Encore: 'Stella And The Dragon' | feat. Kathryn Hahn

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2018

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Kathryn Hahn ("Bad Moms") stars in the encore presentation of a Romanian folktale where a clever mother does her best to outwit a powerful dragon.

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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. Kids get in free, but require
0:33.0	a ticket. Get yours now by visiting wbruhr.org slash circle round and clicking on events.
0:42.8	Produced by the island at WBUR Boston.
0:50.4	Hi, Rebecca Sheer here. As you listen right now, the Circle round team is busy creating a whole
0:56.4	new season of stories for you. Folk tales from around the world featuring fantastic actors
1:02.0	from the stage and screen. So today we're bringing you a special encore edition from season 1.
1:08.6	A story you may have missed the first time around, or you might have fun hearing all over again.
1:14.7	Sit back, relax, and enjoy.
1:19.6	What's the strongest thing you can think of? An elephant, a bear, maybe a brick wall or
1:26.1	stone house? Well, what if I told you that the strongest thing of all could be you?
1:32.6	Today we'll hear the story of a woman who discovered that being strong isn't always about
1:37.2	muscles and bones, or bricks and stones.
1:46.2	I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle round, where story time happens all the time.
1:51.6	Today our story is called Stella and the Dragon. People have been telling versions of this tale for
1:57.2	years in Eastern Europe, in the country of Romania. Some really great people came together to
2:04.4	help bring this one to you, including Catherine Hahn. You grown-ups might recognize her from shows
2:09.8	like Transparent and movies like Bad Moms. So circle around everyone for Stella and the Dragon.
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