'The Most Powerful Of All' | feat. Iain Armitage (Young Sheldon, Big Little Lies)

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2019

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Iain Armitage (Young Sheldon, Big Little Lies) learns a surprising lesson about size, strength and power in this twist on a folktale from East Asia, India, Spain, Latin America and the southwestern U.S.

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0:00.0	I'm Rebecca Sheer here.
0:04.1	Before we get to today's story, I'd like to invite you to join the Circle Round Club.
0:09.9	Memberships come in all shapes and sizes and include fun benefits like ad-free episodes,
0:15.0	bonus bedtime stories, behind the scenes videos, and a personalized birthday message from
0:19.8	me.
0:20.8	Learn more about the Circle Round Club and become a member at WBOR.org slash Circle Round Club.
0:30.0	Produced by the Island at WBOR Boston.
0:40.6	When you hear the word power, what comes to mind?
0:46.0	Electricity maybe or something really strong perhaps, like a bulldozer or a blue whale?
0:52.7	In today's story, we'll meet a character who wishes for more power and he gets it.
0:59.3	Or so he thinks.
1:06.7	I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.
1:13.1	Today our story is called the most powerful of all.
1:17.6	Versions of this folktale come from a lot of places.
1:20.5	In Asia, it's been shared in Japan, China, India, and Siberia.
1:26.1	He's also been told in Spain, Latin America, plus the southwestern United States, home
1:31.7	of the zoony people.
1:33.8	Some really great folks came together to bring you our telling of this story, including
1:38.0	Ian Armitage.
1:40.0	You may know Ian as the title character in Young Sheldon on CBS.
1:43.6	In grown ups, you may recognize him from big little lives on HBO.
1:50.0	Circle Round everyone for the most powerful of all.
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