The Animal Story Book

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English · 10h 33m · Children's Fiction, Animals & Nature

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Edited by Andrew Lang, this book is an anthology of interesting stories about a wide variety of diffferent animals collected from numerous sources. - Summary by Elsie Selwyn

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Preface 4:45 Read by Elsie Selwyn
‘Tom’ an Adventure in the Life of a Bear In Paris by Alexandre Dumas; translated by Miss Blackley 18:37 Read by Matt Bishop
Sai the Panther by John Claudius Loudon 11:50 Read by Matt Bishop
The Buzzard and the Priest by William Bingley 7:27 Read by Ellies
Cowper and His Hares by William Bingley 6:35 Read by Raymond Chen
A Rat Tale by Miss Evelyn Grieve 12:42 Read by Rebecca Zimmerman
Snake Stories by Mrs. Lang 10:09 Read by Rebecca Zimmerman
What Elephants Can Do by Mrs. Lang 8:20 Read by Shelley Stoye
The Dog of Montargis by Miss Eleanor Sellar 9:54 Read by Ellies
How a Beaver Builds a House by William Bingley 9:05 Read by KevinS
The War Horse of Alexander by Plutarch 5:37 Read by KevinS
Stories About Bears by Mrs. Lang 16:50 Read by Ellies
Stories About Ants by Mrs. Lang 13:21 Read by Ellies
The Taming of an Otter by William Bingley 6:07 Read by flimflam
The Story of Androcles and the Lion by Miss Eleanor Sellar 8:45 Read by Rebecca Zimmerman
Monsieur Dumas and His Beasts (Chapters 1-3) by Mrs. Lang 30:53 Read by Matt Bishop
Monsieur Dumas and His Beasts (Chapters 4-6) by Mrs. Lang 33:44 Read by Matt Bishop
Monsieur Dumas and His Beasts (Chapters 7-9) by Mrs. Lang 30:47 Read by Matt Bishop
The Adventures of Pyramus by Mrs. Lang 12:15 Read by Eddie Kigozi
The Story of a Weasel by William Bingley 4:52 Read by Campbell Schelp
Stories About Wolves by Mrs. Lang 16:45 Read by Rebecca Zimmerman
Two Highland Dogs by Miss Goodrich Freer 32:53 Read by Tania Kay
Monkey Tricks and Sally at the Zoo 5:18 Read by Sunil Goswami
How the Cayman Was Killed by Charles Waterton 7:32 Read by KevinS
The Story of Fido by Miss A. M. Alleyne 5:22 Read by Marilyn Rakes
Beasts Besieged by Théophile Gautier 5:28 Read by Sunil Goswami
Mr. Gully by Miss Elspeth Campbell 7:14 Read by Susie White
Stories from Pliny: How Dogs Love by Pliny 3:33 Read by mlcui
The Strange History of Cagnotte by Théophile Gautier 6:07 Read by ChadH94
Still Waters Run Deep; Or the Dancing Dog by Théophile Gautier 9:22 Read by Paula Messina
Theo and His Horses; Jane, Betsy, and Blanche by Théophile Gautier 9:51 Read by ljarrow
Madame Théophile and the Parrot by Théophile Gautier 4:32 Read by Tania Kay
The Battle of the Mullets and the Dolphins by Mrs. Lang 5:46 Read by Campbell Schelp
Monkey Stories by Mrs. Lang 12:55 Read by Marilyn Rakes
Eccentric Bird Builders by Mr. Jones 5:34 Read by April6090
The Ship of the Desert by Johann Ludwig Burckhardt 10:24 Read by KevinS
‘Hame, Hame, Hame, Where I Fain Wad Be' by Mrs. Lang 7:29 Read by April6090
Nests for Dinner by Mrs. Lang 3:16 Read by NarratorJ
Fire-eating Djijam 5:50 Read by April6090
The Story of the Dog Oscar by Miss A. M. Alleyne 12:18 Read by NarratorJ
Dolphins at Play by Pliny 2:37 Read by Sunil Goswami
The Starling of Segringen by Johann Peter Hebel; translated by Mr. Bartells 3:21 Read by April Aymond
Grateful Dogs by Mr. Bartells 3:20 Read by NarratorJ
A Gazelle: Passages in the Life of a Tortoise by Alexandre Dumas; translated by Miss Blackley 3:11 Read by Lauren-Emma Blake
Cockatoo Stories 6:12 Read by ChadH94
The Otter Who Was Reared By a Cat 4:41 Read by Sunil Goswami
Stories About Lions by Mrs. Lang 21:30 Read by NarratorJ
Builders and Weavers by Mrs. Lang 5:18 Read by ChadH94
‘More Faithful than Favoured’ by Miss Eleanor Sellar 8:53 Read by Sophia Kaushik
Dolphins, Turtles, and Cod: Stories from Audubon by Robert Williams Buchanan 9:39 Read by Sophia Kaushik
More About Elephants by James Emerson Tennent 11:45 Read by NarratorJ
Bungey by Mr. Jesse 6:26 Read by April6090
Lions and Their Ways by William Bingley 5:58 Read by Rebecca Zimmerman
The History of Jacko I by Alexandre Dumas; translated by Miss Blackley 15:51 Read by Rebecca Zimmerman
Signora and Lori 5:17 Read by Eddie Kigozi
Of the Linnet, Popinjay, or Parrot, and Other Birds That Can Speak by Mrs. Lang 4:57 Read by ChadH94
Patch and the Chickens by Miss A. M. Alleyne 2:45 Read by Campbell Schelp
The Fierce Falcon by Charles St. John 7:18 Read by April6090
Mr. Bolt, the Scotch Terrier by Mr. Jesse 8:57 Read by Ruth P.
A Raven's Funeral by Mrs. Lang 3:06 Read by April6090
A Strange Tiger by William Bingley 6:15 Read by Bill Mosley
Halcyons and Their Biographers by Mrs. Lang 3:03 Read by BettyB
The Story of a Frog by Miss Blackley 15:31 Read by Melissa Jane
The Woodpecker Tapping on the Hollow Oak Tree by Mrs. Lang 5:07 Read by NarratorJ
Dogs Over the Water by Mrs. Lang 11:55 Read by Ruth P.
The Capocier and His Mate by Mrs. Lang 4:07 Read by BettyB
Owls and Marmots & Eagles' Nests by Mrs. Lang 6:30 Read by BettyB