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Think about a time somebody showed you kindness. Maybe a family member gave you a compliment,

or a friend helped you solve a problem. We're about to meet a character who's all about

being kind to others, and the result is truly magical.

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

Today our story is called The Magic Touch. Versions of this tale originally come from East

Africa. Some really great people came together to bring you our adaptation of this

folktale, including Eddie Githeggy, whom you grown up smart recognized from the American

western film The Harder They Fall, and watched for him in the third season of the space drama

for all mankind on Apple TV Plus.

So Circle Round everyone, for The Magic Touch.

There are once were two brothers twins actually. Their names were Juma and Imani.

Juma and Imani were raised by their mother, a kind, generous woman whom her sons loved

with all their heart. When the twins grew up, and it was time for them to go out and

make their way in the world, something unexpected happened. Mother fell ill, so ill she had

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