Encore: Getting Skunked

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Terrence Terrell (B Positive, Giants) stars in this Abenaki tale about a gentle giant who brings night and day to the world, and gives a certain striped critter its telltale scent.

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0:00.0	Hi, Rebecca Shear here with some really fun news.
0:06.0	On February 8th, Circle Round Live is coming to Symphony Hall in Boston, and you're invited.
0:11.9	Join us for a live recording of two new episodes featuring me, composer Eric Shimelonis,
0:17.3	plus Boston Symphony Orchestra players and a star-studied cast. Get your tickets today at
0:22.4	WBUR.org.org slash Circle Round.
0:28.7	WBUR Podcasts, Boston.
0:45.5	The winter holidays are here, and the Circle Round team is taking time off to celebrate and to gear up for our next live recording at Boston's Symphony Hall.
0:50.9	Join us February 8th for a live taping of two new episodes featuring members of the Boston
0:55.9	Symphony Orchestra. Find tickets at WbUR.org slash circle round and click on events. This week we're
1:02.3	sharing a favorite episode from the archives, a super fun folktale you may have missed the first time around.
1:07.7	We'll be back with a brand new episode soon. Until then, enjoy the story.
1:19.4	There's nothing like a little recognition, right? Getting cheers and applause when you score a goal
1:25.4	in your soccer game, being praised for how hard you worked on a project.
1:30.4	But as we're about to hear, when our desire for recognition outweighs our ability to achieve it,
1:37.0	things can backfire in unexpected ways.
1:50.3	I'm Rebecca Shear, and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.
1:53.9	Today our story is called Getting Skunked.
1:58.8	It was inspired by legends told by the Abanaki, Algonquin speaking peoples from the northeastern part of North America.
2:02.4	Some really great people came together to bring you our version of this tale, including
2:06.6	author and Emmy Award-winning actor Terence Terrell, star of the CBS comedy, B Positive.
2:13.0	His series of children's books includes Blackie, The She's, The Crowned Kids, and My Little Black Book.
2:20.7	So circle around, everyone, for getting skunked.
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