Princess Persistence

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Aparna Brielle (FUBAR, A.P. Bio) stars as a legendary Indian princess whose love, devotion and courage face the ultimate test.

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0:00.0	Hi, Rebecca Shear here. Before we get to our story, exciting news. Circle Round is going back on tour with live recordings across the United States.
0:09.1	Our first stop, Sunday, October 5th in Parker, Colorado at the Pace Center. And Circle Round Club members are invited to a special post-show meet and greed with me and composer Eric Shimalonis.
0:19.4	Get your tickets at WBUR.org
0:21.4	slash circle round and click on events. We're announcing more tour stop soon, so stay tuned.
0:26.2	We look forward to circling around with you live.
0:30.0	WBUR Podcasts, Boston.
0:40.6	Think about a time you persisted.
0:49.5	When we persist, we keep going, we keep pushing forward, working toward our goals no matter the obstacles or setbacks we face.
1:00.0	In today's tale, a princess encounters a major obstacle, but even when it seems like there's no hope of reaching her goal, she refuses to give up.
1:12.4	I'm Rebecca Shear, and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.
1:16.0	Today, our story is called Princess Persistence.
1:20.3	It's inspired by a legend from the Southeast Asian country of India.
1:29.4	Some really great people came together to bring you our version of this tale, including Aparna Briel, whom you grown-ups will know from such TV shows as the
1:31.4	NBC sitcom AP Bio
1:33.3	and the Netflix action comedy
1:35.3	series Fubar. So
1:37.4	circle around everyone.
1:40.8	For Princess Persistence.
1:43.5	Music For Princess Persistence There once was a princess named Savitry.
1:56.8	Princess Savatry had a quick mind, a warm heart,
2:00.3	and a tender, compassionate nature that enchanted all who met her.
2:05.8	Savitry also had an adventurous spirit.
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