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 2.30 p.m. in Sageozao 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 wbruhr.org slash circle round and clicking on events.

Produced by the island at WBUR Boston.

Ever heard the expression, good things come in small packages? What do you think about when

you hear that phrase? Well, in today's episode we'll put this old saying into action with help from

a hungry Billy goat, a trampled vegetable garden, and the very tiny hero who saves the day.

I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle round where story time happens all the time.

Today's story is called the goat in the garden. Versions of this tale have been told all over the

world, including Latin America, much of Europe, even parts of the United States.

Some really great people came together to bring you this folktale,

including one half of Click and Clack, the TAPI Brothers, from the legendary NPR program Kartok,

Ray Maliazi. So circle round everyone for the goat in the garden.

Of all the people in Sophia's life, she loved her husband and daughter the most,

but of all the things in Sophia's life, she loved her vegetable garden the most.

Hello my perky little peppers, my ravishing radishes, my beautiful beans. How are you my lovely

lettuces? Perhaps you'd like a sprinkling of water before the sun comes up?

Sophia grew enough vegetables in her garden to keep her family well fed, with just enough vegetables

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