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Fairy Tales from Brazil (Version 2)

Elsie Spicer Eells (1880 - 1963)

A collection of short, sweet fairy tales from Brazil, including How the Tiger Got His Stripes, and Why The Bananas Belong to the Monkey. - Summary by Beth Thomas

Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Preface	KevinS	00:02:17
Play 01	How Night Came	KevinS	00:06:39
Play 02	How the Rabbit lost his tail	Beth Thomas (1974-2020)	00:04:23
Play 03	How the Toad got his Bruises	KevinS	00:04:47
Play 04	How the Tiger got his Stripes	Lola Janie	00:10:34
Play 05	Why the Lamb is Meek	Sanna Alas	00:09:35
Play 06	Why the Tiger and the Stag Fear Each Other	Eline	00:06:30
Play 07	How the Speckled Hen got her Speckles	KevinS	00:08:35
Play 08	How the Monkey became a Trickster	chuckconvr	00:05:10
Play 09	How the Monkey and the Goat earned their reputations	Baishali	00:09:35
Play 10	How the Monkey got a drink when he was thirsty	Baishali	00:08:30
Play 11	How the Monkey got food when he was hungry	Eline	00:04:06
Play 12	Why the bananas belong to the Monkey	Lola Janie	00:07:47
Play 13	How the Monkey escaped being eaten	Richard Potenza	00:06:12
Play 14	Why the Monkey still has a tail	Jared Scott	00:05:12
Play 15	How Black became White	Richard Potenza	00:06:07
Play 16	How the pigeon became a tame bird	Lola Janie	00:08:49
Play 17	Why the Sea Moans	Beth Thomas (1974-2020)	00:14:27
Play 18	How the Brazilian Beetles got their brilliant coats	Lola Janie	00:08:10

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