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A Selection from the Norse Tales for the Use of Children

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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 (7 hr 36 min)

Chapters

True and Untrue

14:40

Read by Sue Gill

The Old Dame and Her Hen

14:19

Read by Adrian Stephens

East o’ the Sun and West o’ the Moon

27:07

Read by Adrian Stephens

Boots Who Ate a Match with the Troll

5:12

Read by April Mendis

Boots, Who Made the Princess Say, ''That’s a Story''

5:19

Read by Sue Gill

The Twelve Wild Ducks

16:16

Read by Adrian Stephens

The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body

14:07

Read by CadenB

The Fox as Herdsman

3:23

Read by Jessica Romero

The Cat on the Dovrefell

3:26

Read by SoundsLikeJack

Princess on the Glass Hill

23:12

Read by Adrian Stephens

How One Went Out to Woo

2:08

Read by Adrian Stephens

The Cock and Hen

1:11

Read by SmilingJade

The Two Step-Sisters

22:40

Read by mleigh

Buttercup

9:34

Read by Rebecca Eden Walker

Taming the Shrew

3:14

Read by yaumixx

Shortshanks

32:03

Read by Katharina21

Gudbrand on the Hill-Side

8:40

Read by Caelenhad

The Blue Belt

26:44

Read by Katharina21

Why the Bear Is Stumpy-Tailed

1:53

Read by SoundsLikeJack

Not a Pin to Choose between Them

13:22

Read by J Denning

One’s Own Children Are Always Prettiest

1:36

Read by T.Honcharyk

The Three Princesses of Whiteland

16:26

Read by SmilingJade

The Lassie and her Godmother

12:21

Read by SmilingJade

The Three Aunts

10:59

Read by mleigh

The Cock, the Cuckoo, and the Black-Cock

1:31

Read by SmilingJade

Rich Peter the Pedlar

23:19

Read by J. A. Taylor

Boots and the Troll

12:42

Read by Mawusi

The Lad Who Went to the North Wind

8:05

Read by Larry Wilson

The Best Wish

19:41

Read by Mike Shepard

The Three Billy-Goats Gruff

3:58

Read by Larry Wilson

Well Done and Ill Paid

6:53

Read by nbvoices

The Husband Who Was to Mind the House

5:14

Read by Larry Wilson

Dapplegrim

30:16

Read by SmilingJade

The Seven Foals

11:13

Read by Kayty Harrelson

The Widow’s Son

19:05

Read by Heather Davis

Bushy Bride

13:30

Read by Jess A Theron

Boots and His Brothers

11:04

Read by MissFreudianSlit