Episode Synopsis "1. The Phantom Tollbooth & Aesop's Fables - The Dog And The Shadow & More"

Today, we'll look into "The Phantom Tollbooth". With his puns and wordplay, author Norton Juster captured readers imagination, while still teaching them phrases and expressions we all use today. Also master storyteller Aesop, the slave who won his freedom by captivating kings with his stories. Some 2,700 years later, we still recount his stories and the valuable lessons within them. 

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