Five Minutes' Stories


Read by LibriVox Volunteers

(4.2 stars; 8 reviews)

This is a collection of short stories for children.
Listeners may wish to have a look at the text at Project Gutenberg to see the many illustrations accompanying each story. - Summary by Carolin (2 hr 4 min)

Chapters

Abdallah the Unhappy 6:40 Read by Simon Sherriff Allen
Fifine and her Cat 9:19 Read by Claudia Salto
The Long Ladder 7:33 Read by Georgann Fennell
A Four-Footed Gentleman 7:19 Read by Georgann Fennell
The Bad Fairy 6:53 Read by Lydia
The Goblin Face 9:36 Read by Claudia Salto
The Lost Brooch 8:03 Read by Lynne T
Only a Bunch of Violets 9:14 Read by Georgann Fennell
A Canary Tragedy 11:06 Read by Georgann Fennell
Coo-Coo's Second Husband 10:34 Read by Georgann Fennell
Harry's Reward 9:50 Read by Georgann Fennell
Brother's and Mushrooms 10:23 Read by Ashley
A Remarkable Watch 7:19 Read by Stacey Chambers
The Blackberry Elf 10:13 Read by Roohi

Reviews

Okay


(3 stars)

These were interesting and fairly straightforward little stories, but none of them were quite as good as the longer stories the author wrote. There are a few mentions of death, both animal and human, so parents might like to have a quick look before passing the book onto their children, particularly if they are sensitive. Most of the narrators were good and I thank them for their efforts.