Calling all circle round fans, we're starting something brand new.

A club for listeners like you.

You can now join the Circle Round Club and enjoy a bunch of new, fun and exciting ways to circle around with us.

Club memberships come in all shapes and sizes.

You can find the one that's right for you and your family at wbur.org slash Circle Round Club.

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Think about a time you use your wits, your smarts to face a challenge.

We're about to meet a character who uses his wits to face a big, strong bully.

Because he knows that when it all comes down to it, brains can be more powerful than brawn.

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

Today our story is called Amos and the Ogre.

You'll find versions of this tale from many places, including Latin America, Canada, the American South and Southwest,

plus the European countries of Hungary, Italy, Norway, Spain and Sweden.

Some really great people came together to bring you our story, including Tom, Papa and Fortune Femister.

Co-hosts of the very funny podcast What a Joke with Papa and Fortune.

Grownups you can find Tom Papa's latest stand-up special What a Day on Netflix.

His newest book, We're All in This Together, so make some room, comes out June 6th.

Fortune Femister's latest stand-up special Good Fortune is also streaming on Netflix.

Grownups check her out in the upcoming Netflix action comedy series, Fubar, where she stars alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger.

So Circle Round everyone for Amos and the Ogre.

Once upon a time, at the bottom of a tree covered hill,

their lay of village, and at the top of the tree covered hill, deep inside a dark stony cave,

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