6 episodes
Pick Up & Read Pick Up & Read
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A story-time for pick up (or anytime!) intended for children, young and old.
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5. The Three Brothers
From Andrew Lang's Yellow Fairy Book, "The Three Brothers" tells the story of a young man whose story begins with a mysterious hawk--actually a witch--who comes in the night to destroy the windows of his church. From there he finds love, fortune, betrayal, and magic in a land deep below the earth.
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4. The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert Service
One of the Tales of the Yukon by Robert W. Service (1874-1958), the Cremation of Sam McGee finds humor in the deadly cold of northern Canada.
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3. The Iron Stove
From Andrew Lang's The Yellow Fairy Book, "The Iron Stove" is an adaptation of a story from Grimm. A tale of love and enchantment, it tells of princess at first reluctantly engaged who loses her prince and the lengths to which she must go to find him again.
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2. How Some Wild Animals Became Tame
From Andrew Lang's Brown Fairy Book, "How Some Wild Animals Became Tame" is an adaptation based on the Lappländische Märchen.
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1. The True History of Little Golden-Hood
From Andrew Lang's The Red Fairy Book, we hear of the true story of Little Golden-Hood. We learn the true color and power of the hood. We hear how the grandmother needed no woodcutter to save her as well!
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Introducing Pick Up & Read
A brief overview of the podcast reflecting briefly on the inspiration of the title in the conversion story of St. Augustine.