Zauberlinda, the Wise Witch

Eva Katherine Gibson (1857 - 1916)

Annie Elfrida McLane lives in a little brown house of the South Dakota prairie, within sight of the Black Hills. Her father is a widower and prospects for gold there; Annie lives at home with her grandmother and the servants, Marthy Stubbs and Pete Pumpernickle. Annie has no neighbours, no other children to play with, and no school to attend; she is sometimes lonely and despondent. She is dependent for company on her black cat Silvertip, the farm animals around her, and creatures of the surrounding fields and meadows that she sometimes makes her pets. In the summer when she turns six years old, Annie rescues a wounded prairie dog from a trap. It is a strange little animal, and the other creatures of Annie's world are afraid of it. Annie makes a little house for the prairie dog, but the animal soon escapes back to the wild. Follow their adventures. ( Michele Eaton )

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

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Introduction Miriam Esther Goldman (1991-2017)
00:01:30
Play 01 Chapter 1 - Annie's Home Miriam Esther Goldman (1991-2017)
00:07:34
Play 02 Chapter 2 - Annie's Friends and Pets Miriam Esther Goldman (1991-2017)
00:06:02
Play 03 Chapter 3 - The Rescue of the Young Prairie Dog Miriam Esther Goldman (1991-2017)
00:09:53
Play 04 Chapter 4 - Pete Pumpernickel Tells about the Fairies Carol Fullerton-Samsel
00:12:05
Play 05 Chapter 5 - Annie's Seventh Birthday Carol Fullerton-Samsel
00:09:55
Play 06 Chapter 6 - The Prairie Dog Sings a Funny Song Carol Fullerton-Samsel
00:12:09
Play 07 Chapter 7 - Annie is Taken to the Gnome King's Palace Carol Fullerton-Samsel
00:06:16
Play 08 Chapter 8 - Annie Meets King Goldemar Carol Fullerton-Samsel
00:11:48
Play 09 Chapter 9 - Annie is Shown the Magic Crystal Joan Lewis
00:08:55
Play 10 Chapter 10 - Annie Sees the Court Goblin Natalie Paula
00:07:55
Play 11 Chapter 11 - The Gnome King's Smithy Lynne T
00:11:34
Play 12 Chapter 12 - Annie's Escape and the Fat-Heads Lynne T
00:10:52
Play 13 Chapter 13 - Annie Wanders Through the Valley of the Yubbs WoodWalker
00:03:52
Play 14 Chapter 14 -The Craw-Fish and the Crow Mike Pelton
00:09:17
Play 15 Chapter 15 - Annie Meets Zauberlinda Mike Pelton
00:12:50
Play 16 Chapter 16 - The Lost Child is Carried Home Mike Pelton
00:08:19