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Five Minute Stories

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Another collection of poems and short stories by Laura Richards. Yes, these are all short and mostly all delightfully innocent and sweet. Some have a moral for little children, and some are just funny or poignant or educational, but all are a peek into the way of life of a century ago when children lived a slower and possibly happier life and kids loved to be read a story at bedtime. No cell phones or TV, just a loving connection between parent and child. So if you want to see what it was like to listen to a story or a poem from a simpler time, just pick one from the great variety here, turn down the lamp and settle down to enjoy the warm glow of good old fashioned story tellin'. - Summary by Phil chenevert (5 hr 36 min)

Chapters

Betty

2:08

Read by Roohi

Two Calls

5:09

Read by Phil Chenevert

A New Year Song

1:37

Read by Roohi

New Year

4:29

Read by Roohi

A Lesson Song

1:49

Read by Larry Wilson

The Rubber Baby

5:03

Read by Roohi

The Red, White and Blue

3:20

Read by Greg Giordano

Totty’s Christmas

4:57

Read by Roohi

A Certain Boy

1:42

Read by Roohi

The New Sister

3:57

Read by Roohi

Buttercup Gold

9:56

Read by James K. White

One Afternoon

2:43

Read by Greg Giordano

The Stove

2:11

Read by Zee Martin

John’s Sister

1:26

Read by Roohi

New Year Song

1:48

Read by Ezwa

What Was Her Name

6:47

Read by Josh Creek

A Lesson Song

2:54

Read by Larry Wilson

The Patient Cat

3:13

Read by Aletha

Mathematics

2:32

Read by Larry Wilson

By the Fading Light

4:54

Read by Aletha

Tobogganing Song

3:11

Read by Ezwa

Song of the Tilt

1:53

Read by Greg Giordano

The Lazy Robin

5:24

Read by Greg Giordano

The Boy’s Manners

6:52

Read by James K. White

Merry Christmas

1:52

Read by Larry Wilson

Rinktum

1:24

Read by Ezwa

In the Tunnel

3:10

Read by Aletha

Practising Song

1:49

Read by Aletha

Queen Elizabeth’s Dance

2:40

Read by Greg Giordano

A Storming Party

3:20

Read by Aletha

At the Little Boy’s Home

1:46

Read by Aletha

Then and Now

1:49

Read by Ezwa

Pleasant Walk

5:46

Read by Greg Giordano

A Great Day

3:06

Read by Jet

A Pastoral

1:23

Read by Christie Crews

Riches

3:39

Read by Greg Giordano

Poverty

4:31

Read by Greg Giordano

The Best of All

5:03

Read by Greg Giordano

A Study Hour

1:42

Read by Larry Wilson

The Young Ladies

3:27

Read by Aletha

The Weathercock

1:25

Read by Greg Giordano

Ichthyology

4:00

Read by Larry Wilson

A Happy Morning

1:41

Read by Zee Martin

Lilies and Cat-Tails

10:37

Read by Greg Giordano

The Metals

3:36

Read by Ezwa

The Howlery Growlery Room

2:15

Read by Larry Wilson

The Speckled Hen

6:33

Read by James K. White

The Money Shop

10:00

Read by Greg Giordano

A Long Afternoon

3:12

Read by Greg Giordano

The Jacket

1:53

Read by Ezwa

The Fireworks

4:24

Read by Sonia

Jingle

1:11

Read by Christie Crews

See-Saw

3:38

Read by Zee Martin

Nancy’s Nightmare

2:09

Read by Roohi

Amy’s Valentine

5:04

Read by Roohi

Once Upon a Time

2:06

Read by Sonia

The Pathetic Ballad of Clarinthia Jane Louisa

1:11

Read by JudyDerby

A Day in the Country

1:01

Read by Roohi

Goosey Lucy

5:42

Read by Katrina Jankeviciute

Goosey Lucy’s New Year’s Calls

5:17

Read by Katrina Jankeviciute

Three Little Birds

1:48

Read by Ezwa

The Quacky Duck

2:40

Read by Zee Martin

New Year Thoughts

1:27

Read by Roohi

Nonsense

1:23

Read by Larry Wilson

The Singular Chicken

2:38

Read by Greg Giordano

The Clever Parson

2:36

Read by Sonia

The Purple Fish

4:15

Read by Kathleen Moore

Mr. Somebody

2:23

Read by Diana Schmidt

A Christmas Ride

4:28

Read by Kathleen Moore

A Funny Fellow

3:53

Read by Diana Schmidt

Woffsky-Poffsky

0:39

Read by Sonia

April and the Children

2:49

Read by Diana Schmidt

The Snowball

4:38

Read by Krista

A Great Fight

3:15

Read by Roohi

Hallelujah!

3:00

Read by Larry Wilson

Lullaby

1:01

Read by Christie Crews

Merry Christmas

4:03

Read by Catherine Russell

The Little Dog with the Green Tail

6:04

Read by Catherine Russell

Naughty

0:53

Read by Christie Crews

Hard Times

6:52

Read by Greg Giordano

On the Steeple

0:41

Read by Jet

Naughty Billy

0:35

Read by Jet

A Lad

0:36

Read by Jet

Saint Valentine’s House

4:28

Read by Christie Crews

The Gentleman

3:18

Read by Ezwa

A Leap Year Boy

5:23

Read by Roohi

King Pippin

2:09

Read by Greg Giordano

The Story of the Crimson Crab

6:57

Read by Christie Crews

Mother’s Riddle

0:51

Read by Abby

King John

1:48

Read by Diana Schmidt

The Spotty Cow

1:21

Read by Abby

The Button Pie

1:15

Read by Christie Crews

The Inquisitive Ducks

4:25

Read by Zee Martin

Queen Matilda

1:20

Read by Christie Crews

The Two-Shoes Chair

3:26

Read by JudyDerby

Ethelred the Unready

0:44

Read by Zee Martin

Poor Bonny

7:34

Read by Tanya Goffman

The Husking of the Corn

2:36

Read by Diana Schmidt

The Clever Cheese-Maker

4:36

Read by Mark

The Spelling Lesson

2:38

Read by Christie Crews

The Person who Did Not Like Cats

5:48

Read by Kam Yau