Powered by rechargable battery ; container includes one electrical power adapter. Earphones not required for audio playback. Issued on Playaway View, a dedicated video media player. Title from label. Release date supplied by publisher. Previously released by Weston Woods Studios. Various narrators.
Contents:
Chicken Little / by Rebecca Emberley and Ed Emberley ; narrated by Walter Mayes (8 min.) -- The boy who cried wolf / retold by B.G. Hennessy, illustrated by Boris Kulikov ; narrated by Peter Scolari (9 min.) -- The elves and the shoemaker / retold and illustrated by Jim LaMarche ; narrated by Patrick Stewart (10 min.) -- Rapunzel / by Paul O. Zelinsky ; narrated by Maureen Anderman (18 min.) -- Princess Furball / retold by Charlotte Huck, illustrated by Anita Lobel ; narrated by Alice Krige (17 min.)
Summary:
Chicken Little: When an acorn falls on her head, the chicken, Henny Penny, is convinced the sky is falling. The boy who cried wolf: A boy tending sheep on a lonely mountainside thinks it a fine joke to cry "wolf" and watch the people come running--and then one day a wolf is really there, but no one answers his call. The elves and the shoemaker: A poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night. Rapunzel: A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Princess Furball: A princess in a coat of a thousand furs hides her identity from a king who falls in love with her.
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