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Fairy Tale

The Nettle Spinner

by Andrew Lang · read by Mike Polischuk · 16 min

Count Burchard of Quesnoy, in Flanders, is called Burchard the Wolf because he is so cruel he makes his peasants pull the plough. His wife, the Countess, is loved by everyone.

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Count Burchard of Quesnoy, in Flanders, is called Burchard the Wolf because he is so cruel he makes his peasants pull the plough. His wife, the Countess, is loved by everyone. One day the Count rides through a forest and sees a beautiful girl spinning hemp at a lonely cottage. Her name is Renelde. A Flemish fairy tale in Andrew Lang's Red Fairy Book. Read by Mike Polischuk. Twenty-one minutes.

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Length: 16 min
Narration: Solo narrator
Format: Unabridged audiobook
Released: May 2026
Publisher: Academy Voices
Language: English
ISBN: 9798240155598

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This edition of The Nettle Spinner by Andrew Lang is narrated by Mike Polischuk.

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