[FULL] Tales of 1927: A Selection of Folktales, Fables, and Legends from Books Published in 1927 - rap

[4324GF]

True, fun to have bedtime stories to read.

Thank you!

Gila

[laurakgibbs]

True, fun to have bedtime stories to read.

Thank you!

Gila

Those were WONDERFUL, Gila!!! The rabbit tales especially: I knew I had to include that in the book because it is one of the most important rabbit tale collections ever published in the U.S. ... but I wasn't sure how someone would do with the dialect. You sounded fabulous!!! These stories all needed your skill at doing the voices (porcupine! Boonog! everybody!), and you did a super job with the dialect too. Thank you!!! All PL OK.
And now I will go to bed and hopefully dream of a white heron

[4324GF]

Laura,
OH you have brought the largest smile on my face!

I am soooo happy you thought they were read as you imagined.

I hope you will have more for me to read soon.

Thank you for producing these wonderful stories.

Gila

[laurakgibbs]

Laura,
OH you have brought the largest smile on my face!

I am soooo happy you thought they were read as you imagined.

I hope you will have more for me to read soon.

Thank you for producing these wonderful stories.

Gila

Yay, I am so glad you were able to join in, and I will DEFINITELY let you know when Tales of 1926 happens next.

[silverquill]

Here is "Mr Warthog and Mr Lion"

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/talesof1927_12_various_128kb.mp3 4:10

[laurakgibbs]

Here is "Mr Warthog and Mr Lion"

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/talesof1927_12_various_128kb.mp3 4:10

Oh, super! I'll add this to the mw now. Hopefully I can listen tonight; I really like this story! Thank you!

[4324GF]

Yes, please Laura.

Also, the article you had sent me on Mr. Faucet was helpful and I appreciated learning more background info.

Thank you again.

Gila

[laurakgibbs]

Here is "Mr Warthog and Mr Lion"

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/talesof1927_12_various_128kb.mp3 4:10

Oh my gosh, that was BRILLIANT! All the voices! Even a Mrs. Warthog to go with Mr. Warthog! And of course I had to check; if I did my search correctly, this is the first-ever warthog story at LibriVox. So you, Larry, are officially THE VOICE OF THE WARTHOGS at LibriVox.

You probably noticed some of the odd phrasings in the story; this is a very literal translation of the Lamba story, and you can actually see the Lamba text in the original book if you are curious; Doke published hundreds of pages of Lamba text with facing translations:
https://archive.org/details/lambafolklore20doke/page/98/mode/2up?view=theater
So, this book was far and away the most important African folktale publication of 1927, and I am so glad to hear a Lamba story read in such a lively, memorablee way like this. Thank you so much!!!

I'll go mark this as PL OK... and you'll see that the next story is the same "type" but with an entirely different cast of characters! Including a cayman... and it looks like you will get to the THE VOICE of the cayman too! There is one other story about a cayman at LibriVox... but it is not a talking cayman ha ha.
https://librivox.org/the-animal-story-book-by-various/

[laurakgibbs]

Yes, please Laura.

Also, the article you had sent me on Mr. Faucet was helpful and I appreciated learning more background info.

Thank you again.

Gila

I think he would be so pleased to know that the stories he collected from those wonderful storytellers are reaching a new audience in the 21st century!

[alanmapstone]

Section 3 - The Frogs

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/talesof1927_03_various_128kb.mp3
6.17

I found it quite difficult to get any steady rhythm in this poem

[laurakgibbs]

Section 3 - The Frogs

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/talesof1927_03_various_128kb.mp3
6.17

I found it quite difficult to get any steady rhythm in this poem

Maybe it is the influence of the frogs, who are not known for rhythmic hopping, ha ha! I'm so glad you did this one, and I should be able to listen later this afternoon. Thank you!!! I'll update mw now.

[laurakgibbs]

Section 3 - The Frogs

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/talesof1927_03_various_128kb.mp3
6.17

I found it quite difficult to get any steady rhythm in this poem

Oh wow, Alan, that was PERFECT. Pares (and Krylov and La Fontaine too, who really originated this style of fable) is all about the rhyme..... and you brought out all the rhymes beautifully! I love it! This is actually one of my favorite Aesop's fables (that's why I picked this one)... and I am so glad that it will now live on in RHYME at LibriVox. Thank you so much!!!

I've marked this PL OK..... and if you are curious to hear someone reading Krylov's version in Russian, I found this at YouTube... even if you don't follow the words, you can hear the rhyme. The title is Lyagushki (Frogs) Prosyashchiye (Asking for) Tsarya (a King)... yes, in Russian the frogs want a TSAR.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhCWqqcelzs

As for the rhythm, I am sure Swinburne would NOT approve ha ha ha.

[silverquill]

From warthog to cayman! Well, I have no idea what voice to give a cayman, and I'm afraid I wasn't very consistent throughout. Voices are really not my forte. Jackals seem to pop up quite a bit, and are wise and crafty.

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/talesof1927_13_various_128kb.mp3 6:46

PS: I corrected what seemed to be an obvious typo near the beginning, "wood and dry glass to light a fire" I thought it was probably dry grass. Of course, if I were Korean, I couldn't tell the difference. We worked hard on these "minimal pairs" but it was difficult. Naturally, Korean had similar sounds, both in consonants and vowels that we English speakers could hardly distinguish.

[laurakgibbs]

From warthog to cayman! Well, I have no idea what voice to give a cayman, and I'm afraid I wasn't very consistent throughout. Voices are really not my forte. Jackals seem to pop up quite a bit, and are wise and crafty.

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/talesof1927_13_various_128kb.mp3 6:46

PS: I corrected what seemed to be an obvious typo near the beginning, "wood and dry glass to light a fire" I thought it was probably dry grass. Of course, if I were Korean, I couldn't tell the difference. We worked hard on these "minimal pairs" but it was difficult. Naturally, Korean had similar sounds, both in consonants and vowels that we English speakers could hardly distinguish.

Oh, I am so eager to listen to this, Larry! I've updated the magic window... and I have houseguests this weekend, but I'll be back in action on Tuesday so I will be able to listen then. You know I like the jackal stories!!! Thank you!

[alanmapstone]

Section 3 - The Frogs
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/talesof1927_03_various_128kb.mp3
6.17

I've marked this PL OK.

Thanks Laura, looking forward to 1926