Christmas Tales Of Flanders


Read by David Wales

(4.6 stars; 4 reviews)

“The Christmas Tales Of Flanders presented in this volume are popular fables and legends current in Flanders and Brabant, which have for centuries been told to children throughout Belgium. Their origin is doubtful, as all literature handed down by oral tradition must be. A good many of these stories are found in a different guise in the legends of other nations…. These tales occupy for the Flemish the place nursery rhymes take in England…” (Introduction) The book title may be a bit misleading as the stories, with two exceptions, do not concern themselves with Christmas. Perhaps a way to think about this is that they are good stories to tell around a roaring yule fire. - Summary by Book Introduction and David Wales

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Introduction 2:21 Read by David Wales
The Rich Woman And The Poor Woman; The Story of Seppy 12:38 Read by David Wales
The Enchanted Apple-Tree; The Convent Free From Care 8:00 Read by David Wales
The Witches’ Cellar; The Boy Who Always Said The Wrong Thing 7:51 Read by David Wales
Hop-o-My-Thumb; The Emperor’s Parrot 12:55 Read by David Wales
The Little Blacksmith Verholen; Balten And The Wolf 30:45 Read by David Wales
The Mermaid; The Story Of The Little Hal-Cock 10:49 Read by David Wales
The Dwarf And The Blacksmith; Percy The Wizard Nicknamed Snail 13:27 Read by David Wales
Simple John; The Two Chickens Or The Two ears 8:56 Read by David Wales
The Wonderful Fish; The Frying-Pan 13:59 Read by David Wales
Farmer Broom Farmer Leaves And Farmer Iron; Little Lodewyk And Annie The Witch 8:01 Read by David Wales
The Giant Of The Causeway; The Key-Flower; The Ogre 29:10 Read by David Wales