Hello, but why listeners? It's me, Jane Lindholm, your host. This week, instead of our normal

kind of episode, we're going to bring you something different. This is an episode from

one of our favorite podcast friends, Circle Round. Circle Round brings you folktales from

around the world, and we've chosen one that we think you're really going to enjoy. You've

heard Circle Round in our podcast feed before. We really love their mix of global folktales

and how they incorporate listeners into the mix. They're going to ask you to do some things

after you've heard the story. Okay, here's the show. What's one thing you've always wanted

to do? Something you've dreamt about. Maybe it's writing a book, visiting a foreign country,

or ordering every single flavor at the ice cream shop. In today's story, we'll meet an

animal who's told over and over that his dream will never come true. But he'll do whatever

it takes to prove the nay sails wrong. I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round,

where story time happens all the time. Today, our tale is called Armadillo's Song.

Versions of this story come from Bolivia, in Central South America. Some really great

people came together to bring you our telling of this folktale, including Gad Elmule. Kids

you might recognize the Moroccan French stand-up comedian and actor from such animated films

as The Adventures of Tintin and of Monster in Paris. And grown-ups, you may know Gad

from his first English language comedy special Gad Elmule, American Dream, available on Netflix.

So Circle Round everyone, for Armadillo's Song.

In Spanish, the word Armadillo means little armored one. And if you've ever seen the animal

known as the Armadillo, you'll know why. Armadillos have four legs, a snout shaped like a shovel,

and a long tail. But most importantly, they have armor, a bony shell that covers most of their body.

This armor is especially helpful when it comes to escaping predators. The Armadillo rolls

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