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Hi there, listeners.
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We're so glad to have you back for Circle Round
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Summer Camp.
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I'm your camp counselor, Erica Henningsen. All throughout summer, we
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have selected some of our most beloved stories about life
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outside and amongst the trees. Now, this time of year,
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it can get a little hot outside. And one thing
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I know is when we get a little too hot,
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we can also get a bit grumpy. In today's episode,
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we'll hear all about someone who goes a little too
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far when they get angry and learns to regret it.
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So let's circle around, everyone, for the Upside Down Tree.
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WBUR Podcasts, Boston.
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Have you ever gotten angry? It's natural to feel angry sometimes.
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It can even be useful, since our anger can tell
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us when things aren't fair or right. What matters is
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what we do with our angry feelings so they don't
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get out of control. In today's story, we'll meet an
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animal who lets her anger get so out of control,
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she turns things upside down. Whistling I'm Rebecca Shearer, and
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welcome to Circle Round, where storytime happens all the time. Today,
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our story is called The Upside Down Tree. Versions of
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this tale come from parts of Africa. Some really great
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people came together to bring you our story, including Alonzo Bowden.
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Public radio fans, you'll recognize Alonzo as a regular panelist
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on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the weekly NPR News Quiz.
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He's also been the grand prize winner on NBC's Last
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Comic Standing and has his own comedy special, Heavy Lightweight.
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So circle around, everyone, for the Upside Down Tree.
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The tree, known as the baobab, can be very old-fashioned.
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Some baobabs have been around for over a thousand years.
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The baobab tree can also be very tall, often stretching
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higher than two telephone poles end on end. And its
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hollow trunk can be so wide around, you could cram
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dozens of people inside. But one of the most interesting
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things about the baobab are its branches. They're all twisted
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and gnarled, so when they lose their leaves... they look
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like a wild mass of roots sticking up into the air,
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as if someone had actually planted the tree upside down.
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So it's no surprise that the baobab is sometimes called
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the upside-down tree. As for how the baobab came to
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be this way, well, legend says that it began at
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the beginning, when the Great Spirit first created the world.
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And on this world, I shall create land like mountains, plains,
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and deserts. I shall create water like rivers, lakes, and oceans.
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And I shall create animals, all sorts of creatures who
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will make this new world their home.
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One saw the animals had come into being. the Great
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Spirit invited them to a sunset meeting on the tropical
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grassland known as the Savannah.
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Greetings, my children. I have news to share. But first,
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I want to make sure all the animals are present. Elephant.
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Here.
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Giraffe. Present. Eagle.
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At your service.
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Monkey. That's me.
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As the Great Spirit went down the list, all the
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animals dutifully chimed in. All that is but one.
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Hyena? Hyena? Where is that bushy-tailed creature? I thought I
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delivered the message to everyone.
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The other animals exchanged a look. They knew full well
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that the Great Spirit did deliver the message to everyone.
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But they weren't surprised to see that Hyena didn't heed
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the call, because Hyena had a notorious reputation for being lazy.
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And not just lazy, but mean. She spent most of
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her time laughing at the other animals while loafing and
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lounging in her den, which is probably what she was
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doing right now. The Great Spirit waited another moment, then
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decided to move on.
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Well, children, the sun will soon set, So I'll make
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this quick. I invited you all here to tell you
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about my newest
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creation to add to this vast land.
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I call them trees.
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Trees?
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That's right, elephant. They will grow from the earth and
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provide you with marvelous things. What kinds of things, Great Spirit? Well, giraffe,
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they'll give you food for your bellies. They'll offer shade
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on a sunny day. And for some of you, they'll
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even become your homes.
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You mean we can live in them?
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Absolutely, eagle. You can make a burrow in the hollows
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of their trunks or build nests in their branches. What
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about playing, great spirit? Can we play in the trees, too? Ha, ha, ha.
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Of course, monkey. You'll have endless hours of fun climbing
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and swinging from branch to branch. But before any of
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that can happen, the trees must be planted. And you
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will do the planting. First thing tomorrow at sunrise, meet
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me right here. I will be waiting with all the
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different kinds of trees that will grow on the savannah,
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one by one. You will choose your tree, then find
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a place to plant it. Does that sound good? It
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sounds wonderful, Great Spirit. Amazing.
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We can hardly wait to pick our trees.
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And plant them in the earth. Splendid. Now go home
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and get some sleep, my children. I'll see you bright
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and early tomorrow. And then, let the planting begin.
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What do you think will happen when the animals plant
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their trees? And will they all show up? Or will
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a certain someone be missing? We'll find out after a
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quick break. Welcome back to Circle Round. I'm Rebecca Shear.
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Today our story is called The Upside-Down Tree.
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The Upside-Down Tree.
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Before the break, the Great Spirit asked the animals to
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meet at sunrise so they could each pick a tree,
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then plant it. And as dawn crept over the horizon,
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lighting up the sky with swirling reds, oranges, and pinks,
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the Great Spirit watched with joy as animal after animal
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assembled on the savannah.
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Good morning, my children. You will notice that the trees
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I brought are still young and small. They're what we
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call saplings. So, one by one, I want you to
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line up and choose which sapling you would like to plant.
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The animals went about arranging themselves in a single file.
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Leading the charge was Elephant.
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Elephant, looks like you get the first choice. Which tree
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will you pick?
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Hmm, I'll plant that.
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One over there, Great Spirit.
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Elephant extended his trunk toward a sapling with a leafy
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crown shaped like an umbrella.
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Excellent choice, Elephant, excellent. That one is an acacia tree.
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I believe you'll find its leaves to be quite delectable
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and its wide canopy will protect you from the sun.
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Plant it with pride and treat it with love and care.
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I will, Great Spirit, thank you.
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Next up was Giraffe.
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Giraffe, which tree do you pick?
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Giraffe glanced around, then cocked his gangly neck toward a
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sapling with yellow bark.
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I like that one, Great Spirit. Ah, the Fever Tree.
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When it gets bigger, it will sprout brown pods that
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are so very tasty. Nutritious, too. Splendid choice, Giraffe. Thank you,
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Great Spirit.
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Eagle was next. She chose the sapling known as the
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bush willow.
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Well chosen, Eagle. With its strong branches and large leaves,
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the bush willow would be the perfect tree for you
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to nest in. Thank you, Great Spirit.
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Behind Eagle was Monkey, who selected the fig tree.
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You will love nibbling on its sweet fruits, Monkey, and
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playing in its leafy branches. Thank you, Great Spirit.
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On and on and on. it went with each animal
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choosing their sapling.
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The marula tree the butterfly tree the jackalberry.
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And going off to plant it in the.
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Earth planted with pride and treated with love and.
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Care eventually all the animals had selected their trees and
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begun to plant Well, all the other animals.
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What's going on here? But one.
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Are you having a party?
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Why wasn't I invited?
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Everyone froze and stared at, you guessed it, Hyena. Her
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dark eyes were blazing and her bushy tail hung low. Um,
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for your information, Hyena, we are not having a party.
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We are planting trees.
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Like we discussed at last night's meeting. Didn't you get
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the Great Spirit's message?
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Message? About a meeting?
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Oh, right. I got the message, but I decided to
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go to bed early.
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I had a feeling it would be a real snooze
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fest anyway.
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So I might as well hit the sack.
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What did I miss, Great Spirit? Well, Hyena, I told
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everyone about the new trees I've created and how you
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all get to plant your own tree in the earth.
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Trees?
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Huh.
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Okay.
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In that case, I'm thinking I'll plant the best one then.
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The most beautiful, elegant, and graceful. Just like me.
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As Hyena collapsed in hysterics, The other animals exchanged an
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uneasy glance.
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Um, hyena? Here's the thing. We already planted the trees.
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You arrived so late today.
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There's only one tree left.
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The animals gestured toward an unusual little sapling with a
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plump trunk and twisted, gnarled roots. Just one look and
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Hyena knew it was not the elegant and graceful tree
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she'd been expecting.
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Oh, come on!
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You gotta be kidding me! That's the only tree left?
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Great Spirit, say it isn't so!
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It is so, Hyena, and it's all yours. So go ahead,
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plant the tree.
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Hyena stared at the Great Spirit. Then she stared at
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the sapling.
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Then.
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Her lips curled into a smear.
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So, you want me to plant the tree, do you?
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Huh?
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Then fine. Okay, I'll plant the tree. Watch this!
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Hyena lowered her furry head, then took off running toward
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the last sapling. She stuck out her muzzle and clamped
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her teeth around the tree's trunk. Then, with every ounce
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of strength she had, and every bit of spite, she
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whipped her head to the side. And as she did,
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she snapped open her jaw. So the young tree went
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flying from her mouth and rocketed toward the sky. The
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sapling flipped and tumbled through the air. And when it
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hit the ground, the other animals could hardly believe their eyes. Oh!
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because when the tree landed, its branches hit the ground
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first and sank down into the earth, which meant the twisted,
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gnarled roots were sticking up in the air. So, with
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the branches at the bottom and the roots at the top,
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the tree was upside down. Hyena let out a laugh,
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then bolted off across the savannah. pleased with her rambunctious prank.
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But once she was gone, the Great Spirit did something
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Hyena never expected. The Supreme Creator took that little upside-down
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tree and touched it with magic. And ever since, the
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baobab tree has been one of the most precious on
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the savannah. Animals have relied on the baobab for food, shade,
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and a place to live. People have used its bark
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to make rope and baskets. They've used its roots and
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leaves to whip up medicines. They've even taken shelter inside
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the hollow trunk on the hottest and sunniest of days. So,
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while Hyena may have laughed at the little upside-down tree,
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she didn't get the last laugh. Because all this time later,
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we now know that the laugh was on her. Now
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it's your turn. When Hyena got angry, she found a
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pretty extreme way to let it out. So next time
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you get angry, what are some helpful ways you can
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deal with your feelings? Check in with a
grown-up and
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make a list of strategies. Maybe you'll do jumping jacks
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or squish up some Play-Doh or clay. Perhaps you'll write
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all your feelings down or draw a picture of them,
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then crumple up the paper and toss it away. Maybe
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you'll listen to a calming song or story, or you'll
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talk about your feelings with someone you love. After you
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make your list, remember, anger is natural. It's normal. Just
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so long as we don't allow our anger to turn
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things upside down.
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Woo-hoo!
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This week's episode, The Upside Down Tree, was adapted by me,
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Rebecca Shear. It was edited by Sophie Codner. Our original
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music and sound design is by Eric Chimalonis. Our artist
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is Sabina Han. Sabina has drawn a black and white
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picture for all of our Circle Round stories, and you
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can print them out and color them in. Grownups, visit
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our website, wbur.org, and click on Coloring Pages. Special thanks
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to this week's actors, Fyodor Chin, Joe Hernandez, Erica Rose,
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Alexia Trainor, Chris Tucci, and Alonzo Bowden. Comedian Alonzo Bowden
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is a regular panelist on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me,
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the weekly NPR News Quiz. He's been the grand prize
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winner on NBC's Last Comic Standing, and you grown-ups can
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check out his comedy special Heavy Lightweight on Amazon. And kids,
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you can check out Alonzo's other Circle Round episode, The
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Mountain Guardian. Just visit wbur.org slash circleround and click on Archive.
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our public radio podcast by joining the Circle Round Club.
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monthly newsletters, and early access to Circle Round events, both
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live and virtual. You can also get ad-free episodes, bite-sized
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bedtime stories, music education videos even a personalized birthday message
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from me visit wbur.org circle round and click circle round
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club our featured instrument this week was the n goni
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you can learn more about this stringed instrument from west
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africa and see a photo of eric shimalonis playing one
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on our website once more that's wbur.org circle round grown-ups
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if you enjoy circle round please leave us a five-star
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review on your favorite podcast app. It really does help.
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show and talk about us on social media. Our handle
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Round is a production of WBUR, Boston's NPR news station.
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I'm Rebecca Shear. Thanks for circling round with us. Now
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that you've made it to the end of this Circle
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Round episode, We want to know, what's your favorite Circle
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Round story? Thousands of fans just like you have been
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telling us about the Circle Round stories they like best.
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Take a listen. Maybe one of their favorites is one
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of yours, too.
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Hi, my name is Sophia.
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I live in Montreal.
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My favorite Circle Round story is One Wish. My favorite
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part is when Talia says, that.
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Was my one wish.
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Hi, my name is Lydia and.
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I'm from Montreal. And my favorite Circle Round story is
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the Sorcerer's Offer. And my favorite part.
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Is when he asks the questions.
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My name is Jasper. I'm from Louisiana, North Carolina. And
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my favorite Circle Round story is the Lion's Whisker. And
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my favorite part is when they get the whisker from
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the lion and I'm four and a half.
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My name is Frankie.
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I like pictures, and I'm calling for Michigan. My favorite
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thing for around 20 is the Lion's Lair. I like
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to play with kids and brother, and I like the
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Lion's Lair.
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My name is Emma, and I live in San Mateo, California.
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And my favorite story is the most beautiful for it all.
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And my favorite part is when the bear pulls off
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the rabbit's tail. My name is Yara. I live in Oakland, California.
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My favorite trickle-around story is the golden eagle. My favorite
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part is when her friend makes a flower tea and
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then she gets better. I am Rufus, and I live
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in Pennsylvania. I like look-alike falls and the basilisk because
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both of them turn into stone. I love you, Becca Shearer.
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Did someone mention a story you've missed? Not to worry. Grownups,
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you can find all of our Circle Round stories, plus
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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.