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On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said; “None of the books about Fairies ever say a word about Australia! Are there any Australian Fairies, Father?” Somewhat hastily, perhaps, I answered: “Why, yes, of course! Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74374534</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:01:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74374534/stories_the_iroquois_tell_their_children_mabel_powers.mp3" length="87665464" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>James Hume-Cook</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. 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On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said; “None of the books about Fairies ever say a word about Australia! Are there any Australian Fairies, Father?” Somewhat hastily, perhaps, I answered: “Why, yes, of course! Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74297759</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:01:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74297759/fairy_tales_from_south_africa_mrs_e_j_bourhill.mp3" length="169032444" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>James Hume-Cook</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. 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On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said; “None of the books about Fairies ever say a word about Australia! Are there any Australian Fairies, Father?” Somewhat hastily, perhaps, I answered: “Why, yes, of course! Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74275582</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:01:31 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74275582/spinning_wheel_stories_louisa_may_alcott.mp3" length="201764394" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>James Hume-Cook</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. 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On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said; “None of the books about Fairies ever say a word about Australia! Are there any Australian Fairies, Father?” Somewhat hastily, perhaps, I answered: “Why, yes, of course! Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74255257</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:01:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74255257/outa_karel_s_stories_south_african_folk_lore_tales_sanni_metelerkamp.mp3" length="90559958" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>James Hume-Cook</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. 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On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said; “None of the books about Fairies ever say a word about Australia! Are there any Australian Fairies, Father?” Somewhat hastily, perhaps, I answered: “Why, yes, of course! Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74236852</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:01:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74236852/tales_of_king_arthur_and_the_round_table_andrew_lang.mp3" length="124140327" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>James Hume-Cook</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. 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On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said; “None of the books about Fairies ever say a word about Australia! Are there any Australian Fairies, Father?” Somewhat hastily, perhaps, I answered: “Why, yes, of course! Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74218816</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:01:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74218816/kabumpo_in_oz_ruth_plumly_thompson.mp3" length="149349027" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>James Hume-Cook</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. 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On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said; “None of the books about Fairies ever say a word about Australia! Are there any Australian Fairies, Father?” Somewhat hastily, perhaps, I answered: “Why, yes, of course! Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74187532</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:01:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74187532/hollow_tree_and_deep_woods_book_albert_bigelow_paine.mp3" length="118545352" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>James Hume-Cook</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. 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On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said; “None of the books about Fairies ever say a word about Australia! Are there any Australian Fairies, Father?” Somewhat hastily, perhaps, I answered: “Why, yes, of course! Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74156260</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:01:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74156260/myths_and_legends_of_british_north_america_katharine_berry_judson.mp3" length="107514507" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>James Hume-Cook</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. 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On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said; “None of the books about Fairies ever say a word about Australia! Are there any Australian Fairies, Father?” Somewhat hastily, perhaps, I answered: “Why, yes, of course! Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74123386</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:01:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74123386/african_myths_carter_woodson.mp3" length="110427052" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>James Hume-Cook</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. 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On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said; “None of the books about Fairies ever say a word about Australia! Are there any Australian Fairies, Father?” Somewhat hastily, perhaps, I answered: “Why, yes, of course! Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74071488</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:03:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74071488/honey_bee_anatole_france.mp3" length="77278735" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>James Hume-Cook</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. 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Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9650</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/95ac629fefed8bbd09d933f1d5032d0b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Magic Nuts-Mary Louisa Molesworth</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/magic-nuts-mary-louisa-molesworth--74043678</link><description><![CDATA[The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. Having three children, each of whom loved a Fairy Tale, it somehow became the fashion, on Sunday evenings, to tell them a story. On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said; “None of the books about Fairies ever say a word about Australia! Are there any Australian Fairies, Father?” Somewhat hastily, perhaps, I answered: “Why, yes, of course! Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74043678</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:03:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74043678/20485_magic_nuts_mary_louisa_molesworth.mp3" length="123260993" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>James Hume-Cook</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. 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Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>15392</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/95ac629fefed8bbd09d933f1d5032d0b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Three Hundred Aesop's Fables-Aesop</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-hundred-aesop-s-fables-aesop--74018622</link><description><![CDATA[The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. Having three children, each of whom loved a Fairy Tale, it somehow became the fashion, on Sunday evenings, to tell them a story. On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said; “None of the books about Fairies ever say a word about Australia! Are there any Australian Fairies, Father?” Somewhat hastily, perhaps, I answered: “Why, yes, of course! Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74018622</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:02:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74018622/three_hundred_aesop_s_fables_aesop.mp3" length="170291679" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>James Hume-Cook</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. 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Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>21265</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/95ac629fefed8bbd09d933f1d5032d0b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Diatessaron A Harmony of the Four Gospels-Tatian</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/diatessaron-a-harmony-of-the-four-gospels-tatian--73990833</link><description><![CDATA[The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. Having three children, each of whom loved a Fairy Tale, it somehow became the fashion, on Sunday evenings, to tell them a story. On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said; “None of the books about Fairies ever say a word about Australia! Are there any Australian Fairies, Father?” Somewhat hastily, perhaps, I answered: “Why, yes, of course! Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73990833</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:03:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73990833/diatessaron_a_harmony_of_the_four_gospels_tatian.mp3" length="187974101" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>James Hume-Cook</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. 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Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>23473</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/95ac629fefed8bbd09d933f1d5032d0b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Favorite Fairy Tales Retold-Julia Darrow Cowles</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/favorite-fairy-tales-retold-julia-darrow-cowles--73965556</link><description><![CDATA[The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. Having three children, each of whom loved a Fairy Tale, it somehow became the fashion, on Sunday evenings, to tell them a story. On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said; “None of the books about Fairies ever say a word about Australia! Are there any Australian Fairies, Father?” Somewhat hastily, perhaps, I answered: “Why, yes, of course! Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73965556</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:03:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73965556/favorite_fairy_tales_retold_julia_darrow_cowles.mp3" length="74518074" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>James Hume-Cook</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. 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On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said; “None of the books about Fairies ever say a word about Australia! Are there any Australian Fairies, Father?” Somewhat hastily, perhaps, I answered: “Why, yes, of course! Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73940840</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:02:57 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73940840/rootabaga_stories_carl_sandburg.mp3" length="93015360" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>James Hume-Cook</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. 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On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said; “None of the books about Fairies ever say a word about Australia! Are there any Australian Fairies, Father?” Somewhat hastily, perhaps, I answered: “Why, yes, of course! Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73912915</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:03:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73912915/holiday_house_catherine_sinclair.mp3" length="242073116" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>James Hume-Cook</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. Having three children, each of whom loved a Fairy Tale, it somehow became the fashion, on...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. Having three children, each of whom loved a Fairy Tale, it somehow became the fashion, on Sunday evenings, to tell them a story. On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said; “None of the books about Fairies ever say a word about Australia! Are there any Australian Fairies, Father?” Somewhat hastily, perhaps, I answered: “Why, yes, of course! Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>30229</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/95ac629fefed8bbd09d933f1d5032d0b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Blue Rose Fairy Book-Maurice Baring</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/blue-rose-fairy-book-maurice-baring--73886511</link><description><![CDATA[The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. Having three children, each of whom loved a Fairy Tale, it somehow became the fashion, on Sunday evenings, to tell them a story. On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said; “None of the books about Fairies ever say a word about Australia! Are there any Australian Fairies, Father?” Somewhat hastily, perhaps, I answered: “Why, yes, of course! Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73886511</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:03:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73886511/21017_blue_rose_fairy_book_maurice_baring.mp3" length="118921690" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>James Hume-Cook</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. 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On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said; “None of the books about Fairies ever say a word about Australia! Are there any Australian Fairies, Father?” Somewhat hastily, perhaps, I answered: “Why, yes, of course! Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73860799</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:02:25 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73860799/aesop_s_fables_volume_05_fables_101_125_aesop.mp3" length="15617410" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>James Hume-Cook</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. 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On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said; “None of the books about Fairies ever say a word about Australia! Are there any Australian Fairies, Father?” Somewhat hastily, perhaps, I answered: “Why, yes, of course! Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!" - Summary by the author]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73790942</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:01:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73790942/little_mermaid_hans_christian_andersen.mp3" length="29767979" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>James Hume-Cook</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. 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