Myths
The Voyagers
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Pádraic Colum
In this 1926 Newbery Honor Book, Pádraic Colum gathers several little-known folk lore tales of exploration on the Atlantic Ocean and …
Greek Myths and Hero Tales
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Fanny Amanda Comstock
This is a collection of 25 short plays, each covering a different Greek myth or tale. From the famous epics such as Theseus' journey to slay…
Children's stories that never grow old
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Various
A timeless collection of beloved children's tales, beautifully adapted by Mary Stone and brought to life with enchanting illustrations by Jo…
Thrice Toss Those Oaken Ashes in the Air
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Thomas Campion
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of Thrice Toss Those Oaken Ashes in the Air by Thomas Campion. This was the Weekly Poetry projec…
The Pot of Gold
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Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Celebrated prolific 19th century author of dozens of short stories and novels brings us a wistful and whimsical collection of delightful chi…
Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria
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Elphinstone Dayrell
Elphinstone Daryell [1869-1917] was a British colonial administrator in southern Nigeria who had an interest in anthropology and folklore. T…
The Flame Tree and Other Folk-Lore Stories
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Rosetta Baskerville
Rosetta Baskerville was the wife of George Baskerville, a missionary in Uganda. Some of the folktales in this book, published in 1925, are s…
Tommy Trot's Visit to Santa Claus
Read by Tom Hirsch (1947-2022)
Thomas Nelson Page
A charming tale about an Tommy, affluent Virginia boy who always gets what he wants at Christmas, only to discover his toys never make him q…
The Queen Who Flew
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Ford Madox Ford
In this delightful tale, the naive and sheltered Queen Eldrida learns the secret of flight from her friend the bat and sets off by air for a…
Rumpty-Dudget's Tower
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Julian Hawthorne
Julian Hawthorne spins a charming fairy tale featuring the mischievous dwarf Rumpty-Dudget', Princess Hilda, Prince Frank and the Queen. Ad…
The King of the Snakes
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Rosetta Baskerville
Rosetta Baskerville was the wife of George Baskerville, a missionary in Uganda. Some of the folktales in this book, published in 1922, are s…
Tales of 1928
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Various
This anthology of folktales, fables, and legends has been selected from twenty different books published in 1928, covering a range of Europe…
The Magic Nuts
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Mary Louisa Molesworth
A delightful children’s story about Leonore, a little English girl, taken by her governess to Fraulein Elsa’s home town in an (unnamed) coun…
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children
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Mabel Powers
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powers is a beautiful collection of traditional Iroquois tales that not only entertain but…
Early English Hero Tales
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Jeannette Augustus Marks
Supposing you were asked to enter a Great Palace? And within that palace, you were told, were more than a thousand golden doors? And those d…
My Very Own Fairy Stories
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Johnny Gruelle
For those who love the Raggedy Ann and Andy Series, Johnny Gruelle presents these very fine childrens' fairy tales. They are entertaining en…
The Entertaining Story of King Brondé, his Lily and his Rosebud
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Abby Morton Diaz
A lavish palace, a giant, a poor boy seeking his fortune, a beautiful girl in danger... these are all the elements of a charming tale. Spoil…
Fairy and Wonder Tales
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William Patten
Oh boy! Fairy Tales and Wonder Tales. This is exactly what you are thinking about but with a twist. Of course the well known tales from F…
Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose
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Howard R. Garis
Uncle Wiggly, that irrepressible rabbit, meets characters from Mother Goose in these stories. The Cow that Jumped Over the Moon; the 3 Litt…
Three Good Giants
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François Rabelais
As I went on, it did not take me long to discover that it was quite possible for my purpose—following, indeed, the path unconsciously taken …