'Clever Manka' | feat. Bridget Moynahan

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2017

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Bridget Moynahan ("Blue Bloods") re-tells this Czech folktale about a clever young woman who uses her intelligence to win the hearts of her town.

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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. We'll start today's show with a riddle. Okay, ready? What has
0:46.6	hands, but cannot clap? Any idea? A clock? Riddles can be a lot of fun. They twist your brain in all
0:56.9	sorts of ways, and in today's story we'll meet a woman who's all about solving riddles, the trickier,
1:02.9	the better. I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.
1:12.9	You'll hear different versions of today's story in many countries, from Poland to Germany to
1:18.0	India. The version we're sharing comes from a country in Europe once known as Czechoslovakia.
1:24.0	The tale is called Clever Manka. Manka, as you'll learn, is a very important character in our
1:29.3	folktale. Some terrific people came together to help bring you this story, including Bridget Moinhand.
1:35.7	If you're a grown-up listening right now, you might recognize her from the hit CBS drama Blue
1:40.4	Bloods. So Circle Round, everyone. For Clever Manka.
1:50.4	There once was a man who owned a small inn. That's another name for a hotel. The innkeeper was
1:57.2	very wealthy and very proud and very greedy. The wealthy, proud, and greedy innkeeper often
2:06.3	hired people to do odd jobs at his inn. One day he brought in a tailor to mend the tablecloths and
2:12.1	curtains. The tailor was a humble man whose only delight in the whole wide world was his very kind
2:18.8	and very clever daughter, Manka. Now, as a reward for helping with the mending, the innkeeper had
2:25.2	promised the tailor a lovely brown cow. But when the time came, the innkeeper refused to give it to
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