Momo Michael Ende English — Audiobook
The peace of the city is threatened by the arrival of the ( Die Grauen Herren ). These sinister, ash-faced, cigar-smoking figures are time thieves representing the "Timesaving Bank." They convince the city's inhabitants to surrender their "wasted" time—such as playing with children, enjoying art, or socializing—to be deposited into the bank for future use. In reality, the Grey Gentlemen consume this stolen time to sustain their own existence. As the citizens become obsessed with saving time, they become stressed, cold, and robotic. Momo, immune to their influence, becomes the city’s last hope, guided by Master Hora (the Administrator of Time) and his telepathic tortoise, Cassiopeia. Why Listen to Momo as an Audiobook? 1. The Oral Tradition of Storytelling
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Momo and Cassiopeia returned to the city. It was worse than before. People walked like sleepwalkers. The sky was perpetually overcast. In the center of the city, in a bank that had never been there before, the Grey Gentlemen kept their greatest treasure: the time-deposit vault.