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What do you think makes a good leader? Honesty, fairness, wisdom? We're about to meet

a mother and daughter who have differing ideas about what qualities a leader should have.

One vote for a clear head, while the other votes for a warm heart.

I'm Rebecca Scher and welcome to Circle round. Our story time happens all the time. Today

our story is called The Princess and the Bee. It was inspired by tales from Turkish, Tibetan,

Arab and Jewish lore. Some really great people came together to bring you our adaptation

of this folktale, including Suzy McGraph and Sarah Ferguson Duchess of York. Suzy

McGraph is known for her roles in Star Wars Resistance on Disney Plus and the hit Kids

Podcast The Punies. Sarah Ferguson is a children's author, humanitarian and creator of the

Storytime with Fergie YouTube series. Her grown-up mystery novel, a most intriguing

lady, comes out next year. So circle around everyone for The Princess and the Bee.

Once upon a time, there lived a princess and a queen, and the daughter and mother were

as different as North and South. The princess was a friendly, free spirit. The queen was

stern and no nonsense. The princess spent hours in the palace garden, frallicking amongst

the flowers and daydreaming beneath the trees. The queen was always working, writing laws,

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