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 Tuesday,

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.

Think about the last time you felt sad. What did you do to cheer yourself up? Well, today

we'll meet a man who was feeling pretty low himself, and he was so determined to find happiness

that he embarked on an adventure. An adventure that he hoped would chase those blues away.

I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round. We're Storytime. Happens all the time.

Today, our story is called the happiest person in the world. People have been sharing versions

of this tale for many years in many places, from Africa to Italy to Uzbekistan. That's a country

in Central Asia. Some really great people came together to bring you this folktale,

including Emmy Award-winning actor John Cryer. If you are grown up listening right now,

you may remember him most recently from the sitcom Two and a Half Men. So Circle Round,

everyone, for the happiest person in the world.

Once, there lived a man named Jonah. Jonah had a big house with a large field. He had a kind,

loving wife, and three wonderful children. Jonah also had many good friends and neighbors.

In short, Jonah had everything a man could ever want.

But one fall morning, as Jonah woke up beneath his fluffy down comforter,

he noticed that his heart felt heavy. His eyes filled with tears as he gazed out the window of his

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