12/13/2023 0 Comments Trees and mountains drawing![]() ![]() So it’s no surprise that the baobab is sometimes called the “upside-down tree.”Īs for how the baobab came to be this way, well… legend says that it began at the beginning, when the Great Spirit first created the world. They’re all twisted and gnarled, so when they lose their leaves, they look like a wild mass of roots sticking up into the air, as if someone had actually planted the tree upside-down! The baobab tree can also be very tall, often stretching higher than two telephone poles, end on end! And its hollow trunk can be so wide around, you could cram dozens of people inside!īut one of the most interesting things about the baobab… are its branches. NARRATOR: The tree known as the baobab can be very old some baobabs have been around for over a thousand years! Experts believe the ngoni is the African ancestor of the modern-day banjo: both are played by plucking, and both of their body shapes are similar to drums. Historically, the instrument was called Donso Ngoni, or “Hunter’s Harp.” The first ngoni known to historians was spotted in 1352 in the court of Mansa Musa: the ninth ruler of the Mali Empire. When you pluck it, the ngoni makes a deep, resonating sound. You play the ngoni with the index finger and thumb of both hands. Holding the strings in place are thin leather strips, which you move up and down the neck to change the tuning.ĭepending on whom you ask, the ngoni is classified as either a guitar, rhythm harp, harp-lute, or harp-oud. ![]() The number of strings has increased through the years, to eight, ten, twelve, fourteen, sixteen and eighteen. The West African instrument known as the ngoni (also written ngɔni, n'goni, or nkoni) was once described as having “a great gourd for a belly at the bottom of a long neck with six strings.”Īnd indeed: a traditional ngoni has six strings over a rounded body made of gourd (or wood), with dried animal skin stretched over it. Just so long as we don’t allow our anger to turn things upside-down!Įric Shimelonis plays the ngoni: a string instrument originating from West Africa and played mostly in Mali and Burkina Faso. talking about your feelings with someone you loveĪfter you make your list, remember: anger is natural.writing all your feelings down – or drawing a picture of them – then crumpling up the paper and tossing it away!.So next time you get angry, what are some helpful ways you can deal with your feelings?Ĭheck in with a grown-up and make a list of strategies. When Hyena got angry, she found a pretty extreme way to let it out. Now it’s your turn! (Sabina Hahn for WBUR) 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 and Instagram, and tag it with #CircleRoundPodcast. GROWN-UPS! PRINT THIS so everyone can color while listening. Original music and sound design is by Eric Shimelonis. This episode was adapted for Circle Round by Rebecca Sheir. And you kids can hear him in another Circle Round episode, “The Mountain Guardian”! ![]() You grown-ups can check out Alonzo's comedy special, Heavy Lightweight, on Amazon. Voices in this episode include Feodor Chin, Joe Hernandez, Erika Rose, Alexia Trainor, Chris Tucci, and Alonzo Bodden.Ĭomedian Alonzo Bodden is a regular panelist on Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me!, the NPR news quiz, and a grand-prize winner on NBC’s Last Comic Standing. Our story is called “The Upside-Down Tree.” Versions of this tale come from parts of Africa. What matters is what we do with our angry feelings so they don’t get out of control.īut in today’s tale, we’ll meet an animal who lets her anger get so out of control, she turns things upside-down! It can even be useful, since our anger can tell us when things aren’t fair or right.
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