The Junior Classics Volume 1: Fairy and Wonder Tales

William Patten (1868 - 1936) and William Allan Neilson (1869 - 1946)

The purpose of The Junior Classics is to provide, in ten volumes containing about five thousand pages, a classified collection of tales, stories, and poems, both ancient and modern, suitable for boys and girls of from six to sixteen years of age. (summary from book introduction)

This collection consists of Volume 1 of The Junior Classics, and it contains many well known stories in their original forms. Among stories from other authors, you'll find Hans Christian Anderson, Aesop, and the Grimm brothers.

Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

Language: English

Group: The Junior Classics

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Preface Robin Cotter
00:08:04
Play 01 Manabozho, The Mischief Maker carnright
00:13:15
Play 02 The Woodpecker Cori Samuel
00:09:14
Play 03 Why the Diver Duck Has So Few Tail Feathers Cori Samuel
00:03:54
Play 04 Manabozho Changed to Wolf Fox in the Stars
00:05:55
Play 05 Manabozho is Robbed Fox in the Stars
00:03:38
Play 06 Manabozho and the Woodpeckers Fox in the Stars
00:06:37
Play 07 The Boy and the Wolves Fox in the Stars
00:05:36
Play 08 The Indian Who Lost His Wife Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
00:05:46
Play 09 Punchkin Kristin Hughes (1974-2021)
00:31:03
Play 10 The Sun, Moon and Wind Robin Cotter
00:03:49
Play 11 Why the Fish Laughed Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)
00:14:14
Play 12 The Farmer and Money Lender Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)
00:06:28
Play 13 Pride Goeth Before a Fall Kristin Hughes (1974-2021)
00:05:13
Play 14 The Wicked Sons Marcy
00:02:43
Play 15 Tiger, Brahman, and Jackal Esther
00:05:33
Play 16 The Lambikin Deborah Clark
00:04:51
Play 17 The Rat's Wedding Deborah Clark
00:14:26
Play 18 The Jackal and the Partridge Fox in the Stars
00:06:47
Play 19 The Jackal and the Crocodile Deborah Clark
00:06:10
Play 20 The Jackal and the Iguana Kirk Thomas
00:05:43
Play 21 The Bear's Bad Bargain Deborah Clark
00:09:29
Play 22 The Thief and the Fox Fox in the Stars
00:01:39
Play 23 The Farmer and the Fox Kevin McAsh
00:01:50
Play 24 The Fools and the Drum Fox in the Stars
00:01:37
Play 25 The Lion and the Goat Fox in the Stars
00:02:34
Play 26 The Glowworm and Jackdaw Fox in the Stars
00:01:36
Play 27 The Camel and the Pig Kevin McAsh
00:01:55
Play 28 The Dog and the Dog Dealer Fox in the Stars
00:01:24
Play 29 The Tiger, Fox, and Hunters Fox in the Stars
00:02:25
Play 30 The Sea, the Fox, and the Wolf Kevin McAsh
00:01:37
Play 31 The Fox in the Well Kevin McAsh
00:02:06
Play 32 Ashiepattle Cori Samuel
00:18:30
Play 33 The Squire's Bride Fox in the Stars
00:06:12
Play 34 The Doll in the Grass Julian Jamison
00:05:00
Play 35 The Bear and the Fox Sean McGaughey
00:08:21
Play 36 The Lad Who Went to the North Wind carnright
00:07:09
Play 37 The Husband Who Was to Mind the House misty
00:04:36
Play 38 How One Went Out to Woo Andrea L
00:01:30
Play 39 Why the Bear is Stumpy-Tailed Steve Karafit
00:02:02
Play 40 Boots and the Princess Sean McGaughey
00:03:58
Play 41 The Witch in the Stone Boat Fox in the Stars
00:11:18
Play 42 The Snuffbox Deborah Clark
00:09:55
Play 43 The Golden Blackbird Fox in the Stars
00:11:01
Play 44 The Half-Chick Patrick McNeal
00:08:08
Play 45 The Three Brothers David Barnes
00:07:02
Play 46 The Glass Mountain Andrew Lebrun
00:10:05
Play 47 Huntsman the Unlucky Kristin LeMoine
00:11:20
Play 48 Story of Little Simpleton Kristin LeMoine
00:00:02
Play 49 The Golden Fish Kristin LeMoine
00:06:28
Play 50 The Wonderful Hair Fox in the Stars
00:06:50
Play 51 The Language of Animals Deborah Clark
00:09:19
Play 52 The Emperor Trojan's Ears Deborah Clark
00:04:56
Play 53 The Maiden Who Was Wiser Than the King Deborah Clark
00:06:52
Play 54 The Three Sons Robin Cotter
00:10:21
Play 55 Hok Lee and the Dwarfs Kirk Thomas
00:11:42
Play 56 A Dreadful Boar jbl007
00:05:43
Play 57 The Five Queer Brothers gabecottam
00:07:29
Play 58 The Accomplished Teakettle Kirk Thomas
00:04:07
Play 59 Adventures of Little Peachling Kevin McAsh
00:03:35
Play 60 The Two Lizards Fox in the Stars
00:03:54
Play 61 De King and De Peafowl Deborah Clark
00:04:41
Play 62 Hansel and Grethel Kim Butler
00:16:20
Play 63 Thumbling Deborah Clark
00:10:42
Play 64 The Six Swans Fox in the Stars
00:11:34
Play 65 Snow-White and Rose-Red Susan Denney
00:16:13
Play 66 The Ugly Duckling Susan Denney
00:23:08
Play 67 The Tinder-Box JemmaBlythe
00:15:16
Play 68 The Constant Tin Soldier roolynninms
00:09:53
Play 69 The Fir Tree Joy Scaglione
00:21:55
Play 70 The Flying Trunk Deborah Clark
00:10:54
Play 71 The Darning Needle Deborah Clark
00:06:24
Play 72 Pen and Inkstand Fox in the Stars
00:06:12
Play 73 Cinderella Susan Denney
00:16:22
Play 74 Little Red Riding-Hood Susan Denney
00:05:17
Play 75 The Story of the Three Bears Julian Jamison
00:09:36
Play 76 Puss in Boots Kathy
00:13:05
Play 77 Jack the Giant-Killer Andrew Lebrun
00:12:10
Play 78 Tom Thumb Kevin McAsh
00:10:17
Play 79 Blue Beard Cori Samuel
00:11:51
Play 80 The Brave Little Tailor Esther
00:18:48
Play 81 The Sleeping Beauty Susan Denney
00:14:04
Play 82 The Fair One with Golden Locks Fox in the Stars
00:22:56
Play 83 Beauty and the Beast Charlene Harris
00:32:12
Play 84 Jack and the Beanstalk Sean McGaughey
00:26:12
Play 85 Hop-o'-My-Thumb Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
00:24:26
Play 86 Goose-Girl, The Cori Samuel
00:13:00
Play 87 He Who Knew Not Fear Deb Bacon-Ziegler
00:22:31
Play 88 The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse Cori Samuel
00:02:27
Play 89 The Man, Boy, and Donkey Andrea L
00:02:01
Play 90 The Shepherd's Boy Kevin McAsh
00:01:22
Play 91 Androcles Gary Gilberd
00:02:05
Play 92 The Fox and the Stork Kevin McAsh
00:01:22
Play 93 The Crow and the Pitcher Andrea L
00:01:36
Play 94 The Frogs Desiring a King Andrew Lebrun
00:02:31
Play 95 The Frog and the Ox Andrea L
00:01:30
Play 96 The Cock and the Pearl Kevin McAsh
00:01:01
Play 97 The Fox Without a Tail Fox in the Stars
00:01:47
Play 98 The Fox and the Cat Fox in the Stars
00:01:38
Play 99 The Dog in the Manger Fox in the Stars
00:01:16
Play 100 The Fox and the Goat Fox in the Stars
00:01:28
Play 101 Belling the Cat Fox in the Stars
00:01:53
Play 102 The Jay and the Peacock Fox in the Stars
00:01:18
Play 103 The Ass and the Lap-Dog Fox in the Stars
00:01:44
Play 104 The Ant and the Grasshopper David Barnes
00:01:36
Play 105 The Woodman and the Serpent Steve Karafit
00:01:30
Play 106 The Milkmaid and Her Pail David Barnes
00:01:32
Play 107 The Lion and the Mouse Fox in the Stars
00:01:48
Play 108 Hercules and the Waggoner Robin Cotter
00:01:29
Play 109 The Lion's Share Fox in the Stars
00:01:51
Play 110 The Fox and the Crow Steve Karafit
00:01:40
Play 111 The Dog and the Shadow Fox in the Stars
00:01:23
Play 112 The Wolf and the Lamb Fox in the Stars
00:01:40
Play 113 The Bat, Birds, and Beasts Fox in the Stars
00:01:34
Play 114 The Belly and the Members Andrea L
00:01:28
Play 115 The Fox and the Grapes Fox in the Stars
00:01:22
Play 116 The Swallow and the Birds Robin Cotter
00:01:48