Encore: 'It Could Always Get Worse' | feat. Jason Alexander

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2018

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Whether we’re 3 or 93, we all love a good story. Jason Alexander ("Seinfeld") stars in this classic Yiddish folktale.

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0:00.0	Hi Circle round fans. Rebecca Sheer here, inviting you to join us this August at
0:06.5	Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Lennox,
0:10.5	Massachusetts. Our annual live recording on Sunday August 13th is all sold out,
0:15.9	but not to worry. You can join us on Thursday August 8th as part of Tanglewood on
0:20.8	Parade, the BSO's annual Family Funday. Showtime is at 2.30 p.m. in Sageozao Hall.
0:27.8	General seating is available in the open air hall or on the lawn.
0:31.3	Kids get in free, but require a ticket. Get yours now by visiting wbwar.org slash circle round
0:37.4	and clicking on events. Produced by the iLab at WBUR Boston.
0:50.9	Hi, Rebecca Sheer here. As you listen right now, the Circle round team is busy creating a whole
0:57.0	new season of stories for you. Folk Tales from Around the World featuring fantastic actors from
1:02.8	the stage and screen. So today we're bringing you a special encore edition from season 1.
1:09.2	A story you may have missed the first time around, or you might have fun hearing all over again.
1:15.2	Sit back, relax, and enjoy. Have you ever had trouble?
1:22.8	Trouble making something happen? Trouble getting something done? Life seemed hard, right?
1:29.5	No matter what you did or what you said, it felt like things couldn't get any worse.
1:35.6	Has that ever happened to you? Well, you're not alone. We're about to meet a man who felt
1:41.5	exactly the same way you did, and he decided to do something about it. Something involving
1:47.6	feathers and fur and one very noisy house.
1:58.9	I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle round, where story time happens all the time.
2:04.3	Today our story is called It Could Always Get Worse. It's an old Yiddish folk tale that goes back
2:10.7	years and years. Some really great people came together to bring you our tale,
2:18.8	including Jason Alexander. Grown-ups you might recognize Jason from Seinfeld and hit the road.
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