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The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (Version 2)

Selma Lagerlöf (1858 - 1940)
Translated by Velma Swanston Howard (1868 - 1937)

Nils Holgersson is a boy who would rather cause trouble than be responsible. One day as he is skipping out on going to church he captures an elf. His treatment of this small creature provokes it to transform him into an elf as well. Along with his greatly reduced size this also gives him the ability to talk with animals.

Following this mishap Nils joins one of his family’s geese as it accompanies a flock of its wild brethren on their migration. During his travels over the many historical areas of Sweden Nils has many adventures that help him to become a better person. He also learns that if he can prove he has changed for the better he may be able to regain his normal size. - Summary by Gerald Moe

Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	The Boy	Gerald Moe	00:39:45
Play 02	Akka from Kebnekaise part 1 Evening	Gerald Moe	00:20:48
Play 03	Akka from Kebnekaise part 2 Night	Gerald Moe	00:11:13
Play 04	Akka from Kebnekaise part 3 Goose-Play	Gerald Moe	00:08:11
Play 05	THE WONDERFUL JOURNEY OF NILS part 1 On the Farm	Gerald Moe	00:10:15
Play 06	THE WONDERFUL JOURNEY OF NILS part 2 Vittskovle	Gerald Moe	00:18:27
Play 07	THE WONDERFUL JOURNEY OF NILS part 3 In Ovid Cloister Park	Gerald Moe	00:19:34
Play 08	GLIMMINGE CASTLE part 1 BLACK RATS AND GRAY RATS	Gerald Moe	00:08:13
Play 09	GLIMMINGE CASTLE part 2 THE STORK	Gerald Moe	00:17:04
Play 10	GLIMMINGE CASTLE part 3 THE RAT CHARMER	Gerald Moe	00:08:26
Play 11	THE GREAT CRANE DANCE ON KULLABERG	Gerald Moe	00:24:49
Play 12	In Rainy Weather	Gerald Moe	00:15:21
Play 13	THE STAIRWAY WITH THE THREE STEPS	Gerald Moe	00:10:10
Play 14	BY RONNEBY RIVER	Gerald Moe	00:24:45
Play 15	Karlskrona	Gerald Moe	00:22:48
Play 16	The Trip to Öland	Gerald Moe	00:11:12
Play 17	Öland's Southern Point	Gerald Moe	00:21:03
Play 18	The Big Butterfly	Gerald Moe	00:10:21
Play 19	Little Karl's Island part 1 The Storm	Gerald Moe	00:07:36
Play 20	Little Karl's Island part 2 The Sheep	Gerald Moe	00:14:52
Play 21	Little Karl's Island part 3 The Hell's Hole	Gerald Moe	00:10:26
Play 22	Two Cities part 1 The City at the Bottom of the Sea	Gerald Moe	00:20:06
Play 23	Two Cities part 2 The Living City	Gerald Moe	00:11:26
Play 24	The Legend of Småland	Gerald Moe	00:14:01
Play 25	The Crows part 1 The Earthen Crock	Gerald Moe	00:12:41
Play 26	The Crows part 2 Kidnapped by Crows	Gerald Moe	00:26:06
Play 27	The Crows part 3 The Cabin	Gerald Moe	00:10:59
Play 28	The Old Peasant Woman	Gerald Moe	00:28:03
Play 29	From Taberg to Huskvarna	Gerald Moe	00:10:18
Play 30	The Big Bird Lake Part 1 Jarro, the Wild Duck	Gerald Moe	00:17:29
Play 31	The Big Bird Lake Part 2 The Decoy-Duck	Gerald Moe	00:09:57
Play 32	The Big Bird Lake Part 3 The Lowering of the Lake	Gerald Moe	00:14:37
Play 33	Ulvåsa-Lady part 1 The Prophecy	Gerald Moe	00:13:31
Play 34	Ulvåsa-Lady part 2 The Homespun Cloth	Gerald Moe	00:09:35
Play 35	The Story of Karr and Grayskin part 1 Karr	Gerald Moe	00:10:08
Play 36	The Story of Karr and Grayskin part 2 Grayskin's Plight	Gerald Moe	00:15:24
Play 37	The Story of Karr and Grayskin part 3 Helpless, the Water-Snake	Gerald Moe	00:08:59
Play 38	The Story of Karr and Grayskin part 4 The Nun Moths	Gerald Moe	00:10:39
Play 39	The Story of Karr and Grayskin part 5 The Big War of the Moths	Gerald Moe	00:13:52
Play 40	The Story of Karr and Grayskin part 6 Retribution	Gerald Moe	00:16:55
Play 41	The Wind Witch part 1 In Narke	Gerald Moe	00:06:23
Play 42	The Wind Witch part 2 Market Eve	Gerald Moe	00:29:04
Play 43	The Breaking Up of the Ice	Gerald Moe	00:10:08
Play 44	Thumbietot and the Bears	Gerald Moe	00:33:21
Play 45	The Flood part 1 The Swans	Gerald Moe	00:15:39
Play 46	The Flood part 2 The New Watch-Dog	Gerald Moe	00:07:53
Play 47	Dunfin part 1 The City that Floats on the Water	Gerald Moe	00:10:08
Play 48	Dunfin part 2 The Sisters	Gerald Moe	00:15:48
Play 49	Stockholm	Gerald Moe	00:32:29
Play 50	Gorgo the Eagle Part 1 In the Mountain Glen	Gerald Moe	00:16:11
Play 51	Gorgo the Eagle Part 2 In Captivity	Gerald Moe	00:10:30
Play 52	On Over Gästrikland part 1 The Precious Girdle	Gerald Moe	00:07:19
Play 53	On Over Gästrikland part 2 Forest Day	Gerald Moe	00:08:38
Play 54	A Day in Hälsingland part 1 A Large Green Leaf	Gerald Moe	00:06:58
Play 55	A Day in Hälsingland part 2 The Animal's New Year's Eve	Gerald Moe	00:25:54
Play 56	In Medelpad	Gerald Moe	00:14:07
Play 57	A Morning in Ångermanland part 1 The Bread	Gerald Moe	00:07:33
Play 58	A Morning in Ångermanland part 2 The Forest Fire	Gerald Moe	00:11:14
Play 59	Westbottom and Lapland part 1 The Five Scouts	Gerald Moe	00:07:12
Play 60	Westbottom and Lapland part 2 The Moving Landscape	Gerald Moe	00:16:26
Play 61	Westbottom and Lapland part 3 The Meeting	Gerald Moe	00:06:58
Play 62	Osa, the Goose Girl, and Little Mats	Gerald Moe	00:18:20
Play 63	With the Laplanders	Gerald Moe	00:05:54
Play 64	With the Laplanders part 2 The Next Morning	Gerald Moe	00:15:49
Play 65	Homeward Bound	Gerald Moe	00:08:58
Play 66	Legends from Härjedalen	Gerald Moe	00:22:41
Play 67	Vermland and Dalsland	Gerald Moe	00:26:48
Play 68	The Treasure on the Island	Gerald Moe	00:16:40
Play 69	The Journey to Vemminghög	Gerald Moe	00:05:56
Play 70	Home at Last	Gerald Moe	00:22:39
Play 71	The Parting with the Wild Geese	Gerald Moe	00:06:48

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