Hey, Circle Round fans, we've added stops to our 2025, 2025, 26 Circle Round Live tour, and you're invited.

Join us for live episode recordings in Los Angeles on January 18th, Boston on February 7th, and Cleveland on March 14th.

We can't wait to Circle Round with you live. Get your tickets at WBUR.org slash circle round.

Hi, Rebecca Shear here.

The new year is nearly upon us, and we can hardly wait to circle around with you at our

live recordings in Los Angeles on January 18th, Boston on February 7th, and Cleveland

on March 14th. Visit WBUR.org slash Circle Round to get your

tickets today. For now, enjoy this encore edition of Circle Round, a super fun folk tale you may have

missed the first time around. We'll be back with a new story soon.

Has there ever been a time when a friend or family member wouldn't share with you?

Maybe they wouldn't let you play with a new toy, or they wouldn't give you a turn during a game.

Think about how it made you feel.

Not so good, right?

Well, we're about to meet a character who feels exactly like you did until he takes matters into his own hands.

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

Today, our story is called The Patched Up Coat.

Versions of this tale come from Russia, the largest country in the world.

Some really great people came together to bring you our adaptation of this folktale, including Peter Sagle,

host of NPR's weekly news quiz, Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.

So, circle around, everyone.

For the patched-up coat.

At the edge of a small town, at the top of a steep hill, there lived a man and woman.

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