Grimm Tales Made Gay

Guy Wetmore Carryl (1873 - 1904)

A comic rendering in verse of well-loved Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, each ending with a moral and full of puns. The titles of the tales themselves make another verse.(Summary by Annise)

Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Humorous Fiction, Poetry

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 01 - How the Babes in the Wood Showed They Couldn’t be Beaten Patrick Barringer
00:02:32
Play 02 02 - How Fair Cinderella Disposed of Her Shoe Patrick Barringer
00:02:59
Play 03 03 - How Little Red Riding Hood Came to be Eaten Patrick Barringer
00:03:06
Play 04 04 - How the Fatuous Wish of a Peasant Came True Patrick Barringer
00:03:00
Play 05 05 - How Hop o'my Thumb got rid of an Onus Joseph Finkberg
00:03:01
Play 06 06 - How the Helpmate of Blue Beard made free with a door Joseph Finkberg
00:03:21
Play 07 07 - How Rumplestilz Held Out in Vain for a Bonus Joseph Finkberg
00:03:15
Play 08 08 - How Jack Made the Giants Uncommonly Sore Joseph Finkberg
00:02:40
Play 09 09 - How Rudeness and Kindness Were Justly Rewarded Joseph Finkberg
00:04:07
Play 10 10 - How Beauty Contrived to Get Square with the Beast Joseph Finkberg
00:03:07
Play 11 11 - How a Fair One no Hope to His Highness Accorded Joseph Finkberg
00:03:35
Play 12 12 - How Thomas a Maid from a Dragon Released Joseph Finkberg
00:03:41
Play 13 13 - How a Beauty was Waked and Her Suitor was Suited Joseph Finkberg
00:04:02
Play 14 14 - How Jack Found that Beans May go Back on a Chap Joseph Finkberg
00:03:26
Play 15 15 - How a Cat Was Annoyed and a Poet Was Booted Mark F. Smith
00:03:48
Play 16 16 - How Much Fortunatus Could Do with a Cap Mark F. Smith
00:03:51
Play 17 17 - How a Princess Was Wooed from Habitual Sadness Mark F. Smith
00:03:30
Play 18 18 - How a Girl was too Reckless of Grammar by Far Mark F. Smith
00:03:30
Play 19 19 - How the Peaceful Aladdin Gave Way to His Madness Mark F. Smith
00:03:12
Play 20 20 - How a Fisherman Corked up His Foe in a Jar - Envoi Mark F. Smith
00:03:03