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The Book of Stories for the Storyteller
Edited by Fanny Coe (1866 - 1956)
This is a delightful collection of 43 fairy tales (both old and new), folk lore, myths and real life stories by a variety of authors, brought together by writer Fanny E Coe. They are mostly short and are fun to listen to by children and adults and most teach valuable lessons about life. Some of the stories are: A Legend of the North Wind; How the Robin's Breast became Red; The Little Rabbits; St Christopher; The Necklace of Truth; A Night with Santa Claus; The Wolf-Mother of Saint Ailbe; Pocahontas and How Molly spent her Sixpence (Summary by Phil Chenevert)
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Total running time: 6:05:17
In addition to the readers, this audio book was produced by:
Book Coordinator: Phil Chenevert
Dedicated Proof-Listener: Sharon Kilmer
Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: Phil Chenevert
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- 00 - Preface by Anonymous – 00:04:39
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Read by Jing Li - 01 - The Fox and the Wolf by Fanny Coe – 00:07:04
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Read by Jing Li - 02 - The Fox and the Cat by R. Nesbit Bain – 00:04:27
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Read by gemtwist - 03 - The Hobyahs by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey – 00:04:54
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Read by Richard Kilmer - 04 - How the Sun, the Moon, and the Wind went out to Dinner by Fanny Coe – 00:03:49
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Read by Rhonda Federman - 05 - A Legend of the North Wind by Mary Catherine Judd – 00:05:10
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Read by Pamela Lynn - 06 - How the Robin's Breast became Red by Flora J. Cooke – 00:02:44
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Read by Rhonda Federman - 07 - How the Robin came by Anonymous – 00:03:42
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Read by Snapdragon - 08 - The Story of the Red-Headed Woodpecker by Anonymous – 00:04:03
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Read by Rhonda Federman - 09 - The Little Rabbits by Joel Chandler Harris – 00:08:08
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Read by Phil Chenevert - 10 - "Heyo, House" by Joel Chandler Harris – 00:06:08
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Read by Phil Chenevert - 11 - Teenchy Duck by Frédéric Ortoli – 00:17:01
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Read by Debra - 12 - St. Christopher by Anonymous – 00:07:02
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Read by Debra - 13 - Wondering Jack by James Baldwin – 00:15:51
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Read by Debra - 14 - The Feast of Lanterns by W. T. Stead – 00:14:34
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Read by Debra - 15 - Prince Harweda and the Magic Prison by Elizabeth Harrison – 00:19:59
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Read by Rhonda Federman - 16 - The Hop-About Man by Agnes Grozier Herbertson – 00:15:00
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Read by Richard Kilmer - 17 - The Street Musicians by Lida McMurry – 00:08:18
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Read by Richard Kilmer - 18 - The Straw Ox by R. Nesbit Bain – 00:09:20
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Read by Richard Kilmer - 19 - The Necklace of Truth by Jean Macé – 00:06:30
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Read by Richard Kilmer - 20 - Anders' New Cap by Anna Wohlenberg – 00:09:12
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Read by Nodo420 - 21 - Dust under the Rug by Maud Lindsay – 00:08:10
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Read by Debra - 22 - A Night With Santa Claus by Annie R. Annan – 00:14:59
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Read by Debraking - 23 - The Story of Li'l' Hannibal by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey – 00:11:06
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Read by Bill Mosley - 24 - How Wry-Face Played a Trick on One-Eye, the Potato-Wife by Agnes Grozier Herbertson – 00:13:10
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Read by Debra - 25 - The Pot of Gold by Horace E. Scudder – 00:11:03
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Read by Debra - 26 - The Frog-Tsarevna by R. Nesbit Bain – 00:13:41
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Read by gemtwist - 27 - Oeyvind and Marit by Björne Björneson – 00:13:03
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Read by arjohns - 28 - The Emperors New Clothes by Anonymous – 00:08:39
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Read by Michele Eaton - 29 - Rhœcus by Fanny Coe – 00:03:59
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Read by RivaNelson - 30 - King Solomon and the Ants by Flora J. Cooke – 00:01:37
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Read by Snapdragon - 31 - The Story of Pegasus by Fanny Coe – 00:05:14
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Read by Rhonda Federman - 32 - The Wolf-Mother of Saint Ailbe by Abbie Farwell Brown – 00:10:31
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Read by arjohns - 33 - Who was the Mightier? by Fanny Coe – 00:04:26
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Read by arjohns - 34 - Hans the Shepherd Boy by Ella Lyman Cabot – 00:03:01
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Read by Debra - 35 - Nathan and the Bear by M. A. L. Lane – 00:04:59
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Read by Snapdragon - 36 - The Man on the Chimney by Fanny Coe – 00:03:40
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Read by Joseph Lawler - 37 - Pocahontas by E. A. and M. F. Blaisdell – 00:03:05
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Read by Snapdragon - 38 - The Day Kit and Kat went Fishing by Lucy Fitch Perkins – 00:13:24
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Read by Richard Kilmer - 39 - The Honest Farmer by Ella Lyman Cabot – 00:01:52
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Read by Snapdragon - 40 - Damon and Pythias by Ella Lyman Cabot – 00:02:13
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Read by Snapdragon - 41 - Lincoln's Unvarying Kindness by Fanny Coe – 00:04:35
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Read by Snapdragon - 42 - How Molly Spent Her Sixpence by Eliza Orne White – 00:13:52
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Read by Richard Kilmer - 43 - Hans and his dog by Maud Lindsay – 00:17:23
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Read by Pascal Ramseier
Cataloged on February 26, 2012













