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Animal Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland

By: Sharon Jacksties
Narrated by: Sharon Jacksties
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Summary

Stories and animals have long travelled the same routes. Through our heritage of charming, quirky and profound tales, you will find yourself re-acquainted with Britain's wondrous fauna.

Find out how hedgehog ended up with spines and what makes him scuttle so fast, discover how pigs saved a prince from leprosy and why the wealthy lord was so intent on capturing the black fox.

Sharon Jacksties' wonderful book combines traditional stories, little-known zoological facts and true anecdotes to create a treasure trove of stories for animal lovers of every kind.

©2020 Sharon Jacksties (P)2022 W. F. Howes Ltd
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The stories are great and insightful

The stories are original giving insight into folklore but also current life. It is a well researched narrated book. My only issue was the music, it did not help and it was hard to listen especially if listening with headphones

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