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WB podcasts. Boston. The famous leader Nelson Mandela once said a good head and a good heart are always a

formidable combination. What did he mean? Well, formidable means

impressive in strength and power. So you're at your strongest and most powerful

when your head and your heart are in the right place.

In today's tale, a princess learns this very big lesson from a very small creature.

I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round,

where story time happens all the time.

Today our story is called The Crowning Achievement.

Versions of this Jewish legend come from parts of Africa, Asia, and Europe.

Some really great people came together to bring you our adaptation of this tale,

including Faith Sealy, an Emmy-winning contributor to CBS Sunday morning and the host of PBS's science goes to the movies.

She's also a regular panelist on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me the NPR News Quiz.

Grown-ups you can find Faith's Book of Essays,

Approval Junkie, wherever you get your books.

So circle round everyone, for the crowning achievement. The hoopo is a rather distinctive looking bird.

Its beak is long and thin, its body is pinkish brown,

and its broad wings are striped with black and white.

But what makes the Hoopoe truly stand out is its crown, not an actual crown, but a crown of feathers, bright orange feathers,

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