Australian Fairy Tales
James Hume-Cook
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
"The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. Having three children, each of whom loved a Fairy Tale, it somehow became the fashion, on Sunday evenings, to tell them a story.
On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said; “None of the books about Fairies ever say a word about Australia! Are there any Australian Fairies, Father?”
Somewhat hastily, perhaps, I answered: “Why, yes, of course! Whole tribes of them!”
Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author (3 hr 40 min)
Chapters
| Preface, Foreword and "As Told To" | 6:29 | Read by dc |
| The Magic Well | 32:26 | Read by Emily Schueller |
| The Fairy City | 41:06 | Read by Jessica Burns |
| The Prince’s Palace | 33:14 | Read by jenno |
| The Prince’s Marriage | 29:12 | Read by Faithann Gibson |
| The Skylark’s Story | 5:55 | Read by Jodi Nairz |
| Gourds and Quinces | 3:23 | Read by dc |
| The Grape Vine’s Story | 6:45 | Read by Brittney King |
| When the Stork Called | 3:05 | Read by Helen Cole |
| The Raindrop’s Story | 8:23 | Read by Raphael Workman |
| The Door Mat’s Story | 7:08 | Read by vday |
| Clover Perfume’s Story | 13:51 | Read by o2ngai |
| Music’s Story | 8:48 | Read by dc |
| The Moon’s Garden Party | 20:39 | Read by Faithann Gibson |