April 9, 2025 • 7 mins
Marjorie boards a fantastical Noah’s Ark filled with talking animals and sets off on delightful and perilous adventures in this whimsical tale of imagination. Discover hundreds of ad-free audiobooks, soothing sounds for sleep and meditation, and more—unwind and learn at www.adfreebooks.com!
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LibriVox dot org. The crews of the Noah's Ark by
David Cory repairs A Hoy, a hoy, mount ararat. Now
we know where we are at. Run the ark up
high and dry, close against the bright blue sky. Not
a bit of it, shouted Captain Noah, looking up at
(00:21):
the weather cock. I don't propose to take any chances
running up that mountain side. Suppose our motor gave out,
we'd be in a nice fix. We'll run up on
the shore and heave too. The ark, obeying Captain Noah's
guiding hand, swept upon the beach and came to a
standstill some two hundred feet from the water. We can
(00:42):
cut all the timber we need for repairs now, said Japhet,
looking over toward a big forest that lay back from
the beach. The animals, too, can have a nice frolic
on the sand. It will do them good after being
cooped up on board ship for so long. And in
a short time the ark was empty and all the
animals were having a fine time making castles in the
(01:04):
sand and picking up pretty sea shells. And after a
while Captain Noah got out his axe and saw, and
calling to mister Jonah and his three boys started off
for the forest, and as soon as he cut down
a tree, mister Jonah and the three boys sought it
up into logs. I guess we have enough now, said
Captain Noah. Guess we'd better start and split them into planks.
(01:29):
This was not such easy work, but after a while
they had quite a pile of lumber on hand. If
we only had a wagon to haul the logs to
the ark, said Captain Noah, wiping his forehead with his
red bordered handkerchief. And just then Marjorie came riding down
the gangplank in the Luloi autobile. I'll take them back
(01:49):
to the ark, she said, And after a while, not
so very long, they were all aboard. Well. By this
time it was pretty dark, and Captain Noah felt uneasy
about the animals, so he stood up on the bow
of the big boat and called out, all the board
for the night. All the board for the night. He
called out again, And then he turned to little Marjorie
(02:10):
and said, I'd never forgive myself if anything should happen
to any one of my passengers. But oh dear me,
when Captain Noah, who had stood by the gang plank
and checked off each animal. As he came aboard, found
that the little red squirrel was missing. He was dreadfully worried.
Goodness me, he exclaimed, If that squirrel has gone off
(02:33):
into the woods, how will we ever find him? Well,
there's no use in worrying, said Missus Noah, who just
then came up from below deck. Come down and get
a nice hot cup of tea. After you've eaten something,
you'll know better what to do. Well, after supper, everybody
felt better, so Captain Noah and his crew came up
(02:54):
on deck to look for the lost squirrel. The moon
was just coming up out of the east, making a
silver path across the water right up to the ark.
As Captain Noah looked over the railing to the sand below,
he saw a little figure walking directly in a silver moonpath.
It seemed to be carrying something heavy, for it paused
every now and then to rest. It's a little red squirrel,
(03:17):
shouted Marjorie. So it is, said Captain Noah. Hello there,
he shouted, Wait and I'll let down the gangplank. Show.
But I'm tired, panted the red squirrel as he crawled
up on deck. This bag of nuts is as heavy
as lead, and then he let the well fell bag
slip from his shoulders to the deck. Don't you ever
(03:39):
stay out as late as this again, sir, said Captain Noah,
pulling in the gangplank and making it fast for the night.
If you do, you won't get surely for a long time.
I'm glad you're back, whispered Marjorie, for we were all
dreadfully worried about you, and this so pleased the little
red squirrel, and gave her a handful of chestnuts. Come
(04:03):
along with me, said Captain Noah. I'm going below to
see what the boys are doing. So Marjorie and the
little squirrel followed the captain without a word, for they
saw that he was somewhat vexed. Below deck, all was
in confusion, for the animals, after finishing their supper, were
trying to find places to sleep. Although mister Jonah and
(04:24):
the boys had made the place as clean as possible
since the fire, they had, not, of course, been able
in so short a time to replace the bunks and
pins in which the animals had slept. Everybody was in
everybody else's way. The smaller animals were squeezed into corners
by the larger ones, and the elephant complained that the
(04:44):
red aunt kept treading on his toes. Order order, shouted
Captain Noah, What are you doing, Jonah? And where are
you boys? He called out, peering into the darkness, for
of course all the electric lights were out and the
hold was in total darkness. Here we are, answered mister Jonah.
(05:05):
We're doing the best we can, and he came out
of the darkness and rested his pitchfork on the floor
while he wiped the perspiration from his forehead. I was
spreading out the straw for bidding ham is giving the
pigs a drink before they go to bed. And just
then the other two boys appeared. What are you doing here,
Jeffe asked the mealy cow, which stood by quietly chewing
(05:29):
her cud. But the Muly cow only said oOoOO. Well,
come along with me. All the cows are at the
other end of the ark. Don't be impatient, said Captain Noah,
for the muly cow was a very gentle creature and
never tried to bud any one with her horns because
she didn't have any. You know, while all this was
(05:50):
going on, Marjorie and the little squirrel stood in the doorway.
Glad you weren't lost, said Sheen, patting the squirrel on
the back as if he were a little that dog.
The other squirrel said, they would go to bed until
you were found. Where are they asked the little red squirrel,
I'm pretty sleepy and would like to cuddle up for
the night. And then he swung his bag of DUTs
(06:12):
over his shoulder and followed shim. But before it went
he whispered to Marjorie that he'd give her some hickory
nuts in the morning. After a while, everything was made
snug and tight for the night. Mister Jonah put away
his pitchfork, and the boys hung up the water pails.
Then a lighted lantern was hung at each end of
the cabin, and the evening chores were done just the
(06:35):
same as if they had been on a farm, you know.
And after that, Margie went up on deck, where the
weathercock was sitting on the flag pole in the moonlight. Oh,
I love to be a sailor and sail the ocean blue.
And here the captain shout a hoy and ordered round
the crew. And when the waves are rolling high, the
(06:56):
wind is blowing strong, I sing my cockadoodle do just
like a sailor's song. Oh, I'm a sailor rooster, and
my name is Shanghai Joe, and I'll sail the sea
from A to Z. I'm a sailor bird. Heave ho. Well,
I'm glad you're so happy, said little Margery. And maybe
she felt just a little bit homesick, for she was
(07:18):
far away from home. And just then missus Noah came
on deck and said, come, madge, it's time for bed.
And then she picked her up and carried her in
your cabin and tucked her in for the night, as
comfortable as you please. And in the next chapter, I'll
tell you what happened in the morning. End of chapter seven,
(07:39):
read by Nancy Cochrane, Gergen, Gilbert Arizona o'gust sixteen, two thousand,
twenty three.
LibriVox dot org. The crews of the Noah's Ark by
David Cory repairs A Hoy, a hoy, mount ararat. Now
we know where we are at. Run the ark up
high and dry, close against the bright blue sky. Not
a bit of it, shouted Captain Noah, looking up at
(00:21):
the weather cock. I don't propose to take any chances
running up that mountain side. Suppose our motor gave out,
we'd be in a nice fix. We'll run up on
the shore and heave too. The ark, obeying Captain Noah's
guiding hand, swept upon the beach and came to a
standstill some two hundred feet from the water. We can
(00:42):
cut all the timber we need for repairs now, said Japhet,
looking over toward a big forest that lay back from
the beach. The animals, too, can have a nice frolic
on the sand. It will do them good after being
cooped up on board ship for so long. And in
a short time the ark was empty and all the
animals were having a fine time making castles in the
(01:04):
sand and picking up pretty sea shells. And after a
while Captain Noah got out his axe and saw, and
calling to mister Jonah and his three boys started off
for the forest, and as soon as he cut down
a tree, mister Jonah and the three boys sought it
up into logs. I guess we have enough now, said
Captain Noah. Guess we'd better start and split them into planks.
(01:29):
This was not such easy work, but after a while
they had quite a pile of lumber on hand. If
we only had a wagon to haul the logs to
the ark, said Captain Noah, wiping his forehead with his
red bordered handkerchief. And just then Marjorie came riding down
the gangplank in the Luloi autobile. I'll take them back
(01:49):
to the ark, she said, And after a while, not
so very long, they were all aboard. Well. By this
time it was pretty dark, and Captain Noah felt uneasy
about the animals, so he stood up on the bow
of the big boat and called out, all the board
for the night. All the board for the night. He
called out again, And then he turned to little Marjorie
(02:10):
and said, I'd never forgive myself if anything should happen
to any one of my passengers. But oh dear me,
when Captain Noah, who had stood by the gang plank
and checked off each animal. As he came aboard, found
that the little red squirrel was missing. He was dreadfully worried.
Goodness me, he exclaimed, If that squirrel has gone off
(02:33):
into the woods, how will we ever find him? Well,
there's no use in worrying, said Missus Noah, who just
then came up from below deck. Come down and get
a nice hot cup of tea. After you've eaten something,
you'll know better what to do. Well, after supper, everybody
felt better, so Captain Noah and his crew came up
(02:54):
on deck to look for the lost squirrel. The moon
was just coming up out of the east, making a
silver path across the water right up to the ark.
As Captain Noah looked over the railing to the sand below,
he saw a little figure walking directly in a silver moonpath.
It seemed to be carrying something heavy, for it paused
every now and then to rest. It's a little red squirrel,
(03:17):
shouted Marjorie. So it is, said Captain Noah. Hello there,
he shouted, Wait and I'll let down the gangplank. Show.
But I'm tired, panted the red squirrel as he crawled
up on deck. This bag of nuts is as heavy
as lead, and then he let the well fell bag
slip from his shoulders to the deck. Don't you ever
(03:39):
stay out as late as this again, sir, said Captain Noah,
pulling in the gangplank and making it fast for the night.
If you do, you won't get surely for a long time.
I'm glad you're back, whispered Marjorie, for we were all
dreadfully worried about you, and this so pleased the little
red squirrel, and gave her a handful of chestnuts. Come
(04:03):
along with me, said Captain Noah. I'm going below to
see what the boys are doing. So Marjorie and the
little squirrel followed the captain without a word, for they
saw that he was somewhat vexed. Below deck, all was
in confusion, for the animals, after finishing their supper, were
trying to find places to sleep. Although mister Jonah and
(04:24):
the boys had made the place as clean as possible
since the fire, they had, not, of course, been able
in so short a time to replace the bunks and
pins in which the animals had slept. Everybody was in
everybody else's way. The smaller animals were squeezed into corners
by the larger ones, and the elephant complained that the
(04:44):
red aunt kept treading on his toes. Order order, shouted
Captain Noah, What are you doing, Jonah? And where are
you boys? He called out, peering into the darkness, for
of course all the electric lights were out and the
hold was in total darkness. Here we are, answered mister Jonah.
(05:05):
We're doing the best we can, and he came out
of the darkness and rested his pitchfork on the floor
while he wiped the perspiration from his forehead. I was
spreading out the straw for bidding ham is giving the
pigs a drink before they go to bed. And just
then the other two boys appeared. What are you doing here,
Jeffe asked the mealy cow, which stood by quietly chewing
(05:29):
her cud. But the Muly cow only said oOoOO. Well,
come along with me. All the cows are at the
other end of the ark. Don't be impatient, said Captain Noah,
for the muly cow was a very gentle creature and
never tried to bud any one with her horns because
she didn't have any. You know, while all this was
(05:50):
going on, Marjorie and the little squirrel stood in the doorway.
Glad you weren't lost, said Sheen, patting the squirrel on
the back as if he were a little that dog.
The other squirrel said, they would go to bed until
you were found. Where are they asked the little red squirrel,
I'm pretty sleepy and would like to cuddle up for
the night. And then he swung his bag of DUTs
(06:12):
over his shoulder and followed shim. But before it went
he whispered to Marjorie that he'd give her some hickory
nuts in the morning. After a while, everything was made
snug and tight for the night. Mister Jonah put away
his pitchfork, and the boys hung up the water pails.
Then a lighted lantern was hung at each end of
the cabin, and the evening chores were done just the
(06:35):
same as if they had been on a farm, you know.
And after that, Margie went up on deck, where the
weathercock was sitting on the flag pole in the moonlight. Oh,
I love to be a sailor and sail the ocean blue.
And here the captain shout a hoy and ordered round
the crew. And when the waves are rolling high, the
(06:56):
wind is blowing strong, I sing my cockadoodle do just
like a sailor's song. Oh, I'm a sailor rooster, and
my name is Shanghai Joe, and I'll sail the sea
from A to Z. I'm a sailor bird. Heave ho. Well,
I'm glad you're so happy, said little Margery. And maybe
she felt just a little bit homesick, for she was
(07:18):
far away from home. And just then missus Noah came
on deck and said, come, madge, it's time for bed.
And then she picked her up and carried her in
your cabin and tucked her in for the night, as
comfortable as you please. And in the next chapter, I'll
tell you what happened in the morning. End of chapter seven,
(07:39):
read by Nancy Cochrane, Gergen, Gilbert Arizona o'gust sixteen, two thousand,
twenty three.
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