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You know the story of Pinocchio?

A wooden puppet comes to life, and every time he doesn't tell the truth, his nose gets

longer and longer.

Telling lies may not actually make our noses grow, but they can lead to other not-so-nice

things, like hurting another person.

And as we'll hear in today's story, when a greedy merchant tells a whopper of a lie,

he learns a very important lesson.

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

Today our tale is called Cow Wells and Cow Bells.

Fans of this folktale come from Ethiopia and Eritrea, in East Africa.

Some really great people came together to bring you our story, including Billy Porter and

Joshua Boone.

Joshua just finished in a claimed run at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.

And grownups, you might recognize Tony Award winner Billy Porter from the FX series

Pose.

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