Story Time Tales - Laura Rountree Smith
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What magical adventure begins the Story Time Tales collection?
Introduction of storytime tales by This is a Librivox recording. All Librivox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit liberfox dot org Read by Anne O'Donohue Storytime Tales by Laura Roundtree Smith. Introduction If you go with me to Storytime
Land I hope, dear children, you'll understand Many beautiful surprises wait for you in the land where lovely dreams come true. You will all be happy children indeed, and storytime tales you learn to read. End of introduction
Section one of Storytime Tales by Laura Roundtree Smith. The Slibravox recording is in the public domain. Read by Anno Donahue
The little moon men Once upon a time there was a little boy who did not always do what's right. He even tried to stay awake all night. One evening when mother and father tried to coax him to sleep, Old Aunt Rachel, the coloured mammy, came clumpity clump clump upstairs. She took the little boy in her arms and rocked to and fro in the old rocking chair. As they went rocking to and fro, the little boy stared at the great moon and said I don't like a sleepy song. I want to stay up all night long. At this the old mummy pretended she did not hear, and said in a sing song kind of way Little men, little men skipping o'er the hill and glen, little men, little men, carry sacks of dreams, what then? Little men, little men, here they all come out again.
Who are the little men? asked the little boy. Mummy rocked to and fro and said See them creeping over the moon One will be in your bedroom soon. Then the most surprising thing happened. The little boy looked, and up over the moon crept a wee little man with a sack on his back. There came another and another and another but they never stopped coming. As they came nearer and nearer and nearer, you can even hear the song the little man was singing. Rock away, rock away to and fro I'll bring a rocking chair dream, you know. One little man came so near you could hear the patter patter patter of his little feet. Then he danced right on the window sill and sang Hello, bright eyes, I'll tickle your toes. I am an earnest goodness known.
Before Mammy or the little boy could say a word, in came the little man and tickled the little boy's toes. The little man sang as he tickled the little boy's toes Nid nid nodding goes your head Haha ho ho it's time for bed At this very minute the little boy's head went knit knit nodding. Then the little man kissed him on both cheeks and said Rock away, rock away, sleeping till the break of day. As the little boy fell fast asleep, the little man took a beautiful dream out of his bag, and he and the little boy joined hands and skipped away, away, away. They left Mammy asleep, rocking gently to and fro in the old rocking chair, as they sailed up, up, up among the clouds, and the little boy said, It is fun to sail at night when the moon and stars are bright.
The little man said I'm glad you did as you were told I'll go and dig for fairy gold There they were with the little moon men, and they were all digging for gold. Click click click went the spades and up came the gold pieces big gold pieces, little gold pieces, middle sized gold pieces. Just as the little boy cried Let me dig and took hold one of the little wee spades, he woke up and saw the mammy was gone, but the rocking chair still rocked to and fro in the moonlight.
How does the little boy learn the value of bedtime in the Moon Men story?
He was safe and sound in his wee little bed. He put his hand under his pillow and pulled out a shining gold piece. On it was written, Go to sleep when you are told, then you will gather fairy gold. Will you believe it? His head went knit knit nodding right away again, and he was asleep in two minutes. The rocking chair in the corner was very wise and old. It sang, I can tell other tales, my dear, for I have rocked one hundred years. I wonder if your rocking chair rocks to and fro in the corner. End of section one Section two of Storytime Tales by Laura Roundtree Smith. This Librivox recording is in the public domain, read by Anne O'Donohu. The once a week girl was Little smiling face I have not seen you for a whole week, said the bathtub fairy.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What magical adventure begins the Story Time Tales collection?
0:01–3:55
2
How does the little boy learn the value of bedtime in the Moon Men story?
3:55–22:58
3
What lesson do the bathtub and water fairies teach the once‑a‑week girl?
22:58–44:52
4
How do the gingerbread siblings outwit the mischievous Daddy Eat‑It‑All?
44:52–56:36
5
What happens when Tinkle Bell and the Tiny Totts try to get the children ready for bed?
56:36–57:47
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