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Hello and welcome to

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Super Great Kids Stories. Wise

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tales from storytellers around the

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world which will make you laugh

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and sometimes cry. Recommended

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for ages 5 to 105. I'm

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Kim and I

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love stories. Hello

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Super Great Kids and

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how are you? I'm very

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happy because today we have a

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double whammy, a new

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theme, how and why stories

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and the first how and

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why story is an enancy

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tale from Toop. Hooray! For

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those of you who don't know

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Toop, he is a gifted storyteller

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and musician born in London with

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parents from Guyana, a country

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which is South American and

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also Caribbean. How

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and why stories, as many of

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you know, are tales which people

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tell to explain how something got

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there, like the stars in the

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sky or why it is

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the way it is, like why an

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elephant has a long nose or why

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something has spotty fur. This

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week's story explains how

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spiders first began

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spinning webs. Now,

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just before we join Toop, can you think

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of a how and why story which you'd

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like to tell? My favourite

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is the story about how

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the mosquito got into the

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world, otherwise known as the

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whistling giants. You

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might like to tell your own story about I

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don't know how the guinea pig got its squeak

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or how the skunk got its smell

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or the rainpeck. got its colours

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there are so many stories to

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be told. Could

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you think of a story you'd

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like to tell? Either one you've

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heard already or even one which

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you've created all by yourself? Well

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we have a quick word

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with the grown-ups. Hello

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Super Great Kids, I'm back!

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I wonder which how are my story you'd like

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to tell? How the tortoise

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got its shell? How

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the birds got their colours or

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even why the kangaroo bounces? Maybe

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after hearing Toot Toot's story you could

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make a start by drawing a story

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map of the tale you'd like to

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tell. Now it's

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time to say hello to

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Toot. Are you sitting

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comfortably? Am I sitting

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comfortably? Then let's give a

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big hello and warm welcome

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to Toot. Greetings,

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greetings, greetings. I

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wonder if you know this voice speaking

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to you now? Yes

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it's me Toot from

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Super Great Kids Stories

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back once again from

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my travels and

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I have in store for you a

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story. So

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here is a story about

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a Nancy. All of you

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know about a Nancy, the

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original Spiderman. Of course

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you do. This

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story tells of a Nancy.

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One day a Nancy heard

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that the birds were having

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a feast way up in

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the mountains. A

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grand grand feast

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and a Nancy decided that

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he wants to go in

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the mountains.

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All birds they are going

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to This. On

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as he says, I want to

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go take me I want to

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go with you with the birds.

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Looked down at the nuns. is

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there Nancy. How.

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Also the Nancy I have

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an idea. Is each

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one of you was the

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give me a feather than

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I could make myself some

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fed. the wings or the

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birds they love that. On

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they thought to themselves that this

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was a fanciful ideas. From

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them on. To

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and. And.

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Member hands and feet

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began. With

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some com and such. And

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such. Himself. Some.

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Wings. On when

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a nancy was ready he said

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look, look, look at my wings.

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And all birds they began to

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laugh and say well and Nancy

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we have made ourselves ready and

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we are making our way to

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the mountain top banquet. Be ready

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and then. All.

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Starts Try. To

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this guy. Sounds

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Roads higher and higher

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end to this. They

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rot and they wait

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for the outstrips wings

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cats to pull them

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up into the sky.

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Other birds they run

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off from a mountain

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ledge and they let

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the. From

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Earth Cats under the wings

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and rise them hi again.

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He was Running. running running

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running the So. Far that before

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you knew it. The. Wind

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caught under his wings

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and started to pulliam

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higher and higher into

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this guy. Says

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she looked down at secrecy. And

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the trees and house. oh

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and that was so happy

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and there before he secrecy

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and amount in top. Ghosts

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or the tables were laid

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out with school? Before you

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know it, All. The

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birds they landed upon

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the mountain top blades

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for the bank. Wait

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tables were laid out

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with gao read which

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is a form of

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food as a yam,

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a plan team or-in

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a spin age color

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lieu of all the

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different kinds of foods

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that you can imagine.

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It was all day.

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Oh. Is that advancing fast?

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Oh I cannot wait! But

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one. Of the birds, the crow.

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Reminded. An unsolicited. Do.

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Not eat too much, you don't want to get

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to full if you get to for your be

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too heavy and if you are too heavy. You.

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Won't be able to fly Yes, Yes Yes

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yes it. And Nancy? Yes, Yes, Okay. less.

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Oh. Don't

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worry, I remember I

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won't eat too much

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farther. They started. Started

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to pick stocks. And

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enjoy it. Was

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no way. Before

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you know it, all the birds.

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Were pushed out a

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way of he can.

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Get choices of the food

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over the birds. Was angry

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at. Any

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more than he should. The

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birds later. the nancy, you

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are so greedy we would

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take back a feather. A

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birds they took back. Until

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I'm Nancy had no an

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incest. I learnt his

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and or our okay I'm

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okay I can manage. Ah

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By this time the

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birds or the food

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has been eaten and

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they open their wings

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and took fly down

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towards the ground. Oh

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and then see said hole in

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his belly up. Oh as the

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and guy at. Far.

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Too much. Yes,

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Said. Grow. I. Told

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you. Now. You are

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far far too full. Oh

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Sid and Nancy, But. But.

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Help me to get back

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down to the ground may

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be ah I gonna hold

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on to your claw ah

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said the growth may be

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so ah how abuse and

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new crew post. and Nancy

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off the mountain ledge and before you

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know it and Nancy and

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round and around and

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around and falling rolling and

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falling and falling and rolling

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down the side

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of the mountain help me

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help me called and

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Nancy and I

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was passing and

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Nancy press upon

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your belly and

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before you know it the

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silky thread came

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out from a Nancy and

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Nancy held on to that silky

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thread the owl caught

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the silky thread and

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led a Nancy down

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towards the ground and

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as they made their way

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towards the ground that thread

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got entangled between the twigs

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and the leaves of a

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tree oh said a Nancy

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thank you brother owl thank

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you brother owl and brother

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owl flew away and a

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Nancy he started to spin

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and weave a web pulling

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one leaf and pulling another

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twig and before you know it he

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made his spiders wob

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and as a Nancy sat

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there looking up towards

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the sky he thought from now

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on no more flying

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for me but now

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I have a skill always

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to spin a web

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and from that day to

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this day spiders

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always spin their web

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Oh, thank you so much Toot

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for that story. I'm glad

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Anansi decided not to fly anymore.

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Imagine a tarantula crash landing

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in your hair. I

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love the way Toot uses his drum

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to help him tell the story. Very

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clever. And I'm pleased that it was

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Wise Owl who had the answer. I

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wonder if that was our story owl

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who helped Anansi. That

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would be a good picture to draw, you know. And Anansi

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trying to fly up to the

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mountain ledge with home-made wings. Send

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your pictures to Story

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Owl via our Facebook

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page, facebook.com/Super Great Kids

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Stories or

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via our website,

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supergreatkidsstories.com. Now

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it's time to say hello to some

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of our new owlets. Hello

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to Eliza from Reno in

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Nevada who became an owlet

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for her sixth birthday. Eliza's

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favourite stories are Misery

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and the Anansi stories. Ah,

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that's good that we've got an Anansi story

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today for your shout out Eliza. Eliza

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is making her own story podcast

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called Nebula Cat

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Storytime. And

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up to Oregon now to

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welcome Lydia who recently turned

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seven and Hannah who

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is five. They love

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all the scary stories and

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listen every night before bed.

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That's very brave of you. And

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ooh ooh ooh and a warm

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welcome to Madeline who is

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seven and Dexter who is

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five from Maine. in

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the US. Their favourite

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stories are A Drop of Honey

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and Nanook the Great Bear.

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And hello to Edie who was recently

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turned 4. She

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lives with her mum, dad, big brother

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Gabriel who's 8 and big

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sister Lucy who is 10. They

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all love listening and Edie's

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favourite story is The

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Ghost of the Bloody Finger. And

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over to the lovely city of

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Leeds in the UK now and

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hello to Esther who was

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4. She listens with her

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brother Edie who is 7 and they

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both love the story Stick

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Woman, particularly the Tiki Taki

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Tick Rhine. Back

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across the pond now to

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Lake Barcroft in Virginia which

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is near Washington DC. And

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hello to Max who is 8. Max

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has wanted to be an Owlet

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for two long years. Well done

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for being patient Max. They

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say everything comes to them who wait.

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Max's favourite stories are The

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Luck Child, misery and

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can you guess The

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Ghost of the Bloody Finger.

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And let's head west to

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Austin in Texas now to

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say hello to Eve who

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became an Owlet for her

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7th birthday. Eve

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has been listening with her

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mum for about two years

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and she loves all the

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storytellers, especially one Gary, Baden

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Prince Jr, Rebecca Le Mayor

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and Kate Caulkerie. And

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she says she can't wait for the super

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great kids book to be published. That's

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nice Eve. We're working very hard on

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it even as we speak. And

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over to Germany now to say

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hello to 5 year old Nico

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who listens time he's in

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the car. Nico's favourite

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stories are Finn McCool and

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the Giant's Causeway, the

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Ghost of the Bloody Finger and

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the Baba Yaga stories. Yes,

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I love Baba Yaga too. Many

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people in Eastern Europe rush around

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the Baltics know her as Baba

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Yugas. Well, they both work. I

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really like her Nico though she is

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probably the scariest witch in the world.

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And hola to Elka, another

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Owlet living in Europe in

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the sunny south of Spain

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to be precise. Elka

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is four and a half. She

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sent drawings of the ghost of

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the bloody finger, the boy who

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lived with bears and how the

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tadpoles lost their tails. Thanks

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for sending them Elka. And

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hello to new apple Owlet

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Ingrid who is seven. Ingrid

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lives in the Lehigh Valley

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in Pennsylvania. Her favourite

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story is… Most

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of them. Thank you Ingrid. That's

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very nice to hear. And

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hello to Samson who is

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six and Maxwell who is

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eight from New Jersey.

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They especially love the Baba

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Yaga stories. Both

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Sam and Max are

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great storytellers and love

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inventing imaginative characters and

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worlds. Well, keep up

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the good work and welcome to the club.

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Hello now to Olivia

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who recently turned eight

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and became an Owlet

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for her birthday. She

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lives in Arkansas in the US.

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Her favourite story is The

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Hairy Toe. She sometimes

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walks around the house shouting Hairy

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to, Hairy

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to. Sorry for

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that grown up. More

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Owlet welcomes next week. Lots

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of lovely pictures. this week

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especially of the story

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How Maui Slowed the Sun.

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Our pick of the week picture

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goes to Iri Maia who is

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nine who's drawn a lovely picture

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inspired by Finn McCool and her

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seven little helpers. Iri

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and her sister Agni Meera were born

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in India and now they live in

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back here in the UK. What

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a brilliant picture you've drawn Iri.

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I love the stormy sea and

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sky and the patterned sails on

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the ship and the seven little helpers

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with all their different attributes like

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big ears and long noses. Just

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great, thank you. If

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you'd like to see all

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the super great pictures sent

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in this week go to

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facebook.com/supergreatkidsstory. And

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we have news of a super

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great storytelling festival in East Anglia

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here in the UK where I'm

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going to be telling some stories

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along with storyteller Shay Nibbs.

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There are lots of family activities

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and other storytellers performing like

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Nick Hennessy and Amy Douglas who

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you'll know from their stories on

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this podcast. It's

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taking place in Stowmarket Suffolk

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in the UK on

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the weekend of Friday the 17th of May

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through Sunday the 19th of

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May and it's

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packed with daytime programmes perfect for

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families. For more

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information go to

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eastanglianstorytellingfestivals.co.uk or look

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