

I have lived a long, glorious life - made all the more glorious by having the three of you in it! (beat) But look at me. The three women settled down on the creaky wood floor and perked up their ears as their mother began to speak.ĪNTONIA: My children. LUNA: What is it then, Mother? What can we do for you?ĪNTONIA: Well, Luna… you and your sisters can sit down… and listen. I have plenty of chamomile in my cup.ĪNTONIA: No thank you, Isabel. One evening, as Antonia rocked in her favorite chair and watched the sun go down behind the mountains, she called her three daughters to her side.ĪNTONIA: Evelyn! Isabel! Luna! Please - come here.ĮVELYN: Yes, Mother? Do you need us to bring you something? More tea, perhaps?ĪNTONIA: No thank you, Evelyn. Antonia lived in a snug little cottage at the edge of town with her three daughters: Evelyn, Isabel, and Luna.

A scaly green dragon, who often swooped down and swept through the cobblestone streets, huffing flames out of his nose and sending the villagers running.Īmong the villagers was a white-haired old woman named Antonia. And on that cloud-covered mountain there lived… a dragon. One mountain was so high that it was always covered with clouds. You see, the village was set among towering, majestic mountains that reached all the way to the sky. It was a charming village, with winding cobblestone streets, brightly-colored houses, and a lively market where vendors peddled fruits and flowers, paintings and pottery.īut life in the village wasn’t always peaceful. NARRATOR: Once upon a time… in a deep green valley… there was a village. He also plays classical music, and performs with the Louisiana Philharmonic and Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestras. In addition to his virtuosic performance in our Circle Round theme music, Ben Redwine is an accomplished teacher, film-score composer and jazz-ensemble leader in New Orleans, LA. This episode features the B-flat model (the most common type of clarinet), along with the larger and low-voiced bass clarinet (which you can also hear in our season-one story, “The Happiest Person in the World”).Ībout clarinet player Ben Redwine: (Andrew Boyd, courtesy Ben Redwine) You’ll finde a number of different-sized clarinets, each with its own note range. This member of the woodwind family makes sound with help from a thin piece of bamboo called a ‘reed.’ Most clarinets are made of painted wood, and have silver keys so the player can change notes. Our email address is team will listen to all the stories we receive, then we’ll build a special episode later this summer that incorporates a piece of each one. After you record, ask your grown-up to send the recording to us, using whatever file-sharing app they prefer options include Dropbox, Google Drive, WeTransfer and Hightail.

Have a grown-up record you telling your tale … and please make sure your story is three minutes or less. We’d like you to make up your own tale, then tell it in the Circle Round style - complete with a narrator, and whatever character voices you’d like! Have you ever listened to the stories on Circle Round and been inspired to tell your own? We'd love to see it! To access all the coloring pages for past episodes click HERE. Our resident artist is Sabina Hahn and you can learn more about her HERE. We’re also keeping an album so share your picture on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and tag it with #CircleRound. She also started The Camp Lisa Foundation, which sends underserved children to summer camp.ĪDULTS! PRINT THIS so everyone can color while listening. You kids might be familiar with Lisa’s five children’s albums, including Feel What U Feel, which won the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Children’s Album. Lisa Loeb released her fifteenth studio album, A Simple Trick to Happiness, earlier this year. Welsh, Delores King Williams, and singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb. Voices in this milestone episode include Mike DelGaudio, Kimberly Schraf, Chris Tucci, Laura K. Our story is called “The Noblest Tale” it marks the 100th new episode of Circle Round! Versions of this folktale originally come from Mexico. In today’s story, we’ll meet some characters who don’t just set out to do good deeds they set out to do noble ones. Perhaps you just cleaned your room when your grown-up asked you to! Maybe you donated books to your local library, or you said something nice to a sibling.
