# A Rainy Day On Artists Walk

An episode of [Animal Tales: The Kids' Story Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1644596989), 29 Mar 2026, 18 min.

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## Transcript

[0:12] Speaker 1: Yeah, Hello, my name's Josephine and this is the Animal
[0:17] Speaker 1: Tales podcast, where you suggest the animals featured in our stories.
[0:23] Speaker 1: There are new tales to enjoy every Monday and Wednesday,
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[0:31] Speaker 1: to share Animal Tales with your friends and leave us
[0:34] Speaker 1: reviews where you can. Ahana is from Rajasthan in India
[0:40] Speaker 1: and she would like a story featuring a Russell's viper,
[0:43] Speaker 1: a rattlesnake, and a gray wolf. You can learn more
[0:47] Speaker 1: about these creatures in the animal facts after the story. Okay,
[0:52] Speaker 1: are you ready? That's good? Then I'll begin a rainy
[0:58] Speaker 1: day on Artists Walk. There's a pretty alleyway in Rainforest
[1:04] Speaker 1: City called Artists Walk. It winds between the trees and
[1:09] Speaker 1: ancient buildings, allowing visitors to admire the colorful stalls and
[1:13] Speaker 1: studio windows. It's where painters, illustrators, sculptors, embroiderers, quilters, writers, poets,
[1:23] Speaker 1: and musicians find space to make, display and sell their creations.
[1:30] Speaker 1: It's often busy, especially on a sunny day, when people
[1:34] Speaker 1: are looking to be entertained and perhaps buy something truly unique.
[1:39] Speaker 1: But today was not a busy day because it was raining.
[1:44] Speaker 1: If there was anything guaranteed to keep people away, it
[1:47] Speaker 1: was a downpour. The usually vibrant and bustling alley stood
[1:52] Speaker 1: empty and gray, but not completely empty. There was one
[1:58] Speaker 1: visitor walking steadily from window to covered stool. She was
[2:04] Speaker 1: a gray wolf called Ahanna, and she was protected from
[2:08] Speaker 1: the drizzle by a wide, purple umbrella. Ahana's attention was
[2:13] Speaker 1: soon captured by a bright display of paintings in a window.
[2:18] Speaker 1: They were of exotic fruits and blooms, each one painted
[2:22] Speaker 1: as if bathed in sunshine with vivid colors. Do you
[2:27] Speaker 1: like them? Asked a voice from the shop's doorway. It
[2:31] Speaker 1: was a snake, a Russell's viper with a striking pattern
[2:35] Speaker 1: across his skin. They're all my own work. They're very nice,
[2:41] Speaker 1: Ahanna said. May I ask what brings you out on
[2:45] Speaker 1: such a glum and gloomy day, The snake wondered, hopeful
[2:50] Speaker 1: of making a sail. I have a little money to spend,
[2:54] Speaker 1: explained Aharna. I thought i'd buy something to brighten up
[2:58] Speaker 1: my room. The Russell's viper's eyes sparkled at the mention
[3:03] Speaker 1: of money. Is there anything here that you like? The
[3:07] Speaker 1: snake asked, hopefully, they're all lovely, said Aharna. I especially
[3:14] Speaker 1: like the one of the dragon fruit and the one
[3:17] Speaker 1: of the orchid. The viper tried to hide his smile.
[3:22] Speaker 1: It looked as if he was going to make a
[3:24] Speaker 1: sale here for sure. Do you erh have much money
[3:29] Speaker 1: to spend? He asked, somewhat rudely. I've thought everything I have,
[3:35] Speaker 1: replied Aharna. The snake couldn't believe his ears. She'd brought
[3:41] Speaker 1: all her money. The dragon fruit painting is one of
[3:45] Speaker 1: my favorites, he hissed smoothly. But the orchid one is
[3:50] Speaker 1: also a very good choice, thank you, said Ahhna, suddenly
[3:57] Speaker 1: turning away. But I think I'll keep looking. The Russell's
[4:02] Speaker 1: viper couldn't believe it. He thought he'd as good as
[4:05] Speaker 1: made a sail. But somehow the wolf was leaving, along
[4:10] Speaker 1: with all her money. He watched as she crossed to
[4:14] Speaker 1: the window opposite, where depressingly, his rival was watching. He
[4:20] Speaker 1: was a rattlesnake, and his window displayed his sculptures and carvings. Frustratingly,
[4:27] Speaker 1: the rattlesnake had overheard their entire conversation and now looked
[4:32] Speaker 1: very pleased, indeed, that the wolf and her money was
[4:36] Speaker 1: heading his way. Good morning, greeted the rattlesnake with an
[4:42] Speaker 1: oily voice. I understand your looking to buy, that's correct,
[4:49] Speaker 1: said Aharna. I'm after something that will look nice in
[4:52] Speaker 1: my room. Your carvings of butterflies are very nice. Oh
[4:58] Speaker 1: they are, nodded the rattlesnake. And the one of that
[5:03] Speaker 1: beetle is really good too, Ahanna added. And such a
[5:08] Speaker 1: wonderful price, grinned the rattlesnake. He was very pleased to
[5:14] Speaker 1: see that the wolf was so interested. If he was lucky,
[5:19] Speaker 1: perhaps she would buy one of each. So what's it
[5:23] Speaker 1: going to be? Butterfly or beetle? I'm not so sure
[5:29] Speaker 1: I could choose, smiled Ahanna as she turned to leave.
[5:34] Speaker 1: But thank you for showing them to me. Are you
[5:38] Speaker 1: going already? Blurted out the rattlesnake. The thought of the
[5:42] Speaker 1: wolf leaving along with her money was quite a shock.
[5:47] Speaker 1: Ahanna had intended to carry on a long artist's walk,
[5:52] Speaker 1: but found her way blocked by the Russell's viper. Unlike
[5:56] Speaker 1: when she'd first seen him, he was now splattered in
[5:59] Speaker 1: paint and clutching a paint brush with the end of
[6:02] Speaker 1: his tail. Ah there you are, he panted, a Um
[6:08] Speaker 1: was hoping to run into you. You're the painter of
[6:12] Speaker 1: the fruit and flowers, stated the surprised wolf. That's right,
[6:18] Speaker 1: said the viper, as he guided a Hanna towards his studio.
[6:23] Speaker 1: I've got something to show you. Ahnna was intrigued, so
[6:28] Speaker 1: went with him into the dry leaving her umbrella by
[6:31] Speaker 1: the door. Inside, the walls were covered in even more paintings,
[6:38] Speaker 1: but it was the easel at the center of the
[6:40] Speaker 1: room that the wolf was guided to. On it was
[6:43] Speaker 1: a large canvas showing a delightful painting of both a
[6:47] Speaker 1: drag and fruit and an orchid. What do you think,
[6:52] Speaker 1: asked the Russells viper. Did you un just paint this,
[6:58] Speaker 1: wondered Aharna. Er I might have done, admitted the snake guiltily.
[7:05] Speaker 1: Do you like it? It's beautiful, said Ahhna. The snake
[7:11] Speaker 1: looked very pleased to hear this and grinned greedily. He
[7:16] Speaker 1: was so determined to get the wolf's money that he'd
[7:19] Speaker 1: hastily painted the masterpiece. Then perhaps you might like to
[7:24] Speaker 1: um buy it, he asked. It does combine my two
[7:29] Speaker 1: favorite things from the paintings in your window, nodded Ahnna.
[7:35] Speaker 1: It does, said the viper eagerly, and it would look
[7:40] Speaker 1: very nice in my room. Aharna added, oh, it would,
[7:46] Speaker 1: agreed the snake, but I'm just not sure it's for me,
[7:51] Speaker 1: Ahna said politely, thank you, though all the same the
[7:57] Speaker 1: Russell's viper was stunned. He'd rush to get the painting done,
[8:02] Speaker 1: feeling sure he'd get the Wolf's money, but it was
[8:05] Speaker 1: heading out of the door along with its owner. Mahanna
[8:09] Speaker 1: was already opening her umbrella in the rain. She only
[8:14] Speaker 1: made it a few steps before she was intercepted again,
[8:17] Speaker 1: this time by the Rattlesnake. Miss Wolf, I thought I'd
[8:22] Speaker 1: missed you, he hissed, clearly out of breath. I couldn't
[8:27] Speaker 1: possibly let you go without showing you something very special,
[8:32] Speaker 1: something special, repeated Aharna. Well, if you say so, She
[8:38] Speaker 1: allowed herself to be led through the Rattlesnake's doorway. The
[8:43] Speaker 1: inside of the little studio was a mess. On an
[8:48] Speaker 1: ordinary day, the sculptures and carvings would have been neatly
[8:52] Speaker 1: arranged to best show them off. But today was no
[8:56] Speaker 1: ordinary day. The Rattlesnake had been working few curiously on
[9:00] Speaker 1: a new carving, and had clearly done so in a hurry.
[9:05] Speaker 1: There were tools and wood shavings all across the floor,
[9:09] Speaker 1: and dust on every surface. Ahhna found herself stepping over
[9:14] Speaker 1: chunks and splinters as the rattlesnake directed her to his
[9:18] Speaker 1: newest creation, a large carving of a beetle and a butterfly.
[9:24] Speaker 1: What do you think, he asked, with a flick of
[9:27] Speaker 1: his tongue. Oh I like that very much, replied the wolf.
[9:34] Speaker 1: Did you just do this? Can you tell? Asked the rattlesnake,
[9:39] Speaker 1: looking worried only by all the mess, said Aharna. The
[9:45] Speaker 1: actual carving is stunning. The rattlesnake was very pleased to
[9:50] Speaker 1: hear this. The Wolf's money was as good as his.
[9:55] Speaker 1: It would be my pleasure to sell it to you,
[9:58] Speaker 1: he grinned. It is tempting, admitted Ahnna. After all, it
[10:05] Speaker 1: does include both the butterfly and the beetle that I
[10:08] Speaker 1: liked from your other carvings. Good good, nodded the rattlesnake.
[10:14] Speaker 1: And it would look very nice in my room, Ahhna added,
[10:19] Speaker 1: of course, agreed the snake. Oh though I'm not sure
[10:24] Speaker 1: it's for me, Aharna said, politely, but thank you for
[10:29] Speaker 1: showing it to me. The rattlesnake was so surprised that
[10:34] Speaker 1: he couldn't even shake his rattle. He'd worked at a
[10:38] Speaker 1: crazy pace to get that carving done so quickly, confident
[10:42] Speaker 1: that he'd make the sale, but the money in the
[10:45] Speaker 1: Wolf's bag was leaving with her. Once more. She was
[10:49] Speaker 1: under her umbrella in the rain, where she immediately ran
[10:54] Speaker 1: into the Russell's viper. Hello, miss Wolf, he blurted out desperately.
[11:00] Speaker 1: Before you go, I just thought you might like to
[11:03] Speaker 1: admire my window one more time. The window, once busy
[11:09] Speaker 1: with a selection of paintings, now had only one, the
[11:13] Speaker 1: still wet painting of the dragon fruit and the orchid.
[11:18] Speaker 1: It does look wonderful there, acknowledged Aharna from beneath her umbrella.
[11:24] Speaker 1: And if I may just direct you to the price,
[11:28] Speaker 1: said the snake, pointing with the tip of his tail
[11:31] Speaker 1: towards a hastily written price tag. It was for a
[11:35] Speaker 1: lot of money. Now hold on just one moment, shouted
[11:41] Speaker 1: the rattlesnake, as he too slithered out into the rain.
[11:45] Speaker 1: That's no way to treat a visitor to artists. Walk.
[11:49] Speaker 1: You can't go being all pushy like that. Ahnna was
[11:54] Speaker 1: relieved that the rattlesnake had come to her rescue. Until
[11:58] Speaker 1: that is, he used his coils to direct her attention
[12:02] Speaker 1: towards his own window. Take no notice of that, talentless viper,
[12:08] Speaker 1: said the rattlesnake. I'm quite sure that you'll agree that
[12:12] Speaker 1: my window is far superior. He had cleared out all
[12:18] Speaker 1: of his carvings and sculptures in order to display his
[12:22] Speaker 1: butterfly and beetle carving. Oh my, that looks even better there,
[12:28] Speaker 1: admitted Aharna. And if you look carefully, i'm sure you'll
[12:34] Speaker 1: see that it's a very generous price, he said. Like
[12:39] Speaker 1: the painting, it too, was a lot of money. Now
[12:44] Speaker 1: listen here, you stinker. I saw her first. She doesn't
[12:49] Speaker 1: want your dreadful carving, snapped the Russell's viper. Ha bit
[12:55] Speaker 1: back the rattlesnake. I'm sure she's more interested in my
[12:59] Speaker 1: fine craftsmanship than your blobs and splatters. How dare you,
[13:05] Speaker 1: shrieked the viper. She said, my painting was beautiful. Clearly
[13:11] Speaker 1: she's going to buy it. That goes to show what
[13:15] Speaker 1: you know. You arty, farty fraud, bellowed the rattlesnake. She said,
[13:21] Speaker 1: my artwork was stunning. It's obvious, she's going to buy
[13:25] Speaker 1: my carving. No, no, no, protested the Russell's viper. It's
[13:33] Speaker 1: me that's going to get all her money. Don't be
[13:37] Speaker 1: such a dunderhead, yelled back the Rattlesnake. All her money,
[13:42] Speaker 1: she'll be coming to me, No me, hollered the viper.
[13:49] Speaker 1: Me me, me, me, me, granted the Rattlesnake. Oh, please
[13:55] Speaker 1: stop your arguing, insisted Ahanna. I think they're both really special,
[14:01] Speaker 1: but I just cannot afford to buy them. Just one
[14:05] Speaker 1: of them is too much for me. Look, miss Wolf,
[14:10] Speaker 1: it's been raining for days. An artist's walk has been
[14:14] Speaker 1: very quiet, began the Russells Viper. Perhaps I've been a
[14:19] Speaker 1: little greedy in what I've priced my painting at me too,
[14:24] Speaker 1: me too, said the Rattlesnake urgently. Look you said you
[14:29] Speaker 1: brought all your money. Yes, that's right, confirmed Ahnna. Then
[14:37] Speaker 1: I'll accept whatever you've got, he said triumphantly. Surely that
[14:42] Speaker 1: offer would seal the deal. I'll accept the same, announced
[14:48] Speaker 1: the viper. Suddenly, but I can't choose between them, said Aharna. Honestly,
[14:55] Speaker 1: I really do think I should look elsewhere. It pains
[15:00] Speaker 1: me to suggest this, grumbled the rattlesnake desperately, But how
[15:06] Speaker 1: about this, Give me half of all your money and
[15:11] Speaker 1: the carving is yours. As far as he was concerned,
[15:16] Speaker 1: half of all someone's money was better than none at all.
[15:21] Speaker 1: Yeaya a good idea, nodded the viper frantically. And for
[15:26] Speaker 1: the other half, you can have the painting. Are you sure?
[15:31] Speaker 1: Asked a Hannah in surprise. It seemed too good to
[15:35] Speaker 1: be true. Shake on it, offered the rattlesnake, presenting the
[15:41] Speaker 1: rattle tip of his tail. All he could think about
[15:45] Speaker 1: was getting hold of the wolf's money, even if it
[15:48] Speaker 1: was just half. Very well, said Ahhna, and shook on
[15:53] Speaker 1: it with both snakes. I'd best pay you, she said,
[15:58] Speaker 1: rummaging in her bag for money. Half of all your money,
[16:04] Speaker 1: said the viper, greedily, and the other half for me,
[16:09] Speaker 1: giggled the rattlesnake. Of course, said Ahnna. She pulled out
[16:16] Speaker 1: just two small coins. With such little money, she had
[16:20] Speaker 1: only expected to get something very small for her room,
[16:24] Speaker 1: But here she was getting two outstanding pieces of art
[16:29] Speaker 1: for next to nothing. It was just as well it
[16:32] Speaker 1: was raining, because as she gave each snake their coin,
[16:37] Speaker 1: it made it harder to notice their tears of frustration.
[16:41] Speaker 1: But a deal is a deal. This done, Ahanna gathered
[16:46] Speaker 1: her purchases beneath her umbrella and went home to display them.
[16:55] Speaker 1: Animal fact. The Russell's viper is found throughout in Pakistan,
[17:01] Speaker 1: Bangladesh and into Sri Lanka and Nepal. It is very
[17:06] Speaker 1: venomous and so it is a very good idea to
[17:08] Speaker 1: keep well away from one. Rattlesnakes are found throughout North
[17:13] Speaker 1: and South America from Canada to Argentina, made up a
[17:17] Speaker 1: thirty six different species. The mussels that shake their rattle
[17:22] Speaker 1: are incredibly quick, moving up to fifty times a second.
[17:28] Speaker 1: The gray wolf is found across the top of North
[17:30] Speaker 1: America and over much of Europe and Asia. Females give
[17:35] Speaker 1: birth to four to six pups, raising them in a den.
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