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An old Persian proverb says, Thinking well is wise. Planning well, wiser.
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But doing well is the wisest and best of all.
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In other words, thinking, planning, and coming up with ideas
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is smart. But smartest of all is putting our ideas
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into action. We're about to meet a man who puts
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his plan into action in a very wise and witty way.
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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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Donkey's Tale. You'll find versions of this story from North
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Africa and the Middle East. where it's one of many
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tales featuring a wise trickster you've met in several other
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Circle Round stories, Nasruddin. Some really great people came together
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to bring you our version of this folktale, including Syrian-American
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rapper and poet Omar Offendum, who has performed all over
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the world, from the Ford Amphitheater in Los Angeles, California,
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to the FIFA World Cup festivities in Doha, Qatar. So,
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Circle Round, everyone! for the donkey's tale. One sunny morning
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in fall, Nasruddin was outside doing chores. He mowed his lawn.
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He fed his donkey. He was kneeling in his herb garden,
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filling a basket with fresh-picked mint when he heard a
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distressed voice.
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Oh, Nasruddin! I need your help!
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Nasruddin glanced up, and there was Hoda, the new art
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teacher at the local school. Her eyes were teary, her
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lower lip was trembling, and her feet were bare.
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Hoda, what's the problem? And why are you in bare feet?
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Oh, Nasruddin! My bare feet are the problem. My shoes
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are gone. I think they were stolen.
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Stolen?
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Yes. Last night, the headmaster invited all the teachers to
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dinner to celebrate our first week of class. I was
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more than happy to attend. After all, as the newest teacher,
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I've been hoping to get to know my colleagues better.
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Of course.
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It was generous of the headmaster to host such a gathering.
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Right? And I was so excited about it that I
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put on my new dress and my new leather shoes.
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They're hand-painted. I decorated them myself. And they looked so great.
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I'm sure they did. I've heard you're quite the artist.
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Thank you. Well, when I arrived at the headmaster's house...
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I simply had to show my shoes to everyone. Then
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I slipped them off and left them outside the door.
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Indeed, it is customary to remove one's shoes when one
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pays a visit. What happened next?
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Well, we spent the next hours eating and drinking and talking.
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Then one by one, the other teachers went home. I
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was having such a lovely time. I was the last
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to leave. And when I looked outside the door, my
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shoes were missing. I looked everywhere, but I could find
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neither hide nor hair of them.
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Nasruddin raised an eyebrow.
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Huda, I am deeply sorry to hear your story. It
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appears that one of your new colleagues has swindled you.
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Tell me, who else was at this dinner?
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Well, the headmaster, of course, and... The math teacher, the
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history teacher, the science teacher, and the composition teacher.
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Ah, composition. That was always my favorite class. Putting ideas
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together to write a good essay or story, I just
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loved it. I enjoyed art as well, until one teacher
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told me my picture was so bad, he wondered how
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it could even draw a breath.
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That's terrible.
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And yet admittedly clever. But enough about me. You were
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saying five other people were at this dinner?
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Yes, and I'm still getting to know them all. I
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couldn't even guess which one of them would stoop so low.
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Nasruddin was quiet for a moment. Then he put down
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his basket of mint and looked the art teacher in
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the eye.
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Listen, Huda, you deserve to get your shoes back, and
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I am going to help you. I shall invite your
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colleagues to my house this afternoon and put them through
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a test. By the time the sun sets, the truth
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will be revealed and your feet will be covered.
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A few hours later, Hoda was back in Nostradine's yard.
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She was joined by the headmaster and her fellow teachers.
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Greetings, everyone. I appreciate you coming to see me, though
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I wish the circumstances were more pleasant. You see, when
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all of you gathered at the headmaster's house last night,
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one of you... made off with Huda's hand-painted shoes.
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Nasruddin searched the suspect's faces, hoping to spy a glimmer
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of fear or remorse. All he saw was surprise.
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It appears this news has caught you off guard. Yet
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I am certain one of you is guilty. So, if
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you are the thief who deprived this new teacher of
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her beautiful hand-painted shoes, confess now and you will be forgiven.
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Nasruddin folded his arms and waited. No one spoke up.
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Come on, people. Cat got your tongue? I said, if
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you are the thief, confess your crime now and you
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shall be forgiven.
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Again, Nasruddin waited. Again, no one answered.
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Very well, then. Since none of you will cop to
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this crime, I'll have to coax it out of you
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another way. See that stable over there?
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He pointed at a little wooden building in the back
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of his yard.
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That stable is where Delilah lives. She's my donkey. I've
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had her for years and years. And with Delilah's able assistance,
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I shall reveal the culprit.
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The suspects looked confused. Hoda looked cross.
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Nasruddin, I've heard you're known for your clever ways, but
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a donkey? How could a beast of burden possibly help
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you find a thief?
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Delilah technically may be a beast of burden, but she's
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also a beast of brilliance. as you are about to witness.
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Nasruddin fixed the suspects with a stare.
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Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to do a little test.
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One by one, I want each of you to step
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into the stable. Close the door behind you. Then very gently,
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I want you to take hold of the tufted end
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of Delilah's tail and give it a tug.
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The suspects looked even more confused, and Hoda looked even
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more cross.
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Nasruddin! Where are you going with this?
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Trust me, Huda. I know what I'm doing. And so
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does Delilah. You see, if her tail is tugged by
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a person who is innocent of this crime, she will
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stay quiet. She'll just stand there peacefully munching her oats
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and straw.
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And if her tail is tugged by the person who's guilty... Easy.
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She'll open her mouth, throw back her head, and bray.
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so loudly that all of us in this yard, nay,
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all of us in this city, will know who the
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culprit is. So, let's begin, shall we? How about you
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kick things off, Mr. Headmaster?
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It would be my pleasure.
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The Headmaster threw back his shoulders and marched to the stable.
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He opened the door. He closed it behind him. And
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when he emerged moments later... Delilah remained silent.
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Well, looks like I'm innocent.
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The math teacher went next. She opened the door. She
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closed it. And when she came out again.
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Looks like I'm innocent too.
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The same thing happened with the history teacher.
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Guess I didn't do it.
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The science teacher. I didn't do it either. And the
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composition teacher.
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And I didn't do it either.
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Hoda fixed Nasruddin with angry, piercing eyes.
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Nasruddin? Delilah didn't bray once, even though all my colleagues
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went inside and tugged her tail. I guess your little
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test didn't work.
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On the contrary, Hoda. It isn't that my little test
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didn't work. It's that my little test has only just begun.
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And if all goes well, trust me, we are going
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to sniff out the culprit.
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What will Nasruddin do next? What would you do if
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you were in the wise man's shoes? We'll find out
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what happens after a quick break. Welcome back to Circle Round.
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I'm Rebecca Shear. Today our story is called The Donkey's Tale.
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The Donkey's Tale.
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Before the break, the headmaster threw a dinner party for
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all the teachers at his school, including the new art instructor, Hoda.
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But when it was time to leave, she discovered her
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hand-painted shoes had been stolen. Nostradine wanted to find out
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which party guest made off with the shoes. So he
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invited the headmaster and teachers to his yard, then told
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them to enter his stable one by one and tug
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the tail of his donkey, Delilah. He assured them that
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when the thief pulled her tail, the donkey would bray.
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And yet, she never made a peep.
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Ladies and gentlemen, you just experienced the first part of
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my test. We shall now move to the second. I
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shall stand right here in this spot. One by one,
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I want you to approach me. Once you draw close enough,
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I want you to reach out both of your hands
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and rub my nose.
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Hoda let out a groan. Ugh.
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I'm sorry, Nasruddin, but how is that going to help?
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Huda, I understand your frustration, but I promised I would
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sniff out the culprit, and I will. So, Mr. Headmaster,
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shall we begin with you?
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I suppose.
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The headmaster stepped up, stuck out his hands, and rubbed
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Nasruddin's nose.
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Goodness, your hands are cold, and yet oddly refreshing.
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The math teacher went next.
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Goodness, your hands are hot. And yet, oddly comforting.
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Then the history teacher.
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Do you mind scratching to the right a little? I
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have the most annoying itch.
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Then the science teacher.
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Do you mind scratching to the left?
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Then the composition teacher.
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Do you mind scratching all over? Ah, perfect.
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After each suspect had taken their turn, Hoda nodded her
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brow in frustration.
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Nasruddin! For the life of me, I cannot see how
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this second test is any better than the first.
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You have every right to be skeptical, Hoda. My methods
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are rather unconventional. But they're also rather effective. Because the
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rascal who stole your shoes is standing right there.
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Nasruddin pointed an accusing finger. Composition teacher.
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You, madam. You are the one who made off with
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Huda's shoes.
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The teacher's eyes grew wide. Me? How could I be
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a thief? I teach valuable writing skills to the next generation.
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I hold their futures in my hands.
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You also hold proof of your guilt in your hands.
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What?
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Allow me to explain.
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Nasruddin motioned toward his herb garden.
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Among the plants I grow in my garden is a
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particularly fragrant variety of mint. Before everyone came over this afternoon,
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I picked some of that mint and smeared it all
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over my donkey's tail. When Huda's colleagues rubbed my nose,
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I could smell the aroma of mint on their hands.
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But when you did the same.
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He shot the composition teacher a glare.
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All I could smell was the stench... Of guilt. Because
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unlike everyone else who actually tugged Delilah's tail, you didn't
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touch it. Because you knew you were guilty and you
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feared Delilah would rat you out. Clearly at some point
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during the dinner party you snuck out and stole Huda's shoes.
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So go home, bring back the shoes and give them
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to Huda. Along with a much needed apology.
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The composition teacher hung her head and trudged home to
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fetch the shoes. Hoda flashed Nasruddin a grin.
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You did it, Nasruddin! You figured out who stole my shoes!
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It was the composition teacher!
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The former composition teacher, you mean.
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The headmaster sighed and shook his head.
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After what that woman has done, I am letting her
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go and sending her packing. Hopefully... I.
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Can find someone honest to replace her.
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Might you know anyone?
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A sly twinkle came to Hoda's eye.
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Actually, I believe I do know someone, Mr. Headmaster. You see,
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when it comes to putting great ideas together.
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She threw an arm around Nasruddin.
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This guy wrote the book.
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And so it was that Nostradine added another job to
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his resume. Donkey keeper, garden grower, mystery solver, and composition teacher.
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So now, the wise and witty man could be a
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true writer of wrongs. Now it's your turn. Use your
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imagination to dream up the most amazing pair of shoes
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you can think of. What would your shoes look like?
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What would they be made out of? What colors would
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they be? Would they have special powers like wings to
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make you fly or skis to help you glide on water?
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Find some paper and draw a picture of your shoes.
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Then share your picture with someone you love. And if
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This week's episode, The Donkey's Tail, was adapted by me,
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Rebecca Shear. It was edited by Dean Russell. Our original
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favorite Cirque du Soleil story is Clever Monka, and my
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favorite part is when Monka says, well, he said I
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could take home something, so I took home you. Hello,
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Thank you, Rebecca Shear.
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Circle Round.
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An old Persian proverb says, Thinking well is wise. Planning well, wiser.
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But doing well is the wisest and best of all.
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In other words, thinking, planning, and coming up with ideas
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is smart. But smartest of all is putting our ideas
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into action. We're about to meet a man who puts
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his plan into action in a very wise and witty way.
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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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Donkey's Tale. You'll find versions of this story from North
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Africa and the Middle East. where it's one of many
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tales featuring a wise trickster you've met in several other
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Circle Round stories, Nasruddin. Some really great people came together
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to bring you our version of this folktale, including Syrian-American
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rapper and poet Omar Offendum, who has performed all over
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the world, from the Ford Amphitheater in Los Angeles, California,
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to the FIFA World Cup festivities in Doha, Qatar. So,
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Circle Round, everyone! for the donkey's tale. One sunny morning
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in fall, Nasruddin was outside doing chores. He mowed his lawn.
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He fed his donkey. He was kneeling in his herb garden,
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filling a basket with fresh-picked mint when he heard a
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distressed voice.
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Oh, Nasruddin! I need your help!
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Nasruddin glanced up, and there was Hoda, the new art
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teacher at the local school. Her eyes were teary, her
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lower lip was trembling, and her feet were bare.
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Hoda, what's the problem? And why are you in bare feet?
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Oh, Nasruddin! My bare feet are the problem. My shoes
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are gone. I think they were stolen.
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Stolen?
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Yes. Last night, the headmaster invited all the teachers to
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dinner to celebrate our first week of class. I was
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more than happy to attend. After all, as the newest teacher,
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I've been hoping to get to know my colleagues better.
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Of course.
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It was generous of the headmaster to host such a gathering.
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Right? And I was so excited about it that I
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put on my new dress and my new leather shoes.
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They're hand-painted. I decorated them myself. And they looked so great.
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I'm sure they did. I've heard you're quite the artist.
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Thank you. Well, when I arrived at the headmaster's house...
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I simply had to show my shoes to everyone. Then
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I slipped them off and left them outside the door.
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Indeed, it is customary to remove one's shoes when one
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pays a visit. What happened next?
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Well, we spent the next hours eating and drinking and talking.
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Then one by one, the other teachers went home. I
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was having such a lovely time. I was the last
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to leave. And when I looked outside the door, my
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shoes were missing. I looked everywhere, but I could find
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neither hide nor hair of them.
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Nasruddin raised an eyebrow.
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Huda, I am deeply sorry to hear your story. It
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appears that one of your new colleagues has swindled you.
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Tell me, who else was at this dinner?
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Well, the headmaster, of course, and... The math teacher, the
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history teacher, the science teacher, and the composition teacher.
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Ah, composition. That was always my favorite class. Putting ideas
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together to write a good essay or story, I just
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loved it. I enjoyed art as well, until one teacher
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told me my picture was so bad, he wondered how
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it could even draw a breath.
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That's terrible.
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And yet admittedly clever. But enough about me. You were
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saying five other people were at this dinner?
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Yes, and I'm still getting to know them all. I
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couldn't even guess which one of them would stoop so low.
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Nasruddin was quiet for a moment. Then he put down
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his basket of mint and looked the art teacher in
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the eye.
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Listen, Huda, you deserve to get your shoes back, and
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I am going to help you. I shall invite your
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colleagues to my house this afternoon and put them through
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a test. By the time the sun sets, the truth
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will be revealed and your feet will be covered.
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A few hours later, Hoda was back in Nostradine's yard.
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She was joined by the headmaster and her fellow teachers.
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Greetings, everyone. I appreciate you coming to see me, though
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I wish the circumstances were more pleasant. You see, when
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all of you gathered at the headmaster's house last night,
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one of you... made off with Huda's hand-painted shoes.
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Nasruddin searched the suspect's faces, hoping to spy a glimmer
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of fear or remorse. All he saw was surprise.
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It appears this news has caught you off guard. Yet
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I am certain one of you is guilty. So, if
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you are the thief who deprived this new teacher of
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her beautiful hand-painted shoes, confess now and you will be forgiven.
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Nasruddin folded his arms and waited. No one spoke up.
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Come on, people. Cat got your tongue? I said, if
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you are the thief, confess your crime now and you
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shall be forgiven.
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Again, Nasruddin waited. Again, no one answered.
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Very well, then. Since none of you will cop to
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this crime, I'll have to coax it out of you
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another way. See that stable over there?
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He pointed at a little wooden building in the back
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of his yard.
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That stable is where Delilah lives. She's my donkey. I've
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had her for years and years. And with Delilah's able assistance,
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I shall reveal the culprit.
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The suspects looked confused. Hoda looked cross.
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Nasruddin, I've heard you're known for your clever ways, but
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a donkey? How could a beast of burden possibly help
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you find a thief?
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Delilah technically may be a beast of burden, but she's
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also a beast of brilliance. as you are about to witness.
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Nasruddin fixed the suspects with a stare.
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Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to do a little test.
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One by one, I want each of you to step
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into the stable. Close the door behind you. Then very gently,
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I want you to take hold of the tufted end
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of Delilah's tail and give it a tug.
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The suspects looked even more confused, and Hoda looked even
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more cross.
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Nasruddin! Where are you going with this?
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Trust me, Huda. I know what I'm doing. And so
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does Delilah. You see, if her tail is tugged by
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a person who is innocent of this crime, she will
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stay quiet. She'll just stand there peacefully munching her oats
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and straw.
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And if her tail is tugged by the person who's guilty... Easy.
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She'll open her mouth, throw back her head, and bray.
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so loudly that all of us in this yard, nay,
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all of us in this city, will know who the
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culprit is. So, let's begin, shall we? How about you
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kick things off, Mr. Headmaster?
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It would be my pleasure.
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The Headmaster threw back his shoulders and marched to the stable.
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He opened the door. He closed it behind him. And
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when he emerged moments later... Delilah remained silent.
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Well, looks like I'm innocent.
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The math teacher went next. She opened the door. She
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closed it. And when she came out again.
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Looks like I'm innocent too.
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The same thing happened with the history teacher.
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Guess I didn't do it.
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The science teacher. I didn't do it either. And the
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composition teacher.
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And I didn't do it either.
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Hoda fixed Nasruddin with angry, piercing eyes.
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Nasruddin? Delilah didn't bray once, even though all my colleagues
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went inside and tugged her tail. I guess your little
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test didn't work.
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On the contrary, Hoda. It isn't that my little test
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didn't work. It's that my little test has only just begun.
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And if all goes well, trust me, we are going
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to sniff out the culprit.
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What will Nasruddin do next? What would you do if
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you were in the wise man's shoes? We'll find out
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what happens after a quick break. Welcome back to Circle Round.
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I'm Rebecca Shear. Today our story is called The Donkey's Tale.
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The Donkey's Tale.
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Before the break, the headmaster threw a dinner party for
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all the teachers at his school, including the new art instructor, Hoda.
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But when it was time to leave, she discovered her
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hand-painted shoes had been stolen. Nostradine wanted to find out
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which party guest made off with the shoes. So he
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invited the headmaster and teachers to his yard, then told
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them to enter his stable one by one and tug
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the tail of his donkey, Delilah. He assured them that
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when the thief pulled her tail, the donkey would bray.
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And yet, she never made a peep.
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Ladies and gentlemen, you just experienced the first part of
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my test. We shall now move to the second. I
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shall stand right here in this spot. One by one,
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I want you to approach me. Once you draw close enough,
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I want you to reach out both of your hands
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and rub my nose.
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Hoda let out a groan. Ugh.
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I'm sorry, Nasruddin, but how is that going to help?
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Huda, I understand your frustration, but I promised I would
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sniff out the culprit, and I will. So, Mr. Headmaster,
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shall we begin with you?
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I suppose.
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The headmaster stepped up, stuck out his hands, and rubbed
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Nasruddin's nose.
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Goodness, your hands are cold, and yet oddly refreshing.
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The math teacher went next.
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Goodness, your hands are hot. And yet, oddly comforting.
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Then the history teacher.
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Do you mind scratching to the right a little? I
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have the most annoying itch.
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Then the science teacher.
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Do you mind scratching to the left?
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Then the composition teacher.
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Do you mind scratching all over? Ah, perfect.
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After each suspect had taken their turn, Hoda nodded her
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brow in frustration.
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Nasruddin! For the life of me, I cannot see how
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this second test is any better than the first.
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You have every right to be skeptical, Hoda. My methods
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are rather unconventional. But they're also rather effective. Because the
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rascal who stole your shoes is standing right there.
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Nasruddin pointed an accusing finger. Composition teacher.
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You, madam. You are the one who made off with
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Huda's shoes.
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The teacher's eyes grew wide. Me? How could I be
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a thief? I teach valuable writing skills to the next generation.
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I hold their futures in my hands.
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You also hold proof of your guilt in your hands.
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What?
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Allow me to explain.
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Nasruddin motioned toward his herb garden.
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Among the plants I grow in my garden is a
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particularly fragrant variety of mint. Before everyone came over this afternoon,
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I picked some of that mint and smeared it all
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over my donkey's tail. When Huda's colleagues rubbed my nose,
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I could smell the aroma of mint on their hands.
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But when you did the same.
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He shot the composition teacher a glare.
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All I could smell was the stench... Of guilt. Because
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unlike everyone else who actually tugged Delilah's tail, you didn't
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touch it. Because you knew you were guilty and you
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feared Delilah would rat you out. Clearly at some point
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during the dinner party you snuck out and stole Huda's shoes.
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So go home, bring back the shoes and give them
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to Huda. Along with a much needed apology.
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The composition teacher hung her head and trudged home to
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fetch the shoes. Hoda flashed Nasruddin a grin.
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You did it, Nasruddin! You figured out who stole my shoes!
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It was the composition teacher!
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The former composition teacher, you mean.
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The headmaster sighed and shook his head.
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After what that woman has done, I am letting her
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go and sending her packing. Hopefully... I.
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Can find someone honest to replace her.
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Might you know anyone?
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A sly twinkle came to Hoda's eye.
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Actually, I believe I do know someone, Mr. Headmaster. You see,
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when it comes to putting great ideas together.
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She threw an arm around Nasruddin.
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This guy wrote the book.
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And so it was that Nostradine added another job to
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his resume. Donkey keeper, garden grower, mystery solver, and composition teacher.
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So now, the wise and witty man could be a
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true writer of wrongs. Now it's your turn. Use your
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imagination to dream up the most amazing pair of shoes
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you can think of. What would your shoes look like?
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What would they be made out of? What colors would
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they be? Would they have special powers like wings to
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make you fly or skis to help you glide on water?
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Find some paper and draw a picture of your shoes.
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Then share your picture with someone you love. And if
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you like, share it with us. Ask a grown-up to
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snap a photo of you and your drawing and email
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it to circleround at wbur.org. With your permission, we may
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feature you in The Lion's Roar, the monthly newsletter of
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the Circle Round Club. More on this super fun club
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for super fans like you in just a moment, but first.
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This week's episode, The Donkey's Tail, was adapted by me,
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Rebecca Shear. It was edited by Dean Russell. Our original
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music and sound design is by Eric Shimalonis. Eric's featured
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instrument this week was the comanche. You can learn more
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about this stringed bowed instrument originating in the eastern Mediterranean
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and see a photo of Eric playing one on our website, WBUR.org
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slash Circle Round. Circle Round's artist is Sabina Han. Sabina
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has created a black and white coloring page for every
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Circle Round story, and you can print them out and
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color them in. Grown-ups, visit our website, WBUR.org slash Circle Round,
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and click on Coloring Pages. Special thanks to this week's actors,
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Amy Brentano, Terrence Lamont Jr., Erica Rose, and Omar Effendum.
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make the Circle Round circle even bigger. Circle Round is
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a production of WBUR, Boston's NPR news station. I'm Rebecca Shear.
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Thanks for circling round with us. Now that you've made
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it to the end of this Circle Round episode, we
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want to know, what's your favorite Circle Round story? Thousands
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of fans just like you have been telling us about
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the Circle Round stories they like best. Take a listen.
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Maybe one of their favorites is one of yours, too.
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My name is Veda, and I'm living in Ireland, and
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my favorite episode is The Blizzard Wizard. My favorite part
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is when the girl rescues her mother from the blizzard wizard.
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My name is Matilda, and I live in Columbus, Ohio.
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My favorite circle round story is the always stick, and
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my favorite part is when the giant crab comes to
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get Faye.
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My name is Hunter, and I live in Jaroba Valley, California,
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and my favorite circle round was the crystal box, and
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my favorite part was when Anansi climbed up the spider web.
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My name is Zephyr. I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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My favorite circle round is all tied up. My favorite
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part is when the little master ties up the giants.
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My name is Sloan, and I'm from Atlanta, Georgia. And
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my favorite circle round story is long hair in the
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waterfall because I can imagine the waterfall and it seems
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so calming from all the distance. My name is Aviva
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and I live in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey and my
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favorite Cirque du Soleil story is Clever Monka, and my
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favorite part is when Monka says, well, he said I
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could take home something, so I took home you. Hello,
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my name is Soren.
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I'm from the United.
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States, and my favorite trick around is all of them.
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Thank you, Rebecca Shear.
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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
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Circle Round.
