The Nine Sticks feat. Nikesh Patel and Maulik Pancholy

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2020

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Maulik Pancholy (30 Rock, Grand Horizons) and Nikesh Patel (Four Weddings and a Funeral) headline this Indian story that asks what's more precious: glittering jewels, or good friends?

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0:00.0	Is that a lion?
0:04.6	I think he's saying our fourth picture book, The Lion's Whiskour, hits shelves this spring.
0:12.4	And on Saturday, June 17th, we're throwing a party at WBUR's city space in Boston to celebrate
0:18.6	and you're invited.
0:20.5	Find more details and get your in-person or virtual tickets at WBUR.org slash circle
0:26.1	round.
0:30.0	Produced by the I-Lab at WBUR Boston.
0:42.9	Have you ever helped someone solve a problem?
0:46.4	Maybe you helped a friend with homework or you helped a family member find something
0:50.8	they'd lost.
0:52.5	In today's story, we'll meet a man who is famous for helping others and he does so in a
0:58.2	most dazzling way.
1:03.7	I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round where story time happens all the time.
1:08.8	Today our story is called The Nine Sticks.
1:12.7	Fursions of this tale come from the South Asian country of India where it's one of many
1:16.6	legends featuring beer ball, a wise advisor to an emperor long ago.
1:25.9	Some really great people came together to bring you our adaptation of this folktale, including
1:30.2	Nekech Patel and Malik Ponceoli.
1:33.3	Grown ups you might recognize Nekech Patel from four weddings and a funeral on Hulu.
1:38.2	And you might know Malik Ponceoli from 30 Rock on NBC and Finneasant Furb on the Disney
1:43.0	channel.
1:44.0	He's also the author of the new young adult novel The Best Addit.
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