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Have you ever heard the saying, there's no I in team?
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What it means is it can be much more effective
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when we work together to achieve a goal rather than
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going out on our own. In today's story, we'll meet
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a bird who learns that lesson the hard way and
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winds up with quite a tale in more ways than one.
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I'm Rebecca Shear, and welcome to Circle Round, where story
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time happens all the time. Today our story is called
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The Clockbird. It comes from parts of Latin America, including
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Mexico and Costa Rica. Some really great people came together
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to bring you our version of this tale, including Byron Mann.
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whom you grown-ups may know from the movie The Big Short,
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the TV series Arrow, and the new indie film The Modelizer. So,
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circle around, everyone, for The Clockbird.
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The Clockbird.
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The little bird, known as the motmot, makes its home
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in lush green forests in certain parts of Latin America.
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The motmot is colorful, very colorful, with gleaming, iridescent feathers
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of orange, green, and blue. But the motmot isn't easy
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to find. It spends much of its time hidden in
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tunnels that it burrows underground.
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Why?
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Well, according to legend, the motmot keeps to itself because
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it's ashamed of its tail. You see, the motmot's tail
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is basically bald. It does have two long feathers, but
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they're bare at the spine, so they look more like
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slender bones. And they have this little round clump of
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plumage at the end, so the motmot's tail looks kind
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of like a lollipop, or a badminton racket, or the
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pendulum of a clock. In fact, the motmot's nickname is
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Clockbird because of the way it swings its long, skinny
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tail back and forth. But the story goes that long ago,
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the motmot's tail was thick And fluffy. And Mot-Mot was
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always bragging about it to the other birds.
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Hey, Vulture. I have more feathers on my glorious tail
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than you could ever dream of having. Especially on your
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featherless head.
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Gee, thanks, Mot-Mot.
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And Toucan?
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Your bill may be impressive with its many, many colors.
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But that dark tail of yours is so drab.
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Compared with mine, of course. Gosh, thanks, Mutt Mutt.
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And Parrot, your tail may be long and many-hued, but
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it's so scrawny.
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As opposed to mine.
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Golly, thanks, Mutt Mutt.
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Oh, and Pelican, I can't forget about you. Your bill
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may be so big it holds more water and food
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than your stomach, but your tail is puny. Just a
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fluff of feathers sticking out from your behind.
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Unlike my tail.
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Yep.
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Thanks, Mat-Mat.
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The taunting and teasing, gloating and preening went on and on.
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Then one day, the bird's leader, Vulture, spotted something ominous
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on the horizon.
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My fellow birds, do you see those dark clouds gathering?
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A storm is coming. And from the looks of it,
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it will be a storm like none we've ever seen.
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So what should we do, Vulture?
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Yes, what should we do?
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Surely there's some way we can protect ourselves.
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I appreciate you asking, Toucan, Parrot, and Pelican. And I
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believe we can protect ourselves by building a shelter.
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A shelter?
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Yes, Toucans. A shelter. A sturdy lodging to keep us
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safe from the wind and rain.
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What should we use to build our shelter, Vulture?
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Good question, Parrot. We should use anything we can find. Branches, bark, leaves,
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even vines.
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But what about food, Vulture? Shouldn't we gather some food
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to tide us over till the storm passes?
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Excellent thinking, Pelican. And with that big bill of yours,
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you're just the one to do it. I want you
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to find as many fruits, nuts, and seeds as you
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can and stash them in your bill. Make sure there's
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enough to feed us all.
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As Vulture, Toucan, Parrot, and Pelican strategized about how best
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to prepare, one bird remained silent. And that bird was.
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Mott Mott, you've been awfully quiet. Aren't you going to
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help us prepare for the storm?
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Who? Me?
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Yes, you. We have a lot of work to do
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to get ready for the wind and rain.
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Mott Mott cocked his iridescent head.
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Okay, so about that word you just used.
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Wind? No. Rain?
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No. No.
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Work.
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Do you actually expect a beautiful, beguiling bird like me
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to do work?
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What if my tail gets dirty?
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Mott Mott, we're about to experience a dangerous storm, the
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likes of which we've never seen. And all you can
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think about is your tail?
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Yes.
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All I ever think about is my tail.
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Vulture knew it was no use arguing with Mot-Mot, so
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he called the other birds to attention.
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Toucan!
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Parrot!
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Pelican!
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And they got to work. Mot-Mot, meanwhile, flew up to
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a laurel tree and lounged his colorful little body on
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a branch.
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I can't believe Vulture expects me to toil away with
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the other birds.
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There is no way you'll ever see me.
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Working my tail off.
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How could I?
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It's far too full, feathery, and fabulous.
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Well, little did Mot-Mot know, but that tail of his
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wouldn't be full, feathery, or fabulous for long. Because after
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the storm rolled in, his tail would reach its tail and.
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How do you think Mot-Mot will lose his fabulous tail?
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We'll find out what happens after 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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I'm Rebecca Shear. Welcome back to Circle Round. Today our
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story is called The Clockbird.
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The Clockbird.
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Before the break, Mot-Mot refused to help Vulture, Toucan, Parrot,
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and Pelican prepare for the storm. The colorful bird believed
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he was too fabulous to help build a shelter or
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collect food. So he flew off and lounged in a
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laurel tree, preening his fluffy tail. Then the storm rolled in.
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Lightning flashed and thunder crashed as heavy gray clouds unleashed
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a torrent of rain. Vulture flapped his great wings and
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strained against the whistling wind as he flew into the
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bird's makeshift shelter.
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Toucan!
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Parrot!
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Pelican!
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Get in here!
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Sure thing, Vulture!
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Gladly, Vulture!
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With pleasure, Vulture!
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Once the group was safe inside, Pelican handed out the fruits, nuts,
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and seeds he had collected in his bill.
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Thank you, Pelican!
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Much obliged, Pelican! We really appreciate this, Pelican!
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Happy to help, friends. Happy to help.
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But while Vulture, Toucan, Parrot, and Pelican were all warm, snuggly,
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and safe, Mott Mott was not.
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It's getting awfully cold up here in this tree.
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Wet, too.
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Maybe the other birds won't mind if I join them
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in their shelter?
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But when he took to the air, he realized he
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had no idea where the shelter was. Oh, dear.
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Where did Vulture, Toucan, Parrot, and Pelican build that shelter
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of theirs?
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Is it in that tree there?
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No.
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How about this one over here?
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No. Behind this bush then?
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No.
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Mot-Mot flew around and around until he was worn out
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and waterlogged.
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I can't keep flying around like this. I need to
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rest and get dry.
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But where can I go? His bright red eyes scanned
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the world below. And then.
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Oh, that wall of rock down there. It has a
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crack in it.
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A narrow crevice that should be just big enough for
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me to fit inside.
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Mott Mott swooped down and tried squeezing through the crack
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in the wall. It was so narrow he could barely
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fit his colorful body inside, let alone his long, fluffy tail.
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But he shimmied in as far as he could. Then,
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in no time at all, the bone-tired bird dropped off
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to sleep. Hours later, he woke up again.
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Would you look at that! The storm is over and
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the sun is shining bright. Now I can go back
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out into the world and show off my fabulous feathery tail.
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Mott Mott spread his wings and took to the sky.
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When he landed at the top of a cedarwood tree,
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he looked down and spied vulture, toucan, parrot, and pelican
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emerging from their hiding place.
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Well, hello down there.
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Did you birds miss me?
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Wait, don't answer that. Of course you did. The other
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birds lifted their heads. When they caught sight of Mot-Mot,
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their beaks and bills dropped wide open.
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Well, don't look so stunned.
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Did you think I wouldn't weather the storm.
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Just because I refused to knuckle down and help you
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toil away?
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The others remained silent. They just kept staring at Mott Mott.
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Or rather, they kept staring at Mott Mott's backside. Oh,
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I get it.
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You're goggling at my tail. You must have forgotten how
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fabulous it is. All thick, lush, and feathery.
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The other birds exchanged a look.
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Um, actually, Mot-Mot, we don't know how to tell you this.
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But that fabulous tail of yours? It isn't thick, lush,
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and feathery at all.
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Not anymore, anyway.
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What?
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What are you talking about?
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Mot-Mot swung his head around and stared at his bottom.
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And that's when his beak dropped open.
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It can't be! It can't!
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And yet, it could. All that was left of Mott
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Mott's lush, fabulous tail were two long, skinny feathers, slender
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as two bones, with a round clump of plumage at
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the end. Kind of like a lollipop, or a badminton racket,
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or the pendulum of a clock. And do you know why?
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Well.
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When Mot-Mot squeezed and shimmied his orange, green, and blue
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body into that crevice in the wall, he didn't realize
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his tail was sticking out. So as the storm raged on,
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his fabulous feathery appendage was buffeted by wind and pelted
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by rain. And by the time the skies cleared, the
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weather had done its worst and torn most of his
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tail feathers clean away.
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Oh, this is embarrassing.
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So embarrassing!
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I can't let anyone see me like this. Mortified, little
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Mot-Mot flapped his wings and took to the air. He
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flew deep into the forest, where he found a secluded spot,
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burrowed a deep, deep tunnel in the ground, and made
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it his new home, after making sure his entire body
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fit inside, of course. And that's why, to this day,
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Mot-Mot keeps to himself. Though I'd like to think that
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when the other birds need him to help with something...
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Our little clock bird is willing to come out and
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say yes and think with his heart, not his tail.
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Now it's your turn. You can prove there's no I
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in team by holding your own scavenger hunt. Gather some
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family members or friends and make a list of items
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to hunt for. The items can be outside in nature
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or in your very own home. Then work together to
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find as many items on your list as you can.
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As you search, be sure to encourage your teammates and
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support them as you work together to achieve the same goal.
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This week's episode, The Clockbird, was adapted by me, Rebecca Scheer.
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It was edited by Sophie Codner. Our original music and
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sound design is by Eric Shimalonis. Our artist is Sabina Hahn.
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Have you ever heard the saying, there's no I in team?
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What it means is it can be much more effective
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when we work together to achieve a goal rather than
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going out on our own. In today's story, we'll meet
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a bird who learns that lesson the hard way and
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winds up with quite a tale in more ways than one.
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I'm Rebecca Shear, and welcome to Circle Round, where story
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time happens all the time. Today our story is called
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The Clockbird. It comes from parts of Latin America, including
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Mexico and Costa Rica. Some really great people came together
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to bring you our version of this tale, including Byron Mann.
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whom you grown-ups may know from the movie The Big Short,
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the TV series Arrow, and the new indie film The Modelizer. So,
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circle around, everyone, for The Clockbird.
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The Clockbird.
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The little bird, known as the motmot, makes its home
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in lush green forests in certain parts of Latin America.
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The motmot is colorful, very colorful, with gleaming, iridescent feathers
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of orange, green, and blue. But the motmot isn't easy
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to find. It spends much of its time hidden in
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tunnels that it burrows underground.
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Why?
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Well, according to legend, the motmot keeps to itself because
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it's ashamed of its tail. You see, the motmot's tail
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is basically bald. It does have two long feathers, but
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they're bare at the spine, so they look more like
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slender bones. And they have this little round clump of
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plumage at the end, so the motmot's tail looks kind
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of like a lollipop, or a badminton racket, or the
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pendulum of a clock. In fact, the motmot's nickname is
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Clockbird because of the way it swings its long, skinny
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tail back and forth. But the story goes that long ago,
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the motmot's tail was thick And fluffy. And Mot-Mot was
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always bragging about it to the other birds.
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Hey, Vulture. I have more feathers on my glorious tail
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than you could ever dream of having. Especially on your
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featherless head.
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Gee, thanks, Mot-Mot.
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And Toucan?
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Your bill may be impressive with its many, many colors.
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But that dark tail of yours is so drab.
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Compared with mine, of course. Gosh, thanks, Mutt Mutt.
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And Parrot, your tail may be long and many-hued, but
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it's so scrawny.
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As opposed to mine.
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Golly, thanks, Mutt Mutt.
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Oh, and Pelican, I can't forget about you. Your bill
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may be so big it holds more water and food
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than your stomach, but your tail is puny. Just a
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fluff of feathers sticking out from your behind.
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Unlike my tail.
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Yep.
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Thanks, Mat-Mat.
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The taunting and teasing, gloating and preening went on and on.
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Then one day, the bird's leader, Vulture, spotted something ominous
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on the horizon.
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My fellow birds, do you see those dark clouds gathering?
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A storm is coming. And from the looks of it,
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it will be a storm like none we've ever seen.
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So what should we do, Vulture?
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Yes, what should we do?
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Surely there's some way we can protect ourselves.
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I appreciate you asking, Toucan, Parrot, and Pelican. And I
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believe we can protect ourselves by building a shelter.
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A shelter?
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Yes, Toucans. A shelter. A sturdy lodging to keep us
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safe from the wind and rain.
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What should we use to build our shelter, Vulture?
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Good question, Parrot. We should use anything we can find. Branches, bark, leaves,
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even vines.
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But what about food, Vulture? Shouldn't we gather some food
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to tide us over till the storm passes?
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Excellent thinking, Pelican. And with that big bill of yours,
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you're just the one to do it. I want you
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to find as many fruits, nuts, and seeds as you
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can and stash them in your bill. Make sure there's
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enough to feed us all.
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As Vulture, Toucan, Parrot, and Pelican strategized about how best
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to prepare, one bird remained silent. And that bird was.
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Mott Mott, you've been awfully quiet. Aren't you going to
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help us prepare for the storm?
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Who? Me?
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Yes, you. We have a lot of work to do
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to get ready for the wind and rain.
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Mott Mott cocked his iridescent head.
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Okay, so about that word you just used.
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Wind? No. Rain?
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No. No.
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Work.
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Do you actually expect a beautiful, beguiling bird like me
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to do work?
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What if my tail gets dirty?
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Mott Mott, we're about to experience a dangerous storm, the
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likes of which we've never seen. And all you can
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think about is your tail?
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Yes.
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All I ever think about is my tail.
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Vulture knew it was no use arguing with Mot-Mot, so
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he called the other birds to attention.
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Toucan!
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Parrot!
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Pelican!
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And they got to work. Mot-Mot, meanwhile, flew up to
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a laurel tree and lounged his colorful little body on
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a branch.
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I can't believe Vulture expects me to toil away with
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the other birds.
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There is no way you'll ever see me.
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Working my tail off.
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How could I?
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It's far too full, feathery, and fabulous.
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Well, little did Mot-Mot know, but that tail of his
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wouldn't be full, feathery, or fabulous for long. Because after
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the storm rolled in, his tail would reach its tail and.
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How do you think Mot-Mot will lose his fabulous tail?
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We'll find out what happens after 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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I'm Rebecca Shear. Welcome back to Circle Round. Today our
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story is called The Clockbird.
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The Clockbird.
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Before the break, Mot-Mot refused to help Vulture, Toucan, Parrot,
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and Pelican prepare for the storm. The colorful bird believed
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he was too fabulous to help build a shelter or
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collect food. So he flew off and lounged in a
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laurel tree, preening his fluffy tail. Then the storm rolled in.
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Lightning flashed and thunder crashed as heavy gray clouds unleashed
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a torrent of rain. Vulture flapped his great wings and
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strained against the whistling wind as he flew into the
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bird's makeshift shelter.
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Toucan!
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Parrot!
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Pelican!
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Get in here!
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Sure thing, Vulture!
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Gladly, Vulture!
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With pleasure, Vulture!
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Once the group was safe inside, Pelican handed out the fruits, nuts,
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and seeds he had collected in his bill.
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Thank you, Pelican!
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Much obliged, Pelican! We really appreciate this, Pelican!
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Happy to help, friends. Happy to help.
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But while Vulture, Toucan, Parrot, and Pelican were all warm, snuggly,
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and safe, Mott Mott was not.
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It's getting awfully cold up here in this tree.
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Wet, too.
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Maybe the other birds won't mind if I join them
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in their shelter?
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But when he took to the air, he realized he
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had no idea where the shelter was. Oh, dear.
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Where did Vulture, Toucan, Parrot, and Pelican build that shelter
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of theirs?
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Is it in that tree there?
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No.
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How about this one over here?
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No. Behind this bush then?
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No.
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Mot-Mot flew around and around until he was worn out
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and waterlogged.
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I can't keep flying around like this. I need to
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rest and get dry.
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But where can I go? His bright red eyes scanned
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the world below. And then.
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Oh, that wall of rock down there. It has a
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crack in it.
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A narrow crevice that should be just big enough for
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me to fit inside.
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Mott Mott swooped down and tried squeezing through the crack
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in the wall. It was so narrow he could barely
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fit his colorful body inside, let alone his long, fluffy tail.
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But he shimmied in as far as he could. Then,
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in no time at all, the bone-tired bird dropped off
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to sleep. Hours later, he woke up again.
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Would you look at that! The storm is over and
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the sun is shining bright. Now I can go back
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out into the world and show off my fabulous feathery tail.
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Mott Mott spread his wings and took to the sky.
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When he landed at the top of a cedarwood tree,
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he looked down and spied vulture, toucan, parrot, and pelican
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emerging from their hiding place.
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Well, hello down there.
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Did you birds miss me?
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Wait, don't answer that. Of course you did. The other
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birds lifted their heads. When they caught sight of Mot-Mot,
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their beaks and bills dropped wide open.
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Well, don't look so stunned.
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Did you think I wouldn't weather the storm.
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Just because I refused to knuckle down and help you
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toil away?
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The others remained silent. They just kept staring at Mott Mott.
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Or rather, they kept staring at Mott Mott's backside. Oh,
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I get it.
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You're goggling at my tail. You must have forgotten how
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fabulous it is. All thick, lush, and feathery.
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The other birds exchanged a look.
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Um, actually, Mot-Mot, we don't know how to tell you this.
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But that fabulous tail of yours? It isn't thick, lush,
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and feathery at all.
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Not anymore, anyway.
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What?
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What are you talking about?
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Mot-Mot swung his head around and stared at his bottom.
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And that's when his beak dropped open.
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It can't be! It can't!
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And yet, it could. All that was left of Mott
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Mott's lush, fabulous tail were two long, skinny feathers, slender
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as two bones, with a round clump of plumage at
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the end. Kind of like a lollipop, or a badminton racket,
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or the pendulum of a clock. And do you know why?
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Well.
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When Mot-Mot squeezed and shimmied his orange, green, and blue
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body into that crevice in the wall, he didn't realize
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his tail was sticking out. So as the storm raged on,
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his fabulous feathery appendage was buffeted by wind and pelted
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by rain. And by the time the skies cleared, the
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weather had done its worst and torn most of his
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tail feathers clean away.
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Oh, this is embarrassing.
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So embarrassing!
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I can't let anyone see me like this. Mortified, little
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Mot-Mot flapped his wings and took to the air. He
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flew deep into the forest, where he found a secluded spot,
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burrowed a deep, deep tunnel in the ground, and made
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it his new home, after making sure his entire body
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fit inside, of course. And that's why, to this day,
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Mot-Mot keeps to himself. Though I'd like to think that
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when the other birds need him to help with something...
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Our little clock bird is willing to come out and
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say yes and think with his heart, not his tail.
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Now it's your turn. You can prove there's no I
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in team by holding your own scavenger hunt. Gather some
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family members or friends and make a list of items
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to hunt for. The items can be outside in nature
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or in your very own home. Then work together to
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find as many items on your list as you can.
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As you search, be sure to encourage your teammates and
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support them as you work together to achieve the same goal.
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This week's episode, The Clockbird, was adapted by me, Rebecca Scheer.
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It was edited by Sophie Codner. Our original music and
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sound design is by Eric Shimalonis. Our artist is Sabina Hahn.
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Don Ursula, and Byron Mann. Grown-ups, you can see Byron
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as well as the new indie film the Modelizer. Our
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featured instrument this week was the Chirongo. You can learn
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NPR news station. I'm Rebecca Shear. Thanks for circling round
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your favorite Circle Round story? Thousands of fans just like
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On Muriel's harp.
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of a magical jar filling the salty oceans.
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favorite story is the Lion's Whisker. My favorite part is
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when the bunny steals the Lion's Whisker.
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