Grimm Tales Made Gay


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(2.2 stars; 9 reviews)

A comic rendering in verse of well-loved Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, each ending with a moral and full of puns. The titles of the tales themselves make another verse.(Summary by Annise) (1 hr 6 min)

Chapitres

01 - How the Babes in the Wood Showed They Couldn’t be Beaten 2:32 Lu par Patrick Barringer
02 - How Fair Cinderella Disposed of Her Shoe 2:59 Lu par Patrick Barringer
03 - How Little Red Riding Hood Came to be Eaten 3:06 Lu par Patrick Barringer
04 - How the Fatuous Wish of a Peasant Came True 3:00 Lu par Patrick Barringer
05 - How Hop o'my Thumb got rid of an Onus 3:01 Lu par Joseph Finkberg
06 - How the Helpmate of Blue Beard made free with a door 3:21 Lu par Joseph Finkberg
07 - How Rumplestilz Held Out in Vain for a Bonus 3:15 Lu par Joseph Finkberg
08 - How Jack Made the Giants Uncommonly Sore 2:40 Lu par Joseph Finkberg
09 - How Rudeness and Kindness Were Justly Rewarded 4:07 Lu par Joseph Finkberg
10 - How Beauty Contrived to Get Square with the Beast 3:07 Lu par Joseph Finkberg
11 - How a Fair One no Hope to His Highness Accorded 3:35 Lu par Joseph Finkberg
12 - How Thomas a Maid from a Dragon Released 3:41 Lu par Joseph Finkberg
13 - How a Beauty was Waked and Her Suitor was Suited 4:02 Lu par Joseph Finkberg
14 - How Jack Found that Beans May go Back on a Chap 3:26 Lu par Joseph Finkberg
15 - How a Cat Was Annoyed and a Poet Was Booted 3:48 Lu par Mark F. Smith
16 - How Much Fortunatus Could Do with a Cap 3:51 Lu par Mark F. Smith
17 - How a Princess Was Wooed from Habitual Sadness 3:30 Lu par Mark F. Smith
18 - How a Girl was too Reckless of Grammar by Far 3:30 Lu par Mark F. Smith
19 - How the Peaceful Aladdin Gave Way to His Madness 3:12 Lu par Mark F. Smith
20 - How a Fisherman Corked up His Foe in a Jar - Envoi 3:03 Lu par Mark F. Smith

Critiques

Not my type of hype


(3 stars)

If you like poetry and prose, you might like this. I found it impossible to follow the story due to all the rhyming. I just didn't get it. I might try again at a later date when I am walking or something, but listening to this while at work was definitely a no-go. The reader was excellent, I just didn't care for the story style.

Good idea, poor reading


(1.5 stars)

the idea was great, however, the reading wasn't great and could've been much better. Reader could have spoken clearer, slower, and paid more attention to volume arrangements. Also, the word eaten should be pronounced just as it is spelled. The reader pronounced is as, "ee - in".

cooler and I think it will.


(3 stars)