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. Well, hello, super great kids.

I hope you're all tickety-boo, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

and ready for a new year, which is packed with adventure and stories.

We've had some snow to kick off the year in parts of the UK,

and I hear that there's lots of wintry weather in the US at the moment as well.

I wonder if it's snowed where you live.

If it has, dust down those toboggans, put on your mittens, your coats and your boots,

and get out into that

wonderland of white twinkling snow before it all turns grey and splushy and loses its magic.

Our current theme is fairy tales around the world and this week we're going to hear a tale from the snowy northern part of the world. And this week, we're going to hear a tale from the snowy northern part of

the world. But we're not quite sure exactly where it's from. It's told by Marion Leeper.

Just before Marion starts the story, did you have a favourite tale on the podcast which you listen to in the holidays?

And could you work out why you like that once so much?

Maybe you like the main character, or it made you laugh, or perhaps it was told by your favourite storyteller.

Have a little think about which story got your thumbs up

and why, while we have a quick word with the grown-ups. Are you ready? Off you go.

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