The Old Old Fairy Tales
Laura Valentine
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
"Once upon a time a king had an extreme passion for silkworms..." So begins one story in this unusual collection. Here you may also find a farm girl cursed by becoming a queen, a prince blessed with having his every wish denied, a princess turned into a monkey at birth, three sisters who disguise themselves as knights to seek their fortunes, a princess cursed to bring death to her brothers, and a princess only able to marry the man who can step on her cat's tail!
This collection of European fairy tales includes many lesser known stories such as the original "Goody Two Shoes" and "The Beneficent Frog". Some well known stories have extended versions, such as how Goldilocks fared after leaving the house of the Three Bears and eventually learned that stealing is wrong. (Summary by Beth Thomas) (13 hr 14 min)
Chapters
Goody Two Shoes | 25:01 | Read by Charlie Grey |
Patty and her Pitcher | 28:18 | Read by Bill Boerst |
Blanche and Rosalind | 9:50 | Read by BettyB |
Fairer than a Fairy | 48:54 | Read by Patrick Saville |
The Three Soldiers and the Dwarf | 13:50 | Read by Ciufi Galeazzi |
The Giant with the Golden Hairs | 13:35 | Read by Nemo |
Blue Beard | 13:22 | Read by BettyB |
Diamonds and Toads | 6:01 | Read by BettyB |
Fortunio | 39:46 | Read by Linda Johnson |
The Story of Prince Tito | 45:42 | Read by Linda Johnson |
Prince Fatal and Prince Fortune | 17:32 | Read by EmilyLost |
The Beneficent Frog | 52:21 | Read by SherlHolmesMD |
The Story of Prince Sincere | 57:16 | Read by Bill Boerst |
Princess Rosetta | 35:41 | Read by Kristin Lewis |
Babiola | 1:09:15 | Read by Vittoria Conn |
The Three Bears | 12:20 | Read by EmilyLost |
The Good Little Mouse | 43:47 | Read by Lynda Marie Neilson |
Septimus | 1:11:16 | Read by Lyn Stanley |
Prince Desire and Princess Mignonette | 15:18 | Read by Ciufi Galeazzi |
Princess Minikin - Part 1 | 47:00 | Read by Vittoria Conn |
Princess Minikin - Part 2 | 45:14 | Read by Vittoria Conn |
Prince Cherry | 31:53 | Read by Ciufi Galeazzi |
The Princess Maia | 51:38 | Read by Sahs |
Reviews
Fairies
Sherie Black
Fairies tales were used to teach lessons of being good and kind. you reap what you sow. Most of the readers did a good job
A LibriVox Listener
some readings are fantastic, but a few really should be done over better