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Jun 2024
15m 7s

Adilah and Her Step Sisters

Miral Sattar
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Who has time to think about going to the festival when there are clothes to wash and floors to scrub? This twist on the timeless tale of Cinderella takes listeners to the beautiful coast of Morocco, and gets to the heart of our heroine's real problem. (Hint: a handsome prince isn't it!)

Brought to you by Miral Sattar of Bearily Bear. 

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