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Circle Round

'The Perfect Partnership' | Feat. Joshua Johnson and Sam Sanders

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.414.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2018

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Being a good partner is all about give and take. But in today’s story, Sam Sanders (NPR) and Joshua Johnson (WAMU) co-star in a Ghanaian story about one man who's far more interested in the taking.

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0:00.0

Hi Circle round fans. Rebecca Sheer here, inviting you to join us this August at Tanglewood,

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the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Lennox, Massachusetts. Our annual live

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recording on Sunday August 13th is all sold out, but not to worry! You can join us on Thursday

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August 8th as part of Tanglewood on Parade, the BSO's annual Family Funday. Showtime is

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at 2.30pm in Seiji, Ozawa Hall. General seating is available in the open air hall or on the

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lawn. Kids get in free, but require a ticket. Get yours now by visiting wbwar.org slash Circle

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round and clicking on events.

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Produced by the iLab at WBUR Boston.

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Have you ever been on a team? Maybe you've played team sports or you've partnered with

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kids in your class on a project. Being a good teammate or partner is all about give and take.

1:03.4

But in today's story, we'll meet a mischievous fellow who's far more interested in the

1:08.4

taking.

1:10.4

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

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Today our story is called the perfect partnership. Versions of this folk tale come from Ghana in

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West Africa, where you'll often hear stories about the trickster a non-see.

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Some really great people came together to bring you our tale, including two public radio

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favorites, Joshua Johnson and Sam Sanders. Joshua hosts 1A, the Daily Talk Show from NPR

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and WAMU885. Sam hosts NPR's weekly podcast. It's been a minute.

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So Circle round everyone for the perfect partnership.

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It was the height of fishing season and a non-see had a hinkering for fresh fish.

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Mmm, I could sure go for some nice flaky tilapia or tuna. Yeah, tuna would be good.

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But here's the thing about eating fresh fish. You have to catch them first. And a non-see

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