Comments on: PodCastle Miniature 013: The Fable of the Ostrich http://podcastle.org/2008/09/28/podcastle-miniature-013-the-fable-of-the-ostrich/ PodCastle is the world\'s first audio fantasy magazine. Weekly, we broadcast the best in fantasy short stories, running the gammut from heart-pounding sword and sorcery, to strange surrealist tales, to gritty urban fantasy, to the psychological depth of magical realism. Our podcast features authors including Peter Beagle, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Jim C. Hines, and Cat Rambo, among others. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:55:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Divya http://podcastle.org/2008/09/28/podcastle-miniature-013-the-fable-of-the-ostrich/#comment-1548 Divya Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:10:01 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=55#comment-1548 Am completely enjoying these "Fable of ..." shorts by Mr. Beagle. Though, I must admit, "The Fable of the Tyrannosaurus" was definitely the one I enjoyed the most. Keep them coming :) Am completely enjoying these “Fable of …” shorts by Mr. Beagle. Though, I must admit, “The Fable of the Tyrannosaurus” was definitely the one I enjoyed the most. Keep them coming :)

]]> By: Archie http://podcastle.org/2008/09/28/podcastle-miniature-013-the-fable-of-the-ostrich/#comment-1525 Archie Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:29:41 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=55#comment-1525 Oh dear; this was terrible. I listen to it all in the hope that it would pick up at the end. Well read but just a stupid plot and charactisation. Sorry, I didn't like it! Oh dear; this was terrible. I listen to it all in the hope that it would pick up at the end.

Well read but just a stupid plot and charactisation. Sorry, I didn’t like it!

]]> By: LaShawn http://podcastle.org/2008/09/28/podcastle-miniature-013-the-fable-of-the-ostrich/#comment-1410 LaShawn Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:48:52 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=55#comment-1410 Oh, fun! This one had me laughing out loud. I'm having a lot of fun with the Fall Shorts. Thanks for putting it in! Oh, fun! This one had me laughing out loud. I’m having a lot of fun with the Fall Shorts. Thanks for putting it in!

]]> By: Alina http://podcastle.org/2008/09/28/podcastle-miniature-013-the-fable-of-the-ostrich/#comment-1406 Alina Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:08:28 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=55#comment-1406 I don't care if it's a myth. This is fantasy you guys! It's ALL MYTH!. Anyways, I LOVED IT. I even stopped doing my homework and did a little dance when it was over because I loved it so much. :D I don’t care if it’s a myth. This is fantasy you guys! It’s ALL MYTH!. Anyways, I LOVED IT. I even stopped doing my homework and did a little dance when it was over because I loved it so much. :D

]]> By: phignewton http://podcastle.org/2008/09/28/podcastle-miniature-013-the-fable-of-the-ostrich/#comment-1387 phignewton Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:48:03 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=55#comment-1387 according to the internet ostriches hide by laying flat on the ground, their large lumpy bodies resembling rocks and their heads hard to spot even in the best of times... according to the internet ostriches hide by laying flat on the ground, their large lumpy bodies resembling rocks and their heads hard to spot even in the best of times…

]]> By: scatterbrain http://podcastle.org/2008/09/28/podcastle-miniature-013-the-fable-of-the-ostrich/#comment-1374 scatterbrain Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:50:53 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=55#comment-1374 The idea is a myth, a joke played on tourists and adventurers--zoologists conclude that if an ostrich did bury their head in sand, the poor bastard would suffucate! Good moral though. The idea is a myth, a joke played on tourists and adventurers–zoologists conclude that if an ostrich did bury their head in sand, the poor bastard would suffucate!

Good moral though.

]]> By: The Great Geek Manual » Blog Archive » Geek Media Round-Up: September 30, 2008 http://podcastle.org/2008/09/28/podcastle-miniature-013-the-fable-of-the-ostrich/#comment-1366 The Great Geek Manual » Blog Archive » Geek Media Round-Up: September 30, 2008 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:18:44 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=55#comment-1366 [...] Fiction: Listen to “The Fable of the Ostrich” by Peter S. Beagle at [...] [...] Fiction: Listen to “The Fable of the Ostrich” by Peter S. Beagle at [...]

]]> By: Old Man Parker http://podcastle.org/2008/09/28/podcastle-miniature-013-the-fable-of-the-ostrich/#comment-1364 Old Man Parker Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:01:00 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=55#comment-1364 Sweet. Had a nice Kipling flavor. Stephen is a good story teller. Love the voice of the old lion. Sweet. Had a nice Kipling flavor. Stephen is a good story teller. Love the voice of the old lion.

]]> By: Hyperion http://podcastle.org/2008/09/28/podcastle-miniature-013-the-fable-of-the-ostrich/#comment-1355 Hyperion Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:02:13 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=55#comment-1355 The Fable of the Ostrich was (in my opinion) the best of the fables so far. By far. It was the little things, too. "Naked legs." "Considerate lunch." Very subtle, which is hard to pull off in broadly aimed farcical tale. Which makes me wonder..... I assume Mr. Beagle knows that Ostriches do not actually bury their heads in the sand, a myth that reaches as far back as Pliny the Elder, and perpetuated by the fact that ostrich nests are in holes (that are dug). I assume Mr. Beagle is merely riffing on the common euphemism, without regard to natural world truth, along the same lines as suicidal lemmings or squallorish pigs. But what if he is not? What if the fact that ostriches DO NOT bury their heads in the sand is a second, additional level of metaphor, a level of meta-commentary and satire that most readers would not see coming. Now I really have something to think about. The Fable of the Ostrich was (in my opinion) the best of the fables so far. By far. It was the little things, too. “Naked legs.” “Considerate lunch.” Very subtle, which is hard to pull off in broadly aimed farcical tale.

Which makes me wonder…..

I assume Mr. Beagle knows that Ostriches do not actually bury their heads in the sand, a myth that reaches as far back as Pliny the Elder, and perpetuated by the fact that ostrich nests are in holes (that are dug).

I assume Mr. Beagle is merely riffing on the common euphemism, without regard to natural world truth, along the same lines as suicidal lemmings or squallorish pigs.

But what if he is not? What if the fact that ostriches DO NOT bury their heads in the sand is a second, additional level of metaphor, a level of meta-commentary and satire that most readers would not see coming.

Now I really have something to think about.

]]> By: WriterDan http://podcastle.org/2008/09/28/podcastle-miniature-013-the-fable-of-the-ostrich/#comment-1352 WriterDan Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:28:29 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=55#comment-1352 That one was funny. Oh, that was good. Listen to this one, peoples. That one was funny. Oh, that was good. Listen to this one, peoples.

]]> By: Blaine Boy http://podcastle.org/2008/09/28/podcastle-miniature-013-the-fable-of-the-ostrich/#comment-1342 Blaine Boy Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:08:44 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=55#comment-1342 I think the moral of this story should be "It's not stupid if it works." I'm loving this little Fable series by Mr. Beagle you've got going here. I absolutely love it. Keep up the good work guys; you're getting better with every story. I think the moral of this story should be “It’s not stupid if it works.” I’m loving this little Fable series by Mr. Beagle you’ve got going here. I absolutely love it. Keep up the good work guys; you’re getting better with every story.

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