'Armadillo’s Song' | feat. Gad Elmaleh

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2018

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

French comedian Gad Elmaleh stars in this episode about one little armadillo who doesn't let anyone discourage him from following his dreams. This lively Bolivian folktale tells the origin story of the "charango," a small Andean stringed instrument.

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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.
0:40.0	What's one thing you've always wanted to do?
0:43.0	Something you've dreamt about.
0:45.0	Maybe it's writing a book, visiting a foreign country, or ordering every single flavor at
0:50.0	the ice cream shop.
0:51.0	In today's story, we'll meet an animal who's told over and over that his dream will never
0:57.0	come true.
0:58.0	But he'll do whatever it takes to prove the nay sails wrong.
1:05.0	I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.
1:15.0	Today our tale is called Armadillo's Song.
1:18.8	Fursions of this story come from Bolivia, in Central South America.
1:25.0	Really great people came together to bring you our telling of this folktale, including
1:29.0	Gad Elmule.
1:30.0	Kids, you might recognize the Moroccan French stand-up comedian and actor from such animated
1:34.7	films as The Adventures of Tintin and a Monster in Paris.
1:38.8	And grown-ups, you may know Gad from his first English-language comedy special Gad Elmule,
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