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Circle Round

Encore: 'The Shepherd's Disguise' | feat. Tony Hale

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.414.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2018

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Tony Hale ("Veep," "Arrested Development") stars in a German folktale about a royal advisor whose dishonesty gets him into a royal mess.

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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.

0:37.0

Hi, Rebecca Sheer here.

0:41.9

As you listen right now, the Circle Round team is busy creating a whole new season of

0:46.4

stories for you.

0:47.8

Folk Tales from Around the World featuring fantastic actors from the stage and screen.

0:53.4

So today, we're bringing you a special Encore edition from Season 1.

0:57.8

A story you may have missed the first time around, or you might have fun hearing all over

1:03.0

again.

1:04.0

Sit back, relax, and enjoy.

1:08.6

Have you ever heard the expression, honesty is the best policy?

1:13.3

Why do you think it's important to tell the truth?

1:15.8

Well, in today's story, we'll meet a mischievous man who tells one too many falsehoods to a queen

1:23.2

and he gets himself into a royal mess.

1:30.3

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

1:35.5

Today, our story is called The Shepherds' Disguise.

1:39.2

It comes to us from Germany, a country in Europe.

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