Encore: 'The Skylark'

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2019

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Miriam Shor ("Younger," "The Americans,") stars in this Portuguese folktale about a feathered creature who gives a young, impatient man a lesson he'll never forget.

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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.
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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 iLap at WBOR Boston.
0:43.0	Hi, Rebecca Sheer here.
0:45.0	Before we get to today's story, you know how every now and again we bring you an
0:49.0	encore edition of a Circle Round episode. We look through the archives and bring back one of
0:54.0	your favorite stories so you can hear it again.
0:57.0	Well, as I'm recording this introduction right now, it's the week of Mother's Day.
1:03.0	And today's encore edition is all about moms. I'm a mom myself, so this story is especially
1:10.5	near and dear to my heart. I hope you enjoy it too.
1:20.5	Have you ever felt frustrated? Try as you might. You can't solve a problem or make something
1:26.8	happen even though you really, really, really want to.
1:30.8	Well in today's story, we'll meet a fellow who couldn't feel more frustrated, all because
1:35.9	of a seemingly harmless creature with feathers.
1:47.8	I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.
1:53.8	Today our tale is called The Skylark. This story originally comes from Portugal in southern Europe.
2:00.8	Some really great people came together to bring you our version of this folktale, including
2:06.8	Miriam Shore.
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