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WEBVTT UNIQUE CULTURAL EXPERIENCE. LETICIA: THERE IS A BIG REASON TO CELEBRATE AT FAIRYTALE TOWN. CHILDREN ARE GETTING ALL TIED UP IN THE WEB. >> I THINK IT IS REALLY FUN AND I THINK IT IS FUN TO CLIMB ON. KATHY: THEY INCH -- LETICIA: THEY INTRODUCE THEIR NEW PLAYSET FOR FAMILIES. CLIQUES THERE FROM WEST AFRICA, VERY PREVALENT IN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD SO WE’RE HAPPY TO HAVE THEM HERE. KATHY: PARENT -- KATHY: -- LETICI PARENT SAY THIS IS AWESOME FOR THE CITY. THE FULL TILL ABOUT A SPIDER AND HIS ANIMAL FRIENDS IS SPEAKING THE INTERESTS OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN COMING HERE FOR YEARS. >> I THINK IT IS COOL. I DON’T REALLY KNOW THE STORY. >> AS KIDS EXPLORE THE WEB’S, PARENTS ARE BUSY ORDERING THE BOOKS. IN MY ENCOURAGE THEM TO READ MORE, FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THEIR CULTURE AND BE PROUD OF THEMSELVES THAT THEIR CULTURE IS REPRESENTED. >> THEY WILL ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS. THEY WANT TO KNOW WHERE IT IS COMING FROM. LETICIA: FAIRYTALE TOWN IS NOT JUST FOR TOPLESS. OLDER KIDS ARE ENJOYING THE NEW PLAYSET. >> WE REALLY LIKE THE CLIMBING. IT IS A GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR US. LETICIA: THE GOAL IS THAT CHILDREN WHO ARE AGING OUT OF THE PARK AT THE AGE OF EIGHT WILL HANG AROUND UNTIL THEY ARE AT LEAST 12. PARENTS A ADDING THIS WAS A WIN-WIN SITUATION FOR EVERYONE. >> HOPEFULLY THE KIDS WILL START READING MORE CULTURAL STORIES, NOT JUST FROM THIS BUT FROM EVERYWHERE AROUND THE WO