A farmer in ancient Japan saves a spider from the jaws of a huge black snake. The spider in turn helps the farmer. But who will protect the spider when the farmer isn’t there? Listen to Alton Takiyama-Chung tell this beautiful tale which explains the origin of the Japanese word for ‘cloud’.
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- Show
- Channel
- FrequencyUpdated weekly
- Published20 February 2026 at 14:00 UTC
- Length24 min
- Season1
- Episode321
- RatingClean
