The Birds

Aristophanes

⏱ 8 minDrama

Two Athenians, sick of their city, persuade the birds to build a walled city in the sky and starve the gods into surrender. Aristophanes's soaring fantasy of Cloudcuckooland.

Listen to the whole of The Birds in about 8 minutes — professionally narrated, with Apple-Music-style synced subtitles. One book free every day; Folio Premium unlocks the entire library.