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  1.  Adventures of Nils. 
    Lagerloef.  Wonderful adventures of Nils.

      Outline:  The elf—­The wild geese—­Glimminge Castle
        (cut)—­The rat charmer—­The great crane dance—­on
        Kullaberg—­Ulvasa—­Lady.

      Do not tell a second story.

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  1.  Persephone.

  Best versions:
    Adams.  Myths of old Greece. (Proserpina.)
    Hawthorne.  Tanglewood tales. (Pomegranate seeds.)

  Other versions:
    Burt.  Herakles, the hero of Thebes. 
    Cooke.  Nature myths. 
    Cox.  Tales of ancient Greece. 
    Francillon.  Gods and heroes. 
    Mabie.  Myths every child should know. (Hawthorne version.)

  2.  How the leaves came down. (Poem by Coolidge.)
    Lovejoy.  Nature in verse for children. 
    Skinner.  Arbor Day manual. 
    Wiggin and Smith.  Posy ring.

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  1.  Hansel and Grethel.

  Best versions:
    Grimm.  Household stories; tr. by Crane. 
    Grimm.  Fairy tales; tr. by Lucas. 
    Lang.  Blue fairy book.

  Other versions:
    Jerrold.  Reign of King Oberon. 
    Mabie.  Fairy tales every child should know. 
    Tappan.  Folk stories and fables.

  2.  Quick running squash. 
    Aspinwall.  Short stories for short people.

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  1.  Peterkin and the little grey hare.

  Best version:
    Pyle.  Wonder clock.

  2.  Mirror of Matsuyama.

  Best versions:
    Williston.  Japanese fairy tales. 1st ser. 
    Wiggin and Smith.  Magic casements

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  1.  The reformed pirate. 
    Stockton.  Floating prince.

  2.  How the camel got his hump.[7]

  3.  The camel’s hump. (Poem.)
    Kipling.  Just so stories. 
    Kipling reader for elementary grades.

[Footnote 7:  For source, see page number preceding title in index.]

STORIES FOR SPECIAL DAYS; CHIEFLY FOR LITTLE CHILDREN.

CHRISTMAS STORIES

For poems see Granger.  Index to poetry and recitations:  Appendix.

Birth of Christ.

The Bible.  St. Matthew, Chap. 2.  St. Luke, Chap. 2. 
  See also adaptations in collections of Bible Stories.

Christ Legends.

Babouscka. 
  Bailey and Lewis.  For the children’s hour, p. 235
  Dickinson and Skinner.  Children’s book of Christmas stories, p. 208. 
  Dier.  Children’s book of Christmas, p. 105.

Coming of the prince. 
 Field.  Little book of profitable tales, p. 31.

Herman’s treasure box. 
  Broadus.  Book of the Christ child, p. 77.