Tao-ing Our Best: The Legend of the White Snake Pt 2
5/10/202424 min
Oh Muses! We continue the Legend of the White Snake. We encounter the dangers of pregnancy, an epic magic battle, tricky bowls, and a standardized test.
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Transcript preview
First 90 secondsKenny Curtis· Host0:00
The stories featured in Greeking Out are usually original adaptations of classic Greek myths. This week's story features the dangers of pregnancy, an epic magic battle, tricky bowls, and a standardized test.
Perry Gripp· Soundbite0:12
[singing] Greeking out. The greatest stories in history were told in Greek mythology. Greeking out. Gods and heroes, amazing feats. Listen and you'll see. It's Greeking Out.
Kenny Curtis· Host0:28
Welcome back to Greeking Out. Today we're finishing up the epic legend of the white snake tale that we started last week.
Tori Kerr· Panelist0:38
The one that ended on a rude cliffhanger.
Kenny Curtis· Host0:43
Yeah, I mean, it wasn't a cliffhanger per se, it just wasn't the end of the story. Anyway, if you haven't listened to that first episode, hit pause on this one and go back and check it out. Seriously, this is a complicated story, so you're gonna wanna start at the beginning. But for those of you who have listened to the first episode, things are about to get even more intense. Now, as you'll recall, our main character, Bai Suzhen, was a magical white snake who had the powers to heal and transform. She managed to change into a beautiful human, and it was in that form that she met the love of her life, Xuxian. Xuxian and Bai Suzhen were married, they opened a medicine shop together, and they were living the good life. But one day, a monk named Fahai