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Mother West Wind ‘Why’ Stories

by Thornton W. Burgess (1874-1965)

Thornton W. Burgess was a conservationist and prolific author of children’s books. His gently humorous stories about the animals of the meadows and woods teach little lessons about getting along with others; they are perfect bedtime stories for small children. (Summary by Laurie Anne Walden)

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• Gutenberg e-text
• Wikipedia – Thornton Burgess
• M4B audiobook of complete book
• LibriVox’s Mother West Wind ‘Why’ Stories Internet Archive page
• Zip file of the entire book – 79MB
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Total running time: 2:53:15

mp3 and ogg files

• 01 – Why Striped Chipmunk Is Proud of His Stripes – 00:10:02
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  Read by: Neeru Iyer
• 02 – Why Peter Rabbit Cannot Fold His Hands – 00:08:54
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  Read by: Rayne
• 03 – Why Unc’ Billy Possum Plays Dead – 00:11:44
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  Read by: musil
• 04 – Why Reddy Fox Wears Red – 00:10:44
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  Read by: musil
• 05 – Why Jimmy Skunk Never Hurries – 00:10:44
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  Read by: musil
• 06 – Why Sammy Jay Has a Fine Coat – 00:10:23
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  Read by: musil
• 07 – Why Jerry Muskrat Builds His House in the Water – 00:09:45
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  Read by: Rayne
• 08 – Why Old Man Coyote Has Many Voices – 00:11:40
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  Read by: Laurie Anne Walden
• 09 – Why Miner the Mole Lives Under Ground – 00:11:11
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  Read by: Kevin Maxson
• 10 – Why Mr. Snake Cannot Wink – 00:11:57
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  Read by: Bellona Times
• 11 – Why Bobby Coon Has Rings on His Tail – 00:10:17
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  Read by: MaryAnn
• 12 – Why There Is a Black Head in the Buzzard Family – 00:11:15
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  Read by: Sophia Choi
• 13 – Why Buster Bear Appears to Have No Tail – 00:11:08
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  Read by: Cheryl Hackney
• 14 – Why Flitter the Bat Flies At Night – 00:11:05
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  Read by: Laurie Anne Walden
• 15 – Why Spotty the Turtle Carries His House With Him – 00:11:06
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  Read by: Rayne
• 16 – Why Paddy the Beaver Has a Broad Tail – 00:11:20
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  Read by: Laurie Anne Walden

Cataloged on July 25, 2009