Hi Circle round fans. Rebecca Sheer here, inviting you to join us this August at

Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Lennox,

Massachusetts. Our annual live recording on Sunday August 13th is all sold out,

but not to worry. You can join us on Thursday August 8th as part of Tanglewood on

Parade, the BSO's annual Family Funday. Showtime is at 2.30 p.m. in Sageozao Hall.

General seating is available in the open air hall or on the lawn.

Kids get in free, but require a ticket. Get yours now by visiting wbwar.org slash circle round

and clicking on events. Produced by the island at WBUR Boston.

Hi, Rebecca Sheer here. As you listen right now, the Circle round team is busy creating a

whole new season of stories for you. Folk tales from around the world featuring fantastic actors

from the stage and screen. So today we're bringing you a special encore edition from season 1.

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

Sit back, relax and enjoy. If you could wish for anything, anything at all, what would it be?

Would it be something you want or something you need? It's not always easy to tell the difference,

right? Today we'll hear the story of two brothers, one magic jar and a wish so big it filled the entire

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

Today our story is called Why the Ocean is Salty.

Versions of this story have been told all over Asia, including Vietnam on the South China Sea

and the island nation of the Philippines. Some really great people came together to help bring

this one to you, including Lou Diamond Phillips and John John Breoneys. So circle round everyone for

why the ocean is salty. Once upon a time very long ago there were two brothers.

These brothers were very different from each other. The older one whose name was Rizaldo was

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