Audiobooks online: genre "Legends & Fairy Tales", page 23

Some have a slight historical value; some are useful as giving point to certain great moral truths; others are products solely of the fancy, and are intended only to amuse. Some are derived from very ancient sources, and are current in the literature of many lands; some have come...

The singing mouse tells tales of nature in songs. This book is for those who want to know how the mountains ate up the plains, what the waters said or where the city went. (summary by Nadine)...

"Of course, we all knew the Scarecrow was a very fine fellow, but surely we never guessed he ascended from an emperor. Most of us descend from our ancestors, but the Scarecrow really ASCENDED.The Scarecrow had a most exciting and adventurous time on the Silver Isle and Dorothy an...

California, both old and new, is the scene of these fairy stories. They are unique tales written with with a pleasant tinge of romance about them to fix yourr attention, and a touch of pathos that goes to the heart, to make them good and happy. - Summary by phil chenevert and...

The Second Booke of the Faerie Queene contayning The Legende of Sir Guyon or of Tempaurance. The Faerie Queene was never completed, but it continues to be one of the most beautiful and important works of literature ever written. Spenser wrote it as a paean to the Virgin Queen ...

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This chapter starts with some sad news about the azure fairy, and then some exciting news about Pinocchio's father. Pinocchio must get to the seashore urgently. A kind pigeon comes to his aid, unlike the cat and the fox, really does not want any reward for a kind deed....

Have you ever watched a soap bubble drifting up on the air, sparkling and lovely? These lovely stories for children are of many lengths and varied styles but all beautifully crafted, just like the soap bubbles we blow and enjoy watching our children blow. Unlike soap bubbles how...

"Tales of Fun & Fancy" is the subtitle of this story book and it well describes the contents which are written with a great deal of fun and fancy indeed. I have chosen 15 of these imaginative and delightful stories for us to record in this project. Some are short, some are long...

In 1837 came Phantasmion, a Fairy Tale, Sara Coleridge's longest original work, described by critic Mike Ashley as "the first fairytale novel written in English". Historian of literature Dennis Butts describes Phantasmion as a "remarkable pioneering fantasy" and "an extraordinary...

Birdy is a crow who has befriended a boy called Jake. He can talk and is hundreds of years old. In this episode he proves himself useful to the family and puzzles Jake’s Dad.Read by Richard Scott. Written and illustrated by Bertie. Produced by Jana Elizabeth...