'100 Rooms' | feat. Ed Asner

Circle Round

WBUR

Ages 4-10, Children, Storytelling, Kids & Family, Childrens' Story, Books, Stories For Kids, Kids, Storytime, Story

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2018

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Ed Asner ("Up," "Mary Tyler Moore Show") stars in a British folktale about a father who challenges his young daughters to solve a tricky challenge by thinking outside the box.

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0:00.0	I'm Rebecca Sheer here.
0:04.1	Before we get to today's story, I'd like to invite you to join the Circle Round Club.
0:09.9	Memberships come in all shapes and sizes and include fun benefits like ad-free episodes,
0:15.0	bonus bedtime stories, behind the scenes videos, and a personalized birthday message from
0:19.8	me.
0:20.8	Learn more about the Circle Round Club and become a member at WBOR.org slash Circle Round Club.
0:31.0	Produced by the iLab at WBOR Boston.
0:39.0	Think about the last time you used your imagination, your creativity.
0:45.0	Maybe you drew a picture or wrote a story or you dreamed up an innovative way to solve a problem.
0:52.0	That's exactly what the main character in today's story tries to do.
0:56.0	In order to reach her goal, she needs to think outside of the box.
1:08.0	I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.
1:14.0	Today our story is called 100 Rooms.
1:18.0	Versions of the Spoke Tail originally come from Great Britain.
1:23.0	Some really great people came together to bring you our tale, including seven-time Emmy Award winner
1:28.0	Ed Asner, whom you grown-ups may know as Lou Grant from the Mary Tyler Moore Show and Santa Claus from Elf,
1:34.0	and whom you kids might remember as Carl in the movie Up.
1:38.0	Right now, Ed Asner is starring in his own One Man Show, which we'll hear more about after our story.
1:44.0	So Circle Round everyone for 100 Rooms.
1:53.0	The morning of Fredrick's 100th birthday, he woke up with a smile.
2:03.0	He'd lived a long, happy life, working his way up to become a successful merchant and raising three daughters whom he adored.
2:11.0	Their names were Harmony, Melody, and Kalyope.
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