Hi Circle round fans. Rebecca Sheer here, inviting you to join us this August at Tanglewood,

the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Lennox, Massachusetts. Our annual live

recording on Sunday August 13th is all sold out, but not to worry! You can join us on Thursday

August 8th as part of Tanglewood on Parade, the BSO's annual Family Funday. Showtime is

at 2.30pm in Seiji, Ozawa Hall. General seating is available in the open air hall or on the

lawn. Kids get in free, but require a ticket. Get yours now by visiting wbwar.org slash circle

round and clicking on events.

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Do you remember the last time you were surprised? You expected one thing to happen, but then something

else happened entirely. Life is full of surprises, and while some of them can throw us for a loop,

others can bring some really great things, unexpectedly great things, and that's exactly what

happens to the young woman we'll meet in today's story. I would say more, but I don't want

to give away the surprise.

I'm Rebecca Schier, and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.

Today our tale is called The Drum. People have been sharing versions of this folk tale for a long,

long time in India.

Some really great people came together to bring you this story, including Shankar Vidanta.

Grown-ups, you might recognize Shankar as the host of the fascinating NPR show and podcast, Hidden

Brain. So Circle Round, everyone, for The Drum.

In a small village, a man named Kairav lived with his daughter, Ranali.

Kairav worked for the wealthier families in the village,

cleaning their houses and grinding their grain. They gave him some of their grain in return,

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