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Record Id:9267547 (Australian Library Collections) permalink
Title:Six girls from Richmond West Primary School tell jokes and stories and sing for the Australian Children's folklore collection [sound recording].
Published:1976.
Description:1 tape reel (ca. 27 min. 30 sec.) : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.
Playing Time:002730
Series:Australian Children's folklore collection
Summary:Folkloric recording. The Collection consists of traditional songs, music, rhymes and stories in several languages for young children selected by Gwenda Davey from original field recordings located at Museum Victoria.
Contents:Jokes, stories and singing: Jokes: Nasreddin Hodja and the spoon -- Nasreddin Hodja and the pony -- Nasreddin Hodja and the grave -- joke about dead people and dust. Stories: Keloglan and the fire -- Nasreddin Hodja and Keloglan -- story about a rabbit called Mini. Singing: Kucuk Ayse (Little Ayse) -- Kucuk Asker (Little Asker). Jokes: Nasreddin Hodja and the plums. Singing: Tembel -- Mendil, The red handkerchief -- Guzel (The pretty girl). Story: Nasreddin Hodja and the hat. Singing: Yuksek Yuksek Tepelere (In the high hills)
Notes:Recording begins approx. 24 min. into reel.
Recorded in Richmond, Victoria on 8 November 1976.
Some items accompanied by translation and description in English.
Subjects:Children's songs -- Australia.
Children's stories, Turkish -- Australia.
Folk songs, Turkish -- Australia.
Children's poetry.
Wit and humour, Juvenile.
Folk poetry, Turkish -- Australia.
Other Authors:Davey, Gwenda, 1932-
Access Conditions:Access open for research, personal copies and public use. Acknowledgement to be made to Gwenda Davey.
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Libraries that have this item:National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia (ANL) (702330) ORAL TRC 2632/13

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