'Sweet Corn and Clever Rabbit' featuring Eris Baker

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2019

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

In this playful tale with roots in Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica, Eris Baker (This Is Us) plays a tricky rabbit who presents her fellow animals with an offer they can't refuse.

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0:00.0	I'm Rebecca Sheer here.
0:04.1	Before we get to today's story, I'd like to invite you to join the Circle Round Club.
0:09.9	Memberships come in all shapes and sizes and include fun benefits like ad-free episodes,
0:15.0	bonus bedtime stories, behind the scenes videos, and a personalized birthday message from
0:19.8	me.
0:20.8	Learn more about the Circle Round Club and become a member at WBOR.org slash Circle Round Club.
0:31.0	Produced by the iLab at WBOR Boston.
0:39.0	Ever heard the phrase, too good to be true?
0:43.6	If something is too good to be true, that means it sounds so amazing you can hardly believe it.
0:50.8	In today's story, we'll meet a clever sneaky rabbit who makes an offer that definitely
0:56.0	sounds too good to be true, because, well, it is.
1:03.0	I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.
1:10.7	Today our story is called Sweet Corn and Clever Rabbit.
1:15.4	Versions of this tale come from Mexico, Costa Rica, and the first nations people of Canada.
1:24.4	Some really great people came together to bring you our telling of this folktale, including
1:28.9	Eris Baker.
1:30.7	Grown-ups you may recognize Eris from This Is Us on NBC.
1:35.7	So Circle Round everyone for Sweet Corn and Clever Rabbit.
1:48.4	Rabbit was one of the fastest animals around.
1:52.5	She also was one of the cleverest.
1:55.5	Her mind was every bit as quick as her feet, and being a bit of a rascal.
2:01.3	Rabbit was especially fond of using her smarts to hatch schemes and play tricks.
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