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Ever heard the expression, Fools Rush in? When we say Fools Rush in, we're talking about

people who make decisions a little too quickly, without a whole lot of thought, and wind up

paying the price. In today's tale, we'll meet someone who doesn't just rush in. He flies

there!

I'm Rebecca Scher and welcome to Circle round, where story time happens all the time. Today

our story is called Fools Thresh in. This tale has been told among the Mohawk and

O'Nida people, Native Americans who originally lived in the northeastern United States. Some

really great people came together to bring you our adaptation of this folktale, including

Anthony Alibi, whom you might recognize from Netflix's original family comedy Family

reunion. So circle round everyone, for Fools Rush in.

In another time, long, long ago, the birds of the sky were different than they are today.

Why? Because they had no songs. The feathered creatures could open their bills and beaks

to chatter and laugh, cry and shout, but none of them could sing. The only earthly beings

who possessed the power of song were humans. And every morning, the people would join their

voices in harmony and serenade their rising sun.

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