The Wonder Clock

Photo: Pexels.com Story by: Gail Nobles Hello, I’m Gail Nobles. I hope you’re enjoying the Wonder Clock. In today’s story spotlight,  "The Step-Mother," a tale from Howard Pyle's "The Wonder Clock." This story isn’t just a fairy tale. It reflects real-life themes that many of us can relate to, especially when it comes to family dynamics and the journey of finding one’s identity. First off, let’s t...

Photo credit: Public Domain Usage: Public Domain Mark 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ LibriVox recording of The Wonder Clock by Howard Pyle. http://librivox.org/ Once upon a time there was a man who was well off in the world so far as good things were concerned; but all the flesh and blood that belonged to him was a daughter, for his wife was dead, and he lived alone..... Wo...

Keyboardist : Gail Nobles Story by: Gail Nobles Photo: John Begalke from Green Bay, USA Usage: Wikipedia CC BY 2.0 Actor: Let us weave a tale of music and dreams, just like the enchanting stories of old. Imagine, if you will, a time not so far away, where the air was filled with the vibrant sounds of a band called Culture Club. They were a lively group formed in England in 1981. known for their co...

Photo credit: Public Domain Usage: Public Domain Mark 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ LibriVox recording of The Wonder Clock by Howard Pyle. http://librivox.org/ Once upon a time there was a king who was the wisest in all of the world. So wise was he that no one had ever befooled him, which is a rare thing, I can tell you. Now, this king had a daughter who was as pretty as a...

Story and art by: Gail Nobles Character Barnabas By: Gail Nobles Voice by: Gail Nobles Hello, I’m Barnabas. Welcome back. I’m afraid my reading student has left me. He has a lot of fears. The journey of Wonderland scares him walking through the door of The Wonder Clock, and spinning away hour after hour from chapter to chapter, looking into every character’s life, and being held by Father Time. We...

Photo credit: Public Domain Usage: Public Domain Mark 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ LibriVox recording of The Wonder Clock by Howard Pyle. http://librivox.org/ This is the way that this story begins:Once upon a time there was a rich brother and a poor brother, and the one lived across the street from the other. The rich brother had all of the world’s gear that was good for...

Cover Art by: Gail Nobles Voice actor: Gail Nobles Well I hope you have enjoyed the story The White Bird. Coming up next is a story title How the Good Gifts Were Used by Two. It's a story about a rich brother and a poor brother. They lived across the street from each other. You'll learn how the rich brother had less than the poor brother. There were Saints in their days visiting. You'll learn abou...

Photo credit: Public Domain Usage: Public Domain Mark 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ LibriVox recording of The Wonder Clock by Howard Pyle. http://librivox.org/ Once there was a king, who, as time went on, found himself waxing old in years and feeble in body, so he began to think of giving up the cares of government and of taking his ease for as much of life as was left him...

Voice actor: Gail Nobles Story by: Gail Nobles Story: Barnabus Art by: Gail Nobles Psst! You must have on your dream-cap because if you didn’t have it on, you wouldn’t be in Wonderland. And you haven’t returned to your world. You have been hearing different voices & different tales. I’m Barnabas by the way waiting for the clock to strike to unfold another tale. What’s that?! You want to leave?...

Photo credit: Public Domain Usage: Public Domain Mark 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ LibriVox recording of The Wonder Clock by Howard Pyle. http://librivox.org/ Once upon a time there was a lad who was a fisherman, and every morning he shouldered his net, and went down to the river to catch fish to sell in the town. One morning as he walked beside the edge of the water, he...

Male voice by: Gail Nobles Art by: Gail Nobles Pages turning effect by: Gail Nobles I’m turning the pages now. The end of chapter 7. You’ve just heard the story of Cousin Greylegs, Great Red Fox, and Grandfather Mole in the last episode. You’ve learned something about roguery and how Cousin Greylegs and the Great Red Fox made their living. They remind me of men in roguery. There are rogue landlord...

Usage: Public Domain Mark 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ LibriVox recording of The Wonder Clock by Howard Pyle. http://librivox.org/ IN those days the Great Red Fox and Cousin Grey Legs, the wolf, we’re great cronies, and whenever you would see one you might be sure the other was not far away. The Great Red Fox was a master - hand at roguery, and Cousin Greylegs, the wolf,...

Song title: Sister Golden Hair Song by: America Song written by: Gerry Beckly Keyboard player: Gail Nobles Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Actor: Gail Nobles Photo credit: By Angela George, Usage: CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18323918 Todays Topic: America “Sister Golden Hair” Hi! I’m Gail Nobles, and I hope you’re enjoying the Wonder Clock. The most recent story you’v...

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The Wonder Clock Title: Chapter 5 - The Clever Student and The Master of Black Arts By: Howard Pyle Recording by: Librivox/ https://archive.org/details/wonderclock_1309_librivox/wonderclock_05_pyle_128kb.mp3 Usage: Public Domain Mark 1.0 Wonderclock Tales by Howard Pyle

LibriVox recording of The Wonder Clock by Howard Pyle. http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ There was a woman who owned a fine grey goose. "Tomorrow," said she, " I will pluck the goose for live feathers, so that I may take them to market and sell them for good hard money." This the goose heard, and liked it not. " Why should I grow live feathers for other folks to pluck?' said she to...

Voice: Gail Nobles Mantle Clock: https://www.freesfx.co.uk Photo Credit: Pixabay.com 8/4/2018 Trouble was always jogging along with the solider. Even the rich man took home money and with him was Trouble. Everything went wrong with him too. Like the solider, Trouble dogged his heels where ever he went. For you see, Trouble visits everyone, and nobody wants him. He is harassment, hassle, worry, str...

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The water of life according to the story can bring back the dead. The old king had a faithful servant that wore the armlet. The old king died and went the way that those had traveled who had gone before him. A young king took his place. It's funny how no one thought to bring back the old king with the water of life. However, not everyone is meant to rise before the time that they should........ Sh...

Chapter 2: The Water of Life (The Wonder Clock) Author: Howard Pyle License: Public Domain Mark 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ LibriVox recording of The Wonder Clock by Howard Pyle. https://librivox.org Wonderclock Tales by Howard Pyle

About Chapter 1 Bearskin Groaning Sounds: http://www.freesfx.co.uk Male Voice: Gail Nobles And as the author said, there was a fight between Bearskin and the dragon. He cut off all three heads of the dragon and cut the tongues from the three heads. And when the wedding came, it was Bearskin and not the steward who married the princess. You have been listening to chapter 1, Bearskin. It's 2:00 in W...

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Introduction by: Gail Nobles Recording: Gail Nobles There is an old fairytale book title, "The Wonder Clock". It has four and twenty marvelous tales, being one for each hour of the day. The book is written and illustrated by Howard Pyle with verses by Katherine Pyle. It has 148 illustrations and has tales such as "How boots Befooled the King, The Princes Golden Hair and the Great Black Raven, Cous...