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The Ransom of Red Chief

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The Ransom of Red Chief

By: O. Henry
Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
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In the first tale, we follow two workmen on an intriguing journey to Coney Island, where the heartsick and disgruntled Tobin has his palm read. Who knew that palmistry could be so unpredictable? Secondly, a tale of kidnapping gone awry. A little boy, self proclaimed "Red Chief", is taken from his home, and has so much fun he never wants to go back, much to the chagrin of the kidnappers.

Public Domain (P)2008 B.J. Harrison
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Well done. A new old story with a twist and a classic. Loved both. Great narration on Red Chief.

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this was a very cute story. This is good for any age. It has a cute and funny ending. I enjoyed the way the narrator read it.

cute story

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You might want to think twice before kidnapping Red Chief it might not be gratifying.

Beware of Red Chief.

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Oh, go ahead, spend the 60c. It's worth it. You will have a good laugh.

That was fun

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The family listened to this as we were driving to an outing. We loved the descriptive words and laughed at the self inflicted torture these men got themselves into. I love the big descriptive words that painted a beautiful picture of insanity :)

Husband, wife and 2 kids laughed out loud :)

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