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Fairy Tale

Why the Sea Is Salt

by Andrew Lang · read by Mike Polischuk · 12 min

Two brothers, one rich and one poor, live in a country of long cold winters. The poor brother has nothing for Christmas, so he goes to ask the rich one for help.

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Two brothers, one rich and one poor, live in a country of long cold winters. The poor brother has nothing for Christmas, so he goes to ask the rich one for help. He is sent off with a ham and told to take it to the dwarfs. The dwarfs give him something far better in exchange: a small hand-mill that grinds out whatever he asks for. Andrew Lang's version of the old Norwegian tale of how the sea became salt, read by Mike Polischuk. Fifteen minutes of a classic folk tale. For anyone who likes a story that explains why the world is the way it is.

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Length: 12 min
Narration: Solo narrator
Format: Unabridged audiobook
Released: May 2026
Publisher: Academy Voices
Language: English
ISBN: 9798240150593

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This edition of Why the Sea Is Salt by Andrew Lang is narrated by Mike Polischuk.

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