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Do you have a calling? Something you feel you were
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destined to do or become? We're about to meet a
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woman who feels called to play music, even after she
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gives up music altogether.
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I'm Rebecca Shear, and welcome to Circle Round, where storytime
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happens all the time. Today, our story is called The
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Sweetest Sounds. Versions of this tale come from the Roma
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people of modern-day Hungary in Central Europe. Some really great
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people came together to bring you our adaptation of this folktale,
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including public radio veterans Rachel Martin and Ayesha Rasko, along
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with guest musician Christian Habel. Rachel Martin has hosted weekend
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edition Sunday, morning edition Up First, and the new NPR
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podcast Enlighten Me. Aisha Rasko currently hosts Weekend Edition Sunday
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and the Saturday episodes of Up First. Christian Habel has
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toured with Sting, Barbara Streisand, and Billy Joel, and most
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recently performed John Williams' score for Indiana Jones and The
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Dial of Destiny. You Broadway fans may have heard him
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perform the music of Wicked. So, circle around, everyone, for
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the sweetest sounds.
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Lillian, the traveling musician, made her way through life and
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the world, playing the one thing she treasured above all else,
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her violin. In her worn-out shoes and faded coat, she
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journeyed from city to city, village to village, playing her
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violin in town squares and taverns, carnivals and cafes, festivals
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and fairs. And each time Lillian put her bow to
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the strings, people would gather round, close their eyes, and
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begin to dance and sway. Then, when the music stopped,
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they would toss some coins into Lillian's upturned hat.
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Thank you! Thank you so much!
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And hurry back to their business.
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Glad you enjoyed the music!
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Despite the power of Lillian's violin, she didn't make a
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lot of cash. Some days all she could afford to
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eat was a hunk of bread and a cup of tea,
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and some nights she had no choice but to sleep
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under the sky, with the twinkling stars above her head
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and a soft clump of moss beneath it. So after
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many years of roughing it, Lillian began to wonder.
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Maybe I should just give up my music and settle down.
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I could find a nice conventional job and buy my
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own place with my own land. Maybe I could even
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raise some chickens and a cow or two.
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But then she would remember her calling to play music,
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and she would let the daydream go. One day in
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early spring, Lillian found her way to a country fair
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Thousands of fairgoers crowded the village green to watch jugglers
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and musicians play sports and games and gobble up sweets
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and treats sold by the many rows of peddlers and vendors.
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Standing off to one side, Lillian took her violin out
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of its well-worn case. She tucked her beloved instrument beneath
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her chin. And the moment she touched the bow to
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the strings, everyone around seemed to freeze in As if
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in a trance, the people dropped what they were doing
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and crowded around Lillian. Their eyes shut tight as they
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began to sway and dance. Standing up front was a
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mysterious woman wearing a red velvet dress and cape. Unlike
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everyone else, her piercing gray eyes remained wide open, unblinking,
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as she stared at Lillian and her violin. When the
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music came to an end and the fairgoers tossed their
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coins into Lillian's hat, Thank you. Thanks. Then returned to
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their revelries. Glad you like the song. The mysterious woman
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stayed behind.
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That was wonderful, my dear. Truly wonderful. I must commend
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you on making such glorious music.
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Lillian flashed the woman a smile.
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I thank you for the praise, ma'am. Music is my passion.
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Always has been.
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Well, it's a very powerful passion. The sweet sounds of
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your violin seem to take people over, enchant them. The
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moment they hear you play, it's like you have total control.
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Maybe.
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If only I could control how much money they toss
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into my hat when I stop playing.
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The woman tilted her head.
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So, are you saying your passion isn't the most profitable
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thing in the world?
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Sadly, I am.
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Last night I camped out by the river, and this
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morning all I had for breakfast were some berries I
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foraged from the forest. But hey, that's the life of
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a traveling musician, right?
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So you say, but what if I told you it
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doesn't have to be that way?
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What do you mean?
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Well, what if I could promise that you didn't have
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to struggle another day in your life? What if I
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could promise that you could have your own place with
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your own land, maybe even raise some chickens and a
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cow or two?
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Lillian's eyes grew wide.
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Would you believe I sometimes dream of doing that very thing?
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Do you now?
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What a coincidence, because I know exactly how you can
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do it. All you have to do is give me
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your violin.
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The woman's mouth curled into a smile. Lillian's mouth dropped
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into a frown.
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Give you my violin? But I can't give you my violin.
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It's the only instrument I've ever had, and I need
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it to.
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To do what? To starve every day of your life?
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To sleep on yet another rock by the river? Give
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me your violin, and I will give you gold. Heaps
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of gold. All the gold you can carry.
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Lillian fell silent. After playing her violin for all these years...
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She couldn't imagine life without music. But she could imagine
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life without an empty belly. And it was awfully appealing. So, Lillian,
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what will it be?
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A life of scraping by or a life of luxury?
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The choice is yours. What choice will Lillian make? What
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would you choose if you were in the musician's worn-out shoes?
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We'll find out what happens after a quick break. Welcome
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back to Circle Round.
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I'm Rebecca Shear. Today our story is called The Sweetest Sounds.
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The Sweetest Sounds.
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Before the break, a mysterious woman offered a struggling musician
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named Lillian a trade, her beloved violin for gold.
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Listen, ma'am, I will consider giving you my violin, but
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I must see the gold first.
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Can you show it to me? I'd be delighted. The
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woman waved her arms, and all at once, she and
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Lillian were enveloped in a cloud of red smoke. When
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the smoke cleared, They were standing at the foot of
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a foaming, churning waterfall, beside a shallow pool lined with
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pebbles made of pure gold. Is that.
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is that the gold you were talking about? And how
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did you bring us here?
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Well, to answer your questions, yes. That is the gold
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I was talking about. And I am a wizardess.
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A wizardess?
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Indeed.
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Indeed.
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And as such, I have the power to do all
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sorts of things. But I don't have the power to
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do what your violin does, to entrance people, to enchant them.
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So in exchange for your instrument, I will give you
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all the gold in this pool.
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Lillian took a long look at her violin. Then she
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took a long look at the gold pebbles. With riches
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like these, she'd never have to forage for berries or
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sleep by the river again. She could buy a house,
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some land, some animals. She could settle down and live easy.
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All right, I will trade you my violin for your gold. After,
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I play one last song.
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She took her violin from its case and tucked it
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beneath her chin. And then, she began to play. The
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song that came forth from Lillian's violin would stir any soul,
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melt any heart, and jerk any tear. Her own eyes
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misted over as she moved her bow back and forth.
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Tears fell hot against her cheeks before sliding off her
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chin and landing on her violin with a plop. And
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when at last her song came to a close... she
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brought the violin to her lips and gave it a
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kiss then she slipped the instrument and the bow into
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their case clasped it shut and handed it to the
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wizardess the wizardess smiled a cold triumphant smile then waved
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her arms and disappeared in a cloud of red smoke.
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Now that Lillian had made good on her promise, she
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knelt down by the pool and stuffed handfuls of gold
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pebbles into her satchel. When she found her way to
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the nearest town, she used the gold to purchase food
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and clothing. She even bought the perfect house, a trim
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yellow cottage with vegetable fields out back and a flower
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garden out front. To the side was a coop full
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of chickens, And in the barn was a whole herd
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of cows. Lillian happily took to her new life. She
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woke up each day to feed her chickens. Chow time, ladies!
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And to milk her cows.
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Nice work, Bessie.
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You're next, Elsie. Then she went out to water her
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vegetable fields.
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These cabbages are bigger than my head!
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And weed her flower garden.
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Could these lilies smell any more divine?
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After a life of hardship, Lillian was thriving and living
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her dream. And yet, after a while, she couldn't help
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but feel like something was missing. My music!
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I'm finally living a life of comfort, yet in my
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heart of hearts I'm anything but comfortable. It just isn't
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the same without my violin. But I made the wizardess
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a promise, and so I guess I'll just have to.
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Oh, who could that be?
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Is someone in trouble?
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Lillian raced to the door and threw it open. And
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do you know who she found standing outside? It was
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the wizardess! In her trembling hand was Lillian's violin case.
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And on her furious face was a scowl.
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You! You cheated me!
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Lillian's mouth dropped open.
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I cheated you? How can you say that? I gave
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you my violin, didn't I? Yes, you did! But you
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didn't give me its power. I don't understand.
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Look, you don't know it, Lillian, but the day we
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met wasn't the first day I laid my eyes on
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you or my ears.
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It wasn't?
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No. I had been following you for a very long time.
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I heard you play at town squares and taverns, carnivals
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and cafes, festivals and fairs. And based on what I witnessed,
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this violin should have given me power over everyone who
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heard it.
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Everyone.
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The problem is, it didn't.
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She opened the case and held up the violin.
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Lillian, when you played this violin, it made the sweetest sounds.
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I played this violin, and do you know what it made?
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Squeaky sounds. Squawky sounds. Screechy sounds. So harsh, so shrill,
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people covered their ears and ran away. I didn't enchant anyone.
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I annoyed them. What happened to the violin's magic, Lillian?
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Where did it go? The wizardess stared at Lillian. Lillian
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stared back. Then, she smiled.
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You really want to know what happened to the violin's magic? Well,
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the truth is, There was no magic.
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There was just me.
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What do you mean?
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What I mean is, when I play my violin, I
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give it everything I have.
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My entire soul.
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It's my soul that inspires the music and makes those
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sweet sounds. I may have traded the violin, but my soul,
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I did not trade.
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And I never would.
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Not for all the gold in the world.
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The wizardess fixed her steel-gray eyes on Lillian's face. She
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held them there, giving Lillian a most curious look. And then, slowly,
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she placed the violin in its case, placed the case
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in Lillian's hands, and with a strange little smile, she
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vanished in a cloud of red smoke. Lillian stared at
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the spot where the wizardess had been standing. Then she
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opened the lid of her case, took out her violin
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and her bow. Then she tucked the violin beneath her
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chin and began to play. She played with tears in
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her eyes and joy in her heart. But most of all,
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she played with passion in her soul. And to Lillian,
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that was more precious than anything. Now it's your turn.
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Music can be truly powerful, especially when you make your own.
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Pick some music you enjoy, or write some music of
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your own. Then record yourself singing it or playing it
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on an instrument. A grown-up can help you with the recording.
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You can use an audio program on a computer or
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the voice memo app on a smartphone. When you're done,
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send the recording to someone you have fun with. And
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if you'd like, send it to us. Our email address
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is circleround at wbur.org. This week's episode, The Sweetest Sounds,
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was adapted by me, Rebecca Scheer. It was edited by
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Sophie Codner. Our original music and sound design is by
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Eric Shimalonis. Our artist is Sabina Haim. Sabina has drawn
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a black and white picture for all of our Circle
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Round stories, and you can print them out and color
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them in while you listen. Grown-ups, visit our website, wbur.org
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slash circleround, and click on Coloring Pages. And while you're
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at wbur.org slash circleround, you can support our public radio
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podcast by joining the Circle Round Club. To show our thanks,
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we'll send you a Circle Round welcome box, activity emails, newsletters,
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plus early access to Circle Round events. You can also
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get ad-free episodes, bite-sized bedtime stories, music education videos, even
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a personalized birthday message from me. Visit WBUR.org slash
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and click CircleRound Club. Special thanks to this week's actors,
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Rachel Martin and Ayesha Rasko. Rachel Martin has hosted such
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NPR favorites as Weekend Edition Sunday, Morning Edition, Up First,
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and the new podcast, Enlighten Me. Ayesha Rasko currently hosts
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Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First.
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Our featured instrument this week was, yes, the violin, played
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by our guest artist Christian Habel. Along with his lengthy
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stint in the Broadway musical Wicked, Christian has toured with Sting,
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Barbra Streisand, and Billy Joel. He also performed John Williams'
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score for the latest Indiana Jones movie, The Dial of Destiny.
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To learn more about the violin and to see a
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picture of Christian Habel, visit our website, wbur.org slash circleround. Grownups,
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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. We also invite you
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to tell your friends about the show and talk about
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us on social media. Our handle on Facebook and Instagram
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is at Circle Round Podcast. Circle Round is a production
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of WBUR, Boston's NPR news station. I'm Rebecca Shear. Thanks
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for circling round with us. Now that you've made it
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to the end of this Circle Round episode, we want
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to know, What's your favorite Circle Round story? Thousands of
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fans just like you have been telling us about the
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Circle Round stories they like best. Take a listen. Maybe
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one of their favorites is one of yours, too.
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Hi, my name is Mason. I live in Meridian, Idaho.
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And my favorite Circle Round story is called The Giant's Causeway.
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I like the part when Finn McCool says,'.
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Squeeze me like a lemon!
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Hi, my name's Harlow, and I live in Golden Valley, Minnesota,
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and my favorite circle around is Princess and the Eye,
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because I like when the innkeeper says she has to
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pay double, and she sends away tonight. My name is Owen,
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and I live in Devon, Pennsylvania, and my favorite circle
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around story is The Pot of Gold, and I like
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the part when Rufus the baker says, Money in the honey.
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Hi, my name is Margo, and I live in Newtown, Connecticut.
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And my favorite Circle Island story is Strong Minded Kind Heart.
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And my favorite part is when Kind Heart gets his
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tree palace.
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It's Jacob, and I'm from California.
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And my favorite Circle Island is Kingaroo and Joey, too.
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My favorite part is when the mom.
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Says, Joey!
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Joey!
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My name is Colby.
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I'm from Port Morgan, and my favorite podcast is Donkey Business.
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My favorite part is when Carmella puts coin in Luigi's.
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Booty.
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Did someone mention a story you've missed? Not to worry. Grown-ups,
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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.