The Magic Well

Snoozecast

Health & Fitness, Stories For Kids, Kids & Family

4.4 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Tonight we’ll read an Australian fairy tale called “The Magic Well” written by Hume Cook and published in 1925. The author wrote this preface: “The Stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told. How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter. Having three children, each of whom loved a Fairy Tale, it somehow became the fashion, on Sunday evenings, to tell them a story. On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said; “None of the books about Fairies ever say a word about Australia! Are there any Australian Fairies, Father?” Somewhat hastily, perhaps, I answered: “Why, yes, of course! Whole tribes of them!” Instantly the order went forth: “Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story!” — read by V — Support us: Listen ad-free on Patreon Get Snoozecast merch like cozy sweatshirts and accessories

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1:03.0	Tonight, we'll read an Australian fairy tale called The Magic Well,
1:10.0	written by Hume Cook and published in 1925.
1:17.0	The author wrote this preface.
1:21.0	The stories in this little book have been set down almost in the same words in which they were told.
1:29.0	How the telling of them came about is a very simple matter.
1:34.0	Having three children, each of whom loved a fairy tale,
1:39.0	it somehow became the fashion on Sunday evenings to tell them a story.
1:46.0	On one occasion, when the youngest member was just about to be taken to bed, his sister said,
1:54.0	none of the books about fairies ever say a word about Australia.
1:59.0	Are there any Australian fairies, father?
2:03.0	Somewhat hastily perhaps, I answered.
2:06.0	Why yes, of course, whole tribes of them.
2:11.0	Instantly the order went forth.
2:14.0	Then you will please tell us about them the very next time you tell us a story.
2:26.0	Let's get cozy.
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