A Selection from the Norse Tales for the Use of Children
Sir George Webbe Dasent
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
This is a collection of Norse folktales selected as being appropriate for children. They range from short pieces such as, "How One Went Out to Woo" to the longer stories such as, "The Blue Belt" and "Shortshanks," and include such favorites as, "The Three Billy-Goats Gruff" and "The Lad Who Went to the North Wind." - Summary by Larry Wilson (7 hr 36 min)
Chapters
True and Untrue | 14:40 | Read by Sue Gill |
The Old Dame and Her Hen | 14:19 | Read by Adrian Stephens |
East o’ the Sun and West o’ the Moon | 27:07 | Read by Adrian Stephens |
Boots Who Ate a Match with the Troll | 5:12 | Read by April Mendis |
Boots, Who Made the Princess Say, ''That’s a Story'' | 5:19 | Read by Sue Gill |
The Twelve Wild Ducks | 16:16 | Read by Adrian Stephens |
The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body | 14:07 | Read by CadenB |
The Fox as Herdsman | 3:23 | Read by Jessica Romero |
The Cat on the Dovrefell | 3:26 | Read by SoundsLikeJack |
Princess on the Glass Hill | 23:12 | Read by Adrian Stephens |
How One Went Out to Woo | 2:08 | Read by Adrian Stephens |
The Cock and Hen | 1:11 | Read by SmilingJade |
The Two Step-Sisters | 22:40 | Read by mleigh |
Buttercup | 9:34 | Read by Rebecca Eden Walker |
Taming the Shrew | 3:14 | Read by yaumixx |
Shortshanks | 32:03 | Read by Katharina21 |
Gudbrand on the Hill-Side | 8:40 | Read by Caelenhad |
The Blue Belt | 26:44 | Read by Katharina21 |
Why the Bear Is Stumpy-Tailed | 1:53 | Read by SoundsLikeJack |
Not a Pin to Choose between Them | 13:22 | Read by J Denning |
One’s Own Children Are Always Prettiest | 1:36 | Read by T.Honcharyk |
The Three Princesses of Whiteland | 16:26 | Read by SmilingJade |
The Lassie and her Godmother | 12:21 | Read by SmilingJade |
The Three Aunts | 10:59 | Read by mleigh |
The Cock, the Cuckoo, and the Black-Cock | 1:31 | Read by SmilingJade |
Rich Peter the Pedlar | 23:19 | Read by J. A. Taylor |
Boots and the Troll | 12:42 | Read by Mawusi |
The Lad Who Went to the North Wind | 8:05 | Read by Larry Wilson |
The Best Wish | 19:41 | Read by Mike Shepard |
The Three Billy-Goats Gruff | 3:58 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Well Done and Ill Paid | 6:53 | Read by nbvoices |
The Husband Who Was to Mind the House | 5:14 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Dapplegrim | 30:16 | Read by SmilingJade |
The Seven Foals | 11:13 | Read by Kayty Harrelson |
The Widow’s Son | 19:05 | Read by Heather Davis |
Bushy Bride | 13:31 | Read by Jess A Theron |
Boots and His Brothers | 11:03 | Read by MissFreudianSlit |