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Hi Rebecca Sheer here! Well, once more, the winter holidays are upon us. While we

at Circle Round take time off to celebrate, over the next weeks we'll present some favorite

episodes from the archives. Stories you may have missed the first time around. We'll

be back with a brand new episode on January 11th. Till then, enjoy!

Have you ever cheered someone up? Maybe you made them laugh or you shared a kind word.

Maybe you just offered a smile or a hug. In today's story, we'll meet a woman who's

all about cheering people up by filling their hearts and their bellies.

I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.

Today our story is called The Dozen Lobes of Brett. It comes from a classic Jewish folktale

that dates back centuries. Some really great people came together to bring you our version

of this tale, including Avery Truffleman. You grown-ups might recognize Avery from a bunch

of terrific podcasts including 99% Invisible, Articles of Interest, and Nice Try. So,

Circle Round everyone? For The Dozen Lobes of Brett.

In a cozy yellow cottage on a windy green hill, high above a bright blue sea, lived Alice

the Baker. Every morning, Alice rose with the sun and got to work, baking two dozen

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