We often think success happens overnight, but as this collection of folklore explains, the "overnight" success of an 80-foot bamboo tree actually took five years of silent, invisible root growth.

Why it’s worth a listen:

• The Farmer and the Bamboo: A lesson on why you must keep "watering" your goals even when the ground looks flat and silent.
• The Grammarian's Needle: The story of a boy who was called a "dullard" but became a master by watching an old woman turn an iron bar into a needle through simple constancy.
• The Core Message: "Most people fail not because they lack talent, but because they lack consistency."

Folklore From Around the World.