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The Book of Elves and Fairies for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud

Lots of stories and poems about elves, faeries and other wonderful wee folk. All read for you by LibriVox people who love them so what more could you ask for? If you want a break from the harsh 'real' world, come relax for awhile in fairyland where troubles are solved by magic and perhaps a kiss or two. (phil c)

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Dedication and Foreword (Beth Thomas (1974-2020))
Around! Around! in Fairy Rings (Foon)
Adventures of Robin Goodfellow, Old English (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Potato Supper, Irish (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Milk-White Calf and the Fairy Ring, Irish (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Wood-Lady, Bohemian (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Dance of the Fairies (TracyB)
“’Tis the Midnight Hour” (Lynda Marie Neilson)
Monday! Tuesday! Irish (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Greedy Old Man, Cornish (Lynda Marie Neilson)
Legend of Bottle Hill, Irish (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Brown Dwarf (Lynda Marie Neilson)
“And will you come away, my Lad?” (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Boy who found the Pots of Gold, Irish (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Ragweed, Irish (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Bad Boy and the Leprechaun, Irish (Lynda Marie Neilson)
Tom and the Knockers, Cornish (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Knockers’ Diamonds, Cornish (Lynda Marie Neilson)
Skillywidden, Cornish (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Leprechaun, or Fairy Shoemaker (Lynda Marie Neilson)
Glad Little, Sad Little, Bad Little Elves (Lynda Marie Neilson)
Little Redcap, Irish (Caroline Lilyard)
The Curmudgeon’s Skin, Irish (Lynda Marie Neilson)
Judy and the Fairy Cat, Irish (Caroline Lilyard)
The Boggart, English (Caroline Lilyard)
Ownself, English (Caroline Lilyard)
The Sick-Bed Elves, Chinese (Caroline Lilyard)
How Peeping Kate was Piskey-Led, Cornish (AnnaLisa Bodtker)
One-Eyed Prying Joan’s Tale, Cornish (Foon)
The Fairy Folk (AnnaLisa Bodtker)
“Their Dwellings be,” (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Fairy’s Servants, Basque (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Pixies, English (Kirsten Bradby)
The Brownie of Blednoch, Scottish (Devorah Allen)
Elsa and the Ten Elves, Swedish (Lynda Marie Neilson)
Piskey Fine! and Piskey Gay! Cornish (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Fairy Wedding, Swedish (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Tomts, Swedish (Lynda Marie Neilson)
Song of the Elfin Miller (Lynda Marie Neilson)
“Over Hill, over Dale,” Shakespeare (Lynda Marie Neilson)
Kintaro the Golden Boy, Japanese (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Flower Fairies, Chinese (Foon)
The Fairy Island, Cornish (Väinö Kervesti)
The Four-Leaved Clover, Cornish (Foon)
The Gillie Dhu, Scottish (Lynda Marie Neilson)
How Kahukura learned to make Nets, New Zealand (Foon)
Echo, the Cave Fairy, From the Island of Mangaia (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Isles of the Sea Fairies (Lynda Marie Neilson)
“But we that live in Fairyland,” Old Ballad (AnnaLisa Bodtker)
The Magic Ferns, Cornish (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Smith and the Fairies, Scottish (Devorah Allen)
The Coal-Black Steed, English (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Girl who was stolen by the Fairies, Irish (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Girl who danced with the Fairies, Irish (Lynda Marie Neilson)
Elidore and the Golden Ball, Welsh (Lynda Marie Neilson)
At the Court of Fairyland (Diana Schmidt)
Fairy Godmothers and Wonderful Gifts (TracyB)
Cinderella (Caroline Lilyard)
Sleeping Beauty in the Wood (Caroline Lilyard)
Prince Chéri (Foon)
Toads and Diamonds (Thomas Rose)
Blanche and Rose (Foon)
The Enchanted Watch (Foon)
Queen Mab (Lynda Marie Neilson)
“A Little Knight and Little Maid (Lynda Marie Neilson)
Fairy Do-Nothing and Giant Snap-’Em-Up (Thomas Rose)
Timothy Tuttle and the Little Imps (Kathleen Moore)
Butterfly’s Diamond (Kathleen Moore)
Little Niebla (marystufflebeam)
Little Tiny (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Immortal Fountain (Lynda Marie Neilson)
The Story of Childe Charity (Foon)
The Shining Child and the Wicked Mouche (Thomas Rose)
Mabel on Midsummer Day (Nemo)
“Oh! where do Fairies hide their Heads? (Nemo)
The Fairies’ Passage (Nemo)
Old Winter’s Fairyland (Nemo)
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