    "I still think
    I'm stronger than you,"
    he said calmly.
    The Wind began to grumble.
    He didn't like the idea
    of the Sun being
    stronger than him.
    "Why don't we have a test?"
    the Wind finally suggested.
    He whipped
    around,
    looking for something
    to show off his strength.
    "Shall we see
    who can knock down
    the most number of houses?"
    he asked.
    "Let's keep it simple.
    See that man over there?"
    asked the Sun.
    The Wind looked down
    and saw a man
    walking down a road.
    He was whistling happily to himself
    and had a shawl
    thrown across his shoulders.
    "Shall we see who can
    force him
    off the road first?"
    the Wind asked.
    "No, that will
    only hurt him,”
    the Sun replied.
    “Let's just see
    who can take his shawl off.”
    The Wind shrugged
    and whipped around the sky.
    He huffed and puffed
    and made the leaves
    in the trees shiver.
    The man frowned at the sky
    and wrapped his shawl
    tightly around himself.
    Thunderclouds
    appeared in the sky.
    Animals began
    running for shelter
    and the Wind began to roar.
    The man wrapped his shawl
    even tighter.
    Soon the thunderclouds
    drifted away.
    The Wind had
    blown himself out.
    "I give up.
    I can't do it,"
    panted the Wind.
    He curled up on top of a cloud
    to catch his breath
    "Now it's my turn," said the Sun
    He yawned lazily
    and stretched his rays.
    He seemed to grow
    brighter and bigger
    in the sky.
    Soon it was as hot
    as a summer day.
    The man looked up at the sky
    and wiped the sweat off his forehead.
    "What strange weather
    we're having today!"
    he said to himself.
    Then he took his shawl off
    and tucked it under his arm.
    "Looks like you win,"
    the Wind agreed cheerfully.
    He clapped his hands
    and made the leaves
    on the trees rustle.
    "You don't have to knock a man down
    to take his shawl off,"
    said the Sun
    with a teasing smile.
    They laughed together
    and watched the man
    walking down the road,
    again whistling happily to himself.
    Illustrations: Emanuelle Scanziani
    Music & Art Direction: Ladislav Brozman & Riccardo Carlotto
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    Translation : Sharanam Aznar
    Narration : Steven Thomas Hawkins
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