The Fruits of Labor

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Jeffrey Donovan (Burn Notice, Fargo) stars in an ancient Jewish tale about how working to benefit the future can bring sweet rewards in the present.

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1:01.0	Have you ever heard the phrase, planning for posterity?
1:06.1	Posterity is another word for future generations.
1:09.4	So planning for posterity means taking actions
1:13.0	and making choices that will benefit the generations to come.
1:17.7	We're about to meet a wise old woman
1:19.8	who doesn't just plan for posterity.
1:22.8	She plants for it.
1:24.4	Music for it.
1:36.6	I'm Rebecca Shear, and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.
1:40.1	Today, our story is called The Fruits of Labor.
1:45.3	It's inspired by Jewish tales written in the Middle East more than 1,000 years ago.
1:54.7	Some really great people came together to bring you our adaptation of this story, including Jeffrey Donovan,
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