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Circle Round

Encore: Sir Luck and Mister Riches

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.414.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this favorite tale from the archives, comedian/kids' author Michael Ian Black (I'm Worried, Cock-a-Doodle-Doo-Bop) and actor/director David Wain (Wet Hot American Summer, Medical Police) believe they know the secret to what makes people truly happy.

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0:00.0

Season's creating circle round fans. To celebrate the season of giving, we hope you'll consider

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giving to WBUR, the NPR station that makes circle round possible. When you make a contribution

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to WBUR, we'll give you a thank you gift of your choice, like the adorable new lion stuffed

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animal, as well as our picture books, tote bags, t-shirts, water bottles, we've even designed

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some special holiday gift bundles for the circle round fans in your life. Grown-ups head

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to WBUR.org slash circle round and click circle round swag. Thank you and happy holidays!

0:45.7

Produced by the iLab at WBUR Boston.

0:57.1

Hi Rebecca Sheer here. This summer we are working hard to create a whole new batch of

1:01.6

circle round stories for you. While we hunker down in the studio, today we're bringing you

1:05.9

a favorite circle round tale from the archives. We'll be sprinkling our feed with some new

1:10.4

episodes throughout the summer, before officially launching our fifth season in September.

1:15.4

Till then, enjoy this listener favorite and stay tuned for new stories in the coming weeks.

1:24.9

Think of something that makes you happy. Maybe it's a sunny day, a favorite story, or the

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chance to hang out with someone you love. In today's story, two characters argue about

1:38.2

what truly makes people happy, and they're both convinced they have the answer.

1:49.8

I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round. We're story time. Happens all the time.

1:54.7

Today our story is called Sir Luck and Mr. Riches. Versions of this tale come from parts

2:00.5

of Europe, including Spain, Portugal, Denmark, and the modern day Czech Republic. You'll

2:05.8

also hear variations from the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Sea. Some really great people

2:10.9

came together to bring you our adaptation of this story, including David Wain and Michael

2:16.6

Ian Black. Grown ups, you might know writer, director, and actor David Wain from the

2:21.8

movies, Wetthot, American Summer, and role models. And the TV shows Stella and the State,

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