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Do you know what it means to show your true colors?
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Showing your true colors means showing your true character, what
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you're really like, way deep down. We're about to meet
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a mean-hearted animal who shows his true colors, and as
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a result, his outside winds up matching his inside. I'm
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Rebecca Shear, and welcome to Circle Round, where story time
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happens all the time. Today, our story is called True Colors.
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It's inspired by tales told among indigenous groups in Central, Eastern,
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and Southern Africa, including the Bantu, Zulu, and Tumbuca. Some
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really great people came together to bring you our version
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of this folktale, including actors and real-life couples.
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Heather Burns, and Ajay Naidoo.
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Heather Burns has appeared in such movies as Manchester by
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the Sea, Miss Congeniality 1 and 2, You've Got Mail,
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and Two Weeks Notice, and the TV series Bored to Death.
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She recently starred opposite Adam Driver in the off-Broadway play
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Hold On to Me, Darling. Ajay Naidoo played Samir in
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the cult film Office Space and has appeared in countless movies,
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TV shows, and theater productions worldwide.
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So circle around, everyone, for true news.
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Way back in the early times, when animals first appeared
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on the grassy plains known as the savanna, they were
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all the same color. Their hair, hides, scales, feathers, and
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fur were all a dull, drab shade of brown. But
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there was one animal who looked different. And that animal
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was Tortoise. Granted, at first, her leathery skin and thick
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shell were as brown as dried mud. But Tortoise was
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a creative sort. And one day, she got a creative idea.
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Using brushes made from tree bark and dried grass, and
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paints made from roots, leaves, and berries, she set to
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work turning her body into a canvas.
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Let's see.
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I'll use this brush to dab a little yellow over here.
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I'll use this brush.
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To add some black and cream over there. Oh, and
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what if I paint some shapes and patterns?
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Yes!
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When she was done, she shuffled to a nearby waterhole
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and gazed at her reflection closely.
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Wow, not too shabby for my first artistic effort. My
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skin is a creamy shade of gold, and the spots, dashes,
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and streaks on my shell.
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Look really cool.
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I wonder if I should add just one more stripe
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to the.
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Hello there, slowpoke.
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Tortoise turned her head and there was Hyena, the savannah's
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most notorious troublemaker. The bushy-tailed rascal was always tricking the
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other animals and mocking them with his legendary laugh.
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So, how's it going, Tortoise? Other than slowly, of course.
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I tell you, if you moved any slower, you'd be
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going backward. In fact, you're so slow, even the snails
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tell you.
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To hurry up.
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That's very funny, Hyena.
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Such a quick wit you have. I do have a
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quick wit, don't I? Unlike you. You're so slow, you
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don't have a quick anything. Ha, ha, ha.
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Very clever.
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Thanks.
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And hey, nice colors on your shell and skin. Did
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you paint them yourself?
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Actually, I.
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Did. Cool. Then that gives me an idea.
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Quick as a wink, Hyena grabbed Tortoise, lifted her up,
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and stuck her between the branches of an acacia tree.
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The thick, gnarled limbs were so close together, the tortoise
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was wedged in tight.
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Hyena, please get me out of this tree.
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I can't move.
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I'm stuck.
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So it seems. But hey, you're a painter, right? Yes. Well.
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Now that you've gotten yourself into a tricky situation with
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no exit, I guess you could say that.
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You've painted yourself into a corner! Get it? See ya around, slowpoke! Wait! Hyena!
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Hyena!
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Ugh!
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He's gone.
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How am I going to get down?
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Hello?
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Can somebody help me?
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Please, I'm trapped in a tree.
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As Tortoise writhed and wriggled, squirmed and squiggled, Leopard wandered
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past and brought his sinewy brown body to a halt.
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Tortoise, what are you doing up there? What happened to you?
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Hyena.
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Happened to me. He stuck me up here as a joke.
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Too bad he was the only one laughing.
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Typical hyena. That scoundrel is a bad lot, with a
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bad sense of humor. Here, let me help you.
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Leopard clambered up the trunk and used his powerful paws
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to pull Tortoise free.
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From the branches.
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Thank you, Leopard. I thought I'd be lodged in that
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tree forever. How can I repay your kindness?
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Oh, there's no need to repay me for any- Leopard.
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Paused and cocked his brown head.
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Tortoise, your skin and your shell. I didn't notice when
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you were up in the tree, but they're no longer
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a dull, drab brown. Like the rest of us animals,
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they're colorful and patterned. They're magnificent.
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Thank you, Leopard.
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I painted them myself.
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And actually, if you'd like, I could paint you, too.
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Me?
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Yes, I could use.
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My paints to decorate your fur.
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Give it something special.
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Well, if you really mean it, then yes! Please, work
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your magic.
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Tortoise fetched her art supplies and got to work coating
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Leopard's brown body with yellow, gold, and orange paint. Then
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she gave him a smattering of black, rose-shaped speckles from
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the top of his head to the tip of his tail.
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Wow!
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Look at these colors! And look at these spots!
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I call them rosettes, since they're shaped like little roses.
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I thought they would be a fun touch.
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They are! They're wonderful. Thank you, Tortoise.
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It's the least I can do. After all, you've saved
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my life.
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Now go.
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Wear your colors with pride.
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Tortoise was cleaning up her brushes and paints when another
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animal came walking over. It was Zebra, with her tufted
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brown tail swishing behind her and her spiky brown mane
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standing on end.
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Hiya, tortoise.
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I just ran into Leopard, and I had to ask
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him about that glorious new coat of his. He said
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you made it for him.
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I did.
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I guess I'm becoming a bit of an artist.
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A bit of an artist?
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That's an understatement.
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You're really good, tortoise.
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Say, Zebra tilted her brown head.
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Any chance you'd give me a new coat, too?
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It would be my honor, Zebra. And I know just
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what kind of coat to give you.
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Tortoise uncovered her black and white paints and began streaking
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Zebra's body with stripes. She used more of the black
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paint to tint Zebra's mane and hooves.
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Look at me with these gorgeous stripes and my black
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mane and hooves.
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I am a sight to behold.
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Thank you, tortoise.
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How can I repay you?
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There's no need for that. Your kindness and praise are
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payment enough.
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Well, if you don't.
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Mind, I'm going to tell everyone all the other animals
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about your spectacular skills. We all want to stand out
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in our own way, and with your help, now we can.
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Thanks to Zebra, in no time at all, one plain
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brown animal after another came flocking to Tortoise in hopes
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of receiving their own colors, patterns, and designs. Little did
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they know, but their painting party would be interrupted by
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an unwelcome guest.
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A malicious, mischievous scamp.
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Whose true colors were about to be revealed. Who do
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you think will come and crash the painting party? We'll
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find out who it is and what happens next after
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a quick break.
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100 years from now in a land far, far away.
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Hang on.
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It's not so far away at all, actually. Hey, Circle
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Round families. We're here to share a new listening experience
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from WBUR, The Midnight Rebellion. It's a climate podcast adventure
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for kids 8 and up. Time-traveling, problem-solving, laughs in danger,
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it's here. Follow the feed to listen. Oh, and bring
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your goggles and boots. That's The Midnight Rebellion, in your
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feed or wherever you get podcasts.
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Welcome back to Circle Round. I'm Rebecca Shear. Today our
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story is called True Colors. Before the break, Hyena stranded
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Tortoise in the crook of a tree. When Leopard came
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along and freed her, she thanked him by painting his
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plain brown coat with beautiful colors and rosettes. Once the
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other animals caught wind of Tortoise's artistic talents... The dull
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brown critters were excited and grateful to receive makeovers of
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their own.
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Thanks for these cool spots and patches, tortoise.
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I can't believe you managed to paint them all the
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way up my long neck.
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You're welcome, giraffe.
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It wasn't easy, but it was my pleasure. I am
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loving these dark gray feathers with these tiny white speckles.
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And my blue face looks so sharp.
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Thank you, tortoise.
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You're welcome, guinea fowl.
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If you're happy, I'm happy.
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Wow. I had no idea I would look so superb
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in yellow and green, tortoise. And I can't thank you
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enough for the dark zigzags on my back.
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They're splendid.
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You're welcome, pythons.
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It's great to have another satisfied customer.
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On and on it went, with animal after animal oohing
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and aahing over their new colors. Until.
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What's shaking, folks?
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Everyone froze and stared at Hyena.
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So, are you dullards holding the world's most boring party?
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It's no wonder I wasn't invited.
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After all... I'm a barrel of laughs. Wait a minute.
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He scrunched up his round, black eyes.
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Why does everybody look so different?
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I mean, giraffe has spots and patches now? Guinea fowl
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is dark gray with white speckles? Python is yellow and green?
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With zigzags on my back. Aren't they snazzy? Honestly, they're
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a little showy and tacky for my taste. But they
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suit you.
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Thanks.
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Listen, you chuckleheads. I want spiffy colors, too. Where did
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you get them?
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There was a long, pointed pause. And then?
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They got them from me.
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Hyena leveled his gaze on Tortoise.
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Well, well, well.
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If it isn't our little artiste. How long did it
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take you to paint each of these animals, Slowpoke?
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A hundred years?
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And how did you manage to get out of that
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acacia tree? I was hoping you'd be stuck up there
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for a hundred years.
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I got help from a friend, Hyena. Not that you
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would know what a friend is, given how mean you
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are to everyone.
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Listen, Slowpoke.
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Give me my own colors or I'll put you back
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in that tree. And I'll make sure you never come down.
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How dare you threaten her, hyena? Tortoise has been nothing
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but kind and generous.
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To all of us.
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Thanks, friends. But I can handle this myself.
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Tortoise took a breath and stared straight at hyena.
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All right, Hyena. You want your own colors? I'll give
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you your own colors.
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I'll paint you a one-of-a-kind coat that will show off
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your unique personality.
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Your distinctive character.
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I like the sound of that.
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Good. Please have a seat. Oh, and close your eyes.
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These colors are going to be so very special. I
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want them to be a surprise.
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Now, as you can imagine, Tortoise had painted all of
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the other animals with focus and concentration, carefully applying one
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color here, another color there. With Hyena, however, all of
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that care and concentration went out the window. Instead, Tortoise's
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paintbrush slopped and splashed as she smeared color after color
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on his coat.
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Yellow, gray, black, white.
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She spattered and splattered, sploshed and smudged, until finally.
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Okay, you can look now.
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Hyena opened his eyes and bounded to a waterhole. But
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the moment he saw his reflection....
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What have you done, tortoise?
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My fur! It's all blotted and blotchy and smeared.
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It looks like I've been rolling around in mud and
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pebbles and filth?
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I'm a mess!
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Well, Hyena, I did say I would paint you a
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coat that showed off your unique personality and distinctive character.
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And since your personality and character are so unpleasant and unseemly,
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I gave you a coat that's unsightly. One that shows
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off your true colors.
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Hyena didn't say a word. He took one more glance
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at his sloppy, slapdash coat, then slunk away with his bushy,
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blotchy tail between his legs. That was the last time
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Hyena appeared in the light of day. From then on,
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he became nocturnal, only coming out in the dark of night,
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so he wouldn't have to show his coat or his
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character to the world. Now it's your turn. Imagine yourself
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Do you know what it means to show your true colors?
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Showing your true colors means showing your true character, what
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you're really like, way deep down. We're about to meet
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a mean-hearted animal who shows his true colors, and as
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a result, his outside winds up matching his inside. I'm
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Rebecca Shear, and welcome to Circle Round, where story time
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happens all the time. Today, our story is called True Colors.
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It's inspired by tales told among indigenous groups in Central, Eastern,
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and Southern Africa, including the Bantu, Zulu, and Tumbuca. Some
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really great people came together to bring you our version
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of this folktale, including actors and real-life couples.
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Heather Burns, and Ajay Naidoo.
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Heather Burns has appeared in such movies as Manchester by
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the Sea, Miss Congeniality 1 and 2, You've Got Mail,
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and Two Weeks Notice, and the TV series Bored to Death.
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She recently starred opposite Adam Driver in the off-Broadway play
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Hold On to Me, Darling. Ajay Naidoo played Samir in
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the cult film Office Space and has appeared in countless movies,
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TV shows, and theater productions worldwide.
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So circle around, everyone, for true news.
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Way back in the early times, when animals first appeared
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on the grassy plains known as the savanna, they were
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all the same color. Their hair, hides, scales, feathers, and
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fur were all a dull, drab shade of brown. But
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there was one animal who looked different. And that animal
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was Tortoise. Granted, at first, her leathery skin and thick
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shell were as brown as dried mud. But Tortoise was
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a creative sort. And one day, she got a creative idea.
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Using brushes made from tree bark and dried grass, and
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paints made from roots, leaves, and berries, she set to
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work turning her body into a canvas.
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Let's see.
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I'll use this brush to dab a little yellow over here.
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I'll use this brush.
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To add some black and cream over there. Oh, and
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what if I paint some shapes and patterns?
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Yes!
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When she was done, she shuffled to a nearby waterhole
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and gazed at her reflection closely.
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Wow, not too shabby for my first artistic effort. My
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skin is a creamy shade of gold, and the spots, dashes,
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and streaks on my shell.
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Look really cool.
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I wonder if I should add just one more stripe
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to the.
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Hello there, slowpoke.
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Tortoise turned her head and there was Hyena, the savannah's
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most notorious troublemaker. The bushy-tailed rascal was always tricking the
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other animals and mocking them with his legendary laugh.
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So, how's it going, Tortoise? Other than slowly, of course.
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I tell you, if you moved any slower, you'd be
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going backward. In fact, you're so slow, even the snails
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tell you.
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To hurry up.
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That's very funny, Hyena.
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Such a quick wit you have. I do have a
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quick wit, don't I? Unlike you. You're so slow, you
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don't have a quick anything. Ha, ha, ha.
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Very clever.
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Thanks.
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And hey, nice colors on your shell and skin. Did
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you paint them yourself?
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Actually, I.
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Did. Cool. Then that gives me an idea.
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Quick as a wink, Hyena grabbed Tortoise, lifted her up,
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and stuck her between the branches of an acacia tree.
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The thick, gnarled limbs were so close together, the tortoise
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was wedged in tight.
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Hyena, please get me out of this tree.
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I can't move.
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I'm stuck.
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So it seems. But hey, you're a painter, right? Yes. Well.
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Now that you've gotten yourself into a tricky situation with
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no exit, I guess you could say that.
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You've painted yourself into a corner! Get it? See ya around, slowpoke! Wait! Hyena!
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Hyena!
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Ugh!
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He's gone.
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How am I going to get down?
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Hello?
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Can somebody help me?
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Please, I'm trapped in a tree.
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As Tortoise writhed and wriggled, squirmed and squiggled, Leopard wandered
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past and brought his sinewy brown body to a halt.
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Tortoise, what are you doing up there? What happened to you?
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Hyena.
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Happened to me. He stuck me up here as a joke.
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Too bad he was the only one laughing.
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Typical hyena. That scoundrel is a bad lot, with a
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bad sense of humor. Here, let me help you.
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Leopard clambered up the trunk and used his powerful paws
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to pull Tortoise free.
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From the branches.
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Thank you, Leopard. I thought I'd be lodged in that
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tree forever. How can I repay your kindness?
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Oh, there's no need to repay me for any- Leopard.
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Paused and cocked his brown head.
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Tortoise, your skin and your shell. I didn't notice when
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you were up in the tree, but they're no longer
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a dull, drab brown. Like the rest of us animals,
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they're colorful and patterned. They're magnificent.
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Thank you, Leopard.
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I painted them myself.
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And actually, if you'd like, I could paint you, too.
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Me?
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Yes, I could use.
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My paints to decorate your fur.
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Give it something special.
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Well, if you really mean it, then yes! Please, work
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your magic.
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Tortoise fetched her art supplies and got to work coating
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Leopard's brown body with yellow, gold, and orange paint. Then
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she gave him a smattering of black, rose-shaped speckles from
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the top of his head to the tip of his tail.
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Wow!
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Look at these colors! And look at these spots!
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I call them rosettes, since they're shaped like little roses.
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I thought they would be a fun touch.
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They are! They're wonderful. Thank you, Tortoise.
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It's the least I can do. After all, you've saved
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my life.
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Now go.
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Wear your colors with pride.
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Tortoise was cleaning up her brushes and paints when another
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animal came walking over. It was Zebra, with her tufted
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brown tail swishing behind her and her spiky brown mane
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standing on end.
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Hiya, tortoise.
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I just ran into Leopard, and I had to ask
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him about that glorious new coat of his. He said
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you made it for him.
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I did.
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I guess I'm becoming a bit of an artist.
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A bit of an artist?
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That's an understatement.
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You're really good, tortoise.
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Say, Zebra tilted her brown head.
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Any chance you'd give me a new coat, too?
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It would be my honor, Zebra. And I know just
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what kind of coat to give you.
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Tortoise uncovered her black and white paints and began streaking
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Zebra's body with stripes. She used more of the black
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paint to tint Zebra's mane and hooves.
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Look at me with these gorgeous stripes and my black
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mane and hooves.
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I am a sight to behold.
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Thank you, tortoise.
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How can I repay you?
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There's no need for that. Your kindness and praise are
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payment enough.
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Well, if you don't.
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Mind, I'm going to tell everyone all the other animals
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about your spectacular skills. We all want to stand out
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in our own way, and with your help, now we can.
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Thanks to Zebra, in no time at all, one plain
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brown animal after another came flocking to Tortoise in hopes
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of receiving their own colors, patterns, and designs. Little did
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they know, but their painting party would be interrupted by
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an unwelcome guest.
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A malicious, mischievous scamp.
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Whose true colors were about to be revealed. Who do
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you think will come and crash the painting party? We'll
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find out who it is and what happens next after
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a quick break.
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100 years from now in a land far, far away.
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Hang on.
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It's not so far away at all, actually. Hey, Circle
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Round families. We're here to share a new listening experience
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from WBUR, The Midnight Rebellion. It's a climate podcast adventure
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for kids 8 and up. Time-traveling, problem-solving, laughs in danger,
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it's here. Follow the feed to listen. Oh, and bring
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your goggles and boots. That's The Midnight Rebellion, in your
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feed or wherever you get podcasts.
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Welcome back to Circle Round. I'm Rebecca Shear. Today our
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story is called True Colors. Before the break, Hyena stranded
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Tortoise in the crook of a tree. When Leopard came
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along and freed her, she thanked him by painting his
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plain brown coat with beautiful colors and rosettes. Once the
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other animals caught wind of Tortoise's artistic talents... The dull
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brown critters were excited and grateful to receive makeovers of
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their own.
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Thanks for these cool spots and patches, tortoise.
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I can't believe you managed to paint them all the
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way up my long neck.
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You're welcome, giraffe.
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It wasn't easy, but it was my pleasure. I am
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loving these dark gray feathers with these tiny white speckles.
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And my blue face looks so sharp.
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Thank you, tortoise.
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You're welcome, guinea fowl.
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If you're happy, I'm happy.
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Wow. I had no idea I would look so superb
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in yellow and green, tortoise. And I can't thank you
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enough for the dark zigzags on my back.
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They're splendid.
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You're welcome, pythons.
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It's great to have another satisfied customer.
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On and on it went, with animal after animal oohing
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and aahing over their new colors. Until.
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What's shaking, folks?
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Everyone froze and stared at Hyena.
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So, are you dullards holding the world's most boring party?
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It's no wonder I wasn't invited.
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After all... I'm a barrel of laughs. Wait a minute.
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He scrunched up his round, black eyes.
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Why does everybody look so different?
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I mean, giraffe has spots and patches now? Guinea fowl
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is dark gray with white speckles? Python is yellow and green?
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With zigzags on my back. Aren't they snazzy? Honestly, they're
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a little showy and tacky for my taste. But they
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suit you.
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Thanks.
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Listen, you chuckleheads. I want spiffy colors, too. Where did
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you get them?
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There was a long, pointed pause. And then?
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They got them from me.
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Hyena leveled his gaze on Tortoise.
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Well, well, well.
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If it isn't our little artiste. How long did it
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take you to paint each of these animals, Slowpoke?
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A hundred years?
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And how did you manage to get out of that
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acacia tree? I was hoping you'd be stuck up there
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for a hundred years.
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I got help from a friend, Hyena. Not that you
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would know what a friend is, given how mean you
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are to everyone.
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Listen, Slowpoke.
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Give me my own colors or I'll put you back
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in that tree. And I'll make sure you never come down.
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How dare you threaten her, hyena? Tortoise has been nothing
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but kind and generous.
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To all of us.
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Thanks, friends. But I can handle this myself.
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Tortoise took a breath and stared straight at hyena.
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All right, Hyena. You want your own colors? I'll give
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you your own colors.
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I'll paint you a one-of-a-kind coat that will show off
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your unique personality.
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Your distinctive character.
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I like the sound of that.
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Good. Please have a seat. Oh, and close your eyes.
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These colors are going to be so very special. I
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want them to be a surprise.
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Now, as you can imagine, Tortoise had painted all of
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the other animals with focus and concentration, carefully applying one
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color here, another color there. With Hyena, however, all of
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that care and concentration went out the window. Instead, Tortoise's
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paintbrush slopped and splashed as she smeared color after color
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on his coat.
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Yellow, gray, black, white.
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She spattered and splattered, sploshed and smudged, until finally.
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Okay, you can look now.
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Hyena opened his eyes and bounded to a waterhole. But
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the moment he saw his reflection....
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What have you done, tortoise?
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My fur! It's all blotted and blotchy and smeared.
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It looks like I've been rolling around in mud and
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pebbles and filth?
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I'm a mess!
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Well, Hyena, I did say I would paint you a
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coat that showed off your unique personality and distinctive character.
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And since your personality and character are so unpleasant and unseemly,
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I gave you a coat that's unsightly. One that shows
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off your true colors.
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Hyena didn't say a word. He took one more glance
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at his sloppy, slapdash coat, then slunk away with his bushy,
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blotchy tail between his legs. That was the last time
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Hyena appeared in the light of day. From then on,
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he became nocturnal, only coming out in the dark of night,
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so he wouldn't have to show his coat or his
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character to the world. Now it's your turn. Imagine yourself
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as your favorite animal. If your feathers, fur, scales, hide,
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or hair could be any color or colors, what would
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you choose? Find some paper and draw a picture showing
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your true colors. Let your imagination run wild. And when
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you're finished, share your drawing with us. Grown-ups, snap a
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may feature you in an upcoming edition of the Circle
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So stay tuned about how you can sign up. This
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week's episode, True Colors, was adapted by me, Rebecca Shear.
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It was edited by Dean Russell. Our original music and
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sound design is by Eric Shimalonis. Eric's featured instrument this
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week was the imbira. You can learn more about this 3,000-year-old
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instrument traditional to the Shona people and see a photo
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of Eric playing one on our website. That's WBUR.org slash
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Circle Round. Circle Round's artist is Sabina Han. Sabina has
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our Circle Round stories, and you can print them out
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Grown-ups, you can find them all at WBUR.org slash Circle Round.
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Special thanks to this week's actors, Joe Hernandez, Kiran Kumar,
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Erica Rose, Mike Smith, Dawn Ursula, Heather Burns, and Ajay Naidoo.
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as Manchester by the Sea, Miss Congeniality 1 and 2,
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in New York and London, and recently starred opposite Adam
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Find the show so we can make the Circle Round
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circle even bigger and keep circling around with you for
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years to come. Circle Round is a production of WBUR,
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I'm Rebecca Shear. Thanks for circling around with us.
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Now that you've made it to the end of this
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Circle Round episode, we want to know, what's your favorite
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Circle Round story? Thousands of fans just like you have
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been telling us about the Circle Round stories they like best.
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Take a listen.
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Maybe one of their favorites is one of yours, too.
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Hi, my name is Viola, and I live in Sweden.
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My favorite Circle Round story is The Call of the Cuckoo,
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because my favorite part is when Barnaby.
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takes so much time to put on his clothes.
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And when the.
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Farmer blows her top and flips her lid. Hi, my
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name is Cody and I'm from Houston, Texas. And my
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favorite circle around the story is Miserly Loves Company because
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I like when Alexandra tricks Misery into going into a cave.
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My name is Kimball. I'm from New York. My favorite,
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The Basilisk. I like when Matalia goes down the steps
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and saves his poor brother. My name is Moira, and
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I live in Bangalore, Maine. My favorite soccer round story
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is Miss Tilda, because I like the part when Miss
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Tilda wears a pumpkin on her head.
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My name is Archer. I live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. My
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favorite Circle Round story is the Free Clever Brothers. I
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like the part when the Free Clever Brothers say the
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animal clue, I love your shows.
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My name is Annika, and I live in Natick, Massachusetts.
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My favorite story is the Price Master, and my favorite
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part is when the Price.
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Master yells, Master!
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My name is Kezia, and I live in New Lake, Massachusetts,
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and my favorite circle round is the nine sticks because
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I like the part where it figures out who the
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rascal is.
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Did someone mention a story you've missed?
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Not to worry.
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Grown-ups, you can find all of our circle round stories,
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plus links to the Circle Round Club, picture books, coloring pages,
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and oh so much more on our website, wbur.org slash circleround.
