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're continuing our theme of nature and the great outdoors.
The story is from the San people of Southern Africa.
It's about a little mantis, an insect a little bit like a grasshopper,
who wants to ride on the moon and travel across the night sky.
It's told by Noma Kwesi Becker from South Africa.
And how are you, super great kids?
I've enjoyed helping a friend who grows fruit and vegetables.
I've been watering and weeding her plants.
Have you ever tried growing something?
It's very rewarding looking after plants and watching them unfurl.
Sunflowers are good fun to plant and even something really small like cress.
I really enjoyed helping to pick the fruit too and eat it of course.
I picked some black currants and strawberries and raspberries and it was so much nicer than buying them in a shop.
I know that some of you story fans live on farms and grow things all the time.
Aren't you the lucky ones?
While we have a quick word with the grown-ups,
why don't you think about what you'd like to grow if you had a fruit and vegetable plot?