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Think about a time you helped someone out by giving.
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Maybe you donated extra books or clothing to a charity.
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Or you gave your time by volunteering at a community
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cleanup or a fundraiser like a walk-a-thon or bake sale.
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In today's story, we'll meet a man who has everything.
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but refuses to give anything until a bit of magic intervenes.
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I'm Rebecca Shear, and welcome to Circle Round, where storytime
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happens all the time. Today our story is called The
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Three-Legged Pot. Versions of this folktale come from Denmark, a
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country in northern Europe. You'll also hear variations from the
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Middle East. Some really great people came together to bring
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you our telling of this tale, including actress and comedian
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Aparna Nancherla. Grown-ups, you may recognize Aparna from Corporate on
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Comedy Central and her Netflix special from Season 2 of
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The Stand-Ups. So circle around, everyone. For the three-legged pot.
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Long ago, on opposite ends of a small town... There
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lived two brothers. On one side of town was Casper.
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Casper and his wife, Clara, were struggling to get by.
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They had a tiny cottage, an even tinier yard, and
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one cow named Clover. But by now, the sweet, hungry
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creature was so scrawny and weak, she could hardly let
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out a moo. On the other side of town lived
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Casper's older brother, Felix. Unlike Casper, Felix had everything he wanted,
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and then some. He owned a massive mansion, acres of farmland,
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and hired countless servants. In fact, rumor had it that
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Felix was so rich, so extravagant, if any of his
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silver coins were tarnished, he tossed them into the trash can.
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And yet, no matter how many times Casper politely asked
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his older brother for help, Felix never shared anything. Not
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even a tarnished silver coin. It was autumn, and Casper
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and Clara were concerned about the long winter ahead. Their
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creaky cottage was drafty, and they didn't have much in
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terms of food or 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. Good morning, sir.
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Where are you off to with that big, 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. 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! Take me!
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Casper spun around.
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Um, who said that? Take what? Take who?
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Take me, silly! Take me!
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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!
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Casper blinked at the man in the red cap and
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gray coat. He expected the fellow to be every bit
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as bewildered as he was. Instead, the stranger just stood there,
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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.
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He's right! I'm way more valuable, Casper. 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. I'll take
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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. But, boy,
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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. Not just any pot!
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You speak?
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You bet I speak! 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. Hey,
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Circle Round families. We're here to share a new listening
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experience from WBUR. The Midnight Rebellion. It's a climate podcast
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adventure for kids 8 and up. Time-traveling, problem-solving, laughs in danger,
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it's here. Follow the feed to listen. Oh, and bring
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your goggles and boots. That's The Midnight Rebellion. In your
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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.
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The Three-Legged Pot.
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When we left off, a poor man named Casper had
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traded his cow for a three-legged pot. Well, not just
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any three-legged pot. This one spoke. It hinted to Casper
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and his wife, Clara, that it could do something else, too.
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Listen, folks.
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Listen. As you can see, I'm kind of dingy.
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Really dingy. If you'd please, would you mind washing me,
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cleaning me, and putting me on the fire? Then you'll
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see what 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. Thank you. And now.
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Suddenly, the pot leaped to the ground.
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You'll see what else I can do.
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Skip.
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And skip! 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 rest? really eat
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that much bread? I'll bet he ends up throwing most
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of this stuff away.
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Yeah.
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What a waste.
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The farmhands didn't notice the three-legged pot standing beside them until.
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Hey, where'd that pot come from?
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I don't know.
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But I'll bet It could fit a whole lot of grain.
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Let's 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. Thank you, pot.
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Thank you.
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You're welcome. So welcome. But listen, folks, listen.
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All that skipping made me grimy again. Grossly grimy. So
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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?
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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.
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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. 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. Did you see this cashmere? Felix must have
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ordered a 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.
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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.
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Pot come from?
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Not a clue. But it's a perfect place to store
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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. Thank you, pot.
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Thank you.
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You're welcome. So welcome. But listen, folks. Listen.
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All that skipping made me grubby again.
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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. 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... Ugh! Felix
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was sitting at his table.
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Disgusting!
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Hurling coin after tarnished coin... Abominable! Into a trash can.
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Ugh!
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This is pathetic!
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Ugh!
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Why do these blasted silver coins tarnish so quickly? I've
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tossed away so many of the beastly things, my wastebasket
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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. Whee!
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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. plung 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.
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So, Felix! Then what? Oh, wait!
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What?
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How did you.
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What did you.
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You did say I can.
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Skip and skip all the way to the North Pole, right? Right? Well,
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you know what, Felix? You know what?
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What?
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I can! I can! Whee!
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Next thing Felix knew, the pot switched direction and raced northward.
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And it didn't stop until it reached, you guessed it,
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the North Pole, the northernmost point on Earth. The pot
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gave a little shake, then dropped a very stunned and
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exhausted Felix into the snow. Then the pot clickety-clacked back
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to Casper and Clara's cottage. It tumbled across the floor,
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spilling tarnished but perfectly usable silver coins everywhere.
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Thank you, pot. 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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The End.
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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 Shearer. 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 Han. Sabina's made a black-and-white illustration
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for every Circle Round story, and you can color them in.
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and click on Coloring Pages. Special thanks to this week's actors,
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Al Borders, Adam Mastriani, Maurice Emanuel Parent, Jeffrey Song, and
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Aparna Nancherla. Grown-ups, you can check out Aparna's comedy on
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Season 2 of The Stand-Ups on Netflix. And watch for
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her on Corporate on Comedy Central. Our featured instrument this
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learn more about this percussion instrument made from a former
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industrial drum and see a picture on our website. Again,
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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.
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Produced by the iLab at WBUR Boston.
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Think about a time you helped someone out by giving.
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Maybe you donated extra books or clothing to a charity.
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Or you gave your time by volunteering at a community
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cleanup or a fundraiser like a walk-a-thon or bake sale.
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In today's story, we'll meet a man who has everything.
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but refuses to give anything until a bit of magic intervenes.
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I'm Rebecca Shear, and welcome to Circle Round, where storytime
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happens all the time. Today our story is called The
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Three-Legged Pot. Versions of this folktale come from Denmark, a
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country in northern Europe. You'll also hear variations from the
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Middle East. Some really great people came together to bring
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you our telling of this tale, including actress and comedian
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Aparna Nancherla. Grown-ups, you may recognize Aparna from Corporate on
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Comedy Central and her Netflix special from Season 2 of
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The Stand-Ups. So circle around, everyone. For the three-legged pot.
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Long ago, on opposite ends of a small town... There
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lived two brothers. On one side of town was Casper.
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Casper and his wife, Clara, were struggling to get by.
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They had a tiny cottage, an even tinier yard, and
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one cow named Clover. But by now, the sweet, hungry
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creature was so scrawny and weak, she could hardly let
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out a moo. On the other side of town lived
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Casper's older brother, Felix. Unlike Casper, Felix had everything he wanted,
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and then some. He owned a massive mansion, acres of farmland,
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and hired countless servants. In fact, rumor had it that
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Felix was so rich, so extravagant, if any of his
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silver coins were tarnished, he tossed them into the trash can.
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And yet, no matter how many times Casper politely asked
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his older brother for help, Felix never shared anything. Not
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even a tarnished silver coin. It was autumn, and Casper
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and Clara were concerned about the long winter ahead. Their
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creaky cottage was drafty, and they didn't have much in
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terms of food or 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. Good morning, sir.
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Where are you off to with that big, 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. 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! Take me!
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Casper spun around.
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Um, who said that? Take what? Take who?
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Take me, silly! Take me!
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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!
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Casper blinked at the man in the red cap and
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gray coat. He expected the fellow to be every bit
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as bewildered as he was. Instead, the stranger just stood there,
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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.
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He's right! I'm way more valuable, Casper. 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. I'll take
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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. But, boy,
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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. Not just any pot!
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You speak?
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You bet I speak! 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. Hey,
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Circle Round families. We're here to share a new listening
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experience from WBUR. The Midnight Rebellion. It's a climate podcast
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adventure for kids 8 and up. Time-traveling, problem-solving, laughs in danger,
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it's here. Follow the feed to listen. Oh, and bring
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your goggles and boots. That's The Midnight Rebellion. In your
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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.
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The Three-Legged Pot.
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When we left off, a poor man named Casper had
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traded his cow for a three-legged pot. Well, not just
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any three-legged pot. This one spoke. It hinted to Casper
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and his wife, Clara, that it could do something else, too.
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Listen, folks.
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Listen. As you can see, I'm kind of dingy.
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Really dingy. If you'd please, would you mind washing me,
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cleaning me, and putting me on the fire? Then you'll
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see what 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. Thank you. And now.
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Suddenly, the pot leaped to the ground.
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You'll see what else I can do.
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Skip.
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And skip! 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 rest? really eat
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that much bread? I'll bet he ends up throwing most
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of this stuff away.
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Yeah.
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What a waste.
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The farmhands didn't notice the three-legged pot standing beside them until.
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Hey, where'd that pot come from?
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I don't know.
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But I'll bet It could fit a whole lot of grain.
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Let's 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. Thank you, pot.
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Thank you.
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You're welcome. So welcome. But listen, folks, listen.
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All that skipping made me grimy again. Grossly grimy. So
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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?
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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.
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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. 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. Did you see this cashmere? Felix must have
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ordered a 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.
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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.
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Pot come from?
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Not a clue. But it's a perfect place to store
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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. Thank you, pot.
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Thank you.
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You're welcome. So welcome. But listen, folks. Listen.
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All that skipping made me grubby again.
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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. 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... Ugh! Felix
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was sitting at his table.
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Disgusting!
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Hurling coin after tarnished coin... Abominable! Into a trash can.
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Ugh!
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This is pathetic!
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Ugh!
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Why do these blasted silver coins tarnish so quickly? I've
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tossed away so many of the beastly things, my wastebasket
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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. Whee!
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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. plung 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.
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So, Felix! Then what? Oh, wait!
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What?
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How did you.
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What did you.
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You did say I can.
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Skip and skip all the way to the North Pole, right? Right? Well,
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you know what, Felix? You know what?
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What?
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I can! I can! Whee!
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Next thing Felix knew, the pot switched direction and raced northward.
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And it didn't stop until it reached, you guessed it,
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the North Pole, the northernmost point on Earth. The pot
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gave a little shake, then dropped a very stunned and
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exhausted Felix into the snow. Then the pot clickety-clacked back
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to Casper and Clara's cottage. It tumbled across the floor,
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spilling tarnished but perfectly usable silver coins everywhere.
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Thank you, pot. 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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The End.
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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 Shearer. 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 Han. Sabina's made a black-and-white illustration
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for every Circle Round story, and you can color them in.
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Ask your grown-up to visit our website, wbur.org slash circleround,
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and click on Coloring Pages. Special thanks to this week's actors,
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Al Borders, Adam Mastriani, Maurice Emanuel Parent, Jeffrey Song, and
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Aparna Nancherla. Grown-ups, you can check out Aparna's comedy on
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Season 2 of The Stand-Ups on Netflix. And watch for
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her on Corporate on Comedy Central. Our featured instrument this
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week was the steel pan or steel drum. You can
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learn more about this percussion instrument made from a former
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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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