The Lone Dragon

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Ellen Wong (Beacon 23, GLOW) headlines a Chinese legend about how the dragon came to be a powerful symbol of prosperity and luck.

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0:00.0	Great news, Circle Round fans.
0:01.7	Tickets are still available for our 2024 live tour.
0:05.8	We've added a second show on June 23rd in Seattle, Washington,
0:09.6	and we'd love to see you there.
0:11.6	Get your tickets now at W.B.org
0:13.9	slash Circle Round. W BUR Podcasts, Boston.
0:21.9	Did you know that 2024 is the Year of the Dragon? Or if you're hearing this
0:31.1	episode sometime in the future,
0:32.8	2024 was the year of the dragon.
0:35.9	In the Chinese calendar, each year is linked
0:39.0	with one of 12 animals.
0:41.2	The dragon is considered a powerful symbol of prosperity and good fortune, and we're
0:46.5	about to hear one Chinese legend as to why. I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round where story time happens all the time.
1:03.0	Today our story is called The Lone Dragon.
1:06.0	Versions of this tale come from China,
1:08.0	the largest of all countries in Asia.
1:10.0	Some really great... Asia.
1:13.0	Some really great people came together to bring you our adaptation of this folk tale,
1:18.0	including Ellen Wong,
1:20.0	star of the movie Scott Pilgrim versus the world and the animated Netflix series
1:24.7	Scott Pilgrim takes off. You grown-ups may also know Ellen from the Cary
1:28.5	Diaries on the CW and the Netflix series glow. So circle around everyone for the lone dragon. Long, long ago, in a wide valley there lay a village.
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