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CHILDREN'S HOUR

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For Younger Listeners
Two tales from ' Round the World Stories ' by Stella Mead
1—'A Horse or an Egg'
A tale from Denmark told by David followed by * Peterkin '
Adapted by Olive Dehn from the book by Mrs. Molesworth
2—' Margaret'
Produced by Eve
Burgess Giles : ' 1 really don't quite know what made me listen to Peterkin's fancies about his invisible Princess, as we got into the habit of calling her. I suppose, when anybody quite believes in a thing, it's rather catching, and Peterkin's head was so stuffed and crammed with fairy-stories, that the idea of an enchanted little girl did not strike him as at all out of the way.'
5.50 Children's Hour prayers conducted by the Rev. Frederick Levison

Contributors

Stories By:
Stella Mead
Adapted By:
Olive Dehn
Book By:
Mrs. Molesworth
Unknown:
Burgess Giles
Unknown:
Rev. Frederick Levison
Giles:
William Simons
Peterkin:
Patricia Hayes
Margaret:
Elaine MacNamara
The Parrot:
Frank Atkinson
A bathchair attendant:
Charles Leno

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