Fairy Tales from Brazil
Elsie Spicer Eells
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Length 2 h 15 min
Chapters 18
First published 1917
This book, subtitled "How and Why Tales from Brazilian Folk-Lore", is a collection of short stories, most of them etiologial myths from Brazilian Indian Folklore. (Summary by Leni)
Chapters
1
00 - Preface Read by Leni 2:31
2
02 - How the Rabbit Lost His Tail Read by Leni 5:12
3
03 - How the Toad Got His Bruises Read by Leni 5:35
4
04 - How the Tiger Got His Stripes Read by Leni 10:34
5
05 - Why the Lamb Is Meek Read by Eric 8:13
6
06 - Why the Tiger and the Stag Fear Each Other Read by Karen 7:41
7
07 - How the Speckled Hen Got Her Speckles Read by Karen 9:39
8
08 - How the Monkey Became a Trickster Read by Diana Majlinger 3:38
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09 - How the Monkey and the Goat Earned Their Reputations Read by Elizabeth Barr 6:34
10
10 - How the Monkey Got a Drink When He Was Thirsty Read by Patrick Wells 5:07
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11 - How the Monkey Got Food When He Was Hungry Read by Patrick Wells 3:34
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12 - Why the Bananas Belong to the Monkey Read by Danarra 6:50
13
13 - How the Monkey Escaped Being Eaten Read by Danarra 6:24
14
14 - Why the Monkey Still Has a Tail Read by Karen 5:28
15
15 - How Black Became White Read by Karen 6:33
16
16 - How the Pigeon Became a Tame Bird Read by Karen 8:11
17
17 - Why the Sea Moans Read by Eric 16:47
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18 - How the Brazilian Beetles Got Their Gorgeous Coats Read by David Stryker 8:17
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