Fairy Tales from Brazil


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(4.1 stars; 9 reviews)

This book, subtitled "How and Why Tales from Brazilian Folk-Lore", is a collection of short stories, most of them etiologial myths from Brazilian Indian Folklore. (Summary by Leni)

Chapters

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00 - Preface 2:31 Read by Leni
01 - How the Night Came 7:43 Read by Leni
02 - How the Rabbit Lost His Tail 5:12 Read by Leni
03 - How the Toad Got His Bruises 5:35 Read by Leni
04 - How the Tiger Got His Stripes 10:34 Read by Leni
05 - Why the Lamb Is Meek 8:13 Read by Eric
06 - Why the Tiger and the Stag Fear Each Other 7:41 Read by Karen
07 - How the Speckled Hen Got Her Speckles 9:39 Read by Karen
08 - How the Monkey Became a Trickster 3:38 Read by Diana Majlinger
09 - How the Monkey and the Goat Earned Their Reputations 6:34 Read by Elizabeth Barr
10 - How the Monkey Got a Drink When He Was Thirsty 5:07 Read by Patrick Wells
11 - How the Monkey Got Food When He Was Hungry 3:34 Read by Patrick Wells
12 - Why the Bananas Belong to the Monkey 6:50 Read by Danarra
13 - How the Monkey Escaped Being Eaten 6:24 Read by Danarra
14 - Why the Monkey Still Has a Tail 5:28 Read by Karen
15 - How Black Became White 6:33 Read by Karen
16 - How the Pigeon Became a Tame Bird 8:11 Read by Karen
17 - Why the Sea Moans 16:47 Read by Eric
18 - How the Brazilian Beetles Got Their Gorgeous Coats 8:17 Read by David Stryker

Reviews


(4 stars)

Well done anonymous cast of LibriVox voice! That was delightful.