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.

Today we have two stories. The first is called How Turtle's Back was cracked. It's a

beautifully told how and why tale, told by Cherokee storyteller Gail Ross. A word of warning,

there are moments of violence in this story and things do not end at all well for the wolf.

Some listeners might find it unsettling.

So for that reason, we're adding another story this week, which is suitable for all ages.

It's told by Liz Weir from Northern Ireland, and it's called The Three Bears Wrap.

Did you have a good week, super great kids?

I wonder if you learned anything new.

I spent a few days in a house in a big woods and I learned how to play a game called croquet.

There's a famous version of a croquet match in a children's book called Alice in Wonderland, where the game is played using hedgehogs instead of a ball and flamingos in place of the stick to hit the ball. But you'll be pleased to hear that we just used regular balls and regular sticks.

Another reason to be cheerful is that this week, our first super great book was published in the

United States and Canada. It has 30 of your favorite stories, including The Ghost of the Bloody Binga and a Nancy and the Hot Pepper Soup.

We're very pleased with it. It's a good-looking gift book. It would make a lovely Christmas or birthday present.

You can buy it online or in bookshops. Look for more. It would make a lovely Christmas or birthday present.

You can buy it online or in bookshops.

Look for more details on our website under News at supergreatkidstories.com.

We're also marking our 300th story on the podcast.

Now that we have so many, we've decided to keep 150 of them available for everyone and reserve the rest for our Owlett subscribers. And thanks to all of you

who are subscribing to our podcast. We really appreciate all our Owllets who support us on Apple or Patreon.

It helps us to pay our storytellers. And it gives you access to all the super great scary stories.

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