A Primary Reader: Old-time Stories, Fairy Tales and Myths Retold by Children (V…
E. Louise Smythe
Read by LittlePeanut
"This book originated in a series of little reading lessons prepared for the first grade pupils in the Santa Rosa public schools. The object of the lessons was three-fold: to provide reading matter for the little ones who had only a small vocabulary of sight-words; to acquaint them early with the heroes who have come down to us in song and story; and to create a desire for literature...Various stories were given to the pupils; discussions followed. After a time the story was produced orally by the children. Notes were made on expressions used and points of interest dwelt upon. Later the story was either written on the blackboard or mimeographed and put into the pupils' hands to read...Hoping these stories will interest other children as they have interested those who helped build them, I send them forth." - Summary by E. Louise Smythe (0 hr 52 min)
Chapters
The Ugly Duckling | 5:20 | Read by LittlePeanut |
The Little Pine Tree | 2:47 | Read by LittlePeanut |
The Little Match Girl | 4:40 | Read by LittlePeanut |
Little Red Riding-Hood | 3:41 | Read by LittlePeanut |
The Apples of Idun | 5:52 | Read by LittlePeanut |
How Thor got the Hammer | 8:43 | Read by LittlePeanut |
The Hammer Lost and Found | 6:25 | Read by LittlePeanut |
The Story of the Sheep | 2:11 | Read by LittlePeanut |
The Good Ship Argo | 1:38 | Read by LittlePeanut |
Jason and the Harpies | 3:11 | Read by LittlePeanut |
The Brass Bulls | 4:52 | Read by LittlePeanut |
Jason and the Dragon | 3:03 | Read by LittlePeanut |
Reviews
Good
Aaron Sinnett
Well done. Thanks for reading these stories!