The Runaway Donkey and Other Rhymes for Children


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This volume contains 21 poems for children by Emilie Poulsson. In her own words, "In the belief that such rhymes as are herein offered gratify and increase in children both the love of animals and the sense of humor, this new volume is sent forth not only to give pleasure, but to contribute what it may to the fostering of these desirable traits." (Preface) (0 hr 47 min)

Chapters

Preface 2:24 Read by BettyB
The Runaway Donkey 3:29 Read by Gaby
The Pony Rollo Rhymes - The Pony Needed 2:27 Read by Allen Kelly
The Pony Rollo Rhymes - The Pony's Arrival 1:40 Read by Allen Kelly
The Pony Rollo Rhymes - The Pony's Tricks 1:29 Read by Allen Kelly
The Pony Rollo Rhymes - The Pony Named 1:13 Read by Allen Kelly
The Pony Rollo Rhymes - The Pony and Teddy 1:35 Read by Allen Kelly
The Pony Rollo Rhymes - The Pony as Cowboy 2:11 Read by Allen Kelly
The Pony Rollo Rhymes - The Check-Rein Story 1:55 Read by Allen Kelly
The Pony Rollo Rhymes - Pony Rollo and Little Dog Midget 2:18 Read by Allen Kelly
The Kindly Deer 1:49 Read by Jill Engle
Farm Voices 1:54 Read by Tom Penn
By Favor of the Queen 2:48 Read by BettyB
The Pigeons 3:07 Read by Jill Engle
The Child and the Pigeons 0:56 Read by BettyB
Who Gives Us Our Thanksgiving Dinner? 2:53 Read by BettyB
Clothes 1:58 Read by Tom Penn
The Ballad of the Bumptious Boy 1:23 Read by Allen Kelly
At the Pond 1:49 Read by Gaby
The Donkey's Ears 1:13 Read by Andrew Dougherty
The Noisy Rhyme 1:42 Read by Allen Kelly
Old Barney's Latest Prank 5:23 Read by Gaby