The Mermaid's Gift and How Skunk Got its Smell.

Super Great Kids' Stories

Kids & Family, Education For Kids, Stories For Kids

4.5 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Two beautiful stories from the 'mother of all storytellers' - Liz Weir from Northern Ireland. One is about two friends who meet a mermaid, and the other, a How and Why story from the US about a vain skunk. Listen to Liz’s wonderful tales and be inspired to tell your own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to super great kids' stories, wise tales from storytellers around the world, which will make you laugh and sometimes
0:24.4	cry. Recommended for ages 5 to 105. I'm Kim and I love stories. Hello, super great kids. Today we have not one but two stories told by veteran storyteller from Northern Ireland, Liz Weir.
0:45.4	The first is the mermaid's gift and the second is how skunk got its smell.
0:52.4	And how are you, super great kids?
0:54.7	I hope you've had a happy week and you're making some new friends if you started school
0:59.5	recently.
1:00.8	One of the great things about school and homeschooling is that it helps you to learn to read,
1:06.7	which is such a magical thing.
1:09.5	I'm very happy because our first book is published in the UK today.
1:14.7	It has 30 of your favourite stories like Anansi and Baba Yaga and of course the ghost of the bloody binger.
1:26.7	It's illustrated with pictures by artists from around the world.
1:31.6	We're very pleased with it.
1:33.7	Story Owl is particularly tickety-boo because she's on the front cover.
1:39.1	If you'd like to support us and buy or pre-order a copy of our book, go to the news section on our website,
1:46.8	supergreatkidstories.com, and click on the link.
1:51.1	The book will be published in early November in the US and in December in Australia and New Zealand.
1:57.8	And hopefully other countries around the world will follow soon.
2:02.3	It'll be available from publisher Bloomsbury and bookshops like Barnes & Noble,
2:08.1	Waterstones, independent bookshops, and also online on Amazon.
2:12.6	Thanks to all of you super great listeners for helping us by telling me your favourite stories
2:19.0	so we could decide which stories to include.
2:22.7	I hope you enjoy the book.
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