Selection from the Norse Tales for the Use of Children
Sir George Webbe Dasent
Play
Length 7 h 36 min
Chapters 37
First published 1862
This is a collection of Norse folktales selected as being appropriate for children. They range from short pieces such as, "How One Went Out to Woo" to the longer stories such as, "The Blue Belt" and "Shortshanks," and include such favorites as, "The Three Billy-Goats Gruff" and "The Lad Who Went to the North Wind." - Summary by Larry Wilson
Chapters
1
True and Untrue Read by Sue Gill 14:40
2
The Old Dame and Her Hen Read by Adrian Stephens 14:19
3
East o’ the Sun and West o’ the Moon Read by Adrian Stephens 27:07
4
Boots Who Ate a Match with the Troll Read by April Mendis 5:12
5
Boots, Who Made the Princess Say, ''That’s a Story'' Read by Sue Gill 5:19
6
The Twelve Wild Ducks Read by Adrian Stephens 16:16
7
The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body Read by CadenB 14:07
8
The Fox as Herdsman Read by Jessica Romero 3:23
9
The Cat on the Dovrefell Read by SoundsLikeJack 3:26
10
Princess on the Glass Hill Read by Adrian Stephens 23:12
11
How One Went Out to Woo Read by Adrian Stephens 2:08
12
The Cock and Hen Read by SmilingJade 1:11
13
The Two Step-Sisters Read by mleigh 22:40
14
Buttercup Read by Rebecca Eden Walker 9:34
15
Taming the Shrew Read by yaumixx 3:14
16
Shortshanks Read by Katharina21 32:03
17
Gudbrand on the Hill-Side Read by Caelenhad 8:40
18
The Blue Belt Read by Katharina21 26:44
19
Why the Bear Is Stumpy-Tailed Read by SoundsLikeJack 1:53
20
Not a Pin to Choose between Them Read by J Denning 13:22
21
One’s Own Children Are Always Prettiest Read by T.Honcharyk 1:36
22
The Three Princesses of Whiteland Read by SmilingJade 16:26
23
The Lassie and her Godmother Read by SmilingJade 12:21
24
The Three Aunts Read by mleigh 10:59
25
The Cock, the Cuckoo, and the Black-Cock Read by SmilingJade 1:31
26
Rich Peter the Pedlar Read by J. A. Taylor 23:19
27
Boots and the Troll Read by Mawusi 12:42
28
The Lad Who Went to the North Wind Read by Larry Wilson 8:05
29
The Best Wish Read by Mike Shepard 19:41
30
The Three Billy-Goats Gruff Read by Larry Wilson 3:58
31
Well Done and Ill Paid Read by nbvoices 6:53
32
The Husband Who Was to Mind the House Read by Larry Wilson 5:14
33
Dapplegrim Read by SmilingJade 30:16
34
The Seven Foals Read by Kayty Harrelson 11:13
35
The Widow’s Son Read by Heather Davis 19:05
36
Bushy Bride Read by Jess A Theron 13:31
37
Boots and His Brothers Read by MissFreudianSlit 11:03
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