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Produced by the iLab at WBUR Boston.
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Hi, Rebecca Shear here. As you listen right now, the
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Circle Round team is busy creating even more exciting episodes
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for you. Fun folktales from around the world featuring fabulous
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actors from the stage and screen. So today we're bringing
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you a special encore edition from Season 2. a really
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beautiful story you may have missed the first time around.
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We'll be back with a brand new episode next week.
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Think about the last time you used your imagination, your creativity.
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Maybe you drew a picture or wrote a story, or
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you dreamed up an innovative way to solve a problem.
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That's exactly what the main character in today's story tries
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to do. In order to reach her goal, She needs
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to think outside of the box. I'm Rebecca Shear, and
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welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time. Today,
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our story is called 100 Rooms. Versions of this folktale
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originally come from Great Britain. Some really great people came
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together to bring you our tale. including seven-time Emmy Award
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winner Ed Asner, whom you grown-ups may know as Lou
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Grant from The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Santa Claus
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from Elf, and whom you kids might remember as Carl
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in the movie Up. Right now, Ed Asner is starring
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in his own one-man show, which we'll hear more about
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after our story. So circle around, everyone, for 100 Rooms.
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The morning of Frederick's 100th birthday, he woke up with
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a smile. He'd lived a long, happy life, working his
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way up to become a successful merchant and raising three
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daughters whom he adored. Their names were Harmony, Melody, and Calliope.
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Frederick had always loved music, but he was too busy buying, selling,
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and trading to learn how to play an instrument. So
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he'd given his daughters musical names, in hopes that someday
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one of them would become a musician. Harmony, his oldest,
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didn't seem very interested, nor did his middle child, Melody.
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But Calliope's ears had always perked up at the opening
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notes of any song, and from a young age she
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was dabbling in all sorts of instruments, from the violin
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to the piano to the drums. To celebrate Frederick's 100th birthday,
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his daughters threw him a big party at his grand mansion.
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All 100 rooms of the mansion were brimming with smiling,
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chattering guests. After the guests had gobbled up their cake
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and gone home, Frederick called Harmony, Melody, and Calliope to
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his side.
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My daughters, today was marvelous. Thank you for such a
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glorious party.
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Harmony, the eldest, had grown up to become a businesswoman.
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You're welcome, father. It was such a pleasure organizing the
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guest list and ordering all the supplies.
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And everything looked so perfect.
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Frederick's middle daughter, Melody, was a hotel manager. The staff
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set up everything just as I requested. The tables, the chairs,
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the flowers, everything. Frederick smiled at his two older daughters.
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You both did beautifully.
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Then he turned his eyes to his youngest.
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And you, Calliope, those musicians.
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Wherever.
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Did you find them? I've never heard such wonderful music
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in my very own house.
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Calliope blushed.
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They're actually students at the music school where I teach.
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I've been rehearsing with them for months.
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And they were fantastic. Everything today was fantastic. But my daughters,
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that's not the main reason I wanted to speak with you.
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You see, I'm an old man now. And I won't
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be around forever.
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Oh, come now, Father. You're as spry as can be.
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That's very sweet of you to say, Melody. But I'm
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100 years old. Soon it will be time for me
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to move on. And here I am with this grand mansion.
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100 rooms full of marble floors and wood-paneled walls. Brick
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fireplaces and spacious balconies. And I can't take any of
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it with me when I go. That's why when I
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do go, I'm leaving each one of you.
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He took a deep breath.
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One gold coin.
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Harmony, the businesswoman, cocked her head.
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Um, Father, with all due respect, Why leave us just
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one gold coin?
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Melody, the hotel manager, was confused too. Right.
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Like you said, you're a wealthy man.
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Frederick's lips curled into a smile.
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Ah, but I wasn't always that way. When I started out,
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my pockets didn't contain much more than one gold coin.
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His eyes shimmered at the memory.
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But....
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Through years of innovation and patience, I got where I
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am today. So now, my girls, I'm asking each one
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of you to exercise those same skills. With just one
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gold coin, each of you must buy something. Something that
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will fill up every room in this mansion, all 100
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of them. wall to wall, floor to ceiling, corner to corner,
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all at the same time. Whoever does that, this entire
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place is yours.
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Harmony, Melody, and Calliope squeezed their father's hands. Harmony spoke
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up first.
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Don't worry, father. When I win, and with all my
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business savvy, I'm sure to win... I can assure you
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I'll take excellent care of this estate.
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Melody smiled sweetly. Don't get ahead of yourself, Harmony. With
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everything I've learned at the hotel, I'm sure to come
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out on top. At which point, Father, I guarantee your
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home will be in the very best of hands. Now,
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unlike Harmony and Melody, Frederick's youngest daughter, Calliope, didn't have
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fancy degrees or a big staff at a hotel. What
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she did have was a warm smile, an even warmer heart,
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and the deep love of music she'd inherited from her father.
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She leaned into Frederick and kissed his cheek.
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Father, if I'm able to fill this house wall to wall,
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floor to ceiling, corner to corner, all at the same time,
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I promise I will give every single room the very
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best of care. I also promise I'll take care of
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my beloved sisters.
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Frederick held his youngest daughter's gaze for a moment. It
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looked like he was about to shed a tear. Then, suddenly,
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he glanced at the big grandfather clock in the corner.
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So late. Off you go, my children. It's been a
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long day. And this old man needs his beauty sleep.
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That was the last time Harmony, Melody, and Calliope heard
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their father's voice. A few days after the funeral, just
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as Frederick promised, Each of the daughters received one gold coin,
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and they set off into the world to carry out
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their quest. Will Harmony, Melody, and Calliope find something to
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fill all 100 rooms of the enormous mansion all at
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the same time? We'll find out after a quick break.
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Welcome back to Circle Round. I'm Rebecca Shear. Today our
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story is called 100 Rooms. When we left off, a
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very wealthy and very old merchant named Frederick had just
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left each of his children one gold coin. Before he died,
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he told his three daughters they must buy something that
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would fill every nook and cranny of all 100 rooms
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of his mansion. all at the same time. Whoever could
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make that happen would inherit the estate. Harmony, the eldest daughter,
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was a businesswoman. Soon after receiving the gold coin, she
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sat in her office chair and drummed her fingers on
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her big mahogany desk. Her colorful pet parrot was whistling
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and squawking in a cage in the corner.
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Okay, Harmony, you went to business school. Just do what
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you always do and make a list. One, Get the
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gold coin.
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Check.
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Two.
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Take the gold coin home.
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Check.
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Three. Figure out how to spend the gold coin.
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But how?
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And where?
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As Harmony racked her brain... for ideas, her parrot's
whistling
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and squawking grew louder and louder.
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I can't hear myself think with all this racket. Seriously, bird,
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if you get much louder, all your feathers will fall out.
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That's it! feathers!
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So Harmony set off around the country, buying up bag
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after bag of feathers. Really fluffy feathers, the kind you
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stuff into pillows and mattresses and comforters. When she got
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to her father's mansion, his advisors were there waiting. They
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all wore frowns. Life just hadn't been the same without
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Frederick around. Harmony dashed through all 100 rooms, tossing handfuls
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of feathers into the air. When she was finished, the
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advisors did a search to see whether Harmony had indeed
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filled every room, wall to wall, floor to ceiling, corner
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to corner, all at the same time. But by the
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time they reached the 25th room, they saw the feathers
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had settled to the floor. And so Harmony, the businesswoman,
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would not be inheriting her father's mansion. Meanwhile, Melody, the
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hotel manager, was thinking hard about how she might complete
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her quest. During her dinner break, she sat alone at
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a small table in the hotel's restaurant and poked at
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her food.
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All right, Melody. We're all about managing, so let's manage
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this problem. We have a gold coin. How do we
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spend it?
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Glancing around the restaurant, Melody thought about how beautiful the
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room looked, with its crystal glasses, lacy napkins, and candles
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glowing on every table.
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That's it.
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Candles.
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Candles.
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Melody used her one gold coin to buy up as
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many candles as she could. The next night, she rushed
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to her father's mansion, where his advisors were waiting. They
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still looked sad from missing Frederick so much. Melody strolled
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through the mansion and placed a candle in each room.
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Then she went back and, room by room, struck a
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match and held it to the candle's wick. Each time
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she did, the room instantly was saturated with light. When
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Melody was done, the advisors began their search. But by
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the time they reached the 50th room, they discovered the
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candles had burned down to puddles of wax. The rest
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of the rooms weren't filled with light. They were filled
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with darkness. And so, as with her older sister before her, Melody,
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the hotel manager, would not be inheriting her father's mansion.
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While all this was happening, Frederick's youngest daughter, Calliope, was
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hard at work at the music school. Her students had
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a recital coming up, and she wanted to make sure
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they felt prepared. In memory of her father, Calliope had
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composed a special song, one that she would perform solo
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at the end of the concert. She'd written the piece
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for the harmonica, one of her father's favorite instruments. With
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the gold coin he'd left her, she went to her
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favorite music shop and bought a slender silver harmonica, small
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enough to fit in her pocket. The day before the recital...
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Calliope told her father's advisors she'd be visiting the mansion.
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When she arrived, she noticed how blue they all looked. Hello, everyone.
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Look at your sad eyes.
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I know how you feel. I miss my father, too.
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This house feels so empty without him. Let's see if
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I can find a way to fill it up again.
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With that, Calliope walked through the mansion and opened every door.
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Then she went to the middle of the house and
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stood on the landing of the big curved marble staircase. There,
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beneath a shimmering chandelier, she pulled her harmonica out of
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her pocket and began to play. Beautiful notes began drifting
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through the rooms, bouncing off the marble floors and wood-paneled walls,
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filling up the brick fireplaces and spacious balconies, Calliope played
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her father's song over and over and over. And when
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she finished, she saw all the advisors'
frowns had transformed
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into smiles. Calliope, you've done it!
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You've filled the house! You've filled it with music!
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You've filled it with joy! And what's more, you've filled
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it with life.
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Just like when our father walked these halls.
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Calliope's eyes widened as her two sisters climbed up the
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marble staircase.
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Harmony!
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Melody!
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What are you doing here?
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The advisors called us as soon as you began to play.
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They told us you'd fulfilled our father's mission.
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So we're here to congratulate you, little sister. You've won.
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Calliope smiled.
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No, Harmony, I haven't won.
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She reached out and squeezed their hands. We've all won, sisters.
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All three of us. We won every day of our lives.
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After all, we had the wisest, sweetest father in the world.
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And now we'll keep on winning together. You see, I
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promised father that if I successfully filled all 100 rooms,
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just as he'd asked, I'd give each one of them
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the very best of care. I also promised I'd take
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care of my beloved sisters, and I intend to make
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good on both those promises.
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So, she did. Calliope invited Harmony and Melody to come
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live with her in the mansion, and they gladly and
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gratefully accepted. Once they were settled in, Harmony handled all
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the accounting, Melody managed the household, and as for Calliope, well,
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she opened her very own music school right there in
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the mansion. And she and her young students made sure
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that all 100 rooms, wall to wall, floor to ceiling,
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corner to corner, were always filled with music. Now it's
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your turn. Let's say you were given one gold coin
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and a very particular assignment. You must use that gold
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coin to make the world a better place. What would
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you do? How would you use it? Think about it
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and talk it over with a grown-up in your life.
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After that, have your grown-up share what he or she
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would do. This week's story, 100 Rooms, was adapted by me,
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Rebecca Shear, and edited by Circle Round's executive producer, Jessica Alberg.
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Original music and sound design is by Eric Shimalonis, with
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harmonica playing by Mark Jaster. Our artist is Sabina Han.
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Sabina's created a coloring page for each and every Circle
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Round story, and we'd love to see you color them in.
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Ask your grown-up to visit wbur.org slash circleround, then click
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on coloring pages. Print some out, fill them in, and then,
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if you'd like, share them on Instagram. We're at instagram.com
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slash circleroundpodcast. Special thanks to this week's actors, Ed Asner
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is currently starring in two plays, both of which are
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touring the country. You can learn more about his one-man
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show and his new political comedy and find out when
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they're coming to a theater near you on our website,
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The featured instrument in today's story was the accordion. You
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can learn more about this reed instrument and see a
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picture on our website. Again, that's wbur.org slash circle around.
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Have you subscribed to Circle Around yet? If not, you
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can find us on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you
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get your podcasts. And please write us a review. You'll
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help other people find the show. Circle Around is a
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production of WBUR, Boston's NPR news station. I'm Rebecca Shear.
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Thanks for circling around with us. One of the best
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things about creating Circle Round is hearing from listeners like you.
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Circle Round fans have been telling us about their favorite
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Circle Round stories, and we're excited to share some of
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their voices with you.
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My name is Marlo, and I live in Brighton, and
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my favorite Circle Round story is the Baskalisk. My name
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is Arwen. I live in Raleigh, North Carolina, and my
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favorite Circle Round story is... is the fire on the
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other side of the world because I like the part
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when the spider comes back with fire.
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My name is Nolan and I'm from North Carolina. My
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favorite story is Stella and the Dragon. And my favorite
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part is when Stella tries to float a boulder as
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far as she can float.
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Did someone mention an episode you missed?
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No problem.
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You can find every single Circle Round story on our website.
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That's WBUR.org slash Circle Round, or wherever you and your
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grown-ups get your podcasts.