'The Woman In The Moon' | feat. Irene Bedard ("Ralph Breaks The Internet," "Pocahontas")

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2019

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

In this Alaska Native tale, Irene Bedard (Pocahontas, Ralph Breaks the Internet) plays a patient mortal who yearns to help the moon carry light across the night sky.

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0:00.0	I'm Rebecca Sheer here.
0:04.1	Before we get to today's story, I'd like to invite you to join the Circle Round Club.
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0:19.8	me.
0:20.8	Learn more about the Circle Round Club and become a member at WBOR.org slash Circle Round Club.
0:31.0	Produced by the ILAB at WBOR Boston.
0:40.0	Have you ever looked up at the night sky, seen the moon, and sworn you could make out a
0:46.5	face?
0:48.0	Lots of people talk about the man in the moon, but in today's story, we'll meet the woman
0:53.6	behind that shimmering glow.
1:00.6	I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.
1:09.6	Today our story is called The Woman in the Moon.
1:13.0	It comes to us from the elutic people of Alaska.
1:18.2	Some really great people came together to bring you our telling of this folktale, including
1:22.3	Irene Bedard.
1:24.3	Kids you may know Irene as the voice of the title character in the Disney animated film,
1:29.4	Pocahontas.
1:30.7	She reprised the role and Ralph breaks the internet.
1:36.4	So Circle Round everyone for the woman in the moon.
1:43.7	Long ago on a lush green island surrounded by clear blue water, they lived a young woman.
1:52.1	She and her family made their home in a small fishing village on the edge of the island.
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