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Whose Amazing Life?

The Small-Town Girl (Encore)

Whose Amazing Life?

Wondery

Stories For Kids, Imagined Life, Kids & Family

4.41.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

You're an incredible dancer, but your tiny hometown isn't exactly bursting with opportunities to see your name in lights. Is it possible to become a star... while still staying true to your roots?

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0:00.0

From Wondering, I'm GK Bose, and this is Who's Amazing Life.

0:12.8

You have heard of people who changed the course of history.

0:15.6

But before they made their mark on the world, they were people like you and me, still figuring

0:19.9

out what they wanted to do with their lives.

0:22.6

On this episode, you will be that person everyone knows.

0:26.7

You might be a musician, or an athlete, a scientist, or a painter.

0:31.9

You may know what the person accomplished later in life, but now you can experience everything

0:36.5

they faced along the way.

0:38.5

From challenges and heartbreak to triumphs and excitement, all the moments that built

0:43.8

this person into someone who would change the world.

0:47.2

There will be clues, so pay attention, but only at the end will you find out who you are.

0:53.4

So sit back and imagine your amazing life as the small town girl.

1:00.3

Imagine you're at an Osage Nation Power, the vibrations of Tom Tom drums pulse through

1:13.0

your veins, and voices of song fill the air.

1:17.3

The lively Native American ceremony is filled with music, dancing, and lots of delicious

1:23.0

food.

1:24.8

Men dressed in elaborate headdresses lined with sacred eagle feathers, beaded moccasins

1:29.2

and clothing made from animal hides stomp their feet to the rhythm.

1:34.3

The women, all wearing beautiful buckskin dresses, form a circle around them, shifting their

1:40.0

weight from one foot to the other.

1:42.2

Together, they form a big circle of movement and joy.

1:47.0

A smaller circle sings as they beat a large drum in Tom Tom's.

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