April 9, 2025 • 8 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 Nozark by David Cory,
A thrilling rescue. We're off, We're off. We're off again
to sail upon the rolling main. The i's no longer
holds us fast. We're sailing, safe and free at last.
This is what the weathercock sang, loud and clear. The
(00:21):
next morning, it woke up Marjorie with a start, and
running through the port hole, she saw that they were
once again upon the ocean blue. How did it happen?
She asked, turning to her faithful friend on the flike pole,
who was still crowing and flapping his wings at a
great rate. How did it all happen while you are asleep,
(00:42):
my dear little madge, answered the weathercock. I didn't ask
you when I asked you, how laughed Marjorie, for she
was delighted. You see to be once more sailing over
the great big ocean. You'd better not ask me any
more questions, said the weathercock quickly. You just better hurry
up and dress and ask Captain Noah what he is
(01:03):
going to do about the castaways. But what, gasped Marjorie,
The castaways the two polar bears who are still on
the iceberg. Goodness gracious, she cried. I'll hurry and get
on my boots. I must tell Captain Noah at once.
In a few minutes, she was running down to the
lower cabin. Captain Noah, Captain Noah, she shouted, Captain Noah,
(01:28):
the polar bears are left on the iceberg. The captain,
who had overslept himself, put his head out of his
cabin door. What is all the excitement about, he asked, sleepily.
The bears are left on the iceberg, shouted Marjorie. Again.
Well that's all right. I told them they could stay
out all night. They will come aboard for breakfast. No
(01:50):
doubt they can't. They can't, cried Marjorie, in great excitement.
The ark is afloat again, and we are sailing away
blubber in rubber, exclaimed the captain, now even more excited
than the little girl mother. He cried, The arcs afloat,
and two of our passengers are still ashore. Missus Noah
(02:11):
opened her eyes. What did you say, my dear, she
asked sleepily. The captain, by this time had pulled on
his sailor suit and closing the cabin door with a
Bang rushed out on deck, with Marjorie close at his heels.
In the distance, the iceberg could be seen indistinctly through
the morning mist hard a port, shouted Captain Noah. Mister Jonah,
(02:36):
who was at the wheel, woke up with a start.
He was so tired with cutting the ice the day
before that he had fallen sound asleep at his post.
You land lubber, cried Captain Noah. What do you mean
by falling asleep? This is my first experience before the mast,
apologized poor Jonah. I've always been a passenger. Please don't
(02:58):
get provoked. Provoked, yelled Captain Noah. Provoked, I feel like
throwing you overboard. Steer for the iceberg. I won't throw
you overboard until later. Mister jonahaped a sigh of relief
for at first, I guess he thought he'd have to
go back to the whale without having a chance of
(03:19):
Captain Noah cooling off. Marjorie stood close to the rail,
straining her eyes for a glimpse of the polar bears.
The three no boys now came on deck. Aunt Ham
handed the spyglass to his father. I see them, I
see them, cried Captain Noah. One of them is waving
a flag. Let me look, said Marjorie, who was dreadfully
(03:40):
worried about them. Yes, there they were on the top
of the berg. She could dimly see two figures and
a white object waving back and forth. The sea was
getting rough, and the ark rolled about in a most
uncomfortable manner. The weathercock clung tightly to his post, however,
and flapped his wings. Now then looked out. He cautioned,
(04:01):
as the art near the bird, be careful or you'll
stave a hole in the ark. Hurry up, shouted the
polar bears. We're dearly starved. We want our breakfast. Want
your breakfast, muttered Captain Noah under his breath. You'll be
wanting something more than breakfast if we don't find a
way to get you aboard. Let them swim, em suggested Ham.
(04:24):
Run up clothes and let them jump, advised Shem. Let
them fly, chuckled Jeffeth unsympathetically, who was somewhat tired of
feeding the animals and felt that too less would not
be such an awful thing. After all, nothing of the sort,
cried Captain Noah. I am responsible for the safety of
every passenger. I will take no such chances. What are
(04:47):
we going to do, then, asked mister Jonah, looking over
the side of the ark to make sure that it
was not getting too close to the danger's bird, which
jutted out in ragged points beneath the water. Launch the
lifeboat commanded Captain Noah, who will volunteer? I will, cried Ham,
And in less time than I can take to tell it,
(05:09):
Ham and his trained monkeys lowered the boat and jumped
in sheff off, commanded Coxswain Ham, and with a strong
pull and a loud yoho, the little boat shot away.
Ham held firmly to the tiller and kept the boat
pointing toward the big rollers, while the monkeys handled the oars.
Pull for the shore sailor pull for the shore sang
(05:32):
the weathercock. The bears, who had slid down the iceberg
close to the water's edge, stood anxiously waiting. Careful, Now,
cried Ham, pull on your starboard oar. The boat grazed
the iceberg, jump, shouted Ham, quick and then one of
the bears gave a spring and landed in the boat.
(05:54):
His mate, however, slip and a big wave at that
moment whirled the boat away from the ice, and with
a big flash, he landed in the water. Throw him
a life preserver, shouted Captain Noah. Throw him a lifeline, yelled,
shall throw him the anchor growled, a ff who never
had liked the polar bears. I guess, But God swain
(06:15):
Ham was not the least bit rattled. He steered the
boat toward the frightened bear and told him to catch hold. Now,
pull for all you're worth, shouted Ham to the monkeys,
and we'll tell brother Beer. But oh dear me, the
great waves kept washing over the little boat, and the
two monkeys had a hard time rowing with that great
(06:36):
heavy bear dragging on the stern. They'll be swamped, screamed
Missus Noah, as a tremendous great wave dashed over the
little lifeboat. Bail, bail, you lubber, shouted Ham. We'll all
be in Davy Jones's locker if you don't well. Pretty soon.
They came alongside the ark and Captain Noah let down
(06:57):
a rope ladder of wish. The two bears vanished to
scramble after a hard struggle, and after that cockswain Ham
and his gallant crew came aboard and the lifeboat was
hoisted up on deck. Motherly Missus Noah at once put
the two bearers to bed after a hot mustard bath
and a drink of Jamaica ginger. Well this beats the
(07:17):
old days, I'll holler, exclaimed Captain Noah. We never had
such accidents on my first voyage. It just rained and
rained for forty days and forty nights. That's the truth,
my dear, agreed Missus Noah. I remember it very well.
Ham was just a baby, and the other two boys
were little fellows. It was hard work finding something new
(07:39):
for them to do each day, rainy days on board ship. Well,
I never want to go through with it again. I
should think your boys would think you're just lovely, said
little Margerie. Well I guess we do, said Hann, kissing
his mother. You know we do, mother dear, of course
I do, she replied, giving him a hug. Go and
(08:01):
kiss your mother, said Captain Noah to Chammage Effeth, or
she won't give you any breakfast. And then they both
ran over to her and kissed her, glad of an
excuse to show their real feelings. Now, come and get
something nice and hot for breakfast, said missus Noah, for
if we don't eat breakfast, pretty soon we'll have to
call at lunch. And in the next chapter you shall
(08:23):
hear of a dreadful collision. But don't worry, for I
shan't let anything happen to little Margery and the kind
Noah family, and of chapter nine. Read by Nancy Cochrane,
Gergen Gilbert, Arizona, August twenty three, two thousand, twenty three.
LibriVox dot org. The Crews of the Nozark by David Cory,
A thrilling rescue. We're off, We're off. We're off again
to sail upon the rolling main. The i's no longer
holds us fast. We're sailing, safe and free at last.
This is what the weathercock sang, loud and clear. The
(00:21):
next morning, it woke up Marjorie with a start, and
running through the port hole, she saw that they were
once again upon the ocean blue. How did it happen?
She asked, turning to her faithful friend on the flike pole,
who was still crowing and flapping his wings at a
great rate. How did it all happen while you are asleep,
(00:42):
my dear little madge, answered the weathercock. I didn't ask
you when I asked you, how laughed Marjorie, for she
was delighted. You see to be once more sailing over
the great big ocean. You'd better not ask me any
more questions, said the weathercock quickly. You just better hurry
up and dress and ask Captain Noah what he is
(01:03):
going to do about the castaways. But what, gasped Marjorie,
The castaways the two polar bears who are still on
the iceberg. Goodness gracious, she cried. I'll hurry and get
on my boots. I must tell Captain Noah at once.
In a few minutes, she was running down to the
lower cabin. Captain Noah, Captain Noah, she shouted, Captain Noah,
(01:28):
the polar bears are left on the iceberg. The captain,
who had overslept himself, put his head out of his
cabin door. What is all the excitement about, he asked, sleepily.
The bears are left on the iceberg, shouted Marjorie. Again.
Well that's all right. I told them they could stay
out all night. They will come aboard for breakfast. No
(01:50):
doubt they can't. They can't, cried Marjorie, in great excitement.
The ark is afloat again, and we are sailing away
blubber in rubber, exclaimed the captain, now even more excited
than the little girl mother. He cried, The arcs afloat,
and two of our passengers are still ashore. Missus Noah
(02:11):
opened her eyes. What did you say, my dear, she
asked sleepily. The captain, by this time had pulled on
his sailor suit and closing the cabin door with a
Bang rushed out on deck, with Marjorie close at his heels.
In the distance, the iceberg could be seen indistinctly through
the morning mist hard a port, shouted Captain Noah. Mister Jonah,
(02:36):
who was at the wheel, woke up with a start.
He was so tired with cutting the ice the day
before that he had fallen sound asleep at his post.
You land lubber, cried Captain Noah. What do you mean
by falling asleep? This is my first experience before the mast,
apologized poor Jonah. I've always been a passenger. Please don't
(02:58):
get provoked. Provoked, yelled Captain Noah. Provoked, I feel like
throwing you overboard. Steer for the iceberg. I won't throw
you overboard until later. Mister jonahaped a sigh of relief
for at first, I guess he thought he'd have to
go back to the whale without having a chance of
(03:19):
Captain Noah cooling off. Marjorie stood close to the rail,
straining her eyes for a glimpse of the polar bears.
The three no boys now came on deck. Aunt Ham
handed the spyglass to his father. I see them, I
see them, cried Captain Noah. One of them is waving
a flag. Let me look, said Marjorie, who was dreadfully
(03:40):
worried about them. Yes, there they were on the top
of the berg. She could dimly see two figures and
a white object waving back and forth. The sea was
getting rough, and the ark rolled about in a most
uncomfortable manner. The weathercock clung tightly to his post, however,
and flapped his wings. Now then looked out. He cautioned,
(04:01):
as the art near the bird, be careful or you'll
stave a hole in the ark. Hurry up, shouted the
polar bears. We're dearly starved. We want our breakfast. Want
your breakfast, muttered Captain Noah under his breath. You'll be
wanting something more than breakfast if we don't find a
way to get you aboard. Let them swim, em suggested Ham.
(04:24):
Run up clothes and let them jump, advised Shem. Let
them fly, chuckled Jeffeth unsympathetically, who was somewhat tired of
feeding the animals and felt that too less would not
be such an awful thing. After all, nothing of the sort,
cried Captain Noah. I am responsible for the safety of
every passenger. I will take no such chances. What are
(04:47):
we going to do, then, asked mister Jonah, looking over
the side of the ark to make sure that it
was not getting too close to the danger's bird, which
jutted out in ragged points beneath the water. Launch the
lifeboat commanded Captain Noah, who will volunteer? I will, cried Ham,
And in less time than I can take to tell it,
(05:09):
Ham and his trained monkeys lowered the boat and jumped
in sheff off, commanded Coxswain Ham, and with a strong
pull and a loud yoho, the little boat shot away.
Ham held firmly to the tiller and kept the boat
pointing toward the big rollers, while the monkeys handled the oars.
Pull for the shore sailor pull for the shore sang
(05:32):
the weathercock. The bears, who had slid down the iceberg
close to the water's edge, stood anxiously waiting. Careful, Now,
cried Ham, pull on your starboard oar. The boat grazed
the iceberg, jump, shouted Ham, quick and then one of
the bears gave a spring and landed in the boat.
(05:54):
His mate, however, slip and a big wave at that
moment whirled the boat away from the ice, and with
a big flash, he landed in the water. Throw him
a life preserver, shouted Captain Noah. Throw him a lifeline, yelled,
shall throw him the anchor growled, a ff who never
had liked the polar bears. I guess, But God swain
(06:15):
Ham was not the least bit rattled. He steered the
boat toward the frightened bear and told him to catch hold. Now,
pull for all you're worth, shouted Ham to the monkeys,
and we'll tell brother Beer. But oh dear me, the
great waves kept washing over the little boat, and the
two monkeys had a hard time rowing with that great
(06:36):
heavy bear dragging on the stern. They'll be swamped, screamed
Missus Noah, as a tremendous great wave dashed over the
little lifeboat. Bail, bail, you lubber, shouted Ham. We'll all
be in Davy Jones's locker if you don't well. Pretty soon.
They came alongside the ark and Captain Noah let down
(06:57):
a rope ladder of wish. The two bears vanished to
scramble after a hard struggle, and after that cockswain Ham
and his gallant crew came aboard and the lifeboat was
hoisted up on deck. Motherly Missus Noah at once put
the two bearers to bed after a hot mustard bath
and a drink of Jamaica ginger. Well this beats the
(07:17):
old days, I'll holler, exclaimed Captain Noah. We never had
such accidents on my first voyage. It just rained and
rained for forty days and forty nights. That's the truth,
my dear, agreed Missus Noah. I remember it very well.
Ham was just a baby, and the other two boys
were little fellows. It was hard work finding something new
(07:39):
for them to do each day, rainy days on board ship. Well,
I never want to go through with it again. I
should think your boys would think you're just lovely, said
little Margerie. Well I guess we do, said Hann, kissing
his mother. You know we do, mother dear, of course
I do, she replied, giving him a hug. Go and
(08:01):
kiss your mother, said Captain Noah to Chammage Effeth, or
she won't give you any breakfast. And then they both
ran over to her and kissed her, glad of an
excuse to show their real feelings. Now, come and get
something nice and hot for breakfast, said missus Noah, for
if we don't eat breakfast, pretty soon we'll have to
call at lunch. And in the next chapter you shall
(08:23):
hear of a dreadful collision. But don't worry, for I
shan't let anything happen to little Margery and the kind
Noah family, and of chapter nine. Read by Nancy Cochrane,
Gergen Gilbert, Arizona, August twenty three, two thousand, twenty three.
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