Tom Derksen

Wisdom of the World

Society EN ↓ 101 episodes

Inspirational and fun stories from all over, that collectively represent the Wisdom of the World. Told by Tom Derksen - anthropologist and storyteller from the Netherlands who travelled to over 70 countries and lived in 11 countries in Asia, Africa, North and South America and Europe. All the stories told are old stories, told and retold by storytellers, sometimes collected in a book. As they are old stories there is no form of copyright. All stories told are in the English language and are made available for free. A new story will be added every week, and maybe more often.

Author

Tom Derksen

Episodes

The Clever Thief (Korea) 19.07.2025 5:51

About: ‘When You Are Really In Deep Trouble’. This story is also available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages.

Man Chose Bananas (Madagascar) 13.07.2025 2:25

About: ‘When You Are Considering Having Children’ This story is also available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages.

Suspicious Forever. Death and Letting Go (Netherlands) 06.07.2025 2:22

About: ‘When You Are Having A Hard Time Letting Go’ This story is also available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages.

Who Is Right? The Story of Jaap (Bhutan) 29.06.2025 7:55

About: ‘When You Are Absolutely Sure’ This story is also available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages.

The King’s Favorite (China) 22.06.2025 3:08

About: ‘When You Want To Be Forever Young’. This story is also available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages.

The Wife’s Portrait (Japan) 15.06.2025 6:39

About: ‘When You Feel Your Situation Is Hopeless’. This story Is Also Available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages.

The Land Where One Never Dies (Italy) 07.06.2025 7:05

About: ‘When You Think You’re Dying’ This story and others are also available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages.

The Female Warrior (Spain) 31.05.2025 8:37

About: ‘When Deep Down You Know You Are Right’. This story and others are also available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages.

The Vehicle Puja (Nepal) 24.05.2025 3:56

About: ‘How Powerful Habits Are’ This story and others are also available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages.

The Orange Tree (Haiti) 18.05.2025 7:07

About: ‘When You Are Trying To Fix A Mistake’ This story and others are also available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages.

True Kindness (Palestine) 10.05.2025 5:57

About: ‘When You Are Doubting A Friend’ This and other stories are also available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages.

The Next Sultan (Yemen) 03.05.2025 6:39

About: ‘When You Are Not Sure Whether To Follow The Advice That Was Given To You’ This story and others are also available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages.

The Treasure (Morocco) 28.04.2025 7:16

About: ‘When You Really Trust Someone’ This story and others is also available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages.

The Identity Thief (Korea) 19.04.2025 6:17

About: When You Think You Have Lost Everything’ This story is also available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages.

The Girl Who Was Swallowed By A Python (Bhutan) 13.04.2025 5:32

About: ‘When You Think You’re In A Tight Spot’ This story is also available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages.

The Man Who Lived A Thousand Years (Korea) 06.04.2025 6:23

About: ‘When You Think You’re Getting Old’ This story is also available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages

Sing Sing Yangdonma (Bhutan) 30.03.2025 8:41

About: ‘When Your Life Seems A Rollercoaster’ This story is also available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages

The Beggars Friends (Korea) 23.03.2025 7:04

About: ‘When Living Is Giving’ This story is also available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages

The Woodcutter (Korea) 16.03.2025 7:50

About: ‘When You Have Been Kind But Not So Smart’ This and many other stories are also available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages

The Green Leaf (Korea) 09.03.2025 7:32

About: ‘When Someone Has Been Ungrateful’ , also available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages

The Mole and the Myriek (Korea) 02.03.2025 5:07

About: ‘When You Want The Very Best For Your Daughter ‘ also available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom Of the World with subtitles in 42 languages

The Guitarist (Jamaica) 23.02.2025 4:53

About: ‘When You Have To Walk Home Alone At Night’ This and other stories are also available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages.

Bum Dolay and Bo Serda (Bhutan) 16.02.2025 6:23

About: ’When Love Seems Unreachable ‘, also available on YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World

The Blind Mouse (South Korea) 08.02.2025 2:57

About: ‘When Someone Is Acting Very Spoiled’

Wife Who Could Remove Her Head (El Salvador) 03.02.2025 5:34

About: ‘When Your Husband Is Too Controlling’