It's Your Fairy Tale, You Know

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It's Your Fairy Tale, You Know

by Elizabeth Rhodes Jackson

EN·~2 hours·18 chapters

Chapters

18 total
1

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1:16
2

IT’S YOUR FAIRY TALE, YOU KNOW - CHAPTER I THE WISHING STONE

9:09
3

CHAPTER II THE PIXIE STARTS IT

7:36
4

CHAPTER III THE PIXIE’S FIRST TASK

9:48
5

CHAPTER IV WENDELL FINDS AN UNEXPECTED ALLY

11:06
6

CHAPTER V A FROG SOMEWHAT OUT OF THE COMMON

11:36
7

CHAPTER VI THE STORY OF THE ENCHANTED MAIDEN

7:28
8

CHAPTER VII WENDELL WORKS THE MIDNIGHT SPELL

10:14
9

CHAPTER VIII COUSIN VIRGINIA HAS A CALLER

8:03
10

CHAPTER IX THE BREAKING OF THE CHARM

10:08

Description

In the quiet corner of a bustling library, ten‑year‑old Wendell discovers a ragged book of fairy tales that seems to hum with hidden magic. He’s a boy who can’t sit still, preferring stories of giants, witches, and wishes to the dry facts of schoolwork, and the moment he opens the volume, an ordinary stone on the table begins to pulse with possibility. The stone awakens a mischievous pixie who nudges Wendell onto his first whimsical quest, setting off a chain of challenges that blend his love of myth with real‑world daring.

As the adventure unfolds, Wendell meets quirky allies—a talking frog with an unexpected talent, an enchanted maiden whose fate hangs by a thread, and a reluctant giant who guards more than treasure. Each task tests his bravery, quick thinking, and the very imagination that has always kept him out of trouble. Listeners will find a delightful mix of classic fairy‑tale charm and fresh, light‑hearted humor, perfect for anyone who still believes the world holds secret wonders waiting to be uncovered.

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Language

en

Duration

~2 hours (146K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Mary Glenn Krause, Chuck Greif, amsibert and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2018-08-09

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Elizabeth Rhodes Jackson

Elizabeth Rhodes Jackson

A writer and magazine editor with a gift for lively children's stories, she often set her work in Boston and brought a warm, everyday charm to her books. Her writing mixed imagination with the rhythms of family life, school, and neighborhood adventures.

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