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The adventures of Toad and his friends Ratty, Mole and Badger continue to delight in this new tale that will appeal to adults and children alike. The adventures of Toad and his friends Ratty, Mole and Badger continue to delight in this new tale that will appeal to adults and children alike...

"The toad" is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. A very exciting story of a little toad, who motivated by the excitement for adventure, leaves his home at the bottom of a well, and his curiosity leads him into some very interesting adventures. He bears inside his head a most precious jewel, the ceaseless longing for a higher experience. In the end he is carried as far up on a stork's mouth as he ever could be. This tale imparts the thought that our finest possession is not what we own, but what we are.

The Brothers Grimm were not alone in collecting folk fables. Charles Perault has provided dozens of stellar short stories from the same era. In this short story, we consider the difference between a kind sister and one who is less than grateful. It will be easy to decide who was most deserving of the fairy’s favor.

Another great audiobook classic from the world’s most prolific and prestigious new company, Icon Audio Arts. Presented by actor-author Geoffrey Giuliano, here is an exciting "listen while you learn" audio production which promises to entertain, enlighten, and enliven the listener. Icon productions offer a daring, fresh perspective on the hundreds of perennial favorite tales which have inspired generations and imbued a deep love of literature and art in millions over time. Welcome to the wonderful, unparalleled world of Icon Audio Arts.

Old Mr. Toad was acting strangely, and his behavior puzzled all the creatures of the Green Meadow. You see, he was in a hurry, and Old Mr. Toad never hurried unless he was in danger. Where on earth could he be off to? To find out, Jimmy Skunk, Peter Cottontail, Unc' Billy Possum, and some other animals of the Green Forest secretly follow the old gentleman through the fields and woods as he makes his way to a very important engagement.

In this story by the French writer Charles Perrault, a fairy gives two sisters the magical gifts they deserve.

Zhila-byla vdova, u kotoroj byli dve docheri; starshaja do togo na nee pohodila i licom i nravom, chto, kak govoritsja, ne razvel by ih. Tak oni byli obe gordy i neprivetlivy, chto, kazhetsja, nikto by ne soglasilsja zhit' s nimi. Mladshaja, naprotiv, vyshla v otca krotost'ju i vezhlivost'ju, da i sverh togo krasavica ona byla neobyknovennaja. Vsjakomu cheloveku nravitsja to, chto na nego pohodit: mat' byla bez uma ot starshej docheri, a k mladshej chuvstvovala otvrashhenie neodolimoe.