Understood Betsy (version 3 Dramatic Reading)
Sickly and sheltered, nine-year-old Elizabeth Ann is horrified to hear she must be sent away to live with the "Putney cousins." According to Aunt Harriet, these mysterious relations are cold-hearted, stiff-necked, as well as heavy-handed when it comes to the delegation of children's chores. But what will life at the Putney farm truly have in store for Betsy? (Summary by Twinkle88)
Cast List:
Narrator: MaybeCordelia
Betsy: Nancy Halper
Abigail Putney: Maria Kasper
Henry Putney: Larry Wilson
Ann Putney: Joanna Michal Hoyt
Aunt Frances: Kim Lamb
Aunt Harriet: thestorygirl
Little Molly: Lily
Ellen Peters: Jenn Broda
Stashie Monahan: JayKitty76
Eliza: Laura Riley
Ralph: Philip
‘Lias Brewster: David Purdy
Miss Benton: Mariah Martin Shein
Additional characters voiced by Andrew Gaunce,
April H,
Carol Pelster,
Dave Aery,
David Purdy,
Drue,
Greg Giordano,
Jake Malizia,
Joanna Michal Hoyt,
Laura Riley,
Lauren-Emma Blake,
Michelle Purdy,
thestorygirl,
ToddHW, and
Zach Hoyt
Audio edited by Erin Stone,
Guster,
KevinS,
KHand,
MaybeCordelia, and
Mira Williams
Additional proof-listening by likagorskaia, rraudales, and YANGXU
Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Family
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Dramatis Personae | 00:02:34 | |
| Play 01 | Chapter 1: Aunt Harriet Has a Cough | Group | 00:23:33 |
| Play 02 | Chapter 2: Betsy Holds the Reins | Group | 00:22:01 |
| Play 03 | Chapter 3: A Short Morning | Group | 00:19:08 |
| Play 04 | Chapter 4: Betsy Goes to School | Group | 00:12:44 |
| Play 05 | Chapter 5: What Grade is Betsy? | Group | 00:18:33 |
| Play 06 | Chapter 6: If You Don't Like Conversation in a Book Skip this Chapter! | Group | 00:25:09 |
| Play 07 | Chapter 7: Elizabeth Ann Fails in an Examination | Group | 00:20:52 |
| Play 08 | Chapter 8: Betsy Starts a Sewing Society | Group | 00:21:10 |
| Play 09 | Chapter 9: The New Clothes Fail | Group | 00:12:30 |
| Play 10 | Chapter 10: Betsy Has a Birthday | Group | 00:27:57 |
| Play 11 | Chapter 11: ''Understood Aunt Frances'' | Group | 00:31:42 |