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The Bottle Neck
by Hans Christian Andersen · read by Mike Polischuk · 32 min
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In a poor attic, a bird in a cage hangs by the window. Its water comes from an old bottle neck, turned upside down and corked. The bottle neck can think but cannot speak, and it remembers when it was a whole bottle at a grand and happy feast. Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, first published in 1857, follows one small piece of glass through a long and surprising life. Read by Mike Polischuk, in thirty-two minutes. A quiet tale about what an ordinary thing can still be good for.
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- Length
- 32 min
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Released
- February 2026
- Publisher
- Academy Voices
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9798295398780
Who narrates The Bottle Neck audiobook?
This edition of The Bottle Neck by Hans Christian Andersen is narrated by Mike Polischuk.
How long is The Bottle Neck audiobook?
It runs 32 min, unabridged, so you hear the complete text.
Is this audiobook narrated by a real person?
Yes. Every Academy Voices audiobook is Certified Human Voice: performed start to finish by a real narrator.
Where can I listen to The Bottle Neck?
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