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Circle Round

The Glittering Gourd feat. Glenn Fleshler & Corey Stoll

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.414.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2020

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Corey Stoll (Billions, West Side Story) and Glenn Fleshler (Billions, Joker) bring to life this Brazilian story about the sweetness of humility and the sting of greed.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Calling all circle round fans, we're starting something brand new.

0:05.7

A club for listeners like you.

0:08.5

You can now join the Circle Round Club and enjoy a bunch of new, fun and exciting ways to circle around with us.

0:16.0

Club memberships come in all shapes and sizes.

0:19.0

You can find the one that's right for you and your family at wbur.org slash Circle Round Club.

0:31.0

Produced by the iLab at wbur Boston.

0:40.0

Have you ever been down on your luck?

0:43.0

Gone through a time when it seemed like nothing was going right?

0:46.0

Well, we're about to meet a character who's definitely down on his luck

0:50.0

and he sure could use some help.

0:52.0

But when he asks a family member for a single favor,

0:56.0

he gets double crossed.

1:01.0

I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round.

1:06.0

Where story time happens all the time.

1:09.0

Today our story is called the Glittering Gourd.

1:13.0

Versions of this folk tale originally come from Brazil,

1:16.0

the largest country in South America.

1:21.0

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

1:25.0

including two stars from billions on Showtime,

1:28.0

Glenn Flesheler and Corey Stoll.

1:31.0

So Circle Round everyone, for the Glittering Gourd.

1:50.0

Their once was a farmer.

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