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Fairy Tales from Brazil

Name: Fairy Tales from Brazil
Author: Elsie Spicer Eells

Elsie Spicer Eells

Read by Leni, Eric, Karen, Diana Majlinger, Elizabeth Barr, Patrick Wells, Danarra and David Stryker · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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00 - Preface (2:31)
01 - How the Night Came (7:43)
02 - How the Rabbit Lost His Tail (5:12)
03 - How the Toad Got His Bruises (5:35)
04 - How the Tiger Got His Stripes (10:34)
05 - Why the Lamb Is Meek (8:13)
06 - Why the Tiger and the Stag Fear Each Other (7:41)
07 - How the Speckled Hen Got Her Speckles (9:39)
08 - How the Monkey Became a Trickster (3:38)
09 - How the Monkey and the Goat Earned Their Reputations (6:34)
10 - How the Monkey Got a Drink When He Was Thirsty (5:07)
11 - How the Monkey Got Food When He Was Hungry (3:34)
12 - Why the Bananas Belong to the Monkey (6:50)
13 - How the Monkey Escaped Being Eaten (6:24)
14 - Why the Monkey Still Has a Tail (5:28)
15 - How Black Became White (6:33)
16 - How the Pigeon Became a Tame Bird (8:11)
17 - Why the Sea Moans (16:47)
18 - How the Brazilian Beetles Got Their Gorgeous Coats (8:17)