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Think about a time you offered help.

Maybe you offered to help a grown-up with a chore, or a classmate with a project.

We're about to meet a hard-working woman who offers to help someone, and in return,

she gets a gift that keeps on giving.

I'm Rebecca Sheer, and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.

Today, our story is called a biscuit, a basket.

Virgins have been told by people across Asia, Europe, Africa, and North and South America.

We've taken most of our inspiration from virgins told in India.

And really great people came together to bring you our folktale, including Sarah Chaudhry,

who stars in the Muppets Mayhem on Disney Plus and Holly Habby on Hulu.

She also stars in the award-winning animated film The Breadwinner.

So Circle Round, everyone, for a biscuit, a basket.

Maira and her mother lived in a tumble-down farmhouse in the countryside.

Mother was getting older and frailer by the day, so Maira worked hard to support them both.

Each morning, she rose bright and early to gather eggs from the chickens.

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