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A Tale of Revenge and Escape: Hop-Frog and the King's Masquerade
TLDR In this spooky Halloween episode, the hosts read a story called "Ancient Lights" by Algernon Blackwood, where a surveyor's clerk gets lost in an enchanting wood and experiences strange illusions. In another story called "Hop-Frog," a dwarf named Hop-Frog seeks revenge on the king and his companions by setting them on fire and then escapes with his accomplice.
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This podcast episode is the annual Halloween episode of spooky stories, with the hosts reading a story called "Ancient Lights" by Algernon Blackwood.
05:23
A surveyor's clerk gets lost in a strange and enchanting wood, where he experiences strange illusions and a sense of discomfort.
10:05
A surveyor's clerk gets lost in a strange and enchanting wood, experiencing strange illusions and a sense of discomfort as he tries to find his way out.
14:35
A man gets lost in a strange and enchanting wood, experiencing illusions and a sense of discomfort as he tries to find his way out, but the wood seems to be alive and traps him within its confines.
18:55
The king and his ministers were known for their love of jokes, and the king favored those who could tell a good joke well, leading to his ministers being large and corpulent like him.
23:58
The king had a preference for practical jokes over verbal ones, and he retained a fool who was also a dwarf and a cripple, named Hopfrog, who possessed great strength in his arms and was a skilled climber.
28:44
Hopfrog and Trepeta are called upon by the king and his ministers to help with a masquerade, but the king forces Hopfrog to drink wine, which has a negative effect on him.
33:29
Hopfrog suggests a diversion for the masquerade called "the eight chained orangutans" that involves him and the seven ministers dressing up as orangutans and scaring the women at the party.
38:32
Eight chained orangutans, disguised as real ones, are set to make a surprise appearance at a masquerade party filled with guests.
43:14
The king and his friends, disguised as orangutans, are lifted into the air by a chain controlled by Hop-Frog, who is seeking revenge and reveals his true identity.
47:59
Hop-Frog, disguised as a jester, seeks revenge on the king and his companions by setting them on fire, resulting in their deaths, and then escapes with Tripeta, his accomplice, never to be seen again.
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