Canadian Fairy Tales


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(4.3 stars; 7 reviews)

Professor Macmillan has placed all lovers of fairy tales under a deep debt of obligation to him. The fairy tale makes a universal appeal both to old and young; to the young because it is the natural world in which their fancy delights to range, and to the old because they are conscious again of the spirit of youth as they read such tales to their children and grandchildren over and over again, and rejoice in the illusion that after all there is not a great difference of age which separates the generations.

The fairy tale makes this universal appeal because it deals with the elemental in our natures that is the same in every age and in every race. In the Canadian Tales which Professor Macmillan has so admirably gathered from Indian sources, we find the same types of character and scenes of adventure that we do in the tales of the German forests, of Scandinavia, England or France.

There is in us all an instinctive admiration for the adventurous spirit of the fairy tale which challenges the might that is cruel and devastating, and for the good offices of the fairies which help to vindicate the cause of the noble in its conflict with the ignoble, right with wrong. - Summary by the introduction (5 hr 3 min)

Chapters

How Glooskap Made the Birds 13:15 Read by R.J. Siva
Rabbit and the Grain Buyers 12:41 Read by R.J. Siva
Saint Nicholas and the Children 16:13 Read by R.J. Siva
The Fall of the Spider Man 14:00 Read by Kymberli Welch
The Boy who was Called Thick-head 10:45 Read by Kymberli Welch
Rabbit and the Indian Chief 16:55 Read by drwebber
Great Heart and the Three Tests 13:06 Read by Emily Minard
The Boy of the Red Twilight Sky 10:12 Read by BettyB
How Raven Brought Fire to the Indians 12:37 Read by Shelly Tumbleson
The Girl who Always Cried 10:39 Read by drwebber
Ermine and the Hunter 10:30 Read by Kymberli Welch
How Rabbit Deceived Fox 14:18 Read by Kymberli Welch
The Boy and the Dragon 13:19 Read by Scott Bennett
Owl with the Great Head and Eyes 17:07 Read by George Thomas
The Tobacco Fairy from the Blue Hills 7:57 Read by BettyB
Rainbow and the Autumn Leaves 11:32 Read by Tori Fischer
Rabbit and the Moon-Man 7:49 Read by Gail Nelson
The Children with One Eye 8:02 Read by Hannah Lin
The Giant with the Grey Feathers 12:05 Read by Scott Bennett
The Cruel Stepmother 9:47 Read by monnibo
The Boy who was Saved by Thoughts 8:49 Read by Kalynda
The Song-Bird and the Healing Waters 7:44 Read by Shakira Searle
The Boy who Overcame the Giants 9:43 Read by Jim Price
The Youth and the Dog-Dance 11:35 Read by Daphne Lin
Sparrow's Search for the Rain 10:27 Read by Jacqui Castle
The Boy in the Land of Shadows 12:19 Read by Aubrey Anne

Reviews

enjoyable stories. most of the readers are very good.


(4 stars)