Canadian Wonder Tales


Lu par Sean Michael Hogan

(4.6 stars; 11 reviews)

This is a collection of folk tales originating in Canada, some from aboriginal oral tradition and others due to early French, Scottish, Irish and British colonists. They are presented as "fables" though many are without obvious moral. (Summary by Sean Michael Hogan) (4 hr 30 min)

Chapitres

01 - Foreword and Preface 6:08 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
02 - The Baker's Magic Wand 10:57 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
03 - Star-Boy and the Sun Dance 10:59 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
04 - Jack and His Magic Aids 10:49 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
05 - The Bad Indian's Ashes 5:10 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
06 - The Mermaid of the Magdalenes 7:40 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
07 - The Boy and the Dancing Fairy 11:45 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
08 - The Mouse and the Sun 8:17 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
09 - Glooskap's Country 11:52 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
10 - How Rabbit Lost His Tail 8:41 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
11 - The Partridge and His Drum 11:50 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
12 - How Summer Came to Canada 11:08 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
13 - How Turtle Came 8:42 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
14 - The First Mosquito 10:16 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
15 - The Moon and His Frog-Wife 6:07 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
16 - Glooskap and the Fairy 3:07 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
17 - The Passing of Glooskap 16:50 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
18 - The Indian Cinderella 5:35 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
19 - The Boy and His Three Helpers 5:44 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
20 - The Duck with the Red Feet 5:31 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
21 - The Northern Lights 11:57 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
22 - The Boy and the Robbers' Magical Booty 11:27 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
23 - The Coming of the Corn 4:50 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
24 - The Dance of Death 5:44 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
25 - The First Pig and Porcupine 9:44 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
26 - The Shrove Tuesday Visitor 7:41 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
27 - The Boy of Great Strength and the Giants 4:49 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
28 - The Strange Tale of Caribou and Moose 8:52 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
29 - Jack and His Wonderful Hen 7:02 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
30 - The Sad Tale of Woodpecker and Bluejay 5:06 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
31 - The Stupid Boy and the Wand 6:22 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
32 - The Blackfoot and the Bear 6:56 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
33 - The Boys and the Giant 2:40 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan

Critiques

Wonderful reading! BUT!


(4 stars)

"Jack and His Magic Aids" is another upside-down fairy tale, where what seems to me to be the Bad Guy wins the day by hook and crook instead of by his wits, honesty, goodness, and by EARNING it many times over. This fella doesn't earn a thing. A girl who doesn't want to marry an unappealing stranger is equated in this story to a bully who steals his mother's cows. A Five Star book of wonder tales, except for this one Jack.

Good reading, interesting folk tales.


(4 stars)

Thank you Sean Michael Hogan for this reading of Canadian Wonder Tales. It was clear, well paced and very enjoyable to listen to. And the folktales themselves were very interesting. Some fascinating explanations of how certain animals came to be.