Pandora’s Box

Stories Podcast: A Bedtime Show for Kids of All Ages

Stories Podcast / Wondery

Fiction, Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

4.2 • 12.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Today's episode is an adaptation of a Greek Myth. This story goes great with “Prometheus Steals the Fire.” You can find it in our feed or the link below!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome to Story's Podcast. I'm your host Amanda Weldon.
0:06.0	Today's story is called Pandora's Box, an adaptation of the Greek myth written for you by Daniel Hines.
0:15.0	This story goes great with our other episode, Prometheus steals the fire.
0:19.0	You can find it in our feed or in the episode description.
0:23.4	We have stories podcast merch available at stories podcast.
0:26.6	dot com slash shop.
0:28.4	We're also on cameo for all of your personalized video message needs
0:31.8	and don't forget to follow us on
0:32.9	Instagram at stories podcast. If you send us a drawing of your
0:36.6	favorite scene or character we'll share it on our feed. Now here's a word from
0:41.3	our sponsors.
0:44.0	Thanks, enjoy the episode.
0:48.0	Long, long ago, in ancient Greece, during the times of gods and heroes, there were two brothers.
0:56.8	They were Titans, older than the gods and shining with power.
1:10.0	Their names were Prometheus, which meant to think ahead, and Epimetheus, which meant to think after. The name suited them well. Prometheus was a planner and strategist and always went into things with an idea of what he was going to do.
1:18.0	Epimetheus meant well, but he didn't think things through, and it often got him into trouble.
1:25.0	The brothers were very powerful and they loved the earth and all its creatures.
1:31.0	Zeus had given them the job of giving a special gift to every animal and they took to it with relish.
1:37.0	Brother, said Epimetheus, these little things are so light, they nearly float.
1:44.0	What was Zeus thinking making such a defenseless little thing?
1:48.0	How can we help it?
1:50.0	Prometheus thought before he answered, as he always did.
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