Narrated by John Meagher.
Could I trade in that favor for Tiger’s help? I carefully blew a caramel bubble and made sure that it was inflated enough to serve as the tiger’s body. All the while keeping the image of the Pale Tigress in mind, I pinched a wide mouth and two ears, then pulled four strong legs for it. With a quick bite, the thin sugar pipe that I blew through became its long tail.
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Originally from Taiwan, Dr. Tony Pi earned his Ph.D. in Linguistics at McGill University and now lives in Toronto, Canada. His story
“No Sweeter Art” in
BCS #155 was a finalist for the 2015 Aurora Awards and its
BCS podcast a finalist for the 2015 Parsec Awards, and the
BCS podcast of its sequel,
“The Sweetest Skill” in
BCS #197, was a finalist for the 2016 Parsec Awards. Visit
www.tonypi.com for a list of his other works.
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