AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
5min chapter
The Monk's Nose (Intermediate)
Easy Stories in English
Zenchi's Story of a Small Throat
Zenchi heard about a monk in China who had managed to make his nose smaller. The operation was simple: Boil the nose in water and have somebody else crush it with their feet. Zenchi's nose started to crack open and small lumps fell out that looked like pieces of grain. For big spoonful balls came out and were placed into a small bowl. After being boiled, crushed and emptied, Zenchi's new nose was indeed smaller. It was still hooked, but only two inches long. But when the sun rose the next day, he felt his nose and it was still small. He was overjoyed. A few days later though, his joy began to fade.
00:00
Transcript
Episode notes
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode