Well, 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.

This week we have a new theme, which is how and why stories. Stories which

people tell to explain why things are the way they are. Today's story is from Sweden and it's

told by Dominic Kelly and it's called Why the Sea is Salty.

So super great kids, how are you? I hope you had a happy week. David and I wanted to thank

all of you who voted for us in the Webby Awards. We didn't win this time but we were very

pleased that so many of you voted for us.

That put a big wag in our tails. Thank you. May is such a lovely month here in the

Northern Hemisphere. I wonder how it is where you live. Here in the UK, the temperature outside is a bit like baby bears porridge

in Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Not too hot, not too cold, just right. The leaves are luminous

lime green and the flowers are blooming like crazy. This weekend, I discovered a secret garden filled with flowers.

It's a little park near London called Isabella Plantation,

which is full of azaleas, bright flowers which are like the coral colours under the sea,

all red and peach and purple and pink. They are magnificent.

I wondered if I was dreaming because I kept seeing small girls with gauze wings and tutu skirts

and I thought maybe I was in fairyland. Well, it turned out to be a fairy birthday party, not for real fairies but for little girls.

What a great place for a party. The story this week is from Sweden. It's about how the sea got its salt,

and just before we hear it, I have a little challenge for you.

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