Canadian Wonder Tales
Cyrus Macmillan
Read by Sean Michael Hogan
This is a collection of folk tales originating in Canada, some from aboriginal oral tradition and others due to early French, Scottish, Irish and British colonists. They are presented as "fables" though many are without obvious moral. (Summary by Sean Michael Hogan) (4 hr 30 min)
Chapters
| 01 - Foreword and Preface | 6:08 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 02 - The Baker's Magic Wand | 10:57 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 03 - Star-Boy and the Sun Dance | 10:59 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 04 - Jack and His Magic Aids | 10:49 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 05 - The Bad Indian's Ashes | 5:10 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 06 - The Mermaid of the Magdalenes | 7:40 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 07 - The Boy and the Dancing Fairy | 11:45 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 08 - The Mouse and the Sun | 8:17 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 09 - Glooskap's Country | 11:52 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 10 - How Rabbit Lost His Tail | 8:41 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 11 - The Partridge and His Drum | 11:50 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 12 - How Summer Came to Canada | 11:08 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 13 - How Turtle Came | 8:42 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 14 - The First Mosquito | 10:16 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 15 - The Moon and His Frog-Wife | 6:07 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 16 - Glooskap and the Fairy | 3:07 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 17 - The Passing of Glooskap | 16:50 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 18 - The Indian Cinderella | 5:35 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 19 - The Boy and His Three Helpers | 5:44 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 20 - The Duck with the Red Feet | 5:31 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 21 - The Northern Lights | 11:57 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 22 - The Boy and the Robbers' Magical Booty | 11:27 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 23 - The Coming of the Corn | 4:50 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 24 - The Dance of Death | 5:44 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 25 - The First Pig and Porcupine | 9:44 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 26 - The Shrove Tuesday Visitor | 7:41 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 27 - The Boy of Great Strength and the Giants | 4:49 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 28 - The Strange Tale of Caribou and Moose | 8:52 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 29 - Jack and His Wonderful Hen | 7:02 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 30 - The Sad Tale of Woodpecker and Bluejay | 5:06 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 31 - The Stupid Boy and the Wand | 6:22 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 32 - The Blackfoot and the Bear | 6:56 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
| 33 - The Boys and the Giant | 2:40 | Read by Sean Michael Hogan |
Reviews
Wonderful reading! BUT!
Carly Corday
"Jack and His Magic Aids" is another upside-down fairy tale, where what seems to me to be the Bad Guy wins the day by hook and crook instead of by his wits, honesty, goodness, and by EARNING it many times over. This fella doesn't earn a thing. A girl who doesn't want to marry an unappealing stranger is equated in this story to a bully who steals his mother's cows. A Five Star book of wonder tales, except for this one Jack.
Good reading, interesting folk tales.
Lucy_k_p
Thank you Sean Michael Hogan for this reading of Canadian Wonder Tales. It was clear, well paced and very enjoyable to listen to. And the folktales themselves were very interesting. Some fascinating explanations of how certain animals came to be.