(Complete) Children's Short Works, Volume 47 - m8b1

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Children's Short Works Vol. 047.

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/childrens-short-works-vol-047-by-various/
Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 047: 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:
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  • 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): csw047_shorttitleinoneword_readersinitials_128kb.mp3,
      e.g. csw047_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):
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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.


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Post by pwitt »

I am happy to submit the following uploaded file for your review

https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw047_elephantschild_pw_128kb.mp3

•THE ELEPHANT’S CHILD by Rudyard Kipling

• Source from https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2781/2781-0.txt

• 18 minutes and 53 seconds
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pwitt wrote: June 19th, 2021, 9:01 pm I am happy to submit the following uploaded file for your review

https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw047_elephantschild_pw_128kb.mp3

•THE ELEPHANT’S CHILD by Rudyard Kipling

• Source from https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2781/2781-0.txt

• 18 minutes and 53 seconds
Thank you! It is PL OK! :-)
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Post by SuesUK »

Hi,

Hope it isn't too short, its my first story. if it is ok I will try and do a longer one as well.

https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw047_treasureinthehouse_sr_128kb.mp3

Title: The Treasure in the House
Author: Carolyn Sherwin Bailey 1875 - 1961 (birth/death)
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19661/19661-h/19661-h.htm#HOME
Duration : 5m 20 sec

Thanks,

Sue
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Thank you, Sue! The length is just fine. :-)

Nice job! It is PL OK!
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Post by ceruleanfleur »

https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/sixgiantsgriffin_cf_128kb.mp3
Six Giants and a Griffin and Other Stories by Sarah Elizabeth Birdsall Otis (1872-1940)
Gutenberg Project: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61619
~20 minutes
This is my first recording, 'ceruleanfleur' is a fine attribution.
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Post by ceruleanfleur »

Oh! I forgot to say, this is only chapter 1 of multiple chapters, chapter name same as title.
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ceruleanfleur wrote: September 1st, 2021, 1:51 pm https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/sixgiantsgriffin_cf_128kb.mp3
Six Giants and a Griffin and Other Stories by Sarah Elizabeth Birdsall Otis (1872-1940)
Gutenberg Project: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61619
~20 minutes
This is my first recording, 'ceruleanfleur' is a fine attribution.
Oh! I forgot to say, this is only chapter 1 of multiple chapters, chapter name same as title.
Hi,

Welcome to Librivox!

One question, are you planning on reading the rest of the book? I am unclear from your post what you intend. If so, it would be better to do it as a solo.

If you are just planning on reading just one or a few of the stories, that is fine, and they can go in this collection. :-) Technically it wouldn't be considered a "chapter" as it is a stand alone story.

You did a very nice job. There are some corrections to be made.

First the intro should be as follows:
"Six Giants and a Griffin , by Sarah Elizabeth Birdsall Otis" "This is a Librivox recording. All Librivox Recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit Librivox.org"
Then the story goes here. Do not include the poem that comes before it, and do not say "Chapter 1".
At the END, say: "Six Giants and a Griffin , by Sarah Elizabeth Birdsall Otis"
If you wish, you may also say: "Read by...your name."
Please leave 5 seconds of silence at the end of your recording.

There is a stumble @7:19 T...Teddy
@14:28 there is a repeat gingerly....gingerly'
@17:54 mistake "turned to it..." shoudl be "turned into a little..."

If you could fix these issues and reupload, that would be great! When you reupload, please name the file csw047_sixgiantsgriffin_cf_128kb.mp3

Thanks!
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https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw047_babayaga_vm_128kb.mp3
• Name of your story: The Baba Yaga
• Author: W.R. S. Ralston 1828-1889
• Source from which you read: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/22373/pg22373-images.html#Page_148
• Length in minutes: 06:22
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Thank you ~ it is PL OK!
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Post by MarchLove »

My first short story - hope it's okay!

https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw047_onthewaytothesun_hdl_128kb.mp3

- Name: On The Way To The Sun.
- Author: Mrs. W.K. Clifford (1846-1929)
- Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/30272/pg30272-images.html#Page_30
- Length: 2:32

Thank you,
Hanh
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MarchLove wrote: September 28th, 2021, 6:15 pm My first short story - hope it's okay!

https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw047_onthewaytothesun_hdl_128kb.mp3

- Name: On The Way To The Sun.
- Author: Mrs. W.K. Clifford (1846-1929)
- Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/30272/pg30272-images.html#Page_30
- Length: 2:32

Thank you,
Hanh
Thank you, Hanh! Nice job ~ it is PL OK! :-)
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https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/csw047_leifandhisnewland_vm_128kb.mp3
• Name of your story: Leif and His New Land
• Author (birth year - death year): Jennie Hall (1875-1921)
• Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/24811/pg24811-images.html#Page_161
• Length in minutes: 10:35
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Thank you! It is PL OK! :-)
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Post by NatantheLV »

Hello,

Happy to submit 'Max and Maurice' - a German children's book (translated to English, of course).
  • Title: Max and Maurice - A Juvenile History in Seven Tricks (pub. 1865)
  • Author: Wilhelm Busch (1832-1908)
  • Translator: Charles T. Brooks (1813-1883)
  • Length: 16 minutes, 03 seconds
  • Reader: Nathan Lewin
P.S. this is my first recording, hope everything is ok with the text and recording.
- Nathan
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