Phoenix and the Carpet (version 2)
E. Nesbit
Play
Length 6 h 4 min
Chapters 12
First published 1904
Five children discover a mysterious egg in their new nursery carpet - an egg which hatches into a magical talking Phoenix! The carpet is a magic one and takes them on all sorts of adventures which never quite turn out as planned... (Summary by Helen Taylor)
Chapters
1
Chapter 1: The Egg Read by Helen Taylor 32:15
2
Chapter 2: The Topless Tower Read by Helen Taylor 33:26
3
Chapter 3: The Queen Cook Read by Helen Taylor 37:51
4
Chapter 4: Two Bazaars Read by Helen Taylor 32:44
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Chapter 5: The Temple Read by Helen Taylor 32:23
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Chapter 6: Doing Good Read by Helen Taylor 26:29
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Chapter 7: Mews from Persia Read by Helen Taylor 27:54
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Chapter 8: The Cats, the Cow and the Burglar Read by Helen Taylor 27:28
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Chapter 9: The Burglar's Bride Read by Helen Taylor 29:49
10
Chapter 10: The Hole in the Carpet Read by Helen Taylor 26:45
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Chapter 11: The Beginning of the End Read by Helen Taylor 25:55
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Chapter 12: The End of the End Read by Helen Taylor 30:31
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