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Zach Walz
United States
Registrace 28. 01. 2013
Providing audio narrations of short stories, poetry, historical documents, public domain novels, and various other forms of literature for family and classroom settings.
The Tell-Tale Heart - Edgar Allan Poe
When an old man is murdered in his sleep, his murderer is tormented by the beating of his heart.
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The Nutcracker and the Mouse King - E.T.A. Hoffmann (Ch. 14)
zhlédnutí 204Před 2 lety
Maria is whisked away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls one Christmas night by her favorite toy, the Nutcracker. In this final chapter, Maria tries to explain her adventure to her unbelieving family. Comment below on any classroom literature you would like to have me narrate.
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King - E.T.A. Hoffmann (Ch. 13)
zhlédnutí 52Před 2 lety
Maria is whisked away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls one Christmas night by her favorite toy, the Nutcracker. In this chapter, the Nutcracker leads Maria to the Capital. Comment below on any classroom literature you would like to have me narrate.
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King - E.T.A. Hoffmann (Ch. 12)
zhlédnutí 53Před 2 lety
Maria is whisked away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls one Christmas night by her favorite toy, the Nutcracker. In this chapter, the Nutcracker leads Maria to a land of sugar and sweets after having defeated the Mouse King. Comment below on any classroom literature you would like to have me narrate.
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King - E.T.A. Hoffmann (Ch. 11)
zhlédnutí 38Před 2 lety
Maria is whisked away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls one Christmas night by her favorite toy, the Nutcracker. In this chapter, after the Mouse King blackmails Maria with her Christmas gifts, the Nutcracker takes matters into his own hands. Comment below on any classroom literature you would like to have me narrate.
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King - E.T.A. Hoffmann (Ch. 10)
zhlédnutí 49Před 2 lety
Maria is whisked away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls one Christmas night by her favorite toy, the Nutcracker. In this chapter, Maria reflects on Drosselmeyer's story of the Nutcracker and the hard nut.. Comment below on any classroom literature you would like to have me narrate.
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King - E.T.A. Hoffmann (Ch. 9)
zhlédnutí 41Před 2 lety
Maria is whisked away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls one Christmas night by her favorite toy, the Nutcracker. In this chapter, Drosselmeyer concludes his story of the hard nut. Comment below on any classroom literature you would like to have me narrate.
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King - E.T.A. Hoffmann (Ch. 8)
zhlédnutí 62Před 2 lety
Maria is whisked away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls one Christmas night by her favorite toy, the Nutcracker. In this chapter, Drosselmeyer continues his story of the hard nut. Comment below on any classroom literature you would like to have me narrate.
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King - E.T.A. Hoffmann (Ch . 7)
zhlédnutí 61Před 2 lety
Maria is whisked away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls one Christmas night by her favorite toy, the Nutcracker. In this chapter, Drosselmeyer begins his story of the hard nut. Comment below on any classroom literature you would like to have me narrate.
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King - E.T.A. Hoffmann (Ch. 6)
zhlédnutí 97Před 2 lety
Maria is whisked away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls one Christmas night by her favorite toy, the Nutcracker. In this chapter, Maria is awoken in her bed with an injury in her arm and surrounded by her mother, the doctor, and Drosselmeyer. Comment below on any classroom literature you would like to have me narrate.
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King - E.T.A. Hoffmann (Ch. 5)
zhlédnutí 62Před 2 lety
Maria is whisked away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls one Christmas night by her favorite toy, the Nutcracker. In this chapter, the battle between the Nutcracker and the Mouse King's army rages on. Comment below on any classroom literature you would like to have me narrate.
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King - E.T.A. Hoffmann (Ch. 4)
zhlédnutí 108Před 2 lety
Maria is whisked away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls one Christmas night by her favorite toy, the Nutcracker. In this chapter, Maria becomes caught in the midst of an ensuing battle between the Rat King's army and the toys that have just come to life. Comment below on any classroom literature you would like to have me narrate.
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King - E.T.A. Hoffmann (Ch. 3)
zhlédnutí 78Před 2 lety
Maria is whisked away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls one Christmas night by her favorite toy, the Nutcracker. In this chapter, Maria discovers a Nutcracker on the table and takes a particular liking to it. Comment below on any classroom literature you would like to have me narrate.
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King - E.T.A. Hoffmann (Ch. 2)
zhlédnutí 106Před 2 lety
Maria is whisked away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls one Christmas night by her favorite toy, the Nutcracker. In this chapter, Marie and Frederick are in awe at the Christmas decorations, presents, and Godfather Drosselmeyer's creation. Comment below on any classroom literature you would like to have me narrate.
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King - E.T.A. Hoffmann (Ch. 1)
zhlédnutí 340Před 2 lety
Maria is whisked away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls one Christmas night by her favorite toy, the Nutcracker. In this chapter, Marie and her older brother Frederick try to figure out what toy Godfather Drosselmeyer has made for them this year. Comment below on any classroom literature you would like to have me narrate.
The Old Man and the Bridge - Ernest Hemingway
zhlédnutí 592Před 2 lety
The Old Man and the Bridge - Ernest Hemingway
The Continuity of Parks - Julio Cortázar
zhlédnutí 2,4KPřed 3 lety
The Continuity of Parks - Julio Cortázar
One of These Days - Gabriel García Márquez
zhlédnutí 4,7KPřed 3 lety
One of These Days - Gabriel García Márquez
The Use of Force - William Carlos Williams
zhlédnutí 6KPřed 3 lety
The Use of Force - William Carlos Williams
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge - Ambrose Bierce
zhlédnutí 570Před 3 lety
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge - Ambrose Bierce
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse - Aesop
zhlédnutí 63Před 3 lety
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse - Aesop
The Young Thief and His Mother - Aesop
zhlédnutí 964Před 3 lety
The Young Thief and His Mother - Aesop
thank you!!!! i have dyslexia and this helps a lot
Thank you so much for posting this! I am using it in a free study I am putting together.
im here for class but its a pretty insanely good book
i have to do a stupid summer reading thingn last minute i want to die
How awful. I once stayed in London, lived in rented room, felt safe. But now aftervthis story... I feel very afraid... Now I would not trust any Landlady...
Thank you
That's what you call: Bad and breakfast!
👍 Tim Keller's sermon "Does God Control Everything" brought me here. czcams.com/video/MDbKCZodtZI/video.htmlsi=B9lS7f199cizufyb
Funny how he does the woman's voice. Makes me picture a bearded guy in drag, high heels and all. Now there's a BnB I'd never check-in to, goodbye Norman Bates 👋
Thank you! That is Awesome! I like your voice! Btw it helps me to improve my English audition skills ❤❤❤
I have some questions about the story. 1. Why can’t Rainsford just take the sea to find another island, ship, or, at the very least, avoid Zaroff? 2. It says "Rainsford had dug himself in in France when a second’s delay meant death. That had been a placid pastime compared to his digging now." What's the context? 3. In these two different sections, Rainsford climbs a tree. I don't really understand why Zaroff doesn't see him. I guess I can't visualize the scenes or the distance between Rainsford and Zaroff. A. "The baying of the hounds drew nearer, then still nearer, nearer, ever nearer. On a ridge Rainsford climbed a tree. Down a watercourse, not a quarter of a mile away, he could see the bush moving. Straining his eyes, he saw the lean figure of General Zaroff; just ahead of him Rainsford made out another figure whose wide shoulders surged through the tall jungle weeds; it was the giant Ivan, and he seemed pulled forward by some unseen force; Rainsford knew that Ivan must be holding the pack in leash." B. "He shinned excitedly up a tree and looked back. His pursuers had stopped. But the hope that was in Rainsford's brain when he climbed died, for he saw in the shallow valley that General Zaroff was still on his feet. But Ivan was not. The knife, driven by the recoil of the springing tree, had not wholly failed." 4. I think technically Rainsford hadn't won the game. See, he confronts Zaroff at 10-ish pm. That was the third day, right? Not midnight yet. If that's right, then the game isn't still on because of Rainsford's choice; it's still on because it's before midnight on the third day. 5. Suppose Rainsford had built a shelter. Would Zaroff have gone in there? It could be a trap.
One helluva horrifying story. Glad it’s very short. Ambiguous ending.
wow 😂
"Going Up?"
Kool...
was the fat lady a ghost?
Vader sounds like General Grievous' cousin.
this was definitely inspired by Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery”
I remember this short story from when I was a young man or a teenager - something about this story was disturbing and haunting
assignment sucks bro :)
I cant read
Wow, I must be the only person in the comments section who didn’t have to read this for English class. I was just doing dishes & wanted something different to listen to. 😂
Dee Bradley Baker and Sam Marin should do a audiobook reading of this for Audible.
I first read this, as well as the other short stories in Ray Bradbury's 'Golden Apples of the Sun'. I always remember it being titled 'The Sound of DISTANT Thunder .. the DISTANT now gone. I also don't remember Travis shooting Eccles.. at the end.🤔 #MandelaEffect ?
Holy Hannah, you redid the whole thing! Or was it, perhaps, "predid"?
I had to read this for a school assignment. So thank you for this audiobook so i do not have to read.
So, where you able to astern the themes of the story from listening to it?
@@kenhollis6197 Yes
Well done. That was depressing.
Thanks a ton! ❤ I have my Literature exam tomorrow
Thanks need for school
real.
do yk the answers to the lesson check? if not mb i thought u go to my school 😭
nvmmm i got a 100% brahh
@@CIeorabro Frll 😭 like idk what I’m doing
@@CIeoraNO FR IM ON MY SCHOOLS PORTFOLIO FOR IT AND IM JUST SITTIN HERE LIKE ☹️ … ion even know what im doin rn
@@sunspotmikey LITERALLY I got 60/100 😭
Thank you
Nah this is boring as he'll just like the edger Allen poe stuff
Brilliant. I love it.
nice
thank you i need this for school your saving me
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I know the story through the many retellings but I've never read or listened to the original, until now. I loved it. It was so much to listen to the cat and mouse game. The ending was good, too.
14:19
This goes hard
True
The ending made me 😱
I have to write a summary on this after 😭
The owl is wize Pineapple wanted to fool the animals They got annoyed at the pineapple or got hungry
Amazing
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I’ve read a lot of stories by William Sleator, and they all end more conclusively than this one. It makes me think he deliberately wrote this one to be used for a class assignment, to challenge people to write their own endings, and hence the open-endedness of the reader not knowing exactly what the fat lady is going to do to the boy. My personal opinion is that the fat lady represents his father. His fear of her represents his fear of falling short of his father’s very high expectations. She pushes the stop 🛑 button, meaning that he is trapped there, and so the next scene is going to involve a lengthy dialogue between the fat lady and the boy. At some point, he is going to realize that she represents his father, and that in order to get free of her he is going to have to confront his fears about his father.
My theory is that the fat lady represents Martin’s greatest fear in life, and that is his fear of disappointing his very judgemental father. So in order to make her go away, he needs to conquer that fear.
That Obi-Wan voice sounds like Palpatine converted to the Jedi Order.