Mother West Wind: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Mother West Wind, credited to Thornton W. Burgess, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Mother West Wind "How" Stories by Thornton W. Burgess. Read in English by mlaura; AdeledePignerolles; EstherbenSimonides Peter Rabbit has many questions. How did Howler the Wolf get his name? How did Lightfoot the Deer learn to jump? How did Drummer the Woodpecker come by his red cap? When Peter asks Grandfather Frog, Grandfather Frog tells him a story of long ago. This book is a collection of those stories told by Grandfather Frog and many others. - Summary by EstherbenSimonides

Recording facts

• Recording title: Mother West Wind
• Author credits: Thornton W. Burgess
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 16
• Listed recording duration: 2:13:41

Catalogue topics

• animals
• fables
• cautionary tales

Track guide

1. 01 - How Old King Eagle Won His White Head — 11:46
2. 02 - How Old Mr. Mink Taught Himself to Swim — 10:50
3. 03 - How Old Mr. Toad Learned to Sing — 7:34
4. 04 - How Old Mr. Crow Lost His Double Tongue — 8:06
5. 05 - How Howler the Wolf Got His Name — 8:05
6. 06 - How Old Mr. Squirrel Became Thrifty — 8:51
7. 07 - How Lightfoot the Deer Learned to Jump — 9:16
8. 08 - How Mr. Flying Squirrel Almost Got Wings — 8:26
9. 09 - How Mr. Weasel Was Made an Outcast — 8:52
10. 10 - How the Eyes of Old Mr. Owl Became Fixed — 7:04
11. 11 - How It Happens Johnny Chuck Sleeps All Winter — 8:18
12. 12 - How Old Mr. Otter Learned to Slide — 7:29
13. 13 - How Drummer the Woodpecker Came by His Red Cap — 8:02
14. 14 - How Old Mr. Tree Toad Found Out How To Climb — 7:10
15. 15 - How Old Mr. Heron Learned Patience — 7:16
16. 16 - How Tufty the Lynx Happens to Have a Stump of a Tail — 6:34

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