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There's an old proverb that goes, you must bait the
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hook to catch the fish. What this saying means is
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you must prepare fully and properly if you want to
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succeed at something. In today's story, we'll meet a character
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who baits the hook and catches the fish. But the
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success he finds smells anything but sweet. I'm Rebecca Shear,
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and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all
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the time. Today, our story is called Something Fishy. Versions
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of this tale come from Hawaii, the only U.S. state
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made up completely of islands.
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Something Fishy.
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Some really great people came together to bring you our
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adaptation of this story, including Yorma Takoni, whom you grown-ups
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may know as one-third of the comedy group The Lonely Island.
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You kids may recognize Yorma's voice from the Spider-Man, Spider-Verse,
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and Lego movies. Yorma's also the producer of the new podcast,
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Kami Reads. So circle around, everyone, for something fishy.
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In a little village on a lush island in a
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vast turquoise sea, there lived a fisherman. Each morning, the
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fisherman woke up in his ramshackle hut, pulled on his
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tattered coat, then carried his weather-beaten canoe to the shore.
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He slid the boat into the water, then baited his
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old wooden fishing hook and cast his line for tuna, marlin,
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and snapper.
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Okay! Let's hope those critters are biting today.
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Despite the fishermen's hard work and high hopes, the fish
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weren't often biting. Still, no matter how measly or meager
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his catch, at day's end he always hauled his fish
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to the village market, where he sold them at the
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very reasonable price of one copper apiece.
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Here you go, sir. That'll be one copper, please. Thank you.
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But the fisherman didn't sell all of his fish. If
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he encountered someone who couldn't afford that one copper, someone
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who was going through a rough patch and had fallen
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on hard times.
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Don't worry about the copper, friend. I know what it's
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like to struggle to get by. So please, take this
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fish and enjoy it as a gift from me.
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Early one day, the fisherman was floating in his canoe...
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waiting for a tug on his line, when suddenly the
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line didn't just tug, it jerked. Whoa!
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I must have hooked something big.
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The fisherman gritted his teeth as he pulled the line in.
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And after one last yank, what should come rocketing out
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of the water and into his canoe but an octopus,
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its big eyes bulging and its sucker-covered arms wiggling every
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which way.
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Oh my, oh my, how did I catch a big
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fellow like you on my hook? That is simple, my friend.
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I let you.
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The fisherman jumped so high he nearly toppled overboard.
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Oh, wait a minute. You speak?
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I do speak, and I've been waiting to speak with
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you for some time now.
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I am Kanaloa.
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The fisherman froze. Of course, Kanaloa, god of the sea.
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Legends told how the deity would appear as a squid
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or an octopus in his rare interactions with humans. The
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fisherman could hardly believe he was one of those humans
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now alive.
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Oh, Kanaloa! Great, great Kanaloa! I am honored to make
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your divine acquaintance. But tell me, why would you let
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a humble fisherman like me catch you on my line? Well,
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I've been watching you for some time, my friend.
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I've seen how you share your fish each day. No
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matter how small your catch, I appreciate your spirit of selflessness,
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of generosity, And so I wish to give to you
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a gift. Look inside your pocket.
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With trembling fingers, the fisherman reached into his pocket. And
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what should he find there?
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But a fish hook.
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Unlike his old wooden hook, however, this hook looked brand
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new and was beautifully carved from sparkling seashells.
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Attach this hook to your line, my friend. Cast your
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line into the sea And whatever you catch, enjoy it
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as a gift from me.
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The fisherman gazed at the hook with wonder. Then he
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gazed at Kanaloa with joy.
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I thank you for this gift, Kanaloa. But I must
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return the favor. Is there something I can give you
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in exchange?
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Well, you've already given so much to so many. But
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since you asked, There is one thing you can give me.
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Your word.
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My word?
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Yes.
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You can give me your pledge that you will always,
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always use this gift wisely. Promise me you'll do that.
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Of course, Kanaloa. I promise I will use this gift wisely.
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Always.
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Good.
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Now farewell, my friend.
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And with that, the god of the sea launched out
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of the canoe and into the water, then disappeared into
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the depths below.
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I can't believe it. I just met the god of
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the sea, and he gave me this magnificent fish hook.
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I must do as he says and cast it into
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the water, and then who knows what will happen.
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What do you think will happen when the fisherman uses
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his new hook?
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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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Welcome back to Circle Round. I'm Rebecca Shearer. Today our
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story is called Something Fishy. Before the break, Kanaloa, god
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of the sea, rewarded the fisherman with a sparkling fish hook.
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In exchange, the generous fellow promised he would use the
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gift wisely. Once Kanaloa leaped back into the sea, The
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fisherman tied the new hook to his line and cast
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it into the water. Within seconds, the line went tense.
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A bite?
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Already?
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When the fisherman pulled the line in, what should he
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find snagged on the hook but the plumpest tuna he
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had ever seen.
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By golly, you're a big one, aren't you? And I
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caught you so quickly.
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He removed the tuna from the hook and cast his
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line again. And just like that, he felt another tug.
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This time he brought in a massive striped marlin.
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Holy mackerel! Or marlin. You're a big fella too. And
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I caught you even faster than I caught the tuna.
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Well, no sooner had the fisherman said those words than
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his line tugged one more time.
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No way!
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And what should he spy dangling from his hook but
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a hefty red snapper?
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This is amazing! I've never caught so many fish before,
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and they're all so big and beautiful! Kanaloa's hook truly
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works wonders.
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By the end of the day, the fisherman's canoe was
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brimming with tuna, marlin, and snapper, some so mammoth and
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unwieldy he could hardly lift them.
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From the boat.
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But he managed to stuff all the fish into his
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baskets and carry them to market. And just as he
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always did, he sold some of them.
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That'll be one copper, please. Thank you.
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And gave the rest away.
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You can't afford the one copper, sir? No problem. This
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one's on the house. And here's one for you, miss.
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And one for you. And you. And you. And you!
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Consider these fish a gift from me.
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Thanks to Konoloa's hook, the fishermen kept catching big, beautiful
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fish every day. And as the weeks went on, word
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of his amazing tuna, marlin, and snapper spread far and wide,
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and customers began flocking from all over the island to
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take advantage of the fisherman's bargain price.
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That'll be one copper, please. Thank you. One copper, please.
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Thank you. One copper, please. Thank you.
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Fisherman's sales picked up and up, and before long, he
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was selling out of fish each and every day. Which
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was great for business, of course, but not so great
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for the needy people who would usually rely on the
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fisherman's charity.
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Sorry, sir. My fish sold like hotcakes today. I have
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no more left to give away.
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At first, the fisherman felt bad for no longer being
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able to help others. But as his sales grew and grew,
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the fisherman realized he could afford more and more. So
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he threw away his raggedy old coat and bought a
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spiffy new one. He sprang for a bigger, flashier canoe.
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He even moved out of his ramshackle hut and splurged
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on a tidy cottage. Now that the fisherman was enjoying
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a taste of the high life, a sneaky thought crept
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into his brain.
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You know, I've been selling the finest fish this market
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has ever seen, and yet I'm still charging just one
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copper a piece?
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It's ridiculous. I am going to raise my prices. That way,
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I can live even higher on the hog than I
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already do.
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So, the fisherman doubled his price.
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That'll be two coppers, please.
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Then he doubled it again.
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That'll be four coppers, please.
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Then he doubled it again.
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That'll be eight coppers, please.
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And as you may have guessed, now when he came
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across a villager in need, someone who had fallen on
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hard times and was struggling to get by, he no
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longer felt sad or sorry.
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Look, buddy, if I gave you my precious catch for free,
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who's going to buy it for eight coppers apiece?
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Ha!
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Don't expect any handouts from me.
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But here's the thing. At some point, the fisherman had
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raised his prices so high that no one could afford
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to buy his fish. He was still catching more tuna, marlin,
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and snapper than ever. And he still refused to give
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any of it away for free. So heaps of fish
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began piling up in the yard of his tidy cottage.
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And in no time at all, that fish began growing
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rotten and rancid.
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Yuck! This fish is getting so stinky and smelly, I
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can hardly stand it. I must find a way to
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get rid of it all. And I know just how
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I'll do it.
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Late one night, beneath a shimmering silvery moon, The fisherman
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scooped up as much rotten fish as he could and
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loaded it in his canoe. Then he brought the reeking
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boat to the shore and paddled out to sea. When
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he reached a deep, placid spot, he took all the stinky,
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smelly fish....
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Here goes!
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And dumped them into the water.
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Goodbye! Good riddance! Smell you later.
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But he wasn't laughing for long. Because all of a sudden,
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the water around him began to bubble and churn.
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Whoa!
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And what should come rocketing out of the foaming sea
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and into his shiny new canoe. But you guessed it.
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Hello, old friend.
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Kataloa! What are you doing here?
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What am I doing here?
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The god of the sea thrust a sucker-covered arm toward
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the fisherman.
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The question is, what are you doing here? Clearly not fishing.
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After all, a good fisherman catches live fish from the sea.
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He doesn't dump dead ones into it. Unless, of course,
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he has broken his promise and not used a certain
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gift wisely.
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The fisherman shook his head.
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On the contrary, Carnaloa. I have used your gift wisely.
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Have you?
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So charging an arm and a leg for your fish
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is using my gift wisely? Not sharing that fish with
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others is using my gift wisely? Allowing that fish to
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rot and go to waste? Would you say that that
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is using my gift wisely?
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Well, I would say it's the cost of doing business.
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And my business is booming, Kanaloa. I am so much
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richer than I was before.
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Kanaloa fell quiet. He fixed the fisherman with his twinkling,
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bulging eyes.
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So.
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You really believe you're richer, do you?
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Of course.
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Look at my clothing. Look at my canoe. And you
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should see my cottage. It's like a miniature palace.
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Well, in that case, I offer you a new gift
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to celebrate your rich new life. You'll find that gift
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the next time you cast your line.
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And with that, Kunaloa fixed the fisherman with one last look.
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then sprang from the canoe and disappeared into the sea.
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The fisherman could hardly wait to see Kanaloa's new gift. Quickly,
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what should he find dangling at the end but... One
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of the rotten, stinking fish he had tossed into the water.
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This thing is rotten. Rank, I must try again.
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a second time. But once more.
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Gah!
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Dangling from his hook was another putrid fish. So the
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fisherman cast his line again. Gross! And again.
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Disgusting!
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decaying fish.
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Gah!
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You see, Kanaloa had noticed that as the fisherman became
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richer and richer in money, he had become poorer and
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poorer in kindness. So now, thanks to the clever god
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of the sea, the fisherman would no longer enjoy the
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sweet smell of success. Instead, he'd be stuck with the
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stench of rotting fish. Fish. Now it's your turn. Remembering
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to appreciate and be grateful for what we have isn't
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always easy. You can stay on track by creating your
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love and hold on to it as a reminder of
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all the wonderful people and things you can be thankful for.
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There's an old proverb that goes, you must bait the
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hook to catch the fish. What this saying means is
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you must prepare fully and properly if you want to
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succeed at something. In today's story, we'll meet a character
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who baits the hook and catches the fish. But the
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success he finds smells anything but sweet. I'm Rebecca Shear,
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and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all
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the time. Today, our story is called Something Fishy. Versions
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of this tale come from Hawaii, the only U.S. state
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made up completely of islands.
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Something Fishy.
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Some really great people came together to bring you our
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adaptation of this story, including Yorma Takoni, whom you grown-ups
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may know as one-third of the comedy group The Lonely Island.
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Kami Reads. So circle around, everyone, for something fishy.
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In a little village on a lush island in a
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vast turquoise sea, there lived a fisherman. Each morning, the
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fisherman woke up in his ramshackle hut, pulled on his
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tattered coat, then carried his weather-beaten canoe to the shore.
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He slid the boat into the water, then baited his
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old wooden fishing hook and cast his line for tuna, marlin,
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and snapper.
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Okay! Let's hope those critters are biting today.
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Despite the fishermen's hard work and high hopes, the fish
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weren't often biting. Still, no matter how measly or meager
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his catch, at day's end he always hauled his fish
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to the village market, where he sold them at the
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very reasonable price of one copper apiece.
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Here you go, sir. That'll be one copper, please. Thank you.
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But the fisherman didn't sell all of his fish. If
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he encountered someone who couldn't afford that one copper, someone
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who was going through a rough patch and had fallen
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on hard times.
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Don't worry about the copper, friend. I know what it's
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like to struggle to get by. So please, take this
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fish and enjoy it as a gift from me.
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Early one day, the fisherman was floating in his canoe...
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waiting for a tug on his line, when suddenly the
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line didn't just tug, it jerked. Whoa!
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I must have hooked something big.
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The fisherman gritted his teeth as he pulled the line in.
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of the water and into his canoe but an octopus,
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its big eyes bulging and its sucker-covered arms wiggling every
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which way.
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Oh my, oh my, how did I catch a big
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fellow like you on my hook? That is simple, my friend.
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I let you.
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The fisherman jumped so high he nearly toppled overboard.
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Oh, wait a minute. You speak?
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I do speak, and I've been waiting to speak with
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you for some time now.
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I am Kanaloa.
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The fisherman froze. Of course, Kanaloa, god of the sea.
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Legends told how the deity would appear as a squid
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or an octopus in his rare interactions with humans. The
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fisherman could hardly believe he was one of those humans
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now alive.
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Oh, Kanaloa! Great, great Kanaloa! I am honored to make
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your divine acquaintance. But tell me, why would you let
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a humble fisherman like me catch you on my line? Well,
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I've been watching you for some time, my friend.
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I've seen how you share your fish each day. No
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matter how small your catch, I appreciate your spirit of selflessness,
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of generosity, And so I wish to give to you
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a gift. Look inside your pocket.
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With trembling fingers, the fisherman reached into his pocket. And
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what should he find there?
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But a fish hook.
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Unlike his old wooden hook, however, this hook looked brand
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new and was beautifully carved from sparkling seashells.
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Attach this hook to your line, my friend. Cast your
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line into the sea And whatever you catch, enjoy it
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as a gift from me.
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The fisherman gazed at the hook with wonder. Then he
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gazed at Kanaloa with joy.
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I thank you for this gift, Kanaloa. But I must
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return the favor. Is there something I can give you
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in exchange?
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Well, you've already given so much to so many. But
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since you asked, There is one thing you can give me.
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Your word.
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My word?
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Yes.
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You can give me your pledge that you will always,
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always use this gift wisely. Promise me you'll do that.
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Of course, Kanaloa. I promise I will use this gift wisely.
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Always.
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Good.
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Now farewell, my friend.
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And with that, the god of the sea launched out
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of the canoe and into the water, then disappeared into
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the depths below.
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I can't believe it. I just met the god of
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the sea, and he gave me this magnificent fish hook.
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I must do as he says and cast it into
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the water, and then who knows what will happen.
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What do you think will happen when the fisherman uses
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his new hook?
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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 eight and up. Time traveling, problem solving,
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laughs in danger.
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It's here.
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Follow the feed to listen. Oh, and bring your goggles
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and boots. That's The Midnight Rebellion in your feed or
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wherever you get podcasts.
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Welcome back to Circle Round. I'm Rebecca Shearer. Today our
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story is called Something Fishy. Before the break, Kanaloa, god
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of the sea, rewarded the fisherman with a sparkling fish hook.
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In exchange, the generous fellow promised he would use the
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gift wisely. Once Kanaloa leaped back into the sea, The
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fisherman tied the new hook to his line and cast
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it into the water. Within seconds, the line went tense.
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A bite?
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Already?
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When the fisherman pulled the line in, what should he
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find snagged on the hook but the plumpest tuna he
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had ever seen.
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By golly, you're a big one, aren't you? And I
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caught you so quickly.
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He removed the tuna from the hook and cast his
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line again. And just like that, he felt another tug.
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This time he brought in a massive striped marlin.
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Holy mackerel! Or marlin. You're a big fella too. And
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I caught you even faster than I caught the tuna.
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Well, no sooner had the fisherman said those words than
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his line tugged one more time.
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No way!
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And what should he spy dangling from his hook but
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a hefty red snapper?
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This is amazing! I've never caught so many fish before,
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and they're all so big and beautiful! Kanaloa's hook truly
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works wonders.
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By the end of the day, the fisherman's canoe was
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brimming with tuna, marlin, and snapper, some so mammoth and
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unwieldy he could hardly lift them.
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From the boat.
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But he managed to stuff all the fish into his
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baskets and carry them to market. And just as he
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always did, he sold some of them.
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That'll be one copper, please. Thank you.
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And gave the rest away.
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You can't afford the one copper, sir? No problem. This
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one's on the house. And here's one for you, miss.
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And one for you. And you. And you. And you!
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Consider these fish a gift from me.
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Thanks to Konoloa's hook, the fishermen kept catching big, beautiful
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fish every day. And as the weeks went on, word
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of his amazing tuna, marlin, and snapper spread far and wide,
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and customers began flocking from all over the island to
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take advantage of the fisherman's bargain price.
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That'll be one copper, please. Thank you. One copper, please.
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Thank you. One copper, please. Thank you.
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Fisherman's sales picked up and up, and before long, he
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was selling out of fish each and every day. Which
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was great for business, of course, but not so great
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for the needy people who would usually rely on the
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fisherman's charity.
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Sorry, sir. My fish sold like hotcakes today. I have
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no more left to give away.
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At first, the fisherman felt bad for no longer being
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able to help others. But as his sales grew and grew,
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the fisherman realized he could afford more and more. So
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he threw away his raggedy old coat and bought a
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spiffy new one. He sprang for a bigger, flashier canoe.
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He even moved out of his ramshackle hut and splurged
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on a tidy cottage. Now that the fisherman was enjoying
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a taste of the high life, a sneaky thought crept
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into his brain.
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You know, I've been selling the finest fish this market
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has ever seen, and yet I'm still charging just one
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copper a piece?
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It's ridiculous. I am going to raise my prices. That way,
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I can live even higher on the hog than I
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already do.
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So, the fisherman doubled his price.
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That'll be two coppers, please.
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Then he doubled it again.
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That'll be four coppers, please.
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Then he doubled it again.
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That'll be eight coppers, please.
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And as you may have guessed, now when he came
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across a villager in need, someone who had fallen on
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hard times and was struggling to get by, he no
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longer felt sad or sorry.
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Look, buddy, if I gave you my precious catch for free,
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who's going to buy it for eight coppers apiece?
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Ha!
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Don't expect any handouts from me.
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But here's the thing. At some point, the fisherman had
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raised his prices so high that no one could afford
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to buy his fish. He was still catching more tuna, marlin,
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and snapper than ever. And he still refused to give
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any of it away for free. So heaps of fish
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began piling up in the yard of his tidy cottage.
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And in no time at all, that fish began growing
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rotten and rancid.
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Yuck! This fish is getting so stinky and smelly, I
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can hardly stand it. I must find a way to
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get rid of it all. And I know just how
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I'll do it.
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Late one night, beneath a shimmering silvery moon, The fisherman
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scooped up as much rotten fish as he could and
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loaded it in his canoe. Then he brought the reeking
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boat to the shore and paddled out to sea. When
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he reached a deep, placid spot, he took all the stinky,
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smelly fish....
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Here goes!
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And dumped them into the water.
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Goodbye! Good riddance! Smell you later.
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But he wasn't laughing for long. Because all of a sudden,
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the water around him began to bubble and churn.
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Whoa!
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And what should come rocketing out of the foaming sea
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and into his shiny new canoe. But you guessed it.
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Hello, old friend.
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Kataloa! What are you doing here?
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What am I doing here?
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The god of the sea thrust a sucker-covered arm toward
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the fisherman.
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The question is, what are you doing here? Clearly not fishing.
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After all, a good fisherman catches live fish from the sea.
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He doesn't dump dead ones into it. Unless, of course,
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he has broken his promise and not used a certain
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gift wisely.
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The fisherman shook his head.
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On the contrary, Carnaloa. I have used your gift wisely.
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Have you?
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So charging an arm and a leg for your fish
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is using my gift wisely? Not sharing that fish with
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others is using my gift wisely? Allowing that fish to
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rot and go to waste? Would you say that that
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is using my gift wisely?
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Well, I would say it's the cost of doing business.
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And my business is booming, Kanaloa. I am so much
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richer than I was before.
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Kanaloa fell quiet. He fixed the fisherman with his twinkling,
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bulging eyes.
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So.
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You really believe you're richer, do you?
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Of course.
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Look at my clothing. Look at my canoe. And you
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should see my cottage. It's like a miniature palace.
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Well, in that case, I offer you a new gift
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to celebrate your rich new life. You'll find that gift
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the next time you cast your line.
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And with that, Kunaloa fixed the fisherman with one last look.
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then sprang from the canoe and disappeared into the sea.
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The fisherman could hardly wait to see Kanaloa's new gift. Quickly,
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he did as the god said and cast his line again.
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And when he felt a tug and pulled the line in,
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what should he find dangling at the end but... One
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of the rotten, stinking fish he had tossed into the water.
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This thing is rotten. Rank, I must try again.
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Heart racing and palms sweating, the fisherman cast his line
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a second time. But once more.
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Gah!
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Dangling from his hook was another putrid fish. So the
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fisherman cast his line again. Gross! And again.
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Disgusting!
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But try as he might, all he could catch was smelly,
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decaying fish.
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Gah!
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You see, Kanaloa had noticed that as the fisherman became
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richer and richer in money, he had become poorer and
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poorer in kindness. So now, thanks to the clever god
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of the sea, the fisherman would no longer enjoy the
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sweet smell of success. Instead, he'd be stuck with the
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stench of rotting fish. Fish. Now it's your turn. Remembering
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to appreciate and be grateful for what we have isn't
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always easy. You can stay on track by creating your
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own appreciation alphabet. On your own or with a grown-up,
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write down all the letters of the alphabet, A to Z,
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with a space after each one. Letter by letter, think
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of something or someone you appreciate that starts with that letter.
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then either write it down or draw a picture. Some
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letters might be trickier than others, but keep at it.
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When you're done, share your appreciation alphabet with someone you
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love and hold on to it as a reminder of
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all the wonderful people and things you can be thankful for.
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This week's episode, Something Fishy, was adapted by me, Rebecca Shear.
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It was edited by Sophie Codner. Our original music and
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sound design is by Eric Shimalonis. Our artist is Sabina Han.
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