(Complete) Children's Short Works, Vol. 45 - m8b1

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Children's Short Works Vol. 045.

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/childrens-short-works-vol-045-by-various/
Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 045: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.
NEW READERS: Please read the Newbie Guide to Recording and do a short test recording before submitting here, just to make sure that all your settings are OK. Then please read this post carefully and refer back to it. It has all the information you need to submit a recording successfully.

This collection is for any children's short work in the English Language in the public domain, preferably less than 60 minutes. You are welcome to contribute up to four selections per volume, and there is no need to "sign-up" before recording as long as the work is clearly in the public domain. Please post here if you are unsure about public domain status.
Please submit poetry to: LibriVox Short Poetry Collection

Where can I find short works for children?
Try http://www.gutenberg.org/
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/loccs/pz
or any other place you can find some - but they must be Public Domain - many children's things on the internet are not.

You may read a limit of 4 selections per volume.

Multiple versions are always welcome, so you can record a story that has been recorded before. (If the same stories are submitted twice in the same collection, we will carry the second version over to the next collection) .

You may prefer to submit your recording to one of the other more specialised short story collections.

After 15 recordings are submitted, we will prooflisten, catalog and make them available to the public.

1. RECORD
  • Be sure to set your recording software to: 44100Hz, 16-bit
  • At the BEGINNING Say: "[Title of Work], by [Author Name]" "This is a Librivox recording. All Librivox Recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit Librivox.org"
  • At the END, say: "End of [Title], by [Author Name]"
  • If you wish, you may also say: "Read by...your name."
  • Please leave 5 seconds of silence at the end of your recording or 10 seconds if longer than 30 minutes.
2. EDIT and SAVE your file:
  • Need noise-cleaning?Listen to your file through headphones. If you can hear distracting background noise, you may want to clean it up a bit. The free version 2.1.1. of Audacity (Mac/Win) has much improved noise-cleaning. See this LibriVox wiki page for a complete guide. Note: Noisecleaning with earlier versions of Audacity is not recommended.

  • ID3 Tags:ID tags are no longer needed - they are now produced automatically.

  • Save or export your recording to an mp3 file at 128kbps using the following filename:
    • File Name: Put file name all in lowercase, and the title all in one word (no leading articles i.e. the, a, an, and NO SPACES): csw045_shorttitleinoneword_readersinitials_128kb.mp3,
      e.g. csw045_scarletgiantbean_ge_128kb.mp3
3. SUBMIT your recording:
Please upload your finished recording using the LibriVox uploader (when your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please copy to post in this thread):
Uploader: http://librivox.org/login/uploader
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You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: m8b1.
*If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.

4. POST the following information in this thread:
  • • The link you copied from the uploader to your file
    • Name of your story
    • Author (birth year - death year)
    • Translator if applicable (birth year - death year)
    • Source from which you read (i.e. Gutenberg etext url)
    • Length in minutes
    • If this is your first Librivox recording, I will also need your name as you would like it to appear on the catalogue page and the URL of your homepage if you have one and would like it linked to your name on the catalogue page.


Want to see if what you plan to record has been done already?
http://librivox.org/newcatalog/search.php?
Search by keywords in the Catalog Search
But don't let this stop you from recording your own version!

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Post by MelyssaS9905 »

• The link you copied from the uploader to your file:
https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw044_applepie_ms_128kb.mp3
• Name of your story: A Apple Pie
• Author (birth year - death year): Kate Greenway (March 17,1846-November 6,1901)
• Translator if applicable (birth year - death year)
• Source from which you read (i.e. Gutenberg etext url): http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/loccs/pz
• Length in minutes 2:11
• If this is your first Librivox recording, I will also need your name as you would like it to appear on the catalogue page and the URL of your homepage if you have one and would like it linked to your name on the catalogue page. Melyssa Staggs
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MelyssaS9905 wrote: April 11th, 2021, 4:38 am • The link you copied from the uploader to your file:
https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw044_applepie_ms_128kb.mp3
• Name of your story: A Apple Pie
• Author (birth year - death year): Kate Greenway (March 17,1846-November 6,1901)
• Translator if applicable (birth year - death year)
• Source from which you read (i.e. Gutenberg etext url): http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/loccs/pz
• Length in minutes 2:11
• If this is your first Librivox recording, I will also need your name as you would like it to appear on the catalogue page and the URL of your homepage if you have one and would like it linked to your name on the catalogue page. Melyssa Staggs
Hi Melyssa,

This belongs over in the previous collection here: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=85267

No worries ~ I will post my comments in this thread. The technical aspects are correct now. However, the volume for this file is much to low and needs to be amplified. Do you know how to do that?

Also, there is slightly more than 1 seconds of silence at the beginning. If you could shave a bit off at the same time you amplify it, that would be great!

After making these corrections, please reupload with the same file name in the other thread. :thumbs:
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Post by WildflowerReads »

Hello!

Was hoping to contribute to this series Children's Short Works.
I would like to read: Wee Peter Pug by Ernst Aris
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WildflowerReads wrote: April 25th, 2021, 3:54 pm Hello!

Was hoping to contribute to this series Children's Short Works.
I would like to read: Wee Peter Pug by Ernst Aris
That would be fine. Just submit it when it is ready! :-)
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Post by WildflowerReads »

Hi Maria,

I re-read through the Wee Peter Pug- and felt a little uncomfortable :hmm: so I decided to contribute two others:

First here is:
The Fox and the Stork by Flora J. Cooke from her book Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children.

https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw045_foxandthestork_wfr_128kb.mp3

• Author Cooke, Flora J. (Flora Juliette), 1864-1953
• Source from which you read-https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30800
• Length in minutes- 1:25
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Post by WildflowerReads »

Second recording:

STORY OF SISYPHUS.
by FLORA J. COOKE

from Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children

https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw045_storyofsisyphus_wfr_128kb.mp3
• Author Cooke, Flora J. (Flora Juliette), 1864-1953
• Source from which you read https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30800
• Length in minutes 3:08

:)
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Thank you! Lovely job ~ they are both PL OK!

One thing to keep in mind for future submissions. Be sure that the _128kb is at the end of the file name. I fixed these for you, so no issues, but it is important to have the file name exactly correct for collections like this. :-)
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Thank you! I will be sure to include the _128kb in the file names for the future!

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Post by WildflowerReads »

Another Contribution


https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw045_storyofthepuddingstone_wfr_128kb.mp3


THE STORY OF THE PUDDING STONE BY FLORA J COOKE.
From NATURE MYTHS AND STORIES FOR LITTLE CHILDREN
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/30800/pg30800.txt
Cooke, Flora J. (Flora Juliette), 1864-1953

Length in Minutes 2:28

:D
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WildflowerReads wrote: April 27th, 2021, 7:47 pm Another Contribution


https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw045_storyofthepuddingstone_wfr_128kb.mp3


THE STORY OF THE PUDDING STONE BY FLORA J COOKE.
From NATURE MYTHS AND STORIES FOR LITTLE CHILDREN
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/30800/pg30800.txt
Cooke, Flora J. (Flora Juliette), 1864-1953

Length in Minutes 2:28

:D
Thank you ~ it is PL OK! :-)
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The Story of Mrs. Tubbs - Hugh Lofting
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64225
b. 1/14/1886
d. 9/26/1947
copyright 1923

https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw045_storyofmrstubbs_re_128kb.mp3
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Reden wrote: April 29th, 2021, 12:09 pm The Story of Mrs. Tubbs - Hugh Lofting
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64225
b. 1/14/1886
d. 9/26/1947
copyright 1923

https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw045_storyofmrstubbs_re_128kb.mp3
Thank you! It is PL OK! :-)
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Post by atelo »

Hey Maria,

I recorded The Wise King and The Bee by Flora J Cooke as well. I used the same book link (https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/30800/pg30800.txt).
Link: https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw045_wisekingandthebee_a_128kbps.mp3
Length: 01:53

Hope everything is okay with the recording :)
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atelo wrote: May 1st, 2021, 5:12 pm Hey Maria,

I recorded The Wise King and The Bee by Flora J Cooke as well. I used the same book link (https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/30800/pg30800.txt).
Link: https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw045_wisekingandthebee_a_128kbps.mp3
Length: 01:53

Hope everything is okay with the recording :)
Thank you! Nice job ~ it is PL OK! :-)
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