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Circle Round

'A Taste Of Honey' | feat. Hannah Simone

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.414.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2018

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Hannah Simone ("New Girl") stars alongside her real-life father Naren Simone in a South Asian tale about the power of self-reliance.

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0:00.0

Hi Circle round fans. Rebecca Sheer here, inviting you to join us this August at Tanglewood,

0:07.7

the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Lennox, Massachusetts. Our annual live

0:12.9

recording on Sunday August 13th is all sold out, but not to worry! You can join us on Thursday

0:18.8

August 8th as part of Tanglewood on Parade, the BSO's annual Family Funday. Showtime is

0:25.2

at 2.30pm in Seiji, Ozawa Hall. General seating is available in the open air hall or on the

0:30.6

lawn. Kids get in free, but require a ticket. Get yours now by visiting wbwar.org slash Circle

0:37.1

round and clicking on events.

0:42.7

Produced by the ILAB at WBUR Boston.

0:46.7

Think about the last time you accomplished something on your own. It can be a wonderful feeling,

0:57.2

right? Knowing you're strong and independent enough to get something done? Working with others

1:02.4

is fantastic too, of course, but in today's story, we'll meet a woman who learns that self-reliance

1:08.1

can be very sweet indeed.

1:16.8

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

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Today, our story is called A Taste of Honey. Versions of this folk tale originally come from

1:28.8

Pakistan and India in South Asia.

1:34.1

Some really great people came together to bring you our tale, including Hannah Simone.

1:39.4

Grown-ups, you might know Hannah from her seven seasons on the Fox comedy New Girl,

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and special treat you'll get to hear Hannah's father, Niren Simone, in this story too.

1:51.1

So Circle round everyone for A Taste of Honey.

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Once upon a time, in a village in the countryside, lived a woman who made the most delicious honey

2:07.9

you've ever tasted. Her name was Kamala. Kamala kept three bee hives in her tiny backyard.

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She collected the honey from the hives and sold it at the market. Everyone in town raved about how

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