Tales of Laughter: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Tales of Laughter, credited to Kate Douglas Wiggin; Nora Archibald Smith, 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 Tales of Laughter by Kate Douglas Wiggin; Nora Archibald Smith. Read in English by Lynne T; jyshrout; Lynda Marie Neilson; Christine Lehman; Annyiee Hill; Dale Grothmann; Wolfgang Bas; Evan Smith; SuperNebula; Eevans; KHand; PatsyAnn; Michael Fassio; BettyB; TJ Burns Time to exercise your funny bone. This fun collection of stories from around the world will make children of all ages smile and chuckle. A LAUGHING SONG When the greenwoods laugh with the voice of joy, And the dimpling stream runs laughing by; When the air does laugh with our merry wit, And the green hill laughs with the noise of it; When the meadows laugh with lively green, And the grasshopper laughs in the merry scene; When Mary and Susan and Emily With their sweet round mouths sing “Ha, ha, he!” When the painted birds laugh in the shade, Where our table with cherries and nuts is spread; Come live and be merry and join with me To sing the sweet chorus of “Ha, ha, he!” William Blake. - Summary by Lynne Thompson

Recording facts

• Recording title: Tales of Laughter
• Author credits: Kate Douglas Wiggin; Nora Archibald Smith
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 141
• Listed recording duration: 15:59:19

Opening tracks: first 24 of 141

1. 001 - The Rats and Their Son-in-Law — 4:58
2. 002 - The Mouse and the Sausage — 2:27
3. 003 - The Three Wishes — 6:02
4. 004 - The Fox and the Goose — 3:01
5. 005 - If Heaven Will It — 2:36
6. 006 - The Booby — 9:53
7. 007 - The Months — 10:47
8. 008 - The Stone in the Cock's Head — 11:37
9. 009 - The Fox and the Cat — 4:27
10. 010 - The Straw Ox — 8:42
11. 011 - The Cat, The Cock and The Fox — 6:17
12. 012 - The Fox and the Dove — 3:03
13. 013 - The Fox and the Hedgehog — 3:16
14. 014 - The Disappointed Bear — 3:15
15. 015 - Young Neverfull — 3:14
16. 016 - Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Leary — 14:03
17. 017 - The Tail — 1:23
18. 018 - Jack and the King who was a Gentleman — 15:41
19. 019 - Hans in Luck — 15:33
20. 020 - The Family Servants — 2:04
21. 021 - The Flail Which Came From the Clouds — 2:40
22. 022 - The Sole's Mouth — 2:22
23. 023 - The Three Brothers — 4:48
24. 024 - The Wren and the Bear — 7:35

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