{"product_id":"book-11gy","title":"The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean","description":"\u003cp\u003eA simple kitchen mishap sends three unlikely companions into the world together: a straw spared from the fire, a coal that leapt from the hearth, and a lone bean that escaped the pot. Each has survived by chance, and each believes fortune has finally turned in their favor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined to remain together, the three set off as travelers-until a small country brook forces a decision that will test courage, patience, and pride. What follows is not a tale of heroism, but of human weakness rendered through the humblest of objects, where haste, fear, and laughter carry irreversible consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Straw, the Coal, and the Bean, by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, is a sharply observed moral fable told with restraint and dry irony. Brief yet unforgettable, it reveals how survival can hinge on moments of judgment-and how even rescue leaves a permanent mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrated with measured clarity by Richard Stibbard, this classic Grimm tale is presented in its original, unsentimental spirit: simple in form, dark in humor, and quietly exacting in its moral truth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Author's Republic","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50569689202992,"sku":"BD11gy","price":3.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/11gy-Square-cover.jpg?v=1770204646","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-11gy","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}