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Circle Round

The Three Tests feat. Kiera Allen

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.414.8K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Kiera Allen (Run) plays a wise woman whose cleverness is tested by her father long after he's gone in this story from Armenia, Greece, Russia, Germany and Hungary.

Transcript

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0:37.8

Produced by the iLab at WBUR Boston.

0:45.7

What would you say if I told you that you had a very special superpower?

0:53.0

Because believe it or not, you do.

0:55.9

That superpower is your mind.

0:59.0

And when you put your mind to work, there's no limit to what it can do.

1:03.5

We're about to meet a character whose mind is tested in all sorts of ways.

1:08.4

And whether she passes those tests, well, you'll just have to wait and see.

1:19.1

I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round, where Story Time happens all the time.

1:24.4

Today, our story is called The Three Tests.

1:28.6

Variations of this tale come from Russia, Armenia, Hungary, Germany and Greece.

1:37.3

Some really great people came together to bring you our adaptation of this folktale, including

1:41.6

Kira Allen, who co-stars with Sarah Paulson in the new Mystery Thriller Run.

1:47.5

So Circle Round everyone, for the three tests.

2:02.9

Nicholas the merchant traded silks, spices and jewels and faraway lands.

2:09.2

Nicholas was a savvy businessman, and by the time he and his wife had a child, a bright,

2:14.9

curious girl named Lyora.

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