Birdie and His Fairy Friends
This book contains 13 stories for little children, about a little boy named Birdie and his adventures out in nature with the fairies. The stories include "The Frost Fairies", made famous by a very similar short story entitled "The Frost King", penned by deaf/blind Helen Keller when she was a young girl. Helen's story was so similar to Margaret Canby's tale, that Keller was accused of plagerizing. Her teacher Anne Sullivan finally pieced together that a friend had read Margaret’s story to Helen years before, and she had internalized many details without remembering the story having been read to her. This episode helped reveal what Mrs. Canby described as Helen's "wonderfully active and retentive mind", and she was honored for her story to be so well remembered (and made so famous). (Summary by Michele Fry)
Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales
Language: English
Keyword(s): the frost fairies (1), the dew fairies (1), the winter fairies (1)
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Dedication, Birdie's Introduction | Michele Fry |
00:06:18 |
| Play 01 | I. The Rose Fairies | Michele Fry |
00:11:59 |
| Play 02 | II. The Sunbeam Fairies | TR Love |
00:20:00 |
| Play 03 | III. Part Second - "Little Crosspatch." | TR Love |
00:05:55 |
| Play 04 | IV. Birdie's Garden | Jo Beth McKee |
00:18:15 |
| Play 05 | V. The Dew Fairies | Michele Fry |
00:12:53 |
| Play 06 | VI. The Fruit Fairies | zsofiawallandt |
00:28:50 |
| Play 07 | VII. Birdie's Search for a Fairy | Melinda Fogle |
00:19:20 |
| Play 08 | VIII. The Frost Fairies | TR Love |
00:15:59 |
| Play 09 | IX. The Fountain Fairies | Chelsea Cabico |
00:23:02 |
| Play 10 | X. Birdie's Birthday Party | Dawn Sutton |
00:19:27 |
| Play 11 | XI. Part Second - "A Ride with Santa Claus" | Ashley Strickland |
00:08:33 |
| Play 12 | XII. The Winter Fairies | Cheree Buesing |
00:17:57 |
| Play 13 | XIII. The Christmas Fairies | karlabee |
00:21:36 |