Hello and welcome to super great kids stories, wise tales from storytellers around the world, which will make you laugh and sometimes cry.

Recommended for ages 5 to 105.

I'm Kim and I love stories.

Hello, super great kids. How are you? I hope you had a good week.

One of my reasons to be cheerful right now is that I'm going on a short trip to Spain

to go walking in the hills with some friends. Lucky me. I'm hoping to see lots of birds and wildlife.

And another reason to be cheerful is that talented storyteller Warren Foster senior is is going to tell us a second dream time animal tale.

Warren enjoys being outdoors and watching the wildlife

near Wallager Lake in Australia where he lives.

The story he's going to tell us is about a trickster frog called Gurgatie and a liar bird which is a popular bird in Australia with a beautiful

tail. A lyre is a kind of ancient stringed instrument which was all curvy a bit like the lyrebird's exotic tail feathers.

The lyrebird has an amazing skill to be able to copy lots of sounds.

I suppose a bit like a parrot, but he doesn't just copy the sounds of other

animals around him, he also copies man-made sounds which he hears in the forest like chainsaws or car alarms or even the sound of a digital camera clicking.

The story that Warren is going to tell us explains how Dula the lyrebird got his magnificent tail and his

amazing voice.

Now, just before we hear from Warren, here's a little riddle for you. Can you guess which animal

this is? I begin very small and I like to wriggle. If you hear my voice it would make you giggle. I'm like a fish but I have no fin. I've got big eyes and I like to sing.

I have a long sticky tongue to catch my food and a juicy fly can

lift my mood. What am I? You have a little think about that, while we have a quick word with the grown-ups.

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