The Cleverest Person in the Room

This podcast episode explores the story of a mayor who is in search of a clever deputy. He encounters a witty woman in a garden who answers his question with a riddle. Intrigued, the mayor visits her again and realizes that she is his soulmate and asks her to be his deputy. The story then takes a mysterious turn as the deputy, Nina, holds a secret in an envelope. The mayor and Nina are faced with a dispute over the ownership of a kitten and try to determine its true mother. However, the case remains unresolved, leading to another revelation that the tomcat is actually the kitten's mother. The mayor's pride is hurt, but Nina reminds him of a promise she made and hands him an envelope with a request. Upon reading it, the mayor realizes his foolishness and apologizes to Nina. She becomes the wisest, fairest, and cleverest judge in the land. The episode concludes with a compilation of listeners' favorite stories from the Circle Round podcast.