The Round Door

Cat and Lanssie
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Round Door Studio shares Chinese stories for families, language learners, heritage speakers, and culture lovers. Listen to classic folktales, fables, and original stories in separate Mandarin & English episodes—making it easy to learn and explore together! Find read-alongs, vocabulary, & activities at www.rounddoorstudio.com. 📸 ig: @therounddoorpodcast 🎵 tiktok: @therounddoorpodcast 🌙 website: www.rounddoorstudio.com 💕 Support us: https://ko-fi.com/therounddoorstudio 月门播客分享精彩的中英文故事。 月門播客分享精彩的中英文故事。

  1. 1d ago

    S1 EP22 [中文] 牛郎织女 第二集：鹊桥相会｜The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, Part 2

    This episode is fully in English. Also available as a Mandarin episode. When the whole sky stands between two people who love each other, who will help them meet again? The Weaver Girl has been torn back up into the sky, leaving the Cowherd and their children weeping below. With one last gift from the old ox, he races into the clouds to bring her home, toward a river of stars, a bridge of magpies, and the tender origin of the Qixi festival. A tender retelling of the beloved Chinese folktale 牛郎织女 | 牛郎織女 (The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, Part Two), about devotion, family, and the once-a-year Magpie Bridge reunion behind the Qixi festival. Read-alongs, vocabulary, discussion prompts, and family activities: visit our website. Round Door Studio — Mandarin and English stories for bilingual families. rounddoorstudio.com Love the show? Support us on Ko-fi to help us make more bilingual audio stories! https://ko-fi.com/therounddoorstudio

    S1 EP22 [中文] 牛郎织女 第二集：鹊桥相会｜The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, Part 2

  2. 1d ago

    S1 EP21 [ENG] The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, Part 2 | 牛郎织女 | 牛郎織女

    This episode is fully in English. Also available as a Mandarin episode. When the whole sky stands between two people who love each other, who will help them meet again? The Weaver Girl has been torn back up into the sky, leaving the Cowherd and their children weeping below. With one last gift from the old ox, he races into the clouds to bring her home, toward a river of stars, a bridge of magpies, and the tender origin of the Qixi festival. A tender retelling of the beloved Chinese folktale 牛郎织女 | 牛郎織女 (The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, Part Two), about devotion, family, and the once-a-year Magpie Bridge reunion behind the Qixi festival. Read-alongs, vocabulary, discussion prompts, and family activities: visit our website. Round Door Studio — Mandarin and English stories for bilingual families. rounddoorstudio.com Love the show? Support us on Ko-fi to help us make more bilingual audio stories! https://ko-fi.com/therounddoorstudio

    S1 EP21 [ENG] The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, Part 2 | 牛郎织女 | 牛郎織女

  3. Aug 12

    S1 EP20 [中文] 牛郎织女 第一集：相遇｜The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, Part 1

    This episode is fully in mandarin (中文版). Also available as an English episode. What if the old ox in your field could talk, and change your whole life? Orphaned young and driven from home, the kindhearted Cowherd lives quietly with only a faithful old ox for company, until the ox astonishes him by speaking. It leads him to the Weaver Girl, granddaughter of the Queen Mother of Heaven, and a single conversation blossoms into a love that heaven may not allow. A tender retelling of the beloved Chinese folktale 牛郎织女 | 牛郎織女 (The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, Part One), about kindness, hard work, and a love that reaches from the fields all the way to the stars. Read-alongs, vocabulary, discussion prompts, and family activities: visit our website. Round Door Studio — Mandarin and English stories for bilingual families. rounddoorstudio.com Love the show? Support us on Ko-fi to help us make more bilingual audio stories! https://ko-fi.com/therounddoorstudio

    S1 EP20 [中文] 牛郎织女 第一集：相遇｜The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, Part 1

  4. Aug 12

    S1 EP19 [ENG] The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, Part 1 | 牛郎织女 | 牛郎織女

    This episode is fully in English. Also available as a Mandarin episode. What if the old ox in your field could talk, and change your whole life? Orphaned young and driven from home, the kindhearted Cowherd lives quietly with only a faithful old ox for company, until the ox astonishes him by speaking. It leads him to the Weaver Girl, granddaughter of the Queen Mother of Heaven, and a single conversation blossoms into a love that heaven may not allow. A tender retelling of the beloved Chinese folktale 牛郎织女 | 牛郎織女 (The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, Part One), about kindness, hard work, and a love that reaches from the fields all the way to the stars. Read-alongs, vocabulary, discussion prompts, and family activities: visit our website. Round Door Studio — Mandarin and English stories for bilingual families. rounddoorstudio.com Love the show? Support us on Ko-fi to help us make more bilingual audio stories! https://ko-fi.com/therounddoorstudio

    S1 EP19 [ENG] The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, Part 1 | 牛郎织女 | 牛郎織女

  5. Aug 5

    S1 EP18 [中文] 朝三暮四｜Three in the Morning, Four at Night

    This episode is fully in English. Also available as a Mandarin episode. Three acorns in the morning and four at night, or four in the morning and three at night, which would you choose? The Monkey Keeper loves his troop so dearly that he understands their every call. When a dry autumn leaves him short on acorns, he offers the monkeys a clever little choice about their morning and evening portions, and their reaction says a lot about all of us. A lively retelling of the classic Chinese idiom 朝三暮四 (Three in the Morning, Four at Night), about clever thinking, looking past appearances, and seeing the whole picture instead of just one part of it. Read-alongs, vocabulary, discussion prompts, and family activities: visit our website. Round Door Studio — Mandarin and English stories for bilingual families. rounddoorstudio.com Love the show? Support us on Ko-fi to help us make more bilingual audio stories! https://ko-fi.com/therounddoorstudio

    S1 EP18 [中文] 朝三暮四｜Three in the Morning, Four at Night

  6. Aug 5

    S1 EP17 [ENG] Three in the Morning, Four at Night | 朝三暮四

    This episode is fully in English. Also available as a Mandarin episode. Three acorns in the morning and four at night, or four in the morning and three at night, which would you choose? The Monkey Keeper loves his troop so dearly that he understands their every call. When a dry autumn leaves him short on acorns, he offers the monkeys a clever little choice about their morning and evening portions, and their reaction says a lot about all of us. A lively retelling of the classic Chinese idiom 朝三暮四 (Three in the Morning, Four at Night), about clever thinking, looking past appearances, and seeing the whole picture instead of just one part of it. Read-alongs, vocabulary, discussion prompts, and family activities: visit our website. Round Door Studio — Mandarin and English stories for bilingual families. rounddoorstudio.com Love the show? Support us on Ko-fi to help us make more bilingual audio stories! https://ko-fi.com/therounddoorstudio

    S1 EP17 [ENG] Three in the Morning, Four at Night | 朝三暮四

  7. Jul 29

    S1 EP16 [中文] 画蛇添足 | 畫蛇添足｜Adding Feet on a Snake

    This episode is fully in mandarin (中文版). Also available as an English episode. What happens when ""good enough"" just is not good enough for you? Six retainers are rewarded with a single jug of fine wine, and they agree that whoever draws a snake fastest may drink it all. Quick-handed A-Xiang finishes first with ease, then decides his snake would look even grander with a few extra feet. A lively retelling of the classic Chinese idiom 画蛇添足 | 畫蛇添足 (Adding Feet on a Snake), about humility, self-control, and knowing when to stop while you are ahead. Read-alongs, vocabulary, discussion prompts, and family activities: visit our website. Round Door Studio — Mandarin and English stories for bilingual families. rounddoorstudio.com Love the show? Support us on Ko-fi to help us make more bilingual audio stories! https://ko-fi.com/therounddoorstudio

    S1 EP16 [中文] 画蛇添足 | 畫蛇添足｜Adding Feet on a Snake

  8. Jul 29

    S1 EP15 [ENG] Adding Feet on a Snake | 画蛇添足 | 畫蛇添足

    This episode is fully in English. Also available as a Mandarin episode. What happens when ""good enough"" just is not good enough for you? Six retainers are rewarded with a single jug of fine wine, and they agree that whoever draws a snake fastest may drink it all. Quick-handed A-Xiang finishes first with ease, then decides his snake would look even grander with a few extra feet. A lively retelling of the classic Chinese idiom 画蛇添足 | 畫蛇添足 (Adding Feet on a Snake), about humility, self-control, and knowing when to stop while you are ahead. Read-alongs, vocabulary, discussion prompts, and family activities: visit our website. Round Door Studio — Mandarin and English stories for bilingual families. rounddoorstudio.com Love the show? Support us on Ko-fi to help us make more bilingual audio stories! https://ko-fi.com/therounddoorstudio

    S1 EP15 [ENG] Adding Feet on a Snake | 画蛇添足 | 畫蛇添足
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Round Door Studio shares Chinese stories for families, language learners, heritage speakers, and culture lovers. Listen to classic folktales, fables, and original stories in separate Mandarin & English episodes—making it easy to learn and explore together! Find read-alongs, vocabulary, & activities at www.rounddoorstudio.com. 📸 ig: @therounddoorpodcast 🎵 tiktok: @therounddoorpodcast 🌙 website: www.rounddoorstudio.com 💕 Support us: https://ko-fi.com/therounddoorstudio 月门播客分享精彩的中英文故事。 月門播客分享精彩的中英文故事。

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  • Creator
    Cat and Lanssie
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    22
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Cat and Lanssie
  • Show Website
    The Round Door

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