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The Topaz Story Book: Stories and Legends of Autumn, Hallowe'en, and Thanksgiving

Ada M. Skinner (1878 - ) and Eleanor L. Skinner (1872 - )

From the Introduction: "Nature stories, legends, and poems appeal to the young reader’s interest in various ways. Some of them suggest or reveal certain facts which stimulate a spirit of investigation and attract the child’s attention to the beauty and mystery of the world. Others serve an excellent purpose by quickening his sense of humour."

This is a charming collection of stories, legends, and poems about autumn harvest, Halloween, and Thanksgiving translated from the Danish, French, German, and others. There are animal stories and poems by some very famous authors and poets. All in all, this is a wonderful book for young people, and older people as well. "When the Frost is on the Pumpkin ..." - Summary by Nan Dodge

Genre(s): Animals & Nature, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Poetry

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Each in His Own Tongue	Larry Wilson	00:00:36
Play 02	Nipon and King of the Northland	Sonia	00:11:07
Play 03	Prince Autumn	Nefeli Vidali	00:15:26
Play 04	Scarf of the Lady	Nan Dodge	00:06:40
Play 05	Sickle Moon	Larry Wilson	00:04:12
Play 06	Winter's Herald	Nan Dodge	00:08:08
Play 07	Jack Frost	Larry Wilson	00:01:33
Play 08	Pumpkin Giant	Nan Dodge	00:21:18
Play 09	Lady White & Lady Yellow	Foon	00:03:38
Play 10	The Shet-Up Posy	Nan Dodge	00:07:51
Play 11	The Gay Little King	Maria de Fátima da Silva	00:14:29
Play 12	The Story of Opal	livhardy	00:19:38
Play 13	Selection	livhardy	00:00:38
Play 14	Lost: The Summer	Larry Wilson	00:01:04
Play 15	By the Wayside	Larry Wilson	00:00:26
Play 16	The King's Candles	Matt Bounds	00:05:29
Play 17	Legend of the Golden Rod	Foon	00:02:45
Play 18	Golden-Rod	Larry Wilson	00:00:39
Play 19	The Little Weed	Foon	00:01:45
Play 20	Golden Rod and Purple Aster	Sarah Brown	00:03:27
Play 21	Wild Asters	Sarah Brown	00:00:39
Play 22	Silver-rod	Nan Dodge	00:02:26
Play 23	Pimpernel, The Shepherd's Clock	Larry Wilson	00:00:51
Play 24	Legend of the Gentian	Robin Lamb	00:01:39
Play 25	Queen Aster	thestorygirl	00:18:24
Play 26	The Weeds	Lauren Pedersen	00:10:55
Play 27	Autumn Fires	Larry Wilson	00:00:37
Play 28	To an Autumn Leaf	Robin Lamb	00:00:32
Play 29	Why Autumn Leaves are Red	Matt Bounds	00:06:31
Play 30	The Anxious Leaf	thestorygirl	00:03:22
Play 31	How the Chestnut Burrs Became	April6090	00:01:49
Play 32	The Merry Wind	Larry Wilson	00:00:49
Play 33	Autumn Among the Birds	Robin Lamb	00:02:51
Play 34	The Kind Old Oak	April6090	00:01:37
Play 35	The Tree	Maria de Fátima da Silva	00:01:18
Play 36	Coming and Going	Nan Dodge	00:04:25
Play 37	Legend of the Willow Tree	Sonia	00:04:06
Play 38	Autumn Fashions	Maria de Fátima da Silva	00:01:48
Play 39	Pomona's Best Gift	Maria de Fátima da Silva	00:00:43
Play 40	Pomona	Sonia	00:04:23
Play 41	In the Orchard	Larry Wilson	00:00:34
Play 42	Johnny Appleseed	Matt Bounds	00:03:44
Play 43	Red Apple	Larry Wilson	00:00:39
Play 44	The Three Golden Apples	Matt Bounds	00:28:31
Play 45	October: Orchard of the Year	thestorygirl	00:01:42
Play 46	November	Nan Dodge	00:00:32
Play 47	Woodland Animals	Larry Wilson	00:00:34
Play 48	The Pretending Woodchuck	Lauren Pedersen	00:16:12
Play 49	Mrs. Bunny's Dinner Party	Sonia	00:06:01
Play 50	The Nutcrackers of Nutcracker Lodge	Mitzi	00:11:01
Play 51	Bushy's Bravery	April6090	00:05:24
Play 52	Nut Gatherers	Maria de Fátima da Silva	00:01:08
Play 53	When the Frost is On the Pumpkin	Robin Lamb	00:00:45
Play 54	Origin of the Indian Corn	Nan Dodge	00:03:21
Play 55	Song of Hiawatha	Foon	00:00:31
Play 56	O-Na-Tah	Nan Dodge	00:03:52
Play 57	Mondamin	Larry Wilson	00:01:14
Play 58	The Discontented Pumpkin	Maria de Fátima da Silva	00:03:39
Play 59	Bob White	Matt Bounds	00:01:26
Play 60	The Little Pumpkin	Sonia	00:06:13
Play 61	Autumn	Larry Wilson	00:00:44
Play 62	The News	Foon	00:00:37
Play 63	How There Came To Be a Katy-did	Foon	00:02:41
Play 64	Old Dame Cricket	Foon	00:01:05
Play 65	Miss Katy-did and Miss Cricket	Gleeble	00:08:50
Play 66	The Cricket	Foon	00:00:37
Play 67	Shadow March	Foon	00:00:54
Play 68	Twinkling Feet's Hallowe'en	Nan Dodge	00:11:43
Play 69	Jack-o'-Lantern	Robin Lamb	00:00:30
Play 70	The Elfin Knight	Nan Dodge	00:08:54
Play 71	The Courteous Prince	Nan Dodge	00:07:44
Play 72	Jack-o'-Lantern Song	Gleeble	00:01:40
Play 73	Selection	Larry Wilson	00:00:51
Play 74	The Queer Little Baker Man	Nan Dodge	00:08:28
Play 75	A Turkey for the Stuffing	Maria de Fátima da Silva	00:08:22
Play 76	Pumpkin Pie	Foon	00:01:14
Play 77	Mrs. November's Party	elizaswann	00:12:01
Play 78	The Debut of Dan'l Webster	Nan Dodge	00:23:12
Play 79	The Green Corn Dance	Nan Dodge	00:09:52
Play 80	Thanksgiving	Foon	00:01:39
Play 81	The Two Alms, or The Thanksgiving Day Gift	Sonia	00:05:05
Play 82	Thanksgiving Psalm	Larry Wilson	00:00:51
Play 83	The Crown of the Year	Larry Wilson	00:01:23

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