Encore: 'The Great Ball Game'

Is the bucket half empty or half full? This week's bonus episode comes from a Chinese folktale about the unexpected upside of imperfection.

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Recorded live with musicians from the Boston Symphony Orchestra as part of our 2019 summer pop-up series, this Aboriginal story from Australia imagines how the kangaroo got her indispensable pouch.

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When Mr Baker, the friendly butcher gives the Big Bad Wolf a bone he doesn't want to share with anyone... Even himself.< ...

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A poor young lass needs to spin straw into gold! But how? A man with a funny name can help....but at what cost?

Deux figurines de porcelaine (une bergère et un ramoneur) sont éprises l'une de l'autre ; mais un vieux Chinois, lui aussi de porcelaine, affirme être le grand-père de la bergère et veut marier celle-ci à un satyre surnommé le « sergent major général commandant aux pieds de bouc ...  عرض المزيد

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Snow White's step mother, Queen Nasty Pasty is very jealous of Snow White's beauty.

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