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Circle Round

Two Moons - live at KCRW

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.414.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Recorded live at KCRW in Santa Monica, CA, this story from Thailand, Laos, and Malaysia gives a whole new meaning to "promising the moon"!

Transcript

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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

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0:15.0

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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

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0:42.0

The Circle Round episode you're about to hear is a very special one.

0:46.0

Recorded before a live audience, a very excited kids and grown-ups at KCRW's

0:51.6

Annanburg Performance Studio in Santa Monica, California on June 10, 2023.

0:58.0

You can find more information about upcoming Circle Round events on our website,

1:01.0

WBOR.org slash Circle Round.

1:10.0

Do you know what it means if you promise someone the moon?

1:15.0

It means you're promising something impossible.

1:18.0

In today's story, a fisherman promises he'll give back something he's borrowed.

1:24.0

And as it turns out, he's promising the moon in more ways than one.

1:35.0

I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round live at KCRW's Annanburg Performance Studio in Santa Monica, California.

1:42.0

Today our story is called Two Moons.

1:44.0

Versions of this tale come from Thailand, Laos, and Malaysia.

1:49.0

Joining me on stage are some performers whose voices you may recognize from other Circle Round stories,

1:56.0

Theodore Chin, Joe Hernandez, and Jessica Rao, and providing musical accompaniment

2:00.0

is the one and only Eric Shimalones.

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