And when she smiled, it was like the sun was coming out. When Ma was pleased with her work, she would smile. and the green trees and grass looked even more lush. She’d shed a few tears, and when the tears hit the cloth, it was like rain was falling: the flowers seemed to grow taller. NARRATOR: Sometimes Ma would grow frustrated with her work. The house, the flowers, the trees, the grass, the animals: every last detail! MA: (while weaving) I must make my picture look just like the picture on the cloth I bought. Her eyes grew strained, but she kept on weaving. She began to weave her many-colored threads, carefully and lovingly looping them over and under, over and under.ĭay after day, night after night, Ma sat at her loom. Ma pinned her new cloth to the wall… and walked over to her loom. NARRATOR: So Ling paid for the cloth and the family returned home. MA: That’s a fine idea, Ling! I think I have just enough coins in my purse to buy it. But isn’t re-creating it with your own hands the next best thing? You wouldn’t actually live in that gleaming white house. LING: Ma, what if you bought this cloth, and then wove a copy of it? You could create your own cloth, on your own loom. NARRATOR: But, unlike his older brothers, Ma’s youngest son, Ling, was more of a dreamer. KANG: Besides, that house isn’t even real! It’s just a picture somebody wove into a cloth! NARRATOR: The middle son, Kang, who was also rather practical, agreed. JIN: Dear mother! We can hardly afford to live in our own home, let alone that fancy place! NARRATOR: Ma’s oldest and most practical son, Jin, laughed. MA: My sons, look at that cloth! Have you ever seen anything so glorious?! I would give anything for us to live in that gleaming white house!
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The bright green grass was full of cheerful animals scampering about. Someone had woven a picture of a gleaming white house surrounded by big red flowers and lush, leafy trees. NARRATOR: Hanging from another stall was a big cloth. A few times a week, they would take the wood and the cloth to town, to sell at the marketplace.ĭuring one of those market visits, Ma saw something that made her heart skip a beat. While the boys went out into the forest and chopped wood, Ma sat at a large loom with threads of all different colors, and wove cloth. The sons looked a lot like their mother they all had raven-black hair and bright smiles, with mouths full of pearly-white teeth. And once upon a time… right next to of one of those magnificent mountains. NARRATOR: If you travel to China, you’ll find many magnificent mountains. Share that picture with a grown-up in your life, and, if you’re up for it, share it with us! Have your grown-up take a photo of your creation and email it to Apple Podcasts We'd love to see it!Ĭan you remember the last time you wished something could become real? A character from a book, maybe, or something from one of your dreams? Think about it… and then draw a picture. We’re also keeping an album so share your picture on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest, and tag it with #CircleRound. Casting by Amy Lippens, CSA.ĪDULTS! Print out this picture so everyone can color while listening. Music and sound design by Eric Shimelonis. Adapted by Virginia Marshall, Rebecca Sheir, and Jessica Alpert. Voices featured in this episode include: Kelly Hu ("Dietland") and Albert Tsai ("Dr Ken," "9JKL"), Jacob Yeh, Ray Sheen, Sarah Storm, JaBen Early. Our story is called “The Magic Cloth.” It comes to us from China. And she loved making this one particular weaving so very much until it disappeared! Well, we’re about to meet a woman who loved to weave. When you’re doing something you enjoy and you’re by yourself it can almost feel like everyone… and everything else disappears, you know? Read a book? Draw a picture? Listen to your favorite music? What’s something you love to do on your own?
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