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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. I'm Rebecca Shear, and welcome
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to Circle Round, where storytime happens all the time. Today,
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our story is called The Upside-Down Treat. Versions of this
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tale come from parts of Africa. Some really great people
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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. The Tree
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The tree, known as the baobab, can be very old.
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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 tree. As for how the Baobab came
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to be this way, well, legend says that it began
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at 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
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make this new world their home.
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Once all 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? Here! Giraffe?
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Present.
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Eagle.
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At your service.
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Monkey.
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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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Other animals exchanged a look. They knew full well that
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the Great Spirit did deliver the message to everyone. But
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they weren't surprised to see that Hyena didn't heed the call.
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Because Hyena had a notorious reputation for being lazy. And
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not just lazy, but mean. She spent most of her
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time laughing at the other animals while loafing and lounging
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in her den, which is probably what she was doing
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right now. The Great Spirit waited another moment, then decided
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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 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.
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What?
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Kinds of things, Great Spirit. Well, Giraffe, they'll give you
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food for your bellies. They'll offer shade on a sunny day.
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And for some of you, they'll 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?
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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. The Upside-Down
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Tree Before the break, the Great Spirit asked the animals
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to meet at sunrise so they could each pick a
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tree and 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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I'll plant that one over there, Great Spirit. Elephant extended
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his trunk toward a sapling with a leafy crown shaped
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like an umbrella.
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Excellent choice, elephant, excellent. That one is an acacia tree.
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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.
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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.
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Thank you, Great Spirit. On and on it went. With
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each animal 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 earth.
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Plant it with pride and treat it with love and care.
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Eventually, all the animals had selected their trees and begun
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to plant. Well, all the other animals.
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What's going on here?
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But one. Are you having a party? 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 you.
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Information hyena we are not having a party we are
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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 message about a meeting Oh, right.
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I got the message, but I decided to go to
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bed early. I had a feeling it would.
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Be a real snooze fest anyway.
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So I might as well hit the sack. What did
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I miss, Great Spirit?
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Well, Hyena, I told everyone about the new trees I've
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created and how you all get to plant your own
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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.
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We....
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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! You gotta be kidding me!
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That's the only tree left?! 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. Then her lips curled into a sneer.
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So you want me to plant the tree, do you?
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Huh? Huh?
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Then fine.
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Okay, I'll plant the tree.
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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.
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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.
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So.
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With the branches at the bottom and the roots at
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the top, the tree was upside down. Hyena let out
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a laugh, then bolted off across the savannah, pleased with
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her rambunctious prank. But once she was gone, the Great
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Spirit did something Hyena never expected. The Supreme Creator took
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that little upside-down tree and touched it with magic. And
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ever since, the baobab tree has been one of the
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most precious on the savannah. Animals have relied on the
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baobab for food, shade, and a place to live. People
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have used its bark to make rope and baskets. They've
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used its roots and leaves to whip up medicines. They've
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even taken shelter inside the hollow trunk on the hottest
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and sunniest of days. So, While Hyena may have laughed
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at the little upside-down tree, she didn't get the last laugh.
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Because all this time later, we now know that the
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laugh was on her. Now it's your turn. When Hyena
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Got Angry She found a pretty extreme way to let
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it out. So next time you get angry, what are
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some helpful ways you can deal with your feelings? Check
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in with a grown-up and make a list of strategies.
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Maybe you'll do jumping jacks or squish up some Play-Doh
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or clay. Perhaps you'll write all your feelings down or
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draw a picture of them, then crumple up the paper
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and toss it away. Maybe you'll listen to a calming
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song or story, or you'll talk about your feelings with
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someone you love. After you make your list, remember, anger
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is natural. It's normal. Just so long as we don't
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allow our anger to turn things upside down. This week's episode,
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The Upside-Down Tree, was adapted by me, Rebecca Shear. It
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was edited by Sophie Codner. Our original music and sound
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design is by Eric Shumalonis. Our artist is Sabina Hahn.
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Sabina has drawn a black and white picture for all
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of our Circle Round stories, and you can print them
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out and color them in. Grown-ups, visit our website, wbur.org
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slash circleround, and click on Coloring Pages. Special thanks to
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this week's actors, Fyodor Chin, Joe Hernandez, Erica Rose, Alexia Trainor,
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Chris Tucci, and Alonzo Bowden. Comedian Alonzo Bowden is a
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regular panelist on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the weekly
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NPR News Quiz. He's been the grand prize winner on
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NBC's Last Comic Standing, and you grown-ups can check out
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his comedy special Heavy Lightweight on Amazon. And kids, you
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can check out Alonzo's other Circle Round episode, The Mountain Guardian.
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bedtime stories, music education videos, even a personalized birthday message
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from me. Visit wbur.org slash Circle Round and click Circle
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Round Club. Our featured instrument this week was the Ngoni.
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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 slash Circle Round. 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. It really does help.
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show and talk about us on social media. Our handle
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on Facebook and Instagram is at Circle Round Podcast. Circle
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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. I live in Montreal. My
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favorite Circle Round story is One Wish. My favorite part
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is when Talia says, that was my one wish.
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Hi, my name is Lydia and I'm from Montreal.
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And my favorite Circle Round story is the Sorcerer's Offer.
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And my favorite part is when he asks the questions.
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My name is Jasper.
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I'm from Louisiana, North Carolina. And my favorite Circle Round
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story is the Lion's Whisker. And my favorite part is
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when they get the whisker from the lion and I'm four.
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And a half. 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 line for school. I
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like to play with my kids and brother. I like
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the line for school. My name is Emma and I
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live in San Mateo, California. And my favorite story is
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The Most Beautiful Fruit of All. And my favorite part is.
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When the bear pulls off the rabbit's tail.
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My name is Yara. I live in Oakland, California. My
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favorite trickle-around story is the golden eagle. My favorite part
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is when her friend makes a flower tea and then
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she gets better. I am Rufus, and I live in Pennsylvania.
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I like look-alike falls and the basilisk because both of
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them turn into stone.
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I love you, Becca Shearer.
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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
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circle round.