Treasury of World Tales(Audio CD)

The Rabbit Ears Treasury of Fables and Other Stories entertains and enlightens with these classic animal stories--read by your favorite stars and featuring original music by some of today's greatest artists. The Three Billy Goats Gruff / The Three Little Pigs Read by Holly Hunter Original Music by Art Lande Three billy goats encounter a greedy troll--and turn the tables on him--when they try to cross a bridge in the popular Norwegian classic The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The big bad wolf huffs and puffs his way through the tale of the brave pig who outsmarts his fellow oinkers by simply working harder in the all-time favorite The Three Little Pigs, Rumpelstiltskin Read by Kathleen Turner Original Music by Tangerine Dream When the king orders a young woman to spin a room full of straw into gold, she turns to a mysterious elfin man for help . . . but will the price of his aid be her first-born child?

The Tiger and the Brahmin Read by Ben Kingsley Original Music by Ravi Shankar I shan't eat you if you let me out of the cage, the tiger tells the Brahmin before the holy man discovers that the tiger intended to eat him all along. Only the intervention of a clever jackal can save the Brahmin from his fate. The Ugly Duckling Read by Cher Original Music by Patrick Ball Rediscover the inner beauty in all of us with this beloved Hans Christian Andersen story of the outcast duckling who finds himself transformed into a beautiful swan.