Hey, Circle Round fans, we've added stops to our 2025, 2025, 26 Circle Round Live tour, and you're invited.

Join us for live episode recordings in Los Angeles on January 18th, Boston on February 7th, and Cleveland on March 14th.

We can't wait to Circle Round with you live. Get your tickets at WbUR.org.org slash circle round.

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See if you can guess this riddle.

I grow with every bite I get, but never full or satisfied yet.

I'll empty wallets, ruin kings, yet still demand the finest things. The answer is greed, that feeling of wanting and craving more than we actually need.

In today's tale, a clever character shows the difference between greed and need,

with help from some grain, some gold, and a barrel of lies.

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

Today, our story is called Beer Balls Barrels.

This Indian tale features a wise and witty character you've met in several other circle-round episodes. Beerball.

Some really great people came together to bring you our version of this spoke tale, including Ravi V. Patel, star of the Fox Comedy Animal Control, and co-writer, co-director, and subject of the romantic comedy documentary, Meet the Patels.

You Lego fans may recognize Rubby as a celebrity partner and mentor on Lego Masters Jr.

So, circle round, everyone, for beer balls, barrels.

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