Épisodes

  • Episode 10: The Kapre in the Mist

    Episode 10: The Kapre in the Mist
    Aug 5 2022
    The Komodo Dragon has a huge coconut tree on board - don't ask why! Jimmy falls down from top of the tree, alarming Captain Teruk, who gets scared that maybe the tree is inhabited by a Kapre. Upon Jimmy’s query, Captain Teruk tells him that a Kapre is a mischievous spirit creature from the Philippines, and loves to mislead people. Captain Teruk then starts narrating the tale of how a young wood carver stumbled upon an ancient Kapre - a meeting that led to the adventure of a lifetime! If you like this episode, do give us a rating - it really adds wind to our sails! For updates, hit the notfication bell, or give us a follow - either here or @rofstories on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter.

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    33 min
  • Episode 9: Hotinh: The Fiendish Fox

    Episode 9: Hotinh: The Fiendish Fox
    Jul 29 2022

    We start off on a cold night aboard the Komodo Dragon. The crew is enjoying eating hot soup around a warm fire, when Jimmy clumsily crashes into the dishes, and almost gets hurt. This prompts Captain Teruk to narrate a story from Vietnam, about how a young man like Jimmy took on the fearsome Ho Tinh, the Monster Fox. If you like this episode, do give us a rating - it really adds wind to our sails! For updates, hit the notfication bell, or give us a follow - either here or @rofstories on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter.



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    25 min
  • Episode 8: Temple of the Tikbalang

    Episode 8: Temple of the Tikbalang
    Jul 22 2022
    Captain Teruk and his men are smuggling a majestic prize horse after a particularly rewarding day of pirating. When Jimmy unintentionally insults the horse and gets kicked by it, Captain Teruk tells him not to mess around with a relative of the fearsome Tikbalang. This leads the Captain to the tale of the two Tikbalang, set in the Philippines. One of them is good and noble, who sacrifices everything for the greater good, while the other...not so much. And entwined with these two Tikbalang, is the fate of Tanashiri, a simple young villager, who brings a revolution to the entire region. If you like this episode, do give us a rating - it really adds wind to our sails! For updates, hit the notfication bell, or give us a follow - either here or @rofstories on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter

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    26 min
  • Episode 7: Rangda’s Revenge

    Episode 7: Rangda’s Revenge
    Jul 16 2022

    Captain Teruk sees Jimmy watching a scuffle between two monkeys intently. When Jimmy tells Teruk that he is finding this friendly fight between the two monkeys cute, Captain Teruk warns him that simple competitions between monkeys can be terribly dangerous. One such contest had almost overturned the throne of Bali. Captain Teruk now proceeds to narrate the tale of the legendary enmity between Barong and Rangda, and how a contest between two monkeys led to an epic clash between them, the repercussions of which nearly toppled the throne of Bali. If you like this episode, do give us a rating - it really adds wind to our sails!


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    31 min
  • Episode 6: The Hero of Hao Long Bay

    Episode 6: The Hero of Hao Long Bay
    Jul 8 2022
    Its another fine day on the pirate ship, the Komodo Dragon, where Jimmy has just caught a turtle accidentally, along with the fish, in the fishing net. Jimmy wants to make turtle soup, but Captain Teruk warns him strictly against it, telling Jimmy that turtles are nature’s greatest protectors. This leads the Captain to narrate the legend of how the majestic Ha Long Bay in Vietnam was formed, and how a small village was saved by the intervention of some magical beings...If you like this episode, do give us a rating - it really adds wind to our sails! For updates, hit the notification bell, or give us a follow - either here or @rofstories on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter.

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    26 min
  • Episode 5: The Toad Who Would Be King

    Episode 5: The Toad Who Would Be King
    Jul 1 2022

    In the midst of a terrible heat wave, Captain Teruk and Jimmy are trying to send a rocket up into the sky in the middle of the day. Upon Jimmy’s query about the reason for this strange behavior, Captain Teruk starts narrating a legend about Bang Fai, the rocket festival of the Mekong Delta, and Phya Khankaak, the Toad King. If you like this episode, do give us a rating - it really adds wind to our sails! For updates, hit the notification bell, or give us a follow - either here or @rofstories on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter



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    32 min
  • Episode 4: Tea and Dokkaebi

    Episode 4: Tea and Dokkaebi
    Jun 24 2022

    Captain Teruk is getting his men to do some spring cleaning on his ship “The Komodo Dragon”, when Jimmy finds some old wooden slippers, broom, and a hat. Captain Teruk warns Jimmy that these are the commonest disguises of the dokkaebi, the mischievous goblins found in Korea, and insulting them is supposed to bring years of ill-fortune. This leads the Captain to narrate the tale of a tea party which some dokkaebi crashed in ancient Korea, and how the resulting chaos engulfed the King himself! If you like this episode, do give us a rating - it really adds wind to our sails! For updates, hit the notfication bell, or give us a follow - either here or @rofstories on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter



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    31 min
  • Episode 3: The Merlion’s Kingdom

    Episode 3: The Merlion’s Kingdom
    Jun 18 2022

    Captain Teruk and his crew are on board their pirate ship “The Komodo Dragon” as they get ready a crab dinner, only for the crabs to escape from their box. One of the crabs has a big head that looks like that of a lion, and this reminds the Captain of the story of the Merlion of Singapore, and how it helped a brave prince start his dynasty on the now-famous island.


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    29 min