NESBIT: The Phoenix and the Carpet

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The Phoenix and the Carpet (more info)
Composed by: C. Janson
Anna Bentinck, reader


1. It began with the day… - 05:15
2. Next day all was forgotten and forgiven… - 04:48
3. They traced strange figures with chalk… - 03:49
4. The children were all choking with wonder… - 03:38
5. ‘I had resided as your book says…’ - 04:05
6. The next day was Saturday - 04:09
7. Everyone looked and everyone thought - 04:32
8. As soon as the carpet came to a stop… - 04:05
9. So the Phoenix fluttered up… - 04:03
10. ‘I say, talking of stones,’ said Robert - 04:38
11. Then quite suddenly the floor seemed to tip up… - 03:20
12. The next day, Cook came to mother… - 03:42
13. For some reason or other… - 03:47
14. Anthea felt rather uncomfortable… - 03:45
15. The old ranee or queen… - 03:31
16. All this had taken some time… - 04:02
17. The children sidled away… - 05:15
18. So they went - 04:43
19. ‘We shan’t be able to go anywhere on the carpet…’ - 03:29

The Phoenix and the Carpet (more info)
Composed by: C. Janson
Anna Bentinck, reader


1. ‘Has anyone got any matches?’ said Anthea - 04:09
2. The stone was heaved up - 03:33
3. So they all went in… - 04:07
4. They went down the road… - 02:35
5. Mother arranged with Aunt Emma… - 04:34
6. Everything was nicely washed up… - 04:18
7. At this point the Phoenix… - 03:13
8. It was Jane who awoke with a start… - 03:06
9. ‘Well, miss,’ said the burglar… - 03:58
10. The morning after the adventure… - 04:30
11. ‘Good gracious,’ said Jane… - 04:00
12. So the children arranged to wait… - 03:04
13. And instantly they were - 04:27
14. ‘Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!…’ - 03:42
15. When she had gone out the Phoenix… - 03:54
16. The songs in the play it took to be hymns… - 04:09
17. But a fierce waft of smoke and hot air… - 02:59
18. No one had noticed the Phoenix… - 03:06
19. Anthea put the last touches… - 04:57
20. When they got home, there lay the carpet… - 03:29
21. ‘Whatever have you done with the carpet?’ - 03:15

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