'The Princess and the Egg' | feat. Amber Stevens West

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2018

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Amber Stevens West ("Happy Together") stars as a globe-trotting princess who works hard to keep all of her promises. But in this story, the honest princess's commitment is tested in more ways than one!

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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
0:26.0	round.
0:30.0	Produced by the I-Lab at WBUR Boston.
0:42.3	When's the last time you made a promise?
0:45.8	Maybe you gave your word that you'd help wash the dinner dishes?
0:49.2	Or you borrowed a friend's book and assured her you'd return it by the end of the week.
0:54.0	When we make promises, we're giving the message that we will do what we say.
0:58.8	And today's story will meet a princess who makes a promise.
1:02.2	But when she tries keeping that promise, she's thrown for a real loop.
1:10.0	I'm Rebecca Schier and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.
1:15.8	Today, our tale is called The Princess and the Egg.
1:20.0	You'll hear versions of this story in many places, from Portugal and Denmark in Europe,
1:25.7	to the Mediterranean world and Middle East, to the island nation of Haiti.
1:30.7	Some really great people came together to bring you our telling of this folktale, including
1:34.7	Amber Stevens West.
1:36.9	grownups you might know Amber from the new comedy Happy Together on CBS.
1:41.6	So Circle Round everyone, for The Princess and the Egg.
1:53.1	Throughout her life, Princess Pearl dreamed of traveling the world.
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