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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!

Think about a time you used your smarts. Maybe you were doing an assignment for school. Maybe

you were solving a riddle or finding a way to overcome an obstacle, a challenge. In today's

story, we'll meet a character who's all about using her smarts and proving that a big

mind can be way stronger than a big body. I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round

where story time happens all the time. Today our story is called The Tug of War.

Versions of this folktale have been told in East Africa and Brazil. It's also been shared

among African Americans and Native Americans in the Southern United States. Some really

great people came together to bring you our adaptation of this tale, including Covenginay

Wallace. The Astronominated Actress has starred in Beasts of the Southern Wild, Annie, and

Trolls. And you can find her children's books, including A Night Out with Mama and the

Chapter Book Series, A Shea and Any Story, at a bookstore or library near you. So, Circle

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