Encore: '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

🗓️ 6 August 2019

⏱️ 20 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	Is that a lion?
0:04.6	I think he's saying our fourth picture book, The Lion's Whiskour, hits shelves this spring.
0:12.4	And on Saturday, June 17th, we're throwing a party at WBUR's city space in Boston to celebrate
0:18.6	and you're invited.
0:20.5	Find more details and get your in-person or virtual tickets at WBUR.org slash circle
0:26.1	round.
0:30.0	Produced by the I-Lab at WBUR Boston.
0:37.0	Hi, Rebecca Sheer here.
0:48.1	Here at Circle Round, we're taking a little time off for the summer.
0:51.8	We'll be back soon with a brand new story for you to enjoy.
0:55.6	In the meantime, we're bringing you a special encore edition from our archives.
0:59.6	A really fun story you may have missed the first time around.
1:03.6	Enjoy!
1:07.2	What's one thing you've always wanted to do?
1:10.4	Something you've dreamt about.
1:12.2	Maybe it's writing a book, visiting a foreign country, or ordering every single flavor at
1:17.1	the ice cream shop.
1:18.6	In today's story, we'll meet an animal who's told over and over that his dream will never
1:24.0	come true.
1:25.6	But he'll do whatever it takes to prove the nay sails wrong.
1:32.0	I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.
1:41.8	Today our tale is called Armadillo's Song.
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