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Have you ever woken up early enough to watch the sunrise?
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It's pretty magical, right? Watching those first glimmers of daylight
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as they start to peek out from the horizon? Today's
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tale is all about how the first sunrise came to
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be way, way back in the earliest and darkest and
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coldest of times. I'm Rebecca Shear, and welcome to Circle Round,
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where storytime happens all the time. Today, our story is
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called At First Light. It comes from the Aboriginal peoples
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of Australia, who have lived on this continent between the
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Pacific and Indian Oceans for over 50,000 years. Some really
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great people came together to bring you our version of
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this tale, including Natalie Dormer, whom you grown-ups may know
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from such TV shows as Game of Thrones, The Tudors,
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and Elementary, as well as the Hunger Games movies. Her
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new film, Audrey's Children, is in theaters now. So circle around, everyone,
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for At First Light.
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At First Light.
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A long time ago, back when animals ruled the Earth,
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the world was a dark place. A cold one, too.
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The reason was clouds. The entire planet was covered with clouds.
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And unlike the clouds we know, which float in the
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air high above us, these clouds hung right above the ground.
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What's more, they were dense and thick and solid, like
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a low cloud. Hard ceiling. So the animals had to
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spend their days, or nights, it was hard to tell
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the difference, trapped in this thin layer of chilly darkness,
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shivering and figuring out ways to get around. Nowadays, kangaroo
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hops and springs from place to place, right? Well, back
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in those early times, the poor pouched marsupial had to
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crawl on all fours.
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Oh!
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What I wouldn't give to jump and bound and leap.
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The tall bird known as Emu couldn't possibly extend her long,
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narrow neck. Instead, she had to walk around all hunched over.
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Ay, such a crick in my neck. And my back.
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If only I could stand up straight.
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And koala. There was no way he could climb up
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and down eucalyptus trees, because in the darkness, he couldn't
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see the trees.
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Hmm.
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Is this a tree?
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Ow!
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No, koala!
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It's kangaroo!
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Oh!
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Is this a tree?
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No!
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It's emu!
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Watch yourself, koala!
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Oh, I'm sorry. But how can I watch anything when
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I can't see anything?
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The animals were miserable. And the more miserable they became,
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the more they quarreled, their moods turning as dark and
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frosty as the earth itself. The one creature who tried
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seeing the bright side, so to speak, was the black
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and white bird known as Magpie.
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Oh, how I dream of lifting off the ground and flying.
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but one flap of my pointy wings and I'll bump
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against a cloud. There must be some way to bring
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light to the world. Warmth, too. There must.
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So Magpie called all the animals together to see what
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they could do.
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Thanks for accepting my invitation, friends. I would say I'm
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happy to see you, but given how dark it is,
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that's pretty much impossible. Anyway... I'm glad you're here. This
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better be worth it, Magpie.
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Emu stomped on my tail on the way over, and
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it won't stop throbbing.
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That's because Koala smashed into me, and I lost my balance.
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I only smashed into you because A, I couldn't see you,
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and B, I was shivering so hard. Haven't you noticed
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how dark and cold it is around here.
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I understand how dark and cold it is.
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I'm as tired as anyone.
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Friends, friends, please.
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Listen.
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I called us together because we can't go on living
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like this. We need light and heat. I believe it's
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high time we take action and chase the clouds away.
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Kangaroo, Emu, and Koala exchanged a skeptical look. At least
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they would have exchanged a skeptical look were they able
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to see each other's faces.
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Chase the clouds away? And just how are we supposed
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to do that, Magpie?
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Do you have any brilliant ideas?
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The truth is, I don't. But I'll bet we could
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come up with some ideas as a group. All we
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have to do is put our heads together.
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There was a long, pointed pause. And then.
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No way, Magpie! We're too busy banging our heads together
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to brainstorm ideas.
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So you're on your own.
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When it comes to finding a way to chase off
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those clouds.
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All of us are in the dark.
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And we always will be.
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To Magpie's dismay, Kangaroo, Emu, and Koala turned around and
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stomped away in the murky gloom, stumbling and bumbling all
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the while. Ouch!
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Watch it!
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No!
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You watch it!
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I told you, none of us can watch anything!
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All right, fine. If the other animals won't help me,
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I'll find an answer on my own. I'll put on
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my thinking cap. I'll mull it over. And with any luck,
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it won't be long before I see the light.
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What ideas will Magpie come up with? Do you have
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any suggestions for the black and white bird? We'll find
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out what happens 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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adventure for kids 8 and up. Time traveling, problem solving,
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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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wherever you get podcasts.
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Welcome back to Circle Round. I'm Rebecca Shear. Today, our
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story is called At First Light. Before the break, Magpie
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was determined to bring light and warmth to the Earth
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by banishing the dark, solid clouds that hovered uncomfortably close
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above Earth. But when Kangaroo, Emu, and Koala refused to
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help her formulate a plan, Magpie knew she was on
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her own.
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Okay, think, Magpie, think.
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The black and white bird racked her brain for an idea.
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Hmm. Hmm.
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But her mind felt empty.
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Come to think of it, my stomach. Feels empty, too.
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It's time for a snack.
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She stuck out her beak and began pecking around in
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the darkness, hoping to find a spider, worm, or cockroach
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to gobble down.
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Come on, little critters. I know you're here somewhere. At
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least I hope you are.
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The hungry bird pecked and pecked until she struck something.
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Oh!
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Only it wasn't a spindly spider or squishy worm or
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crunchy cockroach. Instead, it was something long and rough and spiky.
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She couldn't see it, of course, but when she ran
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her wings over it, she immediately knew what it was.
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It's a stick.
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A nice, hefty stick. Must have snapped off a tree branch.
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Obviously, the stick was no substitute for food. But all
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at once, it gave Magpie some precious food for thought.
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I've got it! I know how to chase the clouds away!
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Once again, she called the animals together. Once again, they
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came fumbling and bumbling over.
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Careful with that dog!
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Were close by, she began the speech she.
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Had so carefully prepared.
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Thanks for joining me again, friends. I called us back
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together because I've been thinking. And at long last, I
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know how to chase the clouds away. But it's going
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to take all of us to do it. We're going
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to have to work together.
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Work together? Not a chance, Magpie.
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We could never work together.
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Well.
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I beg to differ. And I can prove it.
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There's no point in even trying, Magpie. Kangaroo's right. All
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we do is bicker.
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And squabble. And quibble.
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We're constantly butting heads.
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Sometimes literally. Because of how we stumble through the darkness.
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That's a good one, Koala. And so true. Totally true.
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Right? It's absolutely ridiculous.
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Okay, I hear you, but friends, friends! Do you realize
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what happened just now? The three of you didn't bicker.
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You didn't squabble. You didn't quibble or butt heads. You
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actually agreed on something.
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Wait, we agreed on something?
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Really?
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Really?
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You agreed on the fact that you never agree?
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Kangaroo, Emu, and Koala paused. So what you're saying is
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we can agree after all?
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We don't always have to butt heads.
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We can actually get along?
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Absolutely. You just proved it to be true. So now,
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what do you say? Are you ready to work together
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and bring light and warmth to the world?
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Kangaroo, Emu, and Koala knew that clever Magpie had them
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right where she wanted them. So, what else could they
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do but once again agree?
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Count me in, Magpie.
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Me too.
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Me three. What do we do first?
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First, we make a big pile of wood. Branches, sticks,
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fallen tree limbs. The longer and stronger, the better.
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Kangaroo, emu, and koala did as they were told. They
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scurried through the darkness, feeling around for wood and tossing
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it into a pile.
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Great work, friends. Now that we have a nice big pile,
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each of us must hold as many pieces of wood
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as we can. Then we'll use the sharp, pointy ends
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to push up.
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Push up?
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If we push the sticks up.
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They'll bump against the sky!
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Indeed they will. And that's exactly what we want.
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So, go!
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The animals grabbed as much wood as they could. Then
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they began to push. They pushed.
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And they pushed.
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And they pushed. And after a little bit of time
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and a whole lot of teamwork, do you know what happened?
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The solid clouds began to lift. Up they rose, higher
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and higher, until they were towering far above the earth.
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For the first time ever, the animals were free to
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move and roam. Kangaroo began to bound around. Emu extended
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her long, narrow neck, and Koala scurried up into the
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branches of a eucalyptus tree. As for Magpie, she burst
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into song. Her joyful warbling rang out loud and clear,
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so loud and clear, in fact, that it woke up
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the sun. The golden orb began rising in the east,
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filling the sky with shimmering shades of yellow, orange, and red,
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and finally, finally, beaming light and warmth to the earth below.
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Ever since then, in certain parts of the world, it's
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magpie's voice that ushers in the dawn. If you wake
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up early enough and you step outside, you just might
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hear the clever birds sing out and awaken the sun,
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so we all can delight. in a brand new day.
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Now it's your turn. You can work as a team
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artistically by doing a scribble swap. Find a partner and
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make sure you each have a piece of paper and
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something to draw with. Now close your eyes and draw
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a scribble. Once you're done, Trade papers. Look at your
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partner's scribble and use it to create a full picture.
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Think about what the scribble reminds you of. How might
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you add to it? Let your imagination run wild. And
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when you're both finished, share your pictures with each other.
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And if you'd like, share them with us. Ask a
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grown-up to snap a photo of you and your scribble
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swaps and email it to circleround at wbur.org. With your permission,
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we may feature it in the Lion's Roar. the monthly
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newsletter of the Circle Round Club. More on this super fun,
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super fan membership opportunity in a moment. But first... This
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week's episode, At First Light, was adapted by me, Rebecca Shear.
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It was edited by Dean Russell. Our original music and
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sound design is by Eric Shimalonis. Eric's featured instrument this
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week was the didgeridoo. To learn more about this wind
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instrument created from a long piece of hollowed-out wood and
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to see a photo of Eric playing one, visit our website, WBUR.org
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Have you ever woken up early enough to watch the sunrise?
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It's pretty magical, right? Watching those first glimmers of daylight
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as they start to peek out from the horizon? Today's
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tale is all about how the first sunrise came to
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be way, way back in the earliest and darkest and
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coldest of times. I'm Rebecca Shear, and welcome to Circle Round,
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where storytime happens all the time. Today, our story is
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called At First Light. It comes from the Aboriginal peoples
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of Australia, who have lived on this continent between the
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Pacific and Indian Oceans for over 50,000 years. Some really
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great people came together to bring you our version of
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this tale, including Natalie Dormer, whom you grown-ups may know
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from such TV shows as Game of Thrones, The Tudors,
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and Elementary, as well as the Hunger Games movies. Her
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new film, Audrey's Children, is in theaters now. So circle around, everyone,
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for At First Light.
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At First Light.
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A long time ago, back when animals ruled the Earth,
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the world was a dark place. A cold one, too.
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The reason was clouds. The entire planet was covered with clouds.
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And unlike the clouds we know, which float in the
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air high above us, these clouds hung right above the ground.
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What's more, they were dense and thick and solid, like
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a low cloud. Hard ceiling. So the animals had to
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spend their days, or nights, it was hard to tell
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the difference, trapped in this thin layer of chilly darkness,
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shivering and figuring out ways to get around. Nowadays, kangaroo
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hops and springs from place to place, right? Well, back
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in those early times, the poor pouched marsupial had to
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crawl on all fours.
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What I wouldn't give to jump and bound and leap.
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The tall bird known as Emu couldn't possibly extend her long,
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narrow neck. Instead, she had to walk around all hunched over.
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Ay, such a crick in my neck. And my back.
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If only I could stand up straight.
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And koala. There was no way he could climb up
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and down eucalyptus trees, because in the darkness, he couldn't
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see the trees.
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Hmm.
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Is this a tree?
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Ow!
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No, koala!
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It's kangaroo!
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Oh!
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Is this a tree?
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No!
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It's emu!
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Watch yourself, koala!
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Oh, I'm sorry. But how can I watch anything when
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I can't see anything?
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The animals were miserable. And the more miserable they became,
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the more they quarreled, their moods turning as dark and
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frosty as the earth itself. The one creature who tried
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seeing the bright side, so to speak, was the black
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and white bird known as Magpie.
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Oh, how I dream of lifting off the ground and flying.
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but one flap of my pointy wings and I'll bump
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against a cloud. There must be some way to bring
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light to the world. Warmth, too. There must.
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So Magpie called all the animals together to see what
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they could do.
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Thanks for accepting my invitation, friends. I would say I'm
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happy to see you, but given how dark it is,
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that's pretty much impossible. Anyway... I'm glad you're here. This
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better be worth it, Magpie.
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Emu stomped on my tail on the way over, and
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it won't stop throbbing.
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That's because Koala smashed into me, and I lost my balance.
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I only smashed into you because A, I couldn't see you,
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and B, I was shivering so hard. Haven't you noticed
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how dark and cold it is around here.
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I understand how dark and cold it is.
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I'm as tired as anyone.
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Friends, friends, please.
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Listen.
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I called us together because we can't go on living
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like this. We need light and heat. I believe it's
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high time we take action and chase the clouds away.
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Kangaroo, Emu, and Koala exchanged a skeptical look. At least
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they would have exchanged a skeptical look were they able
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to see each other's faces.
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Chase the clouds away? And just how are we supposed
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to do that, Magpie?
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Do you have any brilliant ideas?
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The truth is, I don't. But I'll bet we could
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come up with some ideas as a group. All we
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have to do is put our heads together.
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There was a long, pointed pause. And then.
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No way, Magpie! We're too busy banging our heads together
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to brainstorm ideas.
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So you're on your own.
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When it comes to finding a way to chase off
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those clouds.
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All of us are in the dark.
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And we always will be.
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To Magpie's dismay, Kangaroo, Emu, and Koala turned around and
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stomped away in the murky gloom, stumbling and bumbling all
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the while. Ouch!
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Watch it!
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No!
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You watch it!
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I told you, none of us can watch anything!
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All right, fine. If the other animals won't help me,
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I'll find an answer on my own. I'll put on
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my thinking cap. I'll mull it over. And with any luck,
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it won't be long before I see the light.
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What ideas will Magpie come up with? Do you have
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any suggestions for the black and white bird? We'll find
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out what happens 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,
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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 Shear. Today, our
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story is called At First Light. Before the break, Magpie
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was determined to bring light and warmth to the Earth
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by banishing the dark, solid clouds that hovered uncomfortably close
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above Earth. But when Kangaroo, Emu, and Koala refused to
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help her formulate a plan, Magpie knew she was on
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her own.
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Okay, think, Magpie, think.
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The black and white bird racked her brain for an idea.
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Hmm. Hmm.
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But her mind felt empty.
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Come to think of it, my stomach. Feels empty, too.
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It's time for a snack.
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She stuck out her beak and began pecking around in
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the darkness, hoping to find a spider, worm, or cockroach
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to gobble down.
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Come on, little critters. I know you're here somewhere. At
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least I hope you are.
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The hungry bird pecked and pecked until she struck something.
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Oh!
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Only it wasn't a spindly spider or squishy worm or
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crunchy cockroach. Instead, it was something long and rough and spiky.
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She couldn't see it, of course, but when she ran
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her wings over it, she immediately knew what it was.
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It's a stick.
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A nice, hefty stick. Must have snapped off a tree branch.
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Obviously, the stick was no substitute for food. But all
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at once, it gave Magpie some precious food for thought.
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I've got it! I know how to chase the clouds away!
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Once again, she called the animals together. Once again, they
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came fumbling and bumbling over.
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Careful with that dog!
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Were close by, she began the speech she.
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Had so carefully prepared.
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Thanks for joining me again, friends. I called us back
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together because I've been thinking. And at long last, I
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know how to chase the clouds away. But it's going
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to take all of us to do it. We're going
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to have to work together.
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Work together? Not a chance, Magpie.
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We could never work together.
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Well.
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I beg to differ. And I can prove it.
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There's no point in even trying, Magpie. Kangaroo's right. All
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we do is bicker.
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And squabble. And quibble.
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We're constantly butting heads.
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Sometimes literally. Because of how we stumble through the darkness.
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That's a good one, Koala. And so true. Totally true.
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Right? It's absolutely ridiculous.
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Okay, I hear you, but friends, friends! Do you realize
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what happened just now? The three of you didn't bicker.
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You didn't squabble. You didn't quibble or butt heads. You
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actually agreed on something.
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Wait, we agreed on something?
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Really?
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Really?
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You agreed on the fact that you never agree?
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Kangaroo, Emu, and Koala paused. So what you're saying is
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we can agree after all?
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We don't always have to butt heads.
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We can actually get along?
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Absolutely. You just proved it to be true. So now,
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what do you say? Are you ready to work together
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and bring light and warmth to the world?
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Kangaroo, Emu, and Koala knew that clever Magpie had them
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right where she wanted them. So, what else could they
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do but once again agree?
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Count me in, Magpie.
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Me too.
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Me three. What do we do first?
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First, we make a big pile of wood. Branches, sticks,
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fallen tree limbs. The longer and stronger, the better.
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Kangaroo, emu, and koala did as they were told. They
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scurried through the darkness, feeling around for wood and tossing
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it into a pile.
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Great work, friends. Now that we have a nice big pile,
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each of us must hold as many pieces of wood
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as we can. Then we'll use the sharp, pointy ends
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to push up.
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Push up?
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If we push the sticks up.
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They'll bump against the sky!
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Indeed they will. And that's exactly what we want.
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So, go!
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The animals grabbed as much wood as they could. Then
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they began to push. They pushed.
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And they pushed.
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And they pushed. And after a little bit of time
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and a whole lot of teamwork, do you know what happened?
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The solid clouds began to lift. Up they rose, higher
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and higher, until they were towering far above the earth.
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For the first time ever, the animals were free to
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move and roam. Kangaroo began to bound around. Emu extended
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her long, narrow neck, and Koala scurried up into the
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branches of a eucalyptus tree. As for Magpie, she burst
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into song. Her joyful warbling rang out loud and clear,
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so loud and clear, in fact, that it woke up
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the sun. The golden orb began rising in the east,
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filling the sky with shimmering shades of yellow, orange, and red,
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and finally, finally, beaming light and warmth to the earth below.
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Ever since then, in certain parts of the world, it's
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magpie's voice that ushers in the dawn. If you wake
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up early enough and you step outside, you just might
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hear the clever birds sing out and awaken the sun,
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so we all can delight. in a brand new day.
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Now it's your turn. You can work as a team
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artistically by doing a scribble swap. Find a partner and
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make sure you each have a piece of paper and
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something to draw with. Now close your eyes and draw
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a scribble. Once you're done, Trade papers. Look at your
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partner's scribble and use it to create a full picture.
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Think about what the scribble reminds you of. How might
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you add to it? Let your imagination run wild. And
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when you're both finished, share your pictures with each other.
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And if you'd like, share them with us. Ask a
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grown-up to snap a photo of you and your scribble
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swaps and email it to circleround at wbur.org. With your permission,
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we may feature it in the Lion's Roar. the monthly
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newsletter of the Circle Round Club. More on this super fun,
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super fan membership opportunity in a moment. But first... This
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week's episode, At First Light, was adapted by me, Rebecca Shear.
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It was edited by Dean Russell. Our original music and
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sound design is by Eric Shimalonis. Eric's featured instrument this
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week was the didgeridoo. To learn more about this wind
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instrument created from a long piece of hollowed-out wood and
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to see a photo of Eric playing one, visit our website, WBUR.org
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slash Circle Round. Circle Round's artist is Sabina Han. Sabina
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has created a black and white coloring page for all
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of our Circle Round stories, and you can print them
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out and color them in. Grown-ups, you can find all
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of them at WBUR.org slash Circle Round. Special thanks to
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this week's actors, Amy Brentano, Terrence Lamont Jr., Erica Rose,
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and Natalie Dormer. Natalie's new film, Audrey's Children, tells the
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true story of Dr. Audrey Evans, the first woman to
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head her department at the world-renowned Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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and the co-founder of Ronald McDonald House. Audrey's Children is
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find the show so we can make the Circle Round
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circle even bigger. Circle Round is a production of WBUR,
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Boston's NPR news station. I'm Rebecca Shear. Thanks for circling
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round with us. Now that you've made it to the
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end of this Circle Round episode, we want to know,
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what's your favorite Circle Round story? Thousands of fans just
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like you have been telling us about the Circle Round
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stories they like best. Take a listen. Maybe one of
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their favorites is one of yours, too.
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Hi, I'm Ghoul.
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I come from Jerusalem, and my favorite episode is Horse
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for Hire. I like it when Marie tricks Pierre.
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My name's Walker, and I live in Kentucky. And my
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favorite story is The Princess and the Maverick. And why
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I like it is because it gives a gift that
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helps her get better.
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My name's Mabel. I live in Greenbelt, Maryland.
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My favorite Circle Round story is The Kernel of Truth.
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I like it because Mabel teaches the Queen a lesson.
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My name is Will.
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I live in Wenham, Massachusetts.
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And my favorite Circle Round is Counting Crocodiles. I like
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the part where Mouse Steer Tricks Old Crocodile.
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Hi, my name's Jeremiah.
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I'm from Pennsylvania.
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And my favorite Circle Round story is It's banana split.
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Hi, my name is Hazel.
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I live in Illinois.
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My favorite circle round story is Granny Snowstorm. I like
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the part when Boris goes cannonball. My name is Catherine.
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I live in Philly. And my favorite story is Fighting
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Cats and Dogs. My favorite part is when the cat
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went on the dog's back to swim across the river
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to retrieve the pearl that the owner got as a present.
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I love you, Rebecca's cheer.
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Did someone mention a story you've missed? Not to worry. Grown-ups,
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you can find all of our Circle Round stories, plus
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links to the Circle Round Club, picture books, coloring pages,
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and oh so much more on our website, wbur.org slash circleround.
