3 Classic Fairy Tales to Listen to!

The Erskine Family's
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September 22, 2005

In this issue:
Fairy Tales!

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Dear Friends,

It's Fairy Tale Week here at homeschoolradioshows! We have THREE classic fairy tales for you to "tune in" and enjoy:
 

The Twelve Months
The Twelve Months is a classic Czech folk tale that has been told and retold for centuries. This version of the tale was originally broadcast on the children's radio program, "Let's Pretend" on September 6, 1947.

Resource:The text of the original Czech folk tale, "The Twelve Months"

The Chinese Nightingale
Next, we have an excellent adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairytale "The Chinese Nightingale". This episode of "Let's Pretend" was originally broadcast on July 26, 1947.

Resource:Here's the complete annotated text of this story with links to further pages.

Cinderella
as retold by the Great
 Gildersleeve!
And finally, our favorite version of the classic story "Cinderella", as retold by the one and only Great Gildersleeve (Harold Peary). This tale from the album"The Great Gildersleeve tells Stories for Children" is delightfully witty and entertaining. The lovely music that accompanies the stories was composed and directed by Robert Emmett Dolan -- who was musical director on many radio programs in addition to providing the musical scores for several feature films. The dance song in Cinderella is an especially fine piece.

Enjoy!

Best Wishes,

The Erskine Family

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The TwelveMonths

The Chinese Nightingale

Cinderella

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