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Aug 2019
19m 56s

The Hare's Tug of War

Starglow Media / Wondery
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Ms. Elephant and Mr. Hippo are being very greedy with their berries and flowers, and the hare is VERY hungry! What will she do to earn some of the big kids' food? Tune in to this adaptation of a Central African folktale to find out!

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