The Mermaid's Message and Other Stories


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This is a collection of fairy tales and fables compiled in 1919. The stories contain original but old-fashioned tales which modern children and grown-ups will enjoy. Summary by Carolin (3 hr 11 min)

Chapters

The Mermaid's Message by Maud Lindsay 4:19 Read by BettyB
The Wooden Horse by Lillie Parks Gunnell 4:55 Read by Sia Tuinei
Up to the Sky and Back by Katharine Orr 3:44 Read by Josh Kibbey
Father Time and his Children by Mary Helen Power 3:07 Read by Josh Kibbey
Frost Fairies and the Water Drops by Anna H. Littell 5:33 Read by Josh Kibbey
March's Call by Maud L. Betts 2:34 Read by CharlieData
Joe's Rosebush by Helen Meader 4:46 Read by Sia Tuinei
The Giant and the Fairy by Evelyn Lincoln 4:35 Read by Linette Geisel
Pussies - Verses by Anna B. Badlam 2:40 Read by Jacqueline Harp
The Fox and the Stork by Ellen F. Wiggin 4:32 Read by Ruth Logrono
Tim's Cat by Alice Lotherington 5:14 Read by CharlieData
Stanley and the Squirrels by Kate L. Brown 3:36 Read by Nan Dodge
A Story in a Cup of Cocoa by Alice May Douglas 3:02 Read by BettyB
Polly's Clock by Mary C. Soule 5:52 Read by Ruth Logrono
The Squirrel's Harvest by Mary E. McAllister 5:25 Read by Nan Dodge
The Robin's Home by Evelyn Lincoln 6:25 Read by Betsy Walker
Grandma's Thanksgiving Story by Alice Lotherington 4:38 Read by BettyB
The Song They All Sang by Anna H. Littell 5:39 Read by BettyB
Flower Fairies by Anna H. Littell 5:45 Read by Campbell Schelp
The Tulip's Story by Hope Darling 6:20 Read by thestorygirl
The Foolish Peach Blossom by Helen E. Wright 3:18 Read by Linette Geisel
The Little Seed by Annie E. Pousland 5:06 Read by softstepgd
The King of the Orchard by Helen Edwards 5:13 Read by Ariphron
What the Sun Did by C.A.L. 3:57 Read by Campbell Schelp
The Swallow's Good By by Josephine Jarvis 3:21 Read by thestorygirl
The Willow's Wish by Kate L. Brown 3:51 Read by Campbell Schelp
A Dear Little Family by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey 4:04 Read by Stefan Von Blon
How We Cut Apricots by Evelyn Hibbard 3:40 Read by Ariphron
Ethel's Friends by Jane L. Hoxie 6:57 Read by Campbell Schelp
A Legend of the Dandelion by Ellen Robena Field 2:36 Read by thestorygirl
The Polite Thrush by Helen Edwards 3:46 Read by Kathleen Moore
The Water Drops by Helen Pearson 3:08 Read by Kathleen Moore
Dorothy's Christmas Eve by Bertha Townsend Coler 6:10 Read by Kathleen Moore
Elon - A Story of the First Christmas by Lucie Karnes 4:17 Read by BettyB
The First Snow Storm by Cora E. Harris 4:08 Read by Kathleen Moore
Nannie's Coat by Emma S. Law 11:28 Read by Ariphron
The Little Cotton Plant by Nona H. McAdoo 3:57 Read by Stefan Von Blon
How the Wind Fixed Matters by Anne Maxwell Miller 5:24 Read by Carolyn H
About a Colt by Evelyn Hibbard 2:45 Read by Caroline Sears
'All's Gone' by Annie E. Pousland 5:59 Read by Caroline Sears
Willie's Visit to the Seashore by Alice Lotherington 5:59 Read by BettyB