Come to a magical place of fairy tales and adventure.

Let the music take you far away to Musical Storyland. Maryland. Welcome to Musical Storyland with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.

My name is Jan and these are my friends and their musical instruments.

Hello, my name is Siddiqui and I play Jembe and Kalabash.

My name is Jenny and I play the Piccolo. My name is Jess and I play a cello.

My name is Jess and I play a cello. Together, we're going to tell the musical story of Anansi and the Monkeys, a tale that is told in the Caribbean.

Once upon a time, Anansi, Anansi lived in a house with his family. Everyone in they could do to earn some money.

Why don't you make something to sell at the market?

She said.

Then we can buy food for the children. All right, I will, said Anansi.

Anansi had a very useful skill.

He knew how to sew.

He went into his little workshop and took out some pieces of cloth, his needle and his thread.

He cut the cloth into different shapes.

He cut the brims and crowns of hats.

And he began to sew.

He sewed and he sewed and he sewed until he'd made one hat.

He sewed and he sewed until he'd made two hats.

He sewed and he sewed until he'd made 16 hats.

And Nancy put the hats into a big basket, put the basket on his head and walked through the forest towards the market.

And Nancy had worked very hard that morning and after working and walking and working

and working he began to feel a little bit tired.

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