Tales of Laughter


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(3.4 stars; 6 reviews)

Time to exercise your funny bone. This fun collection of stories from around the world will make children of all ages smile and chuckle. A LAUGHING SONG
When the greenwoods laugh with the voice of joy,
And the dimpling stream runs laughing by;
When the air does laugh with our merry wit,
And the green hill laughs with the noise of it;
When the meadows laugh with lively green,
And the grasshopper laughs in the merry scene;
When Mary and Susan and Emily
With their sweet round mouths sing “Ha, ha, he!”
When the painted birds laugh in the shade,
Where our table with cherries and nuts is spread;
Come live and be merry and join with me
To sing the sweet chorus of “Ha, ha, he!”
William Blake. - Summary by Lynne Thompson (15 hr 59 min)

Chapters

The Rats and Their Son-in-Law 4:58 Read by Lynne T
The Mouse and the Sausage 2:27 Read by Lynne T
The Three Wishes 9:53 Read by Lynne T
The Fox and the Goose 3:01 Read by Lynne T
If Heaven Will It 2:36 Read by Lynne T
The Booby 9:53 Read by jyshrout
The Months 10:47 Read by Lynne T
The Stone in the Cock's Head 11:37 Read by Lynne T
The Fox and the Cat 4:27 Read by Lynne T
The Straw Ox 8:42 Read by Lynne T
The Cat, The Cock and The Fox 6:17 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Fox and the Dove 3:03 Read by Christine Lehman
The Fox and the Hedgehog 3:16 Read by Christine Lehman
The Disappointed Bear 3:15 Read by Christine Lehman
Young Neverfull 3:14 Read by Christine Lehman
Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Leary 14:03 Read by Lynne T
The Tail 1:23 Read by Annyiee Hill
Jack and the King who was a Gentleman 15:41 Read by Lynne T
Hans in Luck 15:33 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Family Servants 2:04 Read by Annyiee Hill
The Flail Which Came From the Clouds 2:40 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Sole's Mouth 2:22 Read by Christine Lehman
The Three Brothers 4:48 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Wren and the Bear 7:35 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Musicians of Bremen 9:50 Read by Wolfgang Bas
The Fox and the Cat 2:31 Read by Annyiee Hill
The Golden Key 2:01 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Doctor Know-All 5:43 Read by Lynne T
The Fair Catherine and Pif-Paf Poltrie 3:38 Read by Annyiee Hill
The Wolf and the Fox 3:50 Read by Evan Smith
Discreet Hans 8:08 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
King Thrush-Beard 12:31 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Three Luck-Children 7:26 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Three Sluggards 2:06 Read by Christine Lehman
The Fisherman and His Wife 17:52 Read by SuperNebula
The Nose-Tree 17:48 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet 13:39 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Golden Goose 8:40 Read by Evan Smith
The Young Giant 17:42 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Sweet Soup 2:00 Read by Evan Smith
Seven at One Blow 19:23 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Cat and the Mouse in Partnership 7:33 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Old Sultan 6:29 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Nail 2:05 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Fox and the Horse 3:25 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Giant and the Tailor 5:34 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Spider and the Flea 3:13 Read by Evan Smith
The Little Shepherd Boy 2:26 Read by Evan Smith
The Seven Swabians 5:58 Read by Eevans
The Shreds 2:11 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Wolf and the Seven Kids 6:02 Read by Evan Smith
The Elves and the Shoemaker 4:52 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
King Wren 6:48 Read by Lynne T
Why the Bear has a Stumpy Tail 1:41 Read by Evan Smith
Three Ways to Build a House 13:06 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
How to Tell a True Princess 2:34 Read by Evan Smith
The Five Servants 12:50 Read by KHand
The Hare and the Fox 3:01 Read by Eevans
The Story of Zirac 9:56 Read by Eevans
Johnny-Cake 4:55 Read by Evan Smith
The Wee, Wee Mannie 5:16 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Sir Gammer Vans 4:32 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Tom Tit Tot 12:51 Read by Wolfgang Bas
The Old Woman and Her Pig 3:49 Read by Evan Smith
The Story of the Three Little Pigs 5:07 Read by Evan Smith
The Three Sillies 7:01 Read by Evan Smith
The Cat and the Mouse 2:23 Read by Evan Smith
Hereafterthis 8:12 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse 5:23 Read by PatsyAnn
The Magpie's Nest 2:46 Read by Evan Smith
Scrapefoot 5:25 Read by Michael Fassio
The Wise Men of Gotham 10:18 Read by Annyiee Hill
Henny Penny 5:29 Read by Evan Smith
A Son of Adam 3:03 Read by Annyiee Hill
The Happy Family 10:23 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Blind Man, the Deaf Man and the Donkey 21:29 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Alligator and the Jackal 12:28 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Why the Fish Laughed 16:21 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Selfish Sparrow and the Houseless Crows 4:14 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Lambikin 5:14 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse 6:22 Read by Michael Fassio
The Greedy Cat 15:58 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Well Done: Ill Paid 6:32 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Reynard and Chanticleer 3:22 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Father Bruin in the Corner 5:38 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Why the Sea is Salt 9:04 Read by Evan Smith
Gudbrand on the Hillside 10:34 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Pancake 6:09 Read by Evan Smith
The Death of Chanticleer 9:33 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Reynard Wants to Taste Horse-Flesh 2:37 Read by Evan Smith
Bruin and Reynard Partners 1:32 Read by Evan Smith
Pork and Honey 3:13 Read by Evan Smith
How Reynard Outwitted Bruin 1:59 Read by Evan Smith
Nanny Who Wouldn't Go Home to Supper 8:41 Read by Evan Smith
The Box with Something Pretty in it 1:56 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Farmer and the Troll 2:04 Read by Annyiee Hill
One's Own Children Always Prettiest 1:34 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Princess Whom Nobody Could Silence 6:15 Read by Evan Smith
The Money-Box 7:16 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Darning-Needle 10:02 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Master of All Masters 2:58 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Belling the Cat 2:29 Read by Evan Smith
The Magpie and Her Children 2:19 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Cock, the Cuckoo and the Black-Cock 1:42 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Race Between Hare and Hedgehog 6:11 Read by Michael Fassio
Bruno's Story 4:15 Read by Annyiee Hill
The Bluebottle Who Went Courting 8:16 Read by Annyiee Hill
How Two Beetles Took Lodgings 13:53 Read by Annyiee Hill
Little Tuppen 5:53 Read by PatsyAnn
The Story of the Four Little Children Who Went Round the World 25:59 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The History of the Seven Families of Lake Pipple-Popple 16:27 Read by BettyB
Wee Robin's Yule-Song 4:42 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Giant's Shoes 5:49 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Farmer and the Money-Lender 5:09 Read by Evan Smith
How the Sun, the Moon, and the Wind Went Out to Dinner 3:01 Read by Evan Smith
Singh Rajah and the Cunning Little Jackals 5:56 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Harisarman 9:39 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
It is Quite True 6:48 Read by Annyiee Hill
Manabozho and his Toe 2:35 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Most Frugal of Men 3:26 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Moon-Cake 1:56 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Ladle that Fell from the Moon 6:13 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Young Head of the Family 11:29 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
A Dreadful Boar 5:32 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Old Man and the Devils 5:07 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Wonderful Tea-Kettle 10:54 Read by TJ Burns
The Wonderful Mallet 9:39 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Tongue-Cut Sparrow 3:35 Read by Dale Grothmann
Battle of the Monkey and the Crab 3:24 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Cub's Triumph 7:16 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Silly Jelly-Fish 6:33 Read by Dale Grothmann
Chin-Chin Kobamama 6:50 Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
The Old Woman Who Lost Her Dumplings 8:12 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Three Goats 3:09 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Fox Turned Shepherd 3:01 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Seven Boys and the Monster 11:57 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Story of Little Black Mingo 9:56 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Cock and the Crested Hen 2:42 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Old Woman and the Fish 5:05 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Lad and the Fox 1:48 Read by Dale Grothmann
The Old Woman and the Tramp 10:30 Read by Dale Grothmann

Reviews

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(4 stars)

If you like old traditional folk tales this is a good selection. Some no longer appropriate and outdated. Other stories will continue to be told. A mix of readers some good recordings and voices others I had to skip through.