Christmas Tales Of Flanders
“The Christmas Tales Of Flanders presented in this volume are popular fables and legends current in Flanders and Brabant, which have for centuries been told to children throughout Belgium. Their origin is doubtful, as all literature handed down by oral tradition must be. A good many of these stories are found in a different guise in the legends of other nations…. These tales occupy for the Flemish the place nursery rhymes take in England…” (Introduction) The book title may be a bit misleading as the stories, with two exceptions, do not concern themselves with Christmas. Perhaps a way to think about this is that they are good stories to tell around a roaring yule fire. - Summary by Book Introduction and David Wales
Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales
Language: English
Keyword(s): fairy tales (261), Christmas (199), stories (137), folk tales (25), Belgium (22), holidays (16), brabant (1)
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Introduction | David Wales |
00:02:21 |
| Play 01 | The Rich Woman And The Poor Woman; The Story of Seppy | David Wales |
00:12:38 |
| Play 02 | The Enchanted Apple-Tree; The Convent Free From Care | David Wales |
00:08:00 |
| Play 03 | The Witches’ Cellar; The Boy Who Always Said The Wrong Thing | David Wales |
00:07:51 |
| Play 04 | Hop-o-My-Thumb; The Emperor’s Parrot | David Wales |
00:12:55 |
| Play 05 | The Little Blacksmith Verholen; Balten And The Wolf | David Wales |
00:30:45 |
| Play 06 | The Mermaid; The Story Of The Little Hal-Cock | David Wales |
00:10:49 |
| Play 07 | The Dwarf And The Blacksmith; Percy The Wizard Nicknamed Snail | David Wales |
00:13:27 |
| Play 08 | Simple John; The Two Chickens Or The Two ears | David Wales |
00:08:56 |
| Play 09 | The Wonderful Fish; The Frying-Pan | David Wales |
00:13:59 |
| Play 10 | Farmer Broom Farmer Leaves And Farmer Iron; Little Lodewyk And Annie The Witch | David Wales |
00:08:01 |
| Play 11 | The Giant Of The Causeway; The Key-Flower; The Ogre | David Wales |
00:29:10 |