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Hi, Rebecca Sheer here. This summer we are hard at work whipping up a bunch of new episodes

for you to enjoy. And today we're bringing you one of those episodes. A magical tale

about knowing when to say when. We officially launch circle rounds 5th season in September.

Till then, we'll have more new episodes for you sprinkled throughout the summer. So enjoy

this brand new story and stay tuned for more news stories in the coming weeks.

Close your eyes and picture a buffet, a long table piled high with all your favorite foods.

Now picture yourself taking a big heaping scoop of everything and digging in. You eat

and eat but soon you fell up. There's still plenty of food on your plate but no room

in your belly. Because as many of us do from time to time, you took what you wanted

and not what you needed. In today's tale, we'll meet one character who takes only what

she needs and another character who does not.

I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Around. Where story time happens all the time.

Today our story is called the Mountain Guardian. Versions of this tale come from the Tibetan

people of East Asia. Some really great people came together to bring you our telling of

this tale, including Alonso Bodin and Audrey Shea.

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