Circle round is throwing a party and you are invited. Our third picture book, The Great Ball Game,

debuts this fall. And on November 12th, we're throwing a launch party at WBUR's City's

Base in Boston to celebrate. Find more details and get your in-person or virtual tickets

at wbUR.org slash Circle round.

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Have you ever taken a risk? And I don't mean a wild risk like parachuting out of a plane

or riding a motorbike through a flaming hoop. Taking a risk can be as simple as crossing

the street all by yourself or trying a new food. Taking risks can help us grow by challenging

us and giving us more confidence. And in today's story, a kind chepretis considers taking

a risk that could transform her life.

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

Today our story is called The Sorcerers Offer. It's inspired by tales from Armenia in

western Asia. Some really great people came together to bring you our version of this

folktale, including Alondra Delgado, Amber Nash and Bill Ratner. Alondra Delgado stars

in the CW series All American. Her new book of poetry is May Horde to say Adios is out

now. Amber Nash stars in the animated grown-up series Archer on FX and in the upcoming film

How to Ruin at the Holidays. Bill Ratner has voiced countless movie trailers, documentaries

and cartoons, including G.I. Joe, Robot Chicken and Family Guy. He's also the author of the

upcoming memoir announcing The Apocalypse. So circle round everyone. For The Sorcerers Offer.

Once upon a time, in a village at the foot of a rugged sloping hill, there lived a chepretis

named Penelope. Penelope spent her days hurting her woolly white sheep up and down the hillside.

She found them tasty grass and plants to graze on. Do drop, magnolia, buttercup. Follow

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