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Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin 10 Three Men of Gotham Kids Audiobooks Read Aloud.
story 10 from 50 famous stories retold recorded for librivox.org by laura caldwell three men of gotham there is a town in england called gotham and many mary stories are told of the queer people who used to live there one day two men of gotham met on a bridge hodge was coming from the market and peter was going to the market where are you going said hodge i am going to the market to buy sheep said peter by sheep said hodge and which way will you bring them home i shall bring them over this bridge said peter no you shall not said hodge yes but i will said peter you shall not said hodge i will said peter then they beat with their sticks on the ground as though there have been a hundred sheep between them take care cried peter look out that my sheep don't jump on the bridge i care not where they jump said hodge but they shall not go over it but they will said peter have a care said hodge for if you say too much i will put my fingers in your mouth will you said peter just then another man of gotham came from the market with a sack of mill on his horse he heard his neighbors quarreling about sheep but he could see no sheep between them and so he stopped and spoke to them are you foolish fellows he cried it is strange that you will never learn wisdom come here peter and help me lay my sack on my shoulder peter did so and the man carried his meal to the side of the bridge now look at me he said and learn a lesson and he opened the mouth of the sack and poured all the meal into the river now neighbors he said can you tell how much meal is in my sack there is none at all cried hodge and peter together you are right said the man and you that stand here and quarrel about nothing have no more sense in your heads than i have meal in my sack end of story 10. this recording is in the public domain

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Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin 9 The Black Douglas Kids Audiobooks Read Aloud

story nine from 50 famous stories retold by james baldwin read for librivox.org by laura caldwell the black douglas in scotland in the time of king robert bruce there lived a brave man whose name was douglas his hair and beard were black and long and his face was tanned and dark and for this reason people nicknamed him the black douglas he was a good friend of the king and one of his strongest helpers in the war with the english who were trying to drive bruce from scotland the black douglas did many brave deeds and the english people became very much afraid of him by and by the fear of him spread all through the land nothing could frighten an english lad more than to tell him that the black douglas was not far away women would tell their children when they were naughty that the black douglas would get them and this would make them very quiet and good there was a large castle in scotland which the english had taken early in the war the scottish soldiers wanted very much to take it again and the black douglas and his men went one day to see what they could do it happened to be a holiday and most of the english soldiers in the castle were eating and drinking and having a merry time but they had left watchmen on the wall to see that the scottish soldiers did not come upon them unawares and so they felt quite safe in the evening when it was growing dark the wife of one of the soldiers went up on the wall with her child in her arms as she looked over into the fields below the castle she saw some dark objects moving toward the foot of the wall in the dusk she could not make out what they were and so she pointed them out to one of the watchmen poopoo said the watchman those are nothing to frighten us they are farmers cattle trying to find their way home the farmer himself is enjoying the holiday and he has forgotten to bring them in if the douglas should happen this way before morning he will be sorry for his carelessness but the dark objects were not cattle they were the black douglas and his men creeping on hands and feet toward the foot of the castle wall some of them were dragging ladders behind them through the grass they would soon be climbing to the top of the wall none of the english soldiers dreamed that they were within many miles of the place the woman watched them until the last one had passed around a corner out of sight she was not afraid for in the darkening twilight they looked indeed like cattle after a little while she began to sing to her child hushy hushy little pet ye hushy hushy do not fret ye the black douglas shall not get ye

all at once a gruff voice was heard behind her saying don't be so sure about that she looked around and there to the black douglas himself at the same moment a scottish soldier climbed off a ladder and leaped upon the wall and then there came another and another and another until the wall was covered with them soon there was hot fighting in every part of the castle but the english were so taken by surprise that they could not do much many of them were killed and in a little while the black douglas and his men were the masters of the castle which by right belonged to them as for the woman and her child the black douglas would not suffer anyone to harm them after a while they went back to england and whether the mother made up any more songs about the black douglas i cannot tell

end of story nine this recording is in the public domain

Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin 8 Bruce and the Spider Kids Audiobooks Read Aloud.
story 8 from 50 famous stories retold by james baldwin read for librivox.org by laura caldwell bruce and the spider there was once a king of scotland whose name was robert bruce he had need to be both brave and wise for the times in which he lived were wild and rude the king of england was at war with him and had led a great army into scotland to drive him out of the land battle after battle had been fought six times had bruce led his brave little army against his foes and six times had his men been beaten and driven into flight at last his army was scattered and he was forced to hide himself in the woods and in lonely places among the mountains one rainy day bruce lay on the ground under a rude shed listening to the patter of the drops on the roof above him he was tired and sick at heart and ready to give up all hope it seemed to him that there was no use for him to try to do anything more as he lay thinking he saw a spider over his head making ready to weave her web he watched her as she toiled slowly and with great care six times she tried to throw her frail thread from one beam to another and six times it fell short poor thing said bruce you too know what it is to fail but the spider did not lose hope with the sixth failure with still more care she made ready to try for the seventh time bruce almost forgot his own troubles as he watched her swing herself out upon the slender line would she fail again no the thread was carried safely to the beam and fastened there i too will try a seventh time cried bruce he arose and called his men together he told them of his plans and sent them out with messages of cheer to his disheartened people soon there was an army of brave scotchmen around him another battle was fought and the king of england was glad to go back into his own country i have heard it said that after that day no one by the name of bruce would ever hurt a spider the lesson which the little creature had taught the king was never forgotten

end of story 8 this recording is in the public domain

Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin 7 Robin Hood Kids Audiobooks Read Aloud

Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin 7 Robin Hood Kids Audiobooks Read Aloud

audio Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin 6 The White Ship Kids Audiobooks.
story six from 50 famous stories retold by james baldwin read for librivox.org by laura caldwell king john and the abbot part one the three questions there was once a king of england whose name was john he was a bad king for he was harsh and cruel to his people and so long as he could have his own way he did not care what became of other folks he was the worst king that england ever had now there was in the town of canterbury a rich old abbott who lived in grand style in a great house called the abbey every day a hundred noble men sat down with him to dine and fifty brave knights in fine velvet coats and gold chains waited upon him at his table when king john heard of the way in which the abbot lived he made up his mind to put a stop to it so he sent for the old man to come and see him how now my good abbot he said i hear that you keep a far better house than i how dare you do such a thing don't you know that no man in the land ought to live better than the king and i tell you that no man shall o king said the abbot i beg to say that i am spending nothing but what is my own i hope that you will not think ill of me for making things pleasant for my friends and the brave knights who are with me think ill of you said the king how can i help but think ill of you all that there is in this broad land is mine by right and how do you dare to put me to shame by living in grander style than i one would think that you were trying to be king in my place oh do not say so said the abbot for i not another word cried the king your fault is plain and unless you can answer me three questions your head shall be cut off and all your riches shall be mine i will try to answer them o king said the abbot well then said the king as i sit here with my crown of gold on my head you must tell me to within a day just how long i shall live secondly you must tell me how soon i shall ride round the whole world and lastly you shall tell me what i think o king said the abbot these are deep heart questions and i cannot answer them just now but if you will give me two weeks to think about them i will do the best that i can two weeks you shall have said the king but if then you fail to answer me you shall lose your head and all your lands shall be mine the abbot went away very sad and in great fear he first wrote to oxford here was a great school called a university and he wanted to see if any of the wise professors could help him but they shook their heads and said that there was nothing about king john in any of their books then the abbot road down to cambridge where there was another university but not one of the teachers in that great school could help him at last sad and sorrowful he rode toward home to bid his friends and his brave knights goodbye for now he had not a week to live part two the three answers as the abbott was riding up the lane which led to his grand house he met his shepherd going to the fields welcome home good master cried the shepherd what news do you bring us from great king john sad news sad news said the abbot and then he told him all that had happened cheer up cheer up good master said the shepherd have you never yet heard that a fool may teach a wise man wit i think i can help you out of your trouble you helped me cried the abbot how how well answered the shepherd you know that everybody says that i look just like you and that i have sometimes been mistaken for you so lend me your servants and your horse and your gown and i will go up to london and see the king if nothing else can be done i can at least die in your place my good shepherd said the abbot you are very very kind and i have a mind to let you try your plan but if the worst comes to the worst you shall not die for me i will die for myself so the shepherd got ready to go at once he dressed himself with great care over the shepherd's coat he threw the abbott's long gown and he...

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Dramatic Reading) by L. Frank Baum Ch.1 Free Audiobook

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Dramatic Reading) by L. Frank Baum Ch.3 Free Audiobook.
chapter 3 of the wonderful wizard of oz this is a librivox recording all webrivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org recording by david lawrence the wonderful wizard of oz by frank l baum chapter 3 how dorothy saved the scarecrow when dorothy was left alone she began to feel hungry so she went to the cupboard and cut herself some bread which she spread with butter she gave some to toto and taking a pail from the shelf she carried it down to the little brook and filled it with clear sparkling water total ran over to the trees and began to bark at the birds sitting there dorothy went to get him and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast then she went back to the house and having helped herself in total to a good drink of cool clear water she set about making ready for the journey to the city of emeralds dorothy had only one other dress but that happened to be clean and was hanging on a peg beside her bed it was gingham with checks of white and blue and although the blue was somewhat faded with many washings it was still a pretty frog the girl washed herself carefully dressed herself in the clean gingham and tied her pink sun bonnet on her head she took a little basket and filled it with bread from the cupboard laying a white cloth over the top then she looked down at her feet and noticed how old and worn her shoes were they surely will never do for a long journey toto she said and total looked up into her face with his little black eyes and wagged his tail to show he knew what she meant at that moment dorothy saw lying on the table the silver shoes that had belonged to the witch of the east i wonder if they will fit me she said to toto they would be just the thing to take a long walk in for they could not wear out she took off her old leather shoes and tried on the silver ones which fitted her as well as if they had been made for her finally she picked up her basket come along toto she said we will go to the emerald city and ask the great oz how to get back to kansas again she closed the door locked it and put the key carefully in the pocket of her dress and so with toto trotting along somberly behind her she started on her journey there were several roads nearby but it did not take her long to find the one paved with yellow bricks within a short time she was walking briskly toward the emerald city her silver shoes tinkling merrily on the hard yellow road bed the sun shone bright and the birds sang sweetly and dorothy did not feel nearly so bad as you might think a little girl would who had been suddenly whisked away from her own country and set down in the midst of a strange land she was surprised as she walked along to see how pretty the country was about her there were neat fences on the sides of the road painted a dainty blue color and beyond them were fields of grain and vegetables in abundance evidently the munchkins were good farmers

and setting them free from bondage the houses of the munchkins were odd looking dwellings for each was round with a big dome for a roof all were painted blue for in this country of the east blue was the favorite color toward evening when dorothy was tired with her long walk and begin to wonder where she should pass the night she came to a house rather larger than the rest on the green lawn before it many men and women were dancing five little fiddlers played as loudly as possible and the people were laughing and singing while a big table nearby was loaded with delicious fruits and nuts pies and cakes and many other good things to eat the people greeted dorothy kindly and invited her to supper and to pass the night with them for this was the home of one of the richest munchkins in the land and his friends were gathered with him to...

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Dramatic Reading)
by L. Frank Baum

Publication date 2010-01-25
Usage Public DomainCreative Commons Licensepublicdomain
Topics librivox, audiobook, tornado, witch of the west, kids' stories, children, yellow brick road,
This is a LibriVox collaborative recording of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum.

The timeless story of the Wizard Of Oz. Follow Dorothy as she leaves Kansas for Oz on a cyclone. She meets many strange, and wonderful people and creatures along the way. Enjoy it again with your children and family. (Summary by J. Hall)

Characters:

Aunt Em: jenny
Dorothy: Sibella
The Scarecrow: Kaffen
The Tin Woodman: DSayers
The Cowardly Lion: padraigo
The Witch of the North: jenny
Munchkin 1: Annoying Twit
Munchkin 2: aradlaw
Munchkin 3: Iowajones
The Wizard of Oz: earthcalling
Guardian of the Gates: Ernst Pattynama
Soldier: Symmie
The Wicked Witch of the West: RuthieG
The Queen of the Field Mice: Hayflake
Several Mice: Symmie
Stork: jenny
Man: jeremiahbritt
Woman: echobase77
Green girl: niamh
Person of the Court: joyseternal
Leader of the Wolves: henry
King Crow: henry
Person of the Emerald City: staticstasy
China Princess: Iowajones
Clown: victoria_8674
Tiger: henry
Strange Man: MHAIJH85
Farmer's Wife: staticstasy
Young Girl: niamh
Glinda the Good Witch: sadclown
Monkey King: henry
Boq the Munchkin: chris123
Big Mouse: Symmie
Milkmaid: ReadsALott

All the Choices ABRSM grade 1 Samples Introduction by Sarnia de la Maré FRSA Free Music School

Tale Teller Music School Minuet in C Mozart K 6 Free Lesson ABRSM Grade One All Welcome.
hello tell us now we've got our second choice for the abrsm um which is the mozart minuet in c k six and i got a feeling it may be my favorite um i really enjoy playing it and it's not as difficult as you might think so it's quite often mozart can be a bit tricky it likes a lot of notes you know and um a lot of flying about and in the right hand he's do this this composition is is quite um heavy on notes as it were light fingered but you know there are quite a few of them there's a lot going on so i've really slowed it down and in the left hand actually it's very simple if you listen we've just got some did um um very standard progressions um but you know broken chords very very simple left hand if you listen very carefully you'll hear that manageable very manageable i'd say um so see what you think as i say i've slowed it down um i've slowed it down to about 50 bpm um we'll be working with metronomes and such like and of course i'll be doing this uh i'll be doing all of them hand separately and then hands together and i'll do a i'll split them up so that you can accompany me when i do the left you do the right etcetera and this is how we learn you see this is how we get really good we we separate and we build up the skills and the fingering and our muscle memory becomes adept at knowing where our fingers go so that we don't have to think about it and that's how we're going to learn all of these pieces i'm very excited about working with these actually so listen to my slow version that i did earlier and see what you think about um i mean i think if you listen to it you if you listen to it a few times it'll feel much much more straightforward than than you think there's much uh don't be scared of this piece really don't be

foreign what do you think i think it's gorgeous little piece um and it's rather um it's in the tradition of a minuet so it's really putting you in a sort of good classical frame of mind um you know the repertoire you'll be coming across a lot of mozart as you progress musically so it's quite a good building block really and and don't worry because when we get to um section c we're going to be looking at more jazz uh influenced pieces um so don't be afraid of being um you know overly traditional um the idea of the syllabus is actually to choose three contrasting pieces so you you really get a taste of you know the the canon there's millions of pieces of music that we can choose from but the syllabus for the abrsm will give us a really good grounding because you know the nature of it is such that you have to choose this one from group a you have to choose one from group b and you have to choose one from group c and if you're doing these pieces with me and you're not um sitting the examination um that you won't have to worry about that however i do think you should choose three minimum to do with me and if look if you've got time on your hands do more um we can learn anything if we apply ourselves and i'm going to teach you the best way to learn a piece of music the the way that will mean that you waste no time at all um that you practice only what you need to practice and that you develop very very quickly because um i i will tell you what you need to do every day and this is key and the wonderful thing about the podcast is that you can have a lesson every day and you can have a lesson every hour actually and that's a gift because um a lot of people don't have that opportunity they can only have a lesson uh once a week um sometimes not even that so this is the wonderful thing about the telltale school of music is spot on it's fantastic so yes learn with me um we're going to have such fun doing these pieces so i really like that yes i do really like the last one as well number one um which is called a toy have a listen to that um i'll try and upload them all in the next few days and we'll start um serious...