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Circle Round

Encore: 'The Rice Cakes And The Oni"

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.414.8K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2018

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Tamlyn Tomita ("The Good Doctor") and Hudson Yang ("Fresh Off The Boat") star in this Japanese story about a mother and son team with a seriously good sense of humor.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm Rebecca Sheer here.

0:04.1

Before we get to today's story, I'd like to invite you to join the Circle Round Club.

0:09.9

Memberships come in all shapes and sizes and include fun benefits like ad-free episodes,

0:15.0

bonus bedtime stories, behind the scenes videos, and a personalized birthday message from

0:19.8

me.

0:20.8

Learn more about the Circle Round Club and become a member at WBOR.org slash Circle Round Club.

0:31.0

Produced by the I-Lab at WBOR Boston.

0:39.0

Right now, as you're listening to this podcast, you might be putting the finishing touches on a costume.

0:45.0

Carving a jack-a-lantern or decorating your house or yard with creepy cobwebs and ghastly ghosts.

0:52.0

Why? Because this week is Halloween.

0:55.0

So today, we're bringing back a very special and spooky and even silly Circle Round episode from Season 1

1:02.5

to help you get into that Halloween spirit.

1:06.5

Alright everybody, let's start today's episode with a joke.

1:10.5

Ready? Okay.

1:12.0

Why was 6? A Freed of 7?

1:16.0

Do you know? Have you heard this one before?

1:18.0

Because 7, 8, 9.

1:22.0

Get it? 7, 8, 9.

1:25.0

So maybe it's not the funniest joke in the world, but in just a moment.

1:29.0

We'll hear a story about a boy who loved telling jokes.

1:32.0

And he used one of them to get out of a rather sticky situation.

1:41.0

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

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