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Mother West Wind "How" Stories

Thornton W. Burgess (1874 - 1965)

Peter Rabbit has many questions. How did Howler the Wolf get his name? How did Lightfoot the Deer learn to jump? How did Drummer the Woodpecker come by his red cap? When Peter asks Grandfather Frog, Grandfather Frog tells him a story of long ago. This book is a collection of those stories told by Grandfather Frog and many others. - Summary by EstherbenSimonides

Genre(s): Animals & Nature

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	How Old King Eagle Won His White Head	mlaura	00:11:46
Play 02	How Old Mr. Mink Taught Himself to Swim	mlaura	00:10:50
Play 03	How Old Mr. Toad Learned to Sing	Adele de Pignerolles	00:07:34
Play 04	How Old Mr. Crow Lost His Double Tongue	Adele de Pignerolles	00:08:06
Play 05	How Howler the Wolf Got His Name	Adele de Pignerolles	00:08:05
Play 06	How Old Mr. Squirrel Became Thrifty	Adele de Pignerolles	00:08:51
Play 07	How Lightfoot the Deer Learned to Jump	Adele de Pignerolles	00:09:16
Play 08	How Mr. Flying Squirrel Almost Got Wings	Adele de Pignerolles	00:08:27
Play 09	How Mr. Weasel Was Made an Outcast	Adele de Pignerolles	00:08:52
Play 10	How the Eyes of Old Mr. Owl Became Fixed	Esther ben Simonides	00:07:04
Play 11	How It Happens Johnny Chuck Sleeps All Winter	Esther ben Simonides	00:08:18
Play 12	How Old Mr. Otter Learned to Slide	Esther ben Simonides	00:07:29
Play 13	How Drummer the Woodpecker Came by His Red Cap	Esther ben Simonides	00:08:02
Play 14	How Old Mr. Tree Toad Found Out How To Climb	Esther ben Simonides	00:07:10
Play 15	How Old Mr. Heron Learned Patience	Esther ben Simonides	00:07:16
Play 16	How Tufty the Lynx Happens to Have a Stump of a Tail	Esther ben Simonides	00:06:35

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