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The Tale of Chirpy Cricket

Arthur Scott Bailey (1877 - 1949)

Arthur Scott Bailey, a native of the state of Vermont, wrote over forty children's books using a variety of animals, birds and even insects to entertain. The Tale of Chirpy Cricket is one of 16 stories of his Tuck-Me-In Tales series. (Summary by Larry Wilson)

Genre(s): Animals & Nature

Language: English

Keyword(s): fiction (1579), children (1088), animals (394), kids (60), tuck me in tales (1)

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	The Fiddler	Pauline Latournerie	00:05:03
Play 02	Quick and Easy	Allan R. Tate	00:03:46
Play 03	The Bumblebee Family	Jennifer Borkowski	00:03:35
Play 04	Too Much Music	SweetHome	00:04:10
Play 05	A Light in the Dark	Shari Forrest	00:03:55
Play 06	A Plan Goes Wrong	Sven Verm	00:05:02
Play 07	Johnnie Green’s Guest	Shasta	00:05:22
Play 08	Pleasing Johnnie Green	Shasta	00:05:24
Play 09	An Interrupted Nap	Shasta	00:05:13
Play 10	Caught!	Sonia	00:04:14
Play 11	A Queer, New Cousin	Sven Verm	00:03:47
Play 12	An Underground Chat	Josh Kibbey	00:03:02
Play 13	A Question of Feet	John	00:04:15
Play 14	Chirpy is Careful	John	00:05:10
Play 15	Tommy Tree Cricket	Ellies	00:04:36
Play 16	A Long Wait	Ellies	00:04:43
Play 17	Sitting on a Lily-Pad	Ellies	00:04:28
Play 18	Mr. Cricket Frog’s Trick	Ellies	00:04:27
Play 19	It Wasn’t Thunder	Ellies	00:04:28
Play 20	Bound to be Different	Ellies	00:04:07
Play 21	Mr. Nighthawk Explains	Ellies	00:04:25
Play 22	Harmless Mr. Meadow Mouse	Ellies	00:04:47
Play 23	A Wail in the Dark	Ellies	00:03:58
Play 24	Frightening Simon Screecher	Ellies	00:02:58

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