One Good Turn

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Alan Goffinski, Ana González and Lulu Miller (Terrestrials) star in a very international story about returning favors and being stuck between a rock and a hard place.

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0:00.0	WBUR Podcasts, Boston.
0:08.6	Have you ever heard the saying,
0:11.3	one good turn deserves another?
0:14.3	What it means is if someone helps you out,
0:16.9	then you should find a way to help them out.
0:19.7	But in today's story, we'll hear what happens when one good turn turns bad.
0:33.1	I'm Rebecca Shear, and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.
0:39.2	Today, our story is called One Good Turn.
0:42.5	We found versions of this tale from so many places, including, and brace yourself because this is quite a list.
0:49.4	India, Korea, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Yemen in Asia.
0:53.6	Albania, Denmark, England, Finland,
0:55.9	Greece, Italy, Norway, Romania, and the Czech Republic in Europe, plus Russia, South Africa,
1:01.3	West Africa, and the American South.
1:04.3	Some really great people came together to bring you our version of this folktale, including
1:08.3	Lulu Miller, Anna Gonzalez, and Alan Giffinsky,
1:12.3	respectively the host, producer, and songbud of Terrestrials,
1:16.4	the Radio Lab for Kids podcast from WNYC Studios.
1:20.1	So circle around, everyone, for one good turn.
1:41.5	It was springtime, and rabbit was hopping through the countryside,
1:46.3	basking in the warm sun and grazing in the lush grass.
1:50.3	What a beautiful morning!
1:55.4	And is it just me or is the clover especially delectable today?
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