Lighting a Spark
4/14/202618 min
Charlene Amoia (The Breadwinner, How I Met Your Mother) plays a tiny but mighty bird in this French legend about the origin of fire.
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Rebecca Sheir· Host0:04
Have you ever heard the expression nothing ventured, nothing gained? What this saying means is if you never venture, if you never try, you never take any risks, then there's not much you can expect to gain or achieve. This expression comes to life in today's tale care of a teeny, tiny bird with sky-high dreams. [upbeat music] I'm Rebecca Sheir, and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time. Today our story is called Lighting a Spark. It was inspired by tales from the Western European country of France. Some really great people came together to bring you our story, including Charlene Amoya, whom you grown-ups may know from such TV shows as Sons of Thunder and How I Met Your Mother. Watch for her new comedy film, The Breadwinner, coming to a theater near you on May 29th. So circle round, everyone, for Lighting a Spark. [gentle music] Once upon a time, the Earth had no fire because every