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Hi, Rebecca Shear here. With the new year just around
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the corner, the Circle Round team is taking some time
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off to celebrate. So this week we're presenting a favorite
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episode from the Circle Round archives. A super fun story
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you may have missed the first time around. We'll be
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back with a brand new episode on January 10th, 2023.
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Till then, enjoy. Think about a time you helped someone
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out by giving. Maybe you donated extra books or clothing
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to a charity. Or you gave your time by volunteering
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at a community cleanup or a fundraiser like a walk-a-thon
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or bake sale. In today's story, we'll meet a man
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who has given. everything, but refuses to give anything until
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a bit of magic intervenes. 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 Three-Legged Pot. Versions of this
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folktale come from Denmark, a country in northern Europe. You'll
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also hear variations from the Middle East. Some really great
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people came together to bring you our telling of this tale,
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including actress and comedian Aparna Nancherla. Grown-ups, you may recognize
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Aparna from Corporate on Comedy Central and her Netflix special
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from Season 2 of The Stand-Ups. So, circle around, everyone.
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For the three-legged pot. Long ago, on opposite ends of
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a small town, there lived two men. brothers. On one
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side of town was Casper. Casper and his wife Clara
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were struggling to get by. They had a tiny cottage,
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an even tinier yard, and one cow named Clover. But
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by now, the sweet, hungry creature was so scrawny and weak,
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she could hardly let out a moo. On the other
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side of town lived Casper's older brother, Felix. Unlike Casper,
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Felix had everything he wanted, and then some. He owned
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a massive mansion, acres of farmland, and hired countless servants.
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In fact, rumor had it that Felix was so rich,
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so extravagant, if any of his silver coins were tarnished,
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he tossed them into the trash can. And yet, no
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matter how many times Casper politely asked his older brother
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for help, Felix never shared anything. Not even a tarnished
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silver coin. It was autumn, and Casper and Clara were
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concerned about the long winter ahead. Their creaky cottage was drafty,
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and they didn't have much in terms of food or
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warm clothing. Eventually, Clara made a decision.
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We have no choice, Casper. We have to sell Clover.
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But my love, we've had Clover forever. She's like family.
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I know, darling.
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But your older brother Felix... He's family, too. And look
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how he treats us. I'm sorry, but you and I
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won't make it through the winter if we don't get
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money fast.
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So the next morning, Casper looped Clover's halter over her
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bony head and led the cow to market. On the way,
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he encountered a man with a white beard, a red cap,
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and a gray woolen coat. The man was carrying a
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burlap sack.
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Good morning, sir. Where are you off to with that big,
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beautiful cow?
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Casper knew that skinny, scraggy clover was far from big,
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but he did think his beloved cow was beautiful and
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was pleased that this bearded stranger agreed.
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I'm taking her to market. Thanks for asking. Though, it's
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tough to see her go.
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I can tell she means a lot to you. Tell me,
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how much money are you asking for? What did you
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say her name was? Clover?
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Casper was mystified.
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I didn't say what her name was. But yes, it's Clover.
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And as for how much money I'm asking, I don't know.
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It's hard to put a price on something so very
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precious and.
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I tell you what.
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The man held up the burlap sack.
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What if, in exchange for your cow, I give you
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something even more valuable than money? What if I give you.
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The stranger reached into the sack and removed a black
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iron pot. It looked old and dingy, but it had
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an elegant curved handle and three short, sturdy legs.
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I'm sorry? You want me to trade my cow for
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a pot? My wife and I are so poor, we
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wouldn't have anything to cook in it. What I need
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is money.
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You keep your pot.
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Casper turned to lead Clover away, when... Oh, come on!
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Come on! Just take me!
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Take me! Casper spun around.
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Um, who said that? Take what?
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Take who?
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Take me, silly!
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Take me! Casper gawked at the pot.
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You.
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you speak?
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Yep, I speak. I speak! Casper blinked at the man
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in the red cap and gray coat. He expected the
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fellow to be every bit as bewildered as he was. Instead,
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the stranger just stood there, stroking his long white beard.
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Listen, Casper.
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Um, how did you know my.
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Casper, I told you I could give you something even
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more valuable than money. And trust me, this three-legged pot
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is it.
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He's right, you know. He's right! I'm way more valuable, Casper.
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Way more valuable.
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Casper shook his head. A talking pot. He'd never dreamt
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of such a thing. But then it occurred to him.
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If this three-legged pot could speak, imagine what else it
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might do.
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All right then, sir. You take the cow.
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I'll take the pot.
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They shook on it. Then the bearded stranger led Clover away.
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Goodbye, old friend. Wish it didn't have to be this way.
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But boy, a talking pot. Clara will be blown away.
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Casper lifted the pot by its handle and carried it
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back to the cottage. Clara was waiting outside with a
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confused look on her face.
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Clara, I have such wonderful news. I went to sell clover,
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just like you asked, but then this little guy came
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up with this long white beard, and he offered me
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this pot, and.
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You traded Clover?
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For a pot?
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Um, for your information, Clara, I'm not just any pot.
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Nuh-uh.
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Not just any pot! You speak?
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You bet I speak!
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I speak!
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But hey, that's not all I can do. And when
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you folks see me in action, it will change your life.
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Change your life!
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What else do you think the three-legged pot can do?
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We'll find out after a quick break.
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100 years from now in a land far, far away.
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Hang on. It's not so far away at all, actually.
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Hey, Circle Round families. We're here to share a new
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listening experience from WBUR, The Midnight Rebellion. It's a climate
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podcast adventure for kids 8 and up. Time-traveling, problem-solving, laughs
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in danger, it's here. Follow the feed to listen. Oh,
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and bring your goggles and boots. That's The Midnight Rebellion,
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in your feed or wherever you get podcasts.
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I'm Rebecca Shear. Welcome back to Circle Round. Today's story
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is called The Three-Legged Pot. When we left off, a
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poor man named Casper had traded his cow for a
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three-legged pot. Well, not just any three-legged pot. This one spoke.
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It hinted to Casper and his wife, Clara, that it
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could do something else, too.
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Listen, folks.
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Listen.
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As you can see, I'm kind of dingy. Really dingy.
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If you'd please, would you mind washing me, cleaning me,
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and putting me on the fire? Then you'll see what
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else I can do.
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Casper and Clara did as they were told. They scrubbed
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the pot's insides till they gleamed, polished its outsides till
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they sparkled, and hung its handle over the crackling fireplace.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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And now? Suddenly, the pot leaped to the ground.
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You'll see what else I can do. Skip and skip.
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Whee!
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Indeed, before Casper and Clara knew what was happening, the
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pot had skipped and skipped to the door and clickety-clacked
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out on its three short legs. The pot skipped all
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the way to the other side of town, to the
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grand estate of Casper's older brother, Felix. The pot zipped
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into the red barn, where two of Felix's farmhands were
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busy threshing wheat. They'd spent the morning separating the grains,
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the part you can eat, from the stalks, then storing
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the grain in big bags.
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Uh-oh!
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We're all out of bags! And we've got bushels more
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wheat to thresh.
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Hundreds of bushels more like. Sheesh, why does Felix need
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all this grain anyway?
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Beats me. I mean, can the guy really eat that
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much bread? I'll bet he ends up throwing most of
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this stuff away. Yeah, what a waste.
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The farmhands didn't notice the three-legged pot standing beside them until... Hey.
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Where'd that pot come from? I don't know. but I'll
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bet it could fit a whole lot of grain. Let's
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try it.
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The farmhands poured bushel after bushel of wheat into the pot.
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Once it was filled to the brim, its three short
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legs began to twitch.
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Time to skip and skip.
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Whee!
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The farmhands watched with astonishment and amusement as the pot
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clickety-clacked to the door and dashed back to the other
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side of town. When the pot returned to Casper and
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Clara's cottage, they couldn't believe their eyes.
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Wow, with so much grain, we'll be baking bread all winter.
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And all spring, summer, and fall, too.
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Thank you, pot. Thank you.
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You're welcome.
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So welcome.
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But listen, folks, listen. All that skipping made me grimy again.
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Grossly grimy. So if you'd please, would you mind washing me,
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cleaning me, and putting me on the fire?
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Again, Casper and Clara did as they were told. They scrubbed, polished,
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and hung the pot in the fireplace. Thank you.
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Thank you!
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Just as before, the pot sprang to the ground.
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Time to skip and skip.
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Whee!
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And clickety-clacked out the door. For the second time that day,
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The pot hopped over to Felix's estate. This time, it
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shimmied through a window in the luxurious mansion. It scuttled
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to the tailor's room, where Felix's garment makers were unwrapping
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a new shipment of fancy fabric.
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Oh my!
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Did you see this cashmere? Felix must have ordered a
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thousand yards.
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Well, I'm pretty sure he ordered a million yards of
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this silk. And this velvet.
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There's absolutely no way we can make clothing out of
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all this fabric.
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Let alone find space to store it. Our shelves are bursting.
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I'll bet he winds up throwing most of this stuff away. Indeed.
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What a waste.
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The tailors didn't notice the three-legged pot standing beside them until... Say.
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Where'd that pot come from?
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Not a clue.
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But it's a perfect place to store all this fabric.
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Let's do it.
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The tailors stuffed yard after yard of cashmere, silk, and
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velvet into the pot. And when it was filled to
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the brim, can you guess what happened? That's right. Its
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legs began to twitch.
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Time to skip and skip.
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Whee!
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The tailors watched with surprise and satisfaction as the pot
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clickety-clacked out the door. and scampered back to the other
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side of town. When the pot returned to Casper and
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Clara's cottage, they could hardly contain themselves.
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Oh, pot, is that cashmere? And silk? And velvet?
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Our old clothing is so threadbare and torn. Now we
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can make new clothes for the winter.
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Thank you, pot.
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Thank you.
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You're welcome.
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So welcome.
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But listen, folks.
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Listen.
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All that skipping made me grubby again. Way too grubby.
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So if you please, would you mind washing me, cleaning me,
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and putting me on the fire?
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Once more, Casper and Clara scrubbed, polished, and hung the
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pot over the fire.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Again, the pot jumped to the ground.
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Time to skip and skip!
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Whee!
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And yes, clickety-clacked right out the door. By now it
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was evening, and can you guess where the pot skipped
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this time? That's right, back to Felix's estate. Only now
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it slipped into the counting house, the sturdy brick building
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where Felix hoarded his gobs and gobs of money. Now.
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Do you remember that rumor we mentioned at the beginning
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of the story? The one about Felix being so extravagant
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that he threw out any silver coins that were tarnished? Well,
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as the pot crept inside the counting house, Felix was
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sitting at his table.
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Disgusting.
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Hurling coin after tarnished coin.
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Abominable.
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Into a trash can.
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This is pathetic. Why do these blasted silver coins tarnish
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so quickly? I've tossed away so many of the beastly things,
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my wastebasket is overflowing.
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Felix didn't notice the three-legged pot standing by the door. Until... Huh.
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How'd that dingy pot get here? Never mind. The grimy
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and grubby thing is the perfect vessel for these detestable coins.
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Once the pot was filled to the brim, you know
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what happened, right?
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Time to skip and skip.
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Whee! But before it could skip a step.
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Not so fast.
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Felix grabbed the pot's curved handle.
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Listen, you bewitched creature. You can skip and skip all
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the way to the North Pole if you want. Just
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give me those coins.
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Felix jumped into the air. flung himself onto the three-legged pot,
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and stuck there. Cheerfully, the pot began clickety-clacking forward, with
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Felix glued to its side. So, Felix!
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The North Pole, eh?
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What?
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How did you.
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What did you... You did say I.
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Can skip and skip all the way to the North Pole, right? Right? Well,
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you know what, Felix?
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You know what?
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What?
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I can! I can!
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No, stop! Next thing Felix knew, the pot switched direction
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and raced northward. And it didn't stop until it reached,
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you guessed it, the North Pole, the northernmost point on Earth.
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The pot gave a little shake, then dropped a very
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stunned and exhausted Felix into the snow.
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Ah!
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Then the pot clickety-clacked back to Casper and Clara's cottage.
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It tumbled across the floor, spilling tarnished but perfectly usable
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silver coins everywhere.
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Thank you, pot.
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Thank you.
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Casper and Clara never saw the pot again. When they
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woke up the next morning, it was gone. But now
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they had all they needed for the winter, and then some.
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In fact... For the first time in their lives, they
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could help out other people who were struggling to get by,
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just like a certain cheerful, rambunctious, three-legged pot did for them.
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Now it's your turn. You heard the farmhands and tailors
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talk about how wasteful Felix was. If we're not careful...
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The stuff we throw away or don't use can actually
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harm the planet. So what's one thing you can do
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to reduce waste? Maybe you can use reusable containers to
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pack your lunch instead of baggies or plastic wrap. You
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can switch off the lights when you leave the room
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or turn off the faucet while you're brushing your teeth.
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Find a grown-up and talk with them about one way
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you both can reduce waste. Then put your plan into action.
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Try it for a day. then a week, then a month.
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Before long, you'll both feel great. And the earth will
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feel better, too. This week's story, The Three-Legged Pot, was
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adapted by me, Rebecca Shear, and edited by Circle Round's founder,
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Jessica Alpert. Eric Shimalonis is our composer and sound designer.
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Our artist is Sabina Hans. Sabina's made a black and
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white illustration for every Circle Round story, and you can
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color them in. Ask your grown-up to 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, Elle Borders, Adam Mastroianni, Maurice Emanuel Parent,
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Jeffrey Song, and Aparna Nancherla. Grown-ups, you can check out
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Aparna's comedy on Season 2 of The Stand-Ups on Netflix.
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and watch for her on corporate on Comedy Central. Our
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featured instrument this week was the steel pan, or steel drum.
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You can learn more about this percussionist instrument made from
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a former industrial drum and see a picture on our website. Again,
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that's wbur.org slash circle around. Never want to miss an
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write us a review. It helps other families find the show.
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Circle 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. One
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of the best things about creating Circle Round is hearing
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from listeners like you. Circle Round fans have been telling
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us about their favorite Circle Round stories, and we're excited
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to share some of their voices with you.
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My name is Maisie, and I'm from Sydney, Australia. My
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favourite Circle Round story is Counting Crocodiles because I like
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the part where Mouse Deer tricks the crocodiles. Mouse Deer
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is so smart.
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Hi, I'm Olivia and I'm from Massachusetts and my favourite
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episode is Look Like Folks. I like the part where
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the king slips into the wrong pond.
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My name is Elise, and my favorite Circle Round story
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is Fair Feather Friends because I like the part when
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he gets more juice than his own body weight. Hello,
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my name is Amelia, and I live in Haddonfield, New Jersey.
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My favorite Circle Round story is The Mountain Guardian, and
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my favorite part of it is when this dog turns
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to stones. My name is Mary Kate. I'm from Gig Harbor, Washington.
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And my favorite circle round story is Long Hair and
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the Waterfall. Because my favorite part is when she drops
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Doritos into like a million pieces. My name is Lucy
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and I live from Gig Harbor, Washington. And my favorite
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circle round is Beans and Bunnies because my favorite part
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is when the guy tricks the person. My name is Claire,
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and I'm from Percival, Virginia. And my favorite Circle Run
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story is Plowing the Road, because she builds a secret
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cellar to save her grandfather, and then she brings back
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all the elders in the whole city. Hi, my name's Geneva,
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and I'm from Seattle, Washington. And my favorite Circle Run
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story is the Three-Legged Pie.
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Did someone mention an episode you missed? No problem. You
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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.
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WBUR Podcasts, Boston.
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Hi, Rebecca Shear here. With the new year just around
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the corner, the Circle Round team is taking some time
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off to celebrate. So this week we're presenting a favorite
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episode from the Circle Round archives. A super fun story
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you may have missed the first time around. We'll be
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back with a brand new episode on January 10th, 2023.
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Till then, enjoy. Think about a time you helped someone
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out by giving. Maybe you donated extra books or clothing
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to a charity. Or you gave your time by volunteering
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at a community cleanup or a fundraiser like a walk-a-thon
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or bake sale. In today's story, we'll meet a man
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who has given. everything, but refuses to give anything until
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a bit of magic intervenes. 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 Three-Legged Pot. Versions of this
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folktale come from Denmark, a country in northern Europe. You'll
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also hear variations from the Middle East. Some really great
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people came together to bring you our telling of this tale,
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including actress and comedian Aparna Nancherla. Grown-ups, you may recognize
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Aparna from Corporate on Comedy Central and her Netflix special
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from Season 2 of The Stand-Ups. So, circle around, everyone.
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For the three-legged pot. Long ago, on opposite ends of
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a small town, there lived two men. brothers. On one
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side of town was Casper. Casper and his wife Clara
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were struggling to get by. They had a tiny cottage,
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an even tinier yard, and one cow named Clover. But
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by now, the sweet, hungry creature was so scrawny and weak,
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she could hardly let out a moo. On the other
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side of town lived Casper's older brother, Felix. Unlike Casper,
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Felix had everything he wanted, and then some. He owned
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a massive mansion, acres of farmland, and hired countless servants.
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In fact, rumor had it that Felix was so rich,
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so extravagant, if any of his silver coins were tarnished,
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he tossed them into the trash can. And yet, no
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matter how many times Casper politely asked his older brother
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for help, Felix never shared anything. Not even a tarnished
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silver coin. It was autumn, and Casper and Clara were
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concerned about the long winter ahead. Their creaky cottage was drafty,
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and they didn't have much in terms of food or
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warm clothing. Eventually, Clara made a decision.
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We have no choice, Casper. We have to sell Clover.
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But my love, we've had Clover forever. She's like family.
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I know, darling.
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But your older brother Felix... He's family, too. And look
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how he treats us. I'm sorry, but you and I
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won't make it through the winter if we don't get
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money fast.
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So the next morning, Casper looped Clover's halter over her
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bony head and led the cow to market. On the way,
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he encountered a man with a white beard, a red cap,
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and a gray woolen coat. The man was carrying a
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burlap sack.
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Good morning, sir. Where are you off to with that big,
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beautiful cow?
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Casper knew that skinny, scraggy clover was far from big,
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but he did think his beloved cow was beautiful and
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was pleased that this bearded stranger agreed.
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I'm taking her to market. Thanks for asking. Though, it's
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tough to see her go.
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I can tell she means a lot to you. Tell me,
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how much money are you asking for? What did you
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say her name was? Clover?
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Casper was mystified.
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I didn't say what her name was. But yes, it's Clover.
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And as for how much money I'm asking, I don't know.
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It's hard to put a price on something so very
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precious and.
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I tell you what.
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The man held up the burlap sack.
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What if, in exchange for your cow, I give you
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something even more valuable than money? What if I give you.
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The stranger reached into the sack and removed a black
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iron pot. It looked old and dingy, but it had
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an elegant curved handle and three short, sturdy legs.
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I'm sorry? You want me to trade my cow for
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a pot? My wife and I are so poor, we
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wouldn't have anything to cook in it. What I need
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is money.
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You keep your pot.
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Casper turned to lead Clover away, when... Oh, come on!
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Come on! Just take me!
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Take me! Casper spun around.
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Um, who said that? Take what?
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Take who?
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Take me, silly!
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Take me! Casper gawked at the pot.
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You.
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you speak?
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Yep, I speak. I speak! Casper blinked at the man
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in the red cap and gray coat. He expected the
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fellow to be every bit as bewildered as he was. Instead,
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the stranger just stood there, stroking his long white beard.
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Listen, Casper.
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Um, how did you know my.
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Casper, I told you I could give you something even
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more valuable than money. And trust me, this three-legged pot
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is it.
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He's right, you know. He's right! I'm way more valuable, Casper.
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Way more valuable.
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Casper shook his head. A talking pot. He'd never dreamt
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of such a thing. But then it occurred to him.
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If this three-legged pot could speak, imagine what else it
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might do.
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All right then, sir. You take the cow.
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I'll take the pot.
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They shook on it. Then the bearded stranger led Clover away.
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Goodbye, old friend. Wish it didn't have to be this way.
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But boy, a talking pot. Clara will be blown away.
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Casper lifted the pot by its handle and carried it
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back to the cottage. Clara was waiting outside with a
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confused look on her face.
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Clara, I have such wonderful news. I went to sell clover,
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just like you asked, but then this little guy came
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up with this long white beard, and he offered me
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this pot, and.
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You traded Clover?
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For a pot?
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Um, for your information, Clara, I'm not just any pot.
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Nuh-uh.
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Not just any pot! You speak?
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You bet I speak!
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I speak!
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But hey, that's not all I can do. And when
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you folks see me in action, it will change your life.
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Change your life!
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What else do you think the three-legged pot can do?
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We'll find out after a quick break.
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100 years from now in a land far, far away.
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Hang on. It's not so far away at all, actually.
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Hey, Circle Round families. We're here to share a new
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listening experience from WBUR, The Midnight Rebellion. It's a climate
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podcast adventure for kids 8 and up. Time-traveling, problem-solving, laughs
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in danger, it's here. Follow the feed to listen. Oh,
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and bring your goggles and boots. That's The Midnight Rebellion,
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in your feed or wherever you get podcasts.
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I'm Rebecca Shear. Welcome back to Circle Round. Today's story
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is called The Three-Legged Pot. When we left off, a
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poor man named Casper had traded his cow for a
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three-legged pot. Well, not just any three-legged pot. This one spoke.
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It hinted to Casper and his wife, Clara, that it
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could do something else, too.
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Listen, folks.
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Listen.
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As you can see, I'm kind of dingy. Really dingy.
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If you'd please, would you mind washing me, cleaning me,
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and putting me on the fire? Then you'll see what
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else I can do.
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Casper and Clara did as they were told. They scrubbed
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the pot's insides till they gleamed, polished its outsides till
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they sparkled, and hung its handle over the crackling fireplace.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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And now? Suddenly, the pot leaped to the ground.
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You'll see what else I can do. Skip and skip.
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Whee!
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Indeed, before Casper and Clara knew what was happening, the
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pot had skipped and skipped to the door and clickety-clacked
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out on its three short legs. The pot skipped all
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the way to the other side of town, to the
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grand estate of Casper's older brother, Felix. The pot zipped
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into the red barn, where two of Felix's farmhands were
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busy threshing wheat. They'd spent the morning separating the grains,
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the part you can eat, from the stalks, then storing
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the grain in big bags.
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Uh-oh!
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We're all out of bags! And we've got bushels more
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wheat to thresh.
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Hundreds of bushels more like. Sheesh, why does Felix need
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all this grain anyway?
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Beats me. I mean, can the guy really eat that
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much bread? I'll bet he ends up throwing most of
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this stuff away. Yeah, what a waste.
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The farmhands didn't notice the three-legged pot standing beside them until... Hey.
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Where'd that pot come from? I don't know. but I'll
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bet it could fit a whole lot of grain. Let's
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try it.
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The farmhands poured bushel after bushel of wheat into the pot.
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Once it was filled to the brim, its three short
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legs began to twitch.
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Time to skip and skip.
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Whee!
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The farmhands watched with astonishment and amusement as the pot
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clickety-clacked to the door and dashed back to the other
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side of town. When the pot returned to Casper and
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Clara's cottage, they couldn't believe their eyes.
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Wow, with so much grain, we'll be baking bread all winter.
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And all spring, summer, and fall, too.
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Thank you, pot. Thank you.
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You're welcome.
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So welcome.
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But listen, folks, listen. All that skipping made me grimy again.
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Grossly grimy. So if you'd please, would you mind washing me,
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cleaning me, and putting me on the fire?
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Again, Casper and Clara did as they were told. They scrubbed, polished,
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and hung the pot in the fireplace. Thank you.
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Thank you!
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Just as before, the pot sprang to the ground.
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Time to skip and skip.
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Whee!
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And clickety-clacked out the door. For the second time that day,
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The pot hopped over to Felix's estate. This time, it
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shimmied through a window in the luxurious mansion. It scuttled
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to the tailor's room, where Felix's garment makers were unwrapping
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a new shipment of fancy fabric.
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Oh my!
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Did you see this cashmere? Felix must have ordered a
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thousand yards.
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Well, I'm pretty sure he ordered a million yards of
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this silk. And this velvet.
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There's absolutely no way we can make clothing out of
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all this fabric.
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Let alone find space to store it. Our shelves are bursting.
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I'll bet he winds up throwing most of this stuff away. Indeed.
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What a waste.
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The tailors didn't notice the three-legged pot standing beside them until... Say.
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Where'd that pot come from?
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Not a clue.
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But it's a perfect place to store all this fabric.
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Let's do it.
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The tailors stuffed yard after yard of cashmere, silk, and
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velvet into the pot. And when it was filled to
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the brim, can you guess what happened? That's right. Its
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legs began to twitch.
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Time to skip and skip.
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Whee!
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The tailors watched with surprise and satisfaction as the pot
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clickety-clacked out the door. and scampered back to the other
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side of town. When the pot returned to Casper and
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Clara's cottage, they could hardly contain themselves.
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Oh, pot, is that cashmere? And silk? And velvet?
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Our old clothing is so threadbare and torn. Now we
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can make new clothes for the winter.
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Thank you, pot.
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Thank you.
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You're welcome.
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So welcome.
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But listen, folks.
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Listen.
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All that skipping made me grubby again. Way too grubby.
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So if you please, would you mind washing me, cleaning me,
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and putting me on the fire?
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Once more, Casper and Clara scrubbed, polished, and hung the
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pot over the fire.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Again, the pot jumped to the ground.
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Time to skip and skip!
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Whee!
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And yes, clickety-clacked right out the door. By now it
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was evening, and can you guess where the pot skipped
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this time? That's right, back to Felix's estate. Only now
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it slipped into the counting house, the sturdy brick building
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where Felix hoarded his gobs and gobs of money. Now.
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Do you remember that rumor we mentioned at the beginning
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of the story? The one about Felix being so extravagant
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that he threw out any silver coins that were tarnished? Well,
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as the pot crept inside the counting house, Felix was
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sitting at his table.
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Disgusting.
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Hurling coin after tarnished coin.
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Abominable.
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Into a trash can.
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This is pathetic. Why do these blasted silver coins tarnish
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so quickly? I've tossed away so many of the beastly things,
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my wastebasket is overflowing.
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Felix didn't notice the three-legged pot standing by the door. Until... Huh.
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How'd that dingy pot get here? Never mind. The grimy
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and grubby thing is the perfect vessel for these detestable coins.
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Once the pot was filled to the brim, you know
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what happened, right?
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Time to skip and skip.
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Whee! But before it could skip a step.
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Not so fast.
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Felix grabbed the pot's curved handle.
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Listen, you bewitched creature. You can skip and skip all
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the way to the North Pole if you want. Just
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give me those coins.
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Felix jumped into the air. flung himself onto the three-legged pot,
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and stuck there. Cheerfully, the pot began clickety-clacking forward, with
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Felix glued to its side. So, Felix!
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The North Pole, eh?
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What?
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How did you.
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What did you... You did say I.
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Can skip and skip all the way to the North Pole, right? Right? Well,
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you know what, Felix?
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You know what?
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What?
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I can! I can!
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No, stop! Next thing Felix knew, the pot switched direction
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and raced northward. And it didn't stop until it reached,
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you guessed it, the North Pole, the northernmost point on Earth.
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The pot gave a little shake, then dropped a very
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stunned and exhausted Felix into the snow.
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Ah!
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Then the pot clickety-clacked back to Casper and Clara's cottage.
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It tumbled across the floor, spilling tarnished but perfectly usable
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silver coins everywhere.
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Thank you, pot.
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Thank you.
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Casper and Clara never saw the pot again. When they
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woke up the next morning, it was gone. But now
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they had all they needed for the winter, and then some.
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In fact... For the first time in their lives, they
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could help out other people who were struggling to get by,
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just like a certain cheerful, rambunctious, three-legged pot did for them.
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Now it's your turn. You heard the farmhands and tailors
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talk about how wasteful Felix was. If we're not careful...
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The stuff we throw away or don't use can actually
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harm the planet. So what's one thing you can do
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to reduce waste? Maybe you can use reusable containers to
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pack your lunch instead of baggies or plastic wrap. You
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can switch off the lights when you leave the room
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or turn off the faucet while you're brushing your teeth.
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Find a grown-up and talk with them about one way
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you both can reduce waste. Then put your plan into action.
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Try it for a day. then a week, then a month.
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Before long, you'll both feel great. And the earth will
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feel better, too. This week's story, The Three-Legged Pot, was
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adapted by me, Rebecca Shear, and edited by Circle Round's founder,
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Jessica Alpert. Eric Shimalonis is our composer and sound designer.
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Our artist is Sabina Hans. Sabina's made a black and
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white illustration for every Circle Round story, and you can
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color them in. Ask your grown-up to 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, Elle Borders, Adam Mastroianni, Maurice Emanuel Parent,
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Jeffrey Song, and Aparna Nancherla. Grown-ups, you can check out
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Aparna's comedy on Season 2 of The Stand-Ups on Netflix.
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and watch for her on corporate on Comedy Central. Our
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featured instrument this week was the steel pan, or steel drum.
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You can learn more about this percussionist instrument made from
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a former industrial drum and see a picture on our website. Again,
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that's wbur.org slash circle around. Never want to miss an
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write us a review. It helps other families find the show.
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Circle 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. One
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of the best things about creating Circle Round is hearing
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from listeners like you. Circle Round fans have been telling
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us about their favorite Circle Round stories, and we're excited
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to share some of their voices with you.
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My name is Maisie, and I'm from Sydney, Australia. My
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favourite Circle Round story is Counting Crocodiles because I like
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the part where Mouse Deer tricks the crocodiles. Mouse Deer
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is so smart.
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Hi, I'm Olivia and I'm from Massachusetts and my favourite
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episode is Look Like Folks. I like the part where
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the king slips into the wrong pond.
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My name is Elise, and my favorite Circle Round story
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is Fair Feather Friends because I like the part when
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he gets more juice than his own body weight. Hello,
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my name is Amelia, and I live in Haddonfield, New Jersey.
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My favorite Circle Round story is The Mountain Guardian, and
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my favorite part of it is when this dog turns
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to stones. My name is Mary Kate. I'm from Gig Harbor, Washington.
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And my favorite circle round story is Long Hair and
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the Waterfall. Because my favorite part is when she drops
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Doritos into like a million pieces. My name is Lucy
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and I live from Gig Harbor, Washington. And my favorite
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circle round is Beans and Bunnies because my favorite part
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is when the guy tricks the person. My name is Claire,
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and I'm from Percival, Virginia. And my favorite Circle Run
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story is Plowing the Road, because she builds a secret
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cellar to save her grandfather, and then she brings back
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all the elders in the whole city. Hi, my name's Geneva,
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and I'm from Seattle, Washington. And my favorite Circle Run
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story is the Three-Legged Pie.
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Did someone mention an episode you missed? No problem. You
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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.
