'Thunder and Lightning' | feat. Yetide Badaki and Dayo Okeniyi

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2017

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Yetide Badaki ("American Gods") and Dayo Okeniyi ("Shades of Blue") star in this Nigerian folktale about thunder and lightning and how they found their home in the 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.
0:09.9	Memberships come in all shapes and sizes and include fun benefits like ad-free episodes,
0:15.0	bonus bedtime stories, behind the scenes videos, and a personalized birthday message from
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.
0:30.4	Do you remember the last time you saw a rainstorm?
0:34.9	Streaks of lightning, rumbles of thunder?
0:38.2	The whole thing can be kind of scary, right?
0:40.8	I know eyes sometimes want to hide under the covers on my bed.
0:44.3	Well, today we'll hear one explanation of where all that thunder and lightning comes from.
0:50.2	And the answer may surprise you.
0:52.5	I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.
1:03.8	Today, our story is called Thunder and Lightning.
1:08.3	It was inspired by a folktale that's been told for years and years in Nigeria, a country
1:13.1	in Africa.
1:17.9	Some really great people came together to help bring you this tale, including Yachtide
1:21.7	Badaki and Dio Okene.
1:24.4	If you're a grown-up listening right now, you may recognize their voices.
1:27.8	Yachtide is on the stars series American Gods and you can see Dio alongside Jennifer Lopez
1:34.0	in NBC's Shades of Blue.
1:37.2	So Circle Round everyone for Thunder and Lightning.
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