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STORIES FOR CHILDREN THREE AND FOUR YEARS OLD.
The arrangement is in the order of degree of difficulty. Where the title would naturally appear in the library catalogue, the author’s name only is given. Where a title appears in several lists, the source is given only in one, which is indicated by giving the page number in bold face type preceding title in the index at the end of this pamphlet.
Many of the stories listed may be found in simplified form in the primers and readers on the little children’s shelves.
Rhymes from Mother Goose.
A was an apple pie.
A was an archer who shot at a frog.
This is the house that Jack built.
Three little kittens lost their mittens.
Old Mother Hubbard.
Sing a song of sixpence.
The Queen of Hearts.
I saw a ship a-sailing.
Tom he was a piper’s son.
London Bridge is broken down.
Cock Robin and Jenny Wren.
Who killed Cock Robin?
Best versions of Mother Goose:
Lang. Nursery rhyme book.
Norton. Heart of oak books, v.
I.
Book of nursery rhymes; Welsh.
Mother Goose’s melodies. Wheeler.
See also the Caldecott picture books.
The old woman and her pig.
Best versions:
Jacobs. English fairy
tales.
Lang. Nursery rhyme book.
Other versions:
Bailey and Lewis. For
the children’s hour.
Bryant. How to tell stories.
Lansing. Rhymes and stories.
Norton. Heart of oak
books, v. I.
O’Shea. Six nursery
classics.
Scudder. Book of folk
stories.
Wiggin and Smith.
Tales of laughter.
Chicken Licken or Henny Penny.
Best versions:
Jacobs. English fairy
tales.
Scudder. Book of folk
stories.
Other versions:
Arnold and Gilbert.
Stepping stones to literature,
v. 2. (Chicken Little.)
Asbjoernsen. Fairy tales
from the far north.
(Hen who went to Dovrefjeld.)
Bailey and Lewis.
For the children’s hour.
(Chicken Little.)
Blaisdell. Child life
in tale and fable. (Chicken
Little.)
Darton. Wonder book of
beasts.
Lansing. Rhymes and stories.
Norton. Heart of oak
books, v. I.
Scudder. Book of folk
stories.
Scudder. Children’s
book.
Tappan. Folk stories
and fables.
Peter Rabbit. Potter.
The gingerbread man.[1]
Three little pigs.[1]
The pancake.[1]
Three goats.
Poulsson. Through the
farmyard gate.
[Footnote 1: For source, see page number preceding title in index.]
Golden cobwebs.
Best versions:
Bryant. Best stories
to tell.
Bryant. How to tell stories.
Little Black Sambo. Bannerman.
The cock, the mouse and the little red hen.[2] Lefevre.
How Jack went to seek his fortune.
Best version:
Jacobs. English fairy
tales.
Three Billy Goats Gruff.[2]
The travels of a fox.[2]
The elves and the shoemaker.
Best versions:
Grimm. Fairy tales; ed.
by Lucas.
Scudder. Fables and folk
stories.
Other versions:
Bailey and Lewis. For
the children’s hour
Bryant. Stories to tell.
Norton. Heart of oak
books, v. I.
Scudder. Book of folk
stories.
Scudder. Children’s
book.
The cat and the mouse.
Best version:
Jacobs. English fairy
tales.
Other versions:
Arnold and Gilbert.
Stepping stones to literature, v. i.
Bailey and Lewis.
For the children’s hour.
Darton. Wonder book of
beasts.
[Footnote 2: For source, see page number preceding title in index.]
As I walked over the hills one day. (Poem by Mrs. Carter.)
Best versions:
Chisholm. Golden staircase.
Wiggin and Smith.
Pinafore Palace.
Bremen town musicians.
Best versions:
Grimm. Fairy tales; tr.
by Lucas.
Scudder. Fables and folk
stories.
Dame Wiggin of Lee and her seven wonderful cats.
Best versions:
Dame Wiggin of Lee and seven
wonderful cats.
Norton. Heart of oak
books, v. 2.
O’Shea. Six nursery
classics.
Doll in the grass.
Best versions:
Asbjoernsen. Fairy tales
from the far north.
Wiggin and Smith.
Fairy ring.
Epaminondas.
Best versions:
Bryant. Stories to tell
to children.
Bryant. Best stories
to tell.
The Hobyahs.
Best version:
Jacobs. More English
fairy tales.
The Half Chick or Medio Pollito.[3]
How the camel got his hump.
Kipling. Just so stories.
[Footnote 3: For source, see page number preceding title in index.]
Johnny cake or Wee bannock[1].
The Jumblies. (Poem by Lear.)
Lear. Nonsense Songs.
Lambikin.
Best version:
Jacobs. Indian fairy
tales.
Other versions:
Bryant. Stories to tell.
Steel. Tales of the Punjab.
Little grey pony.
Lindsay. Mother stories.
Little One-eye, Two-eyes and Three-eyes[4].
Little red hen and the grain of wheat.
Best version:
Bryant. Stories to tell.
Other versions:
Bailey and Lewis.
For the children’s hour.
Blaisdell. Child life
in tale and fable.
Mother Hulda or Mother Holle.
Best version:
Grimm. Fairy tales; tr.
by Lucas.
Other versions:
Blaisdell. Child life
in many lands.
Lang. Red fairy book.
Night before Christmas. (Poem by Clement
C. Moore.)
Moore. Night before Christmas;
il. by Jessie Wilcox Smith.
Moore. Night before Christmas
(linen picture book).
[Footnote 4: For source, see page number in bold face type in index.]
Ole Shut-Eye stories.
Best versions:
Andersen. Wonder stories.
Andersen. Fairy tales.
Peter Rabbit plays a joke.
Burgess. Old Mother West
Wind.
Quick running squash.
Aspinwall. Short stories
for short people.
Rat princess.
Bryant. How to tell stories.
The sheep and the pig who set up house-keeping.
Best version:
Thomsen. East o’
the sun.
Other versions:
Asbjoernsen. Fairy tales
from the far north. (Ram and the pig.)
Asbjoernsen. Tales from
the fjeld.
Bailey and Lewis.
For the children’s hour. (Adapted.)
Wiggin and Smith.
Fairy ring.
Snow White and Rose Red.[5]
Spotty the turtle wins a race.
Burgess. Old Mother West
Wind.
Stolen charm.
Best version:
Williston. Japanese fairy
tales. 1st series.
The straw, the coal and the bean.
Best version:
Grimm. Fairy tales; tr.
by Lucas.
[Footnote 5: For source, see page number preceding title in index.]
Other versions:
Bailey and Lewis.
For the children’s hour. (Why the bean
wears
a stripe.)
Blaisdell. Child life
in many lands.
Strong. All the year
round; Spring.
The sun and the wind.
Best version:
Aesop. Fables; ed. by
Jacobs.
Three bears.[6]
Timothy’s shoes.
Ewing. Lob-Lie-by-the-fire;
and other tales.(To be adapted)
Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse.
Best version:
Jacobs. English fairy
tales.
Tom, the Water baby.
Kingsley. Water babies,
Ch. 1. (To be adapted.)
Why all men love the moon.
Best version:
Holbrook. Book of nature
myths.
Other versions:
Blaisdell. Child life
in tale and fable. (Sun, the moon and the wind.)
Jacobs. Indian fairy
tales. (Sun, moon and wind go to dinner.)
Who stole the bird’s nest? (Poem by L.M. Child.)
Best version:
Wiggin and Smith.
Posy Ring.
Other versions:
Lovejoy. Nature in verse.
Waterman. Graded memory
selections.
[Footnote 6: For source, see page number preceding title in index.]
Why the evergreens never lose their leaves.
Best version:
Holbrook. Book of nature
myths.
The wise men of Gotham.
Best version:
Jacobs. More English
fairy tales.
The wolf and the seven little goats.
Best version:
Grimm. Household stories
tr. by Crane.
Other versions:
Blaisdell. Child life
in tale and fable. (Adapted.) (Wolf and seven
little
goslings.)
Grimm. Fairy tales. (Wolf
and the seven young kids.)
Mulock. Fairy book. (Wolf
and the seven young goslings.)
The following programs for story hours for the little children are suggestive only. It is desirable that the best folk tales be repeated as often as the children desire, and that poems should be read or recited in connection with the stories where there is a response. The little children should never be held longer than half an hour, and twenty minutes is better. The stories to be told together are numbered 1 and 2. This grouping may be changed and additions may be made from books which have been duplicated freely in the juvenile book collections, but the selection should be kept to the standard of this list. Also, it is not required that the groups of stories should be used in the order listed.
See also lists for special days.
1. Water of life. (Story of the three sons.)
Best version:
Grimm. Fairy tales; tr.
by Lucas.
Other versions:
Grimm. Fairy tales; il.
by Folkard.
Grimm. German household
tales; tr. by Edwardes.
Jerrold. Reign of King
Oberon.
Shaw. Fairy tales for
the second school year.
Valentine. Aunt Louisa’s
book of fairy tales.
Wiggin and Smith.
Magic casements.
Alternative
Water of life. (Story of the faithful servant.)
Best version:
Pyle. Wonder clock.
Other versions:
Lang. Golden mermaid.
Lang. Pink fairy book.
2. Princess whom nobody could silence.
Best version:
Thomsen. East o’
the sun. (Princess who could not be silenced.)
Other versions:
Asbjoernsen. Fairy tales
from the far north.
Wiggin and Smith.
Tales of laughter.
Compare with Peter Fiddle-de-dee in
Bay. Danish
fairy and folk tales.
* * * * *
1. Princess and the pea.
Best versions:
Andersen. Fairytales;
tr. by Lucas.
Andersen. Stories and
tales; tr. by Dulcken.
2. Lad who went to the north wind.
Best versions:
Asbjoernsen. Norse fairy
tales; tr. by Dasent.
Thomsen. East o’
the sun.
Other versions:
Asbjoernsen. Fairy world.
Bay. Danish fairy and
folk tales.
Carroll and Brooks.
Third reader. (Boy and the north wind.)
Treadwell. Reading-literature,
first reader.
* * * * *
1. Tinder box.
Best versions:
Andersen. Fairy tales;
tr. by Lucas.
Andersen. Wonder stories;
tr. by Dulcken.
Other versions:
Lang. Yellow fairy book.
Welsh. Fairy tales children
love.
Winnington. Outlook fairy
book.
2. Travels of a fox.
Best version:
Winnington. Outlook story
book.
Other versions:
Bailey and Lewis.
For the children’s hour.
Johnson. Oak tree fairy
book.
* * * * *
1. Robin Goodfellow.
Best version:
Rhys. English fairy book.
Other versions:
Coates. Fireside encyclopaedia
of poetry. (Merry pranks of Robin
Goodfellow.)
Dana. Household book
of poetry. (Merry pranks of Robin Goodfellow.)
Alternative.
1. Presents of the little folk.
Best version:
Grimm. Fairy tales. (Little
folks’ presents.)
Other versions:
Grimm. German household
tales.
Grimm. Household fairy
tales; tr. by Boldrey.(The greedy goldsmith’s
reward.)
2. The fairies. (Poem by Robert Bird.)
Wiggin and Smith. Posy ring.
See other poems about fairies in
Wiggin and Smith.
Golden numbers and Posy ring.
* * * * *
1. Snow queen.
Best versions:
Andersen. Fairy tales;
tr. by Lucas.
Andersen. Wonder stories;
tr. by Dulcken.
Other versions:
Lang. Pink fairy book.
Welsh. Fairy tales children
love.
Do not tell a second story.
1. Golden bird.
Best version:
Grimm. Fairy tales; tr.
by Lucas.
Other versions:
Asbjoernsen. Fairy
tales from the far north.
Asbjoernsen. Tales
from the fjeld.
Baldwin. Fairy
stories and fables.
Grimm. Best stories.
Grimm. Household
fairy tales; tr. by Boldrey.
Lang. Green fairy
book.
Marshall. Fairy
tales of all nations.
Norton. Heart of
oak books, v. 3.
Scudder. Children’s
book.
Scudder. Fables
and folk stories.
Wiggin and Smith.
Magic casements.
Compare with Golden mermaid in
Lang. Green fairy book.
2. Husband who was to mind the house.
Best versions:
Asbjoernsen. Norse fairy
tales; tr. by Dasent.
Thomsen. East o’
the sun.
Other versions:
Asbjoernsen. Fairy world.
Asbjoernsen. Popular
tales from the Norse; tr. by Dasent.
Laboulaye. Fairy tales.
(Good woman.)
Laboulaye. Last fairy
tales. (Grizzled Peter.)
Tappan. Folk stories
and fables.
* * * * *
1. Billy Beg and the bull.
Best version:
MacManus. In chimney
corners.
Other versions:
Bryant. Best stories
to tell.
Bryant. How to tell stories.
Wiggin. Tales of wonder.
2. Cock, the mouse and the little red hen.
Best version:
Lefevre. Cock, the mouse
and the little red hen.
Other versions:
Van Sickle. Riverside
reader, 2nd. (Adapted.)
Compare with Little
red hen in
Blaisdell.
Child life, in tale and fable. 2nd reader.
Lansing.
Rhymes and stories.
Treadwell.
Reading-literature, primer.
* * * * *
1. Ugly duckling.
Best versions:
Andersen. Fairy tales;
ed. by Lucas.
Andersen. Wonder stories;
tr. by Dulcken.
Other versions:
Arnold and Gilbert.
Stepping stones to literature, v. 3.
Bailey and Lewis.
For the children’s hour. (Adapted.)
Baldwin. Fairy reader.
Blaisdell. Child life
in tale and fable. (Adapted.)
Boston collection of kindergarten
stories.
Carroll and Brooks.
Third reader.
Coussens. Child’s
book of stories.
Gibbon. Old King Cole.
Jerrold. Big book of
fairy tales.
Lang. Orange fairy book.
Mabie. Fairy tales every
child should know.
McMurry. Classic myths.
Norton. Heart of oak
books, v. 3. (Adapted.)
Perkins. Twenty best
fairy tales.
Scudder. Children’s
book.
Tappan. Folk stories
and fables.
Whittier. Child life
in prose.
2. Good little mouse.
Best versions:
D’Aulnoy. Fairy
tales; tr. by Planche.
Lang. Red fairy book.
Other versions:
Heller. Little golden
hood.
Lang. Snowdrop and other
stories.
Valentine. Old, old fairy
tales.
Wiggin and Smith.
Fairy ring.
* * * * *
1. Necklace of truth.
Best version:
Mace. Home fairy tales.
2. Pancake.
Best version:
Thomsen. East o’
the sun.
Other versions:
Asbjoernsen. Fairy world.
Asbjoernsen. Tales from
the fjeld.
Brown. Jingle primer.
Coussens. Child’s
book of stories.
Lansing. Rhymes and stories.
Treadwell. Reading-literature,
primer.
Wiggin and Smith.
Tales of laughter.
Compare with Gingerbread
man in
Bailey
and Lewis. For the children’s hour.
Bryant.
Best stories to tell.
Coussens.
Child’s book of stories.
Grover.
Folk-lore reader, bk. i.
St.
Nicholas, v. 2.
Summers.
Readers, 1st year.
Treadwell.
Reading-literature, primer.
Compare with Johnny
cake in
Bailey.
Firelight stories.
Baldwin.
Second fairy reader.
Jacobs.
English fairy tales.
Wiggin
and Smith. Tales of laughter.
Compare with Wee
bannock in
Jacobs.
More English fairy tales.
1. Goody two-shoes.
Best versions:
Welsh ed. History of
little Goody Two-shoes.
Scudder. Children’s
book.
Other versions:
Blaisdell. Child life
in tale and fable. (Adapted.)
Crane. Goody Two-shoes.
Norton. Heart of oak
books, v. 2.
Poulsson. In the child’s
world. (Adapted.)
Welsh. Stories children
love.
2. Pied piper. (Poem by Browning.)
Blaisdell. Child life
in tale and fable.
Bellamy and Goodwin.
Open Sesame, pt. 1.
Browning. Pied piper
of Hamelin; il. by Greenaway.
Browning. Poems.
Chisholm. Golden staircase.
Lucas. Book of verses
for children.
Patmore. Children’s
garland from the best poets.
White. Poetry for school
readings.
Whittier. Child life
in poetry.
Wiggin and Smith.
Golden numbers.
Prose versions:
Bryant. Best stories
to tell.
Bryant. How to tell stories.
Crommelin. Famous legends.
Jacobs. More English
fairy tales. (Pied piper of Franchville.)
Lang. Red fairy book.
(Rat catcher.)
Lang. Snow man and other
stories. (Rat catcher.)
* * * * *
1. East o’ the sun and west o’ the moon.
Best versions:
Asbjoernsen. Norse fairy
tales; tr. by Dasent.
Thomsen. East o’
the sun.
Other versions:
Asbjoernsen. Fairy world.
Dasent. Popular tales
from the Norse.
Jerrold. Reign of King
Oberon.
Lang. Blue fairy book.
Lang. Sleeping beauty
and other stories.
Wiggin and Smith. Fairy
ring.
2. Epaminondas.
Best versions:
Bryant. Best stories
to tell.
Bryant. Stories to tell.
* * * * *
1. Black bull of Norroway.
Best version:
Jacobs. More English
fairy tales.
Other versions:
Lang. Blue fairy book.
Rhys. English fairy book.
Compare with Red
bull of Norroway in
Singleton.
Goldenrod fairy book.
2. Goody ’Gainst-the-stream.
Best version:
Asbjoernsen. Norse fairy
tales; tr. by Dasent.
Other versions:
Asbjoernsen. Fairy tales
from the far north. (Contrary woman.)
Asbjoernsen. Tales from
the fjeld.
* * * * *
1. Half chick.
Best version:
Lang. Green fairy book.
Other versions:
Bailey and Lewis.
For the children’s hour. (Adapted.)
Brown. Jingle primer.
Bryant. Best stories
to tell.
Bryant. Stories to tell.
Carroll and Brooks.
Third reader.
Howard. Banbury Cross
stories.
Laboulaye. Fairy tales.
(Story of Coquerico.)
Mace. Home fairy tales.
(Medio Pollito.)
Treadwell. Reading-literature.
Ist reader.
Wiggin and Smith.
Fairy ring. (Story of Coquerico.)
2. The bee, the harp, the mouse and
the bum-clock.
MacManus. Donegal fairy
stories.
Wiggin and Smith.
Fairy ring.
* * * * *
1. Scarface.
Best version:
Grinnell. Blackfoot Lodge
tales.
Other version:
Wilson. Myths of the
red children.
2. Why the sea is salt.
Best versions:
Asbjoernsen. Norse fairy
tales; tr. by Dasent.
Thomsen. East o’
the sun.
Other versions:
Asbjoernsen. Fairy tales
from the far north. (Quern at the bottom
of
the sea.)
Asbjoernsen. Popular
tales from the Norse; tr. by Dasent.
Bryant. How to tell stories.
(Adapted.)
Coussens. Child’s
book of stories.
Lang. Blue fairy book.
Lang. Cinderella; and
other fairy stories.
Tappan. Folk stories
and fables.
Wiggin and Smith.
Tales of laughter.
Compare with Coffee-mill
which grinds salt in
Bay.
Danish fairy and folk tales.
1.
Old Pipes and the dryad.
Stockton. Bee man of Orn.
Stockton. Fanciful tales.
2. The old woman and the tramp.
Best versions:
Djurklon. Fairy tales
from the Swedish.
Wiggin and Smith. Tales
of laughter.
* * * * *
1. The Elephant’s child.
Kipling. Just so stories.
Kipling reader for elementary
grades.
Do not tell a second story.
* * * * *
1. Jack and the bean stalk.
Best version:
Jacobs. English fairy
tales.
Other versions:
Baldwin. Fairy stories
and fables.
Carroll and Brooks.
Third reader.
Coussens. Child’s
book of stories.
Crane. Red Riding Hood’s
picture book.
Cruikshank. Fairy book.
Gibbon. Old King Cole.
Heller. Little golden
hood.
Jerrold. Big book of
fairy tales.
Lang. Jack and the bean
stalk.
Lang. Red fairy book.
Mabie. Fairy tales every
child should know.
Mulock. Fairy book.
Norton. Heart of oak
books, v. 3.
O’Shea. Old world
wonder stories.
Perkins. Twenty best
fairy tales.
Rhys. English fairy book;
il. by Whitney.
Scudder. Book of folk
stories.
Scudder. Fables and folk
stories.
Tappan. Folk stories
and fables.
Valentine. Aunt Louisa’s
book of fairy tales.
Valentine. Old, old fairy
tales.
Welsh. Fairy tales children
love.
2. Three billy-goats gruff.
Best versions:
Baldwin. Fairy stories
and fables. (Three goats named Bruse.)
Thomsen. East o’
the sun.
Other versions:
Asbjoernsen. Fairy tales
from the far north; tr. by Dasent.
Asbjoernsen. Fairy world.
Bailey. Firelight stories.
Coussens. Child’s
book of stories.
Dasent. Popular tales
from the Norse.
Treadwell. Reading-literature,
primer.
Van Sickle. Riverside
readers, 2nd.
Wiggin and Smith. Tales
of laughter.
* * * * *
1. Tiger, Brahman and Jackal.
Best version:
Jacobs. Indian fairy
tales.
Other versions:
Bryant. Stories to tell.
Steel. Tales of the Punjab.
2. Cinderella or Aschenputtel.
Best versions:
Grimm. Fairy tales; tr.
by Lucas.
Grimm. Household stories;
tr. by Crane.
Other versions:
Baldwin. Fairy stories
and fables.
Canton. Reign of King
Herla.
Coussens. Child’s
book of stories.
Cruikshank. Fairy book.
Grimm. Household tales;
tr. by Lucas.
Jerrold. Big book of
fairy tales.
Lang. Blue fairy book.
Lang. Cinderella
Mabie. Fairy tales every
child should know.
McMurry. Classic stories.
Marshall. Fairy tales
of all nations.
Mulock. Fairy book.
Norton. Heart of oak
books, v. 2.
Perkins. Twenty best
fairy tales.
Perrault. Tales of Mother
Goose.
Rhys. English fairy book;
il. by Whitney.
Scudder. Book of folk
stories.
Scudder. Children’s
book.
Scudder. Fables and folk
stories.
Shaw. Fairy tales for
the second school year.
Tappan. Folk stories
and fables.
Valentine. Aunt Louisa’s
book of fairy tales.
Valentine. Old, old fairy
tales.
Welsh. Fairy tales children
love.
Compare with Rushen
coatie in
Jacobs.
More English fairy tales
and
Huron Cinderella in
Kennedy.
New world fairy book.
* * * * *
1. Aladdin, or the wonderful lamp.
Best versions:
Arabian nights; ed. by Wiggin
and Smith.
Fairy tales from the Arabian
nights; ed. by Dixon.
Other versions:
Arabian nights; ed. by Lang.
Arabian nights; ed. by Olcott.
Arabian nights; ed. by Rouse.
Arnold and Gilbert.
Stepping stones to literature, v. 4. (Adapted.)
Blaisdell. Child life
in literature. (Adapted.)
Coussens. Child’s
book of stories.
Jerrold. Big book of
fairy tales.
Lang. Blue fairy book.
Lang. History of Whittington
and other stories.
Mabie. Fairy tales every
child should know.
Norton. Heart of oak
books, v. 3. (Adapted.)
Scudder. Children’s
book.
Valentine. Aunt Louisa’s
book of fairy tales.
Welsh. Fairy tales children
love.
2. The Hobyahs.
Best version:
Jacobs. More English
fairy tales.
* * * * *
1. Beauty and the beast.
Best versions:
Lang. Blue fairy book.
Scudder. Children’s
book.
Other versions:
Bay. Danish fairy and
folk tales. (Beauty and the horse.)
Coussens. Child’s
book of stories.
Jerrold. Big book of
fairy tales.
Lang. Jack, the giant
killer and other fairy stories.
Mabie. Fairy tales every
child should know.
Mulock. Fairy book.
Perkins. Twenty best
fairy tales.
Scudder. Book of folk
stories.
Scudder. Fables and folk
stories.
Tappan. Folk stories
and fables.
Valentine. Aunt Louisa’s
book of fairy tales.
Valentine. Old, old fairy
tales.
Welsh. Fairy tales children
love.
2. Gudbrand-on-the-hillside or Dame Gudbrand.
Best versions:
Asbjoernsen. Fairy tales
from the far north.
Thomsen. East o’
the sun.
Other versions:
Laboulaye. Fairy tales.
(Good woman.)
Laboulaye. Last fairy
tales.
Tappan. Folk stories
and fables.
Compare with
Andersen.
What the good man does is sure to be right.
* * * * *
1. Jack the giant killer.
Best version:
Jacobs. English fairy
tales.
Other versions:
Coussens. Child’s
book of stories.
Gibbon. Old King Cole.
Jerrold. Big book of
fairy tales.
Lang. Blue fairy book.
Lang. Jack the giant
killer.
Mabie. Fairy tales every
child should know
2. Three sillies.
Best versions:
Jacobs. English fairy
tales.
Tappan. Folk stories
and fables.
Compare with Six
sillies in
Lang.
Red fairy book.
1. Little One-eye, Two-eyes and Three-eyes.
Best versions:
Grimm. Household fairy
tales; tr. by Boldrey.
Scudder. Fables and folk
stories.
Other versions:
Grimm. Fairy tales; Wiltse,
pt. 2.
Grimm. German household
tales.
Lang. Green fairy book.
Lansing. Rhymes and stories.
Mabie. Fairy tales every
child should know.
Marshall. Fairy tales
of all nations.
Mulock. Fairy book.
Scudder. Book of folk
stories.
Scudder. Children’s
book.
Shaw. Fairy tales for
second school year.
Tappan. Folk stories
and fables.
Thompson. Fairy tale
and fable.
Treadwell. Reading-literature,
1st reader. (Little Two-eyes.)
Welsh. Fairy tales children
love.
2. Mr. Vinegar.
Best version:
Jacobs. English fairy
tales.
* * * * *
1. Sleeping beauty in the wood.
Best version:
Lang. Blue fairy book.
(Omit part after awakening by the prince.)
Other versions:
Bailey and Lewis.
For the children’s hour. (Sleeping princess.)
Carroll and Brooks.
Third reader.
Coussens. Child’s
book of stories.
Jerrold. Big book of
fairy tales.
Lane. Stories for children.
Lang. Sleeping beauty.
Mabie. Fairy tales every
child should know.
Mulock. Fairy book.
Norton. Heart of oak
books, v. 2.
Perkins. Twenty best
fairy tales.
Perrault. Tales of Mother
Goose.
Scudder. Book of folk
stories.
Scudder. Children’s
book.
Scudder. Fables and folk
stories.
Tappan. Folk stories
and fables.
Valentine. Aunt Louisa’s
book of fairy tales.
Valentine. Old, old fairy
tales.
Welsh. Fairy tales children
love.
Winnington. Outlook fairy
book.
The Lang and Valentine
versions give a second part of
the story which
the others omit.
Compare with Briar
Rose in
Baldwin.
Fairy reader.
Grimm.
Fairy tales tr. by Lucas.
Grimm.
German popular fairy tales tr. by Boldrey.
Grimm.
Household tales; tr. by Edwardes.
Wiggin
and Smith. Fairy ring.
Compare with the Myth of the awakening of Brunhilda.
2. Nanny who wouldn’t go home to supper.
Best versions:
Asbjoernsen. Fairy tales
from the far north.
Asbjoernsen. Tales from
the fjeld. (How they got Hair Lock home.)
Compare with Old
woman and her pig in
Jacobs.
English fairy tales
and
Munacher Manachar in
Jacobs.
Celtic fairy tales.
* * * * *
1. Snow-white and Rose-red.
Best versions:
Grimm. Household stories.
Grimm. Household fairy
tales; tr. by Boldrey.
Other versions:
Blaisdell. Child life
in tale and fable.
Coussens. Child’s
book of stories.
Grimm. Best stories.
Grimm. Fairy tales; Wiltse,
pt. 1.
Grimm. House in the wood;
il. by Brooke.
Lane. Stories for children.
Lang. Blue fairy book.
Lang. Little Red Riding
Hood; and other stories.
Mulock. Fairy book.
Perkins. Twenty best
fairy tales.
Singleton. Goldenrod
fairy book.
Wiggin and Smith.
Fairy ring.
2. The lad and the fox.
Best versions:
Djurklon. Fairy tales
from the Swedish.
Wiggin and Smith. Tales
of laughter.
* * * * *
1. Three bears.
Best versions:
Jacobs. English fairy
tales.
Lang. Green fairy book.
Other versions:
Arnold and Gilbert.
Stepping stones to literature, v. 2.
Bailey. Firelight stories.
Bailey and Lewis.
For the children’s hour.
Baldwin. Fairy stories
and fables.
Blaisdell. Child life
in tale and fable. (Silver locks.)
Boston collection of kindergarten
stories.
Brooke. Story of the
three bears.
Bryant. How to tell stories.
Coussens. Child’s
book of stories. (Goldilocks.)
Crane. Mother Hubbard
picture book.
Darton. Wonder book of
beasts. (Adapted.)
Grover. Folk-lore readers,
bk. 1.
Howard. Banbury Cross
stories.
Jerrold. Big book of
fairy tales.
Lang. Snow man and other
stories.
Lansing. Rhymes and stories.
Mabie. Fairy tales every
child should know.
McMurry. Classic stories.
Norton. Heart of oak
books, v. 2.
O’Shea. Six nursery
classics.
Rhys. English fairy book.
Scudder. Book of folk
stories.
Scudder. Children’s
book.
Summers. Readers. 1st
year.
Tappan. Folk stories
and fables.
Thompson. Fairy tale
and fable.
Tileston. Children’s
hour.
Tileston. Sugar and spice.
Valentine. Aunt Louisa’s
book of fairy tales.
Valentine. Old, old fairy
tales.
In Jacobs’
English fairy tales and Lang’s Green fairy
book,
a version by Southey has been followed exactly.
In
some of the other versions a little girl has been
substituted
for the old woman and there are minor
variations.
In Mrs. Valentine’s Old, old fairy tales,
the
story has been greatly changed and lengthened.
Compare Scrapefoot
in
Jacobs.
More English fairy tales.
2. Tom Thumb.
Best versions:
Jacobs. English fairy
tales.
Scudder. Children’s
book.
Other versions:
Baldwin. Fairy stories
and fables.
Blaisdell. Child life
in tale and fable.
Mabie. Fairy tales every
child should know.
Norton. Heart of oak
books, v. 2.
Scudder. Book of folk
stories.
Tappan. Folk stories
and fables.
Valentine. Old, old fairy
tales.
Wiggin and Smith.
Fairy ring.
1. Three little pigs.
Best versions:
Brooke. Story of the
three little pigs.
Jacobs. English fairy
book.
Other versions:
Bailey and Lewis.
For the children’s hour
Brooke. Golden Goose
book.
Brown. Jingle primer.
Bryant. How to tell stories.
Coussens. Child’s
book of stories.
Darton. Wonder book of
beasts.
Grover. Folk-lore readers,
bk. 1.
Lansing. Rhymes and stories.
Treadwell. Reading-literature,
1st reader.
Valentine. Aunt Louisa’s
book of fairy tales.
Wiggin and Smith.
Tales of laughter.
Compare with The
story of three pigs in
Baldwin.
Fairy stories and fables.
Lang.
Green fairy book.
Lang.
Snow man and other stories.
Summers.
Readers, 1st year.
2. The cock and the crested hen.
Best versions:
Djurklou. Fairy tales
from the Swedish.
Wiggin and Smith. Tales
of laughter.
* * * * *
1. The tar baby.
2. How Mr. Rabbit
was too sharp for Mr. Fox.
3. How Mr. Rabbit
lost his fine bushy tail.
Best version:
Harris. Uncle Remus,
his songs and his sayings.
* * * * *
1. King of the golden river.
Ruskin. King of the golden
river.
2. Robert of Lincoln. (Poem by Bryant.)
Bryant. Poems.
Lovejoy. Nature in verse
for children.
Repplier. Book of famous
verse.
Wiggin and Smith.
Posy ring.
* * * * *
1. Little Snow-white.
Best version:
Grimm. Household stories;
tr. by Crane.
Other versions:
Lang. Red fairy book.
Mabie. Fairy tales every
child should know
Mulock. Fairy book.
Tappan. Folk stories
and fables.
Valentine. Old, old fairy
tales. (Snowdrop.)
2. Three wishes.
Best versions:
Jacobs. More English
fairy tales.
Laboulaye. Last fairy
tales.
* * * * *
1. Wild swans.
Best versions:
Andersen. Fairy tales.
Andersen. Wonder stories.
Other versions:
Asbjoernsen. Norse fairy
tales. (Twelve wild ducks.)
Grimm. Household stories;
tr. by Crane. (Six swans.)
Jerrold. Reign of King
Oberon.
Thomsen. East o’
the sun. (Twelve wild ducks.)
Wiggin and Smith.
Fairy ring.
2. Boots and his brothers.
Best versions:
Asbjoernsen. Norse fairy
tales. (Jack and his brothers.)
Thomsen. East o’
the sun.
Other versions:
Bailey and Lewis.
For the children’s hour. (Peter, Paul and Espen.)
Laboulaye. Fairy tales.
Laboulaye. Last fairy
tales.
Tappan. Folk stories
and fables.
* * * * *
1. Tom Hickathrift.
Best versions:
Jacobs. More English
fairy tales.
Rhys. English fairy book.
2. Diana; and the story of Orion.
Best version:
Francillon. Gods and
heroes.
* * * * *
1. The fisherman and his wife.
Best version:
Grimm. Household stories;
tr. by Crane.
Other versions:
Baldwin. Fairy stories
and fables.
Grimm. Fairy tales; tr.
by Lucas.
Lang. Green fairy book.
Scudder. Children’s
book.
2. The Banyan deer.
Best version:
Jatakas. Jataka tales;
Babbitt.
* * * * *
1. Fisherman and the genii.
Best version:
Arabian nights; ed. by Wiggin
and Smith.
Other versions:
Fairy tales from the Arabian
nights; ed. by Dixon.
Arabian nights; ed. by Lang.
Arabian nights; ed. by Olcott.
2. The Lady of Shalott. (Poem by
Tennyson.)
Tennyson. Poems.
Couch. Oxford book of
English verse.
Wiggin and Smith.
Golden numbers.
* * * * *
1. Whittington and his cat.
Best version:
Jacobs. English fairy
tales.
Other versions:
Baldwin. Fifty famous
stories retold.
Lang. History of Whittington.
Norton. Heart of oak
books, v. 2.
Scudder. The book of
fables and folk stories
2. Orpheus and Eurydice.
Best version:
Francillon. Gods and
heroes.
Other versions:
Carpenter. Hellenic tales.
Firth. Stories of old
Greece.
* * * * *
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.
* * * * *
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.
* * * * *
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.
* * * * *
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
* * * * *
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.]
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.
Legend of St. Christopher.
Bailey and Lewis. For the
children’s hour, p. 233.
Broadus. Book of the Christ child,
p. 145.
Chenoweth. Stories of the saints,
p. 101.
Olcott. Good stories for great holidays,
p. 305.
Smith and Hazeltine. Christmas in
legend and story, p. 103.
St. Nicholas, v. 3, p. 137.
Scudder. Book of legends, p. 31.
Legend of the Christ child.
Dickinson. Children’s book
of Christmas stories, p. 96.
Harrison, Christmas-tide, p. 237.
Little friend.
Brown. Flower princess, p. 45.
Story of the other wise man. Van Dyke.
Where love is, God is. Tolstoi.
Stories.
Bird’s Christmas Carol. Wiggin.
Captured Santa Claus. Page.
Christmas before last.
Stockton. Bee-man of Orn and other
tales, p. 87.
Christmas cake.
Lindsay. More mother stories, p.
165.
Christmas cuckoo.
Browne. Granny’s wonderful
chair, p. 17.
Christmas dream.
Alcott. Lulu’s library, v.
1, p. 7.
Christmas every day.
Howells. Christmas every day; and
other stories.
Christmas in the barn.
Dickinson, Children’s book of Christmas
stories, p. 211.
Poulsson. In the child’s world,
p. 119.
Christmas masquerade.
Dickinson. Children’s book
of Christmas stories, p. 19.
Wilkins. Pot of gold, p. 115.
Christmas truants.
Stockton. Clocks of Rondaine, p.
75.
Stockton. Fanciful tales, p. 108.
Christmas turkey and how it came.
Alcott. Lulu’s library, v.
3, p. 22.
Christmas under the snow.
Dickinson. Children’s book
of Christmas stories, p. 261.
Miller. Kristy’s queer Christmas,
p. 67.
Clocks of Rondaine.
Stockton. Clocks of Rondaine, p.
1.
Stockton. Fanciful tales, p. 52.
Dog of Flanders. Ouida.
Felix.
Stein. Troubadour tales, p. 132.
Fir-tree.
Andersen. Wonder stories, p. 46.
Bryant. Best stories to tell to children,
p. 134.
Dickinson. Children’s book
of Christmas stories, p. 6.
Lang. Pink fairy book, p. 102,
Lansing. Fairy tales, v. 2, p. 41.
Schauffler. Christmas, p. 241.
Scudder. Children’s book, p.
167.
First Christmas tree. Van Dyke.
First Christmas tree in New England.
Colonial stories retold from St. Nicholas,
p. 62.
Golden cobwebs.
Bryant. Best stories to tell to children,
p. 22.
Bryant. How to tell stories to children,
p. 133.
Dickinson. Children’s book
of Christmas stories, p. 193.
Schauffler. Christmas, p. 296.
Gretchen and the wooden shoe.
Lindsay. Mother stories, p. 167.
How Christmas came to the Santa Maria flats.
Dickinson. Children’s book
of Christmas stories, p. 196.
How the fir tree became the Christmas tree.
Bailey and Lewis. For the
children’s hour, p. 238.
In the great walled country.
Alden. Why the chimes rang, p. 138.
Jimmy Scarecrow’s Christmas.
Dickinson. Children’s book
of Christmas stories, p. 103.
Legend of the Christmas rose.
Lagerloef. Girl from the marsh croft,
p. 189.
Smith and Hazeltine. Christmas
in legend and story, p. 175.
Little cake bird.
Tregarthen. North Cornwall fairies
and legends.
Little Cosette. (Adapted from Victor Hugo.)
Bailey and Lewis. For the
children’s hour, p. 244.
Little girl’s Christmas.
Dickinson. Children’s book
of Christmas stories, p. 48.
Little Gretchen and the wooden shoe.
Dickinson. Children’s book
of Christmas stories, p. 316.
Harrison. Christmas-tide, p. 219.
Master Sandy’s snap dragon.
Brooks. Storied holidays, p. 11.
My grandmother’s grandmother’s Christmas
candle.
Colonial stories retold from St. Nicholas,
p. 135.
New altar.
Broadus. Book of the Christ child,
p. 5.
Peterkin’s Christmas tree.
Hale. Peterkin papers, p. 63.
Picciola.
Blaisdell. Child life in many lands,
p. 74.
Wiggin and Smith. Story hour,
p. 156.
Poor Count’s Christmas. Stockton.
St. Nicholas, v. 9, p. 122; p. 189.
Sabot of little Wolff. Coppee.
Blaisdell. Child life; fifth reader,
p. 9.
Dickinson. Children’s book
of Christmas stories, p. 139.
Smith and Hazeltine. Christmas
in legend and story, p. 232.
Santa Claus at Simpson’s bar.
Harte. Luck of Roaring Camp, p. 161.
Schauffler. Christmas, p. 282.
Santa Claus on a lark.
Gladden. Santa Claus on a lark; and
other Christmas stories, p. 1.
Silver hen.
Wilkins. Pot of gold, p. 154.
Solomon Crow’s Christmas pockets.
Stuart. Solomon Crow’s Christmas
pockets; and other tales, p. 3.
Symbol and the saint.
Field. Little book of profitable
tales, p. 15.
Tailor of Gloucester. Potter.
Tell tale tile.
Dickinson. Children’s book
of Christmas stories, p. 36.
Miller. Kristy’s queer Christmas,
p. 136.
Three little Christmas trees that grew on the hill.
O’Grady and Throop.
Story teller’s book, p. 221.
Tilly’s Christmas.
Alcott. Aunt Jo’s scrap bag,
No. 1, p. 123.
Tiny Tim. Dickens.
Bailey and Lewis. For the
children’s hour, p. 248.
Dickens. Christmas carol, ch. 3.
Harrison. Christmas-tide, p. 152.
Tommy Trot’s visit to Santa Claus. Page.
Voyage of the wee red cap.
Dickinson. Children’s book
of Christmas stories, p. 86.
Where the Christmas tree grew.
Wilkins. Young Lucretia and other
stories, p. 105.
Why the chimes rang.
Alden. Why the chimes rang, p. 1.
Dickinson. Children’s book
of Christmas stories, p. 113.
The Resurrection.
The Bible. St. Matthew, Ch. 28.
See also adaptations in collections of Bible Stories.
Stories.
Boy that was scaret o’ dyin’.
Slosson. Story-Tell Lib, p. 72.
Boy who discovered the spring.
Alden. Why the chimes rang.
Easter snow storm.
St. Nicholas, v. 25, p. 472.
Fred’s Easter Monday.
St. Nicholas, v. 2, p. 356.
General’s Easter box.
Our holidays, p. 159.
St. Nicholas, v. 31, p. 483.
Herr Oster Hase.
Bailey and Lewis. For the
children’s hour, p. 281.
King Robert of Sicily. (Poem by Longfellow.)
Longfellow. Poems.
Ladders to Heaven.
Ewing. Mary’s meadow, p. 233.
The legend of Easter eggs. (Poem by Fitz-James O’Brien.)
Olcott. Story-telling poems, p. 310.
Lesson of faith.
Gatty. Parables from nature, p. 1.
Poulsson. In the child’s world,
p. 307.
Boston collection of kindergarten stories,
p. 139. (Adapted.)
Harrison. In story-land, p. 96. (Story
of the small green caterpillar.)
Olcott. Good stories, p. 7. (Adapted.)
Little lilac bush.
Wiggin. Polly Oliver’s problem,
p. 205.
Mother Hubbard’s Easter lily.
Bigham. Stories of Mother Goose village,
p. 153.
Persephone.[A]
Plant that lost its berry.
Slosson. Story-Tell Lib, p. 38.
Sacred flame.
Lagerloef. Christ legends, p. 221.
Selfish giant.
Wilde. Happy prince, and other tales,
p. 45.
Sleeping Beauty in the wood.[8]
Snowdrop.
Bailey and Lewis. For the
children’s hour, p. 280.
Star and the lily.
Emerson. Indian myths, p. 68.
Mabie. Myths every child should know,
p. 348. (Adapted.)
Trinity flower.
Ewing. Mary’s meadow, p. 215.
[Footnote 8: For source, see page number preceding title in index.]
All the plums.
St. Nicholas, 10: 34.
An old time Thanksgiving.
St. Nicholas, 24: 58.
Schauffler. Thanksgiving, p. 135.
Ann Mary; her two Thanksgivings.
Wilkins, M.E. Young Lucretia, p.
37.
Schauffler. Thanksgiving, p. 103.
Borrowing a grandmother.
St. Nicholas, 4: 38.
Boston Thanksgiving story.
Poulsson. In the child’s world,
p. 93
Bunny’s Thanksgiving.
Jewett. Bunny stories, p. 152.
“Chusey.”
Coolidge. New Year’s bargain,
p. 178.
Coming of Thanksgiving.
Warner. Being a boy, p. 76.
First Thanksgiving.
Austin. Standish of Standish, p.
276.
Schwartz. Five little strangers,
p. 67.
First Thanksgiving day.
Schauffler. Thanksgiving, p. 21.
Wiggin and Smith. Story hour,
p. 107.
Grandma’s Thanksgiving story.
Half a hundred stories, p. 110.
Schauffler. Thanksgiving, p. 31.
Helen’s Thanksgiving.
Coolidge. Round dozen, p. 47.
How Patty gave thanks.
Poulsson. In the child’s world,
p. 94.
In the cellar.
St. Nicholas, 16: 59.
Janie Leech’s angel.
Moulton. Bed time stories, p. 211.
Jericho Bob.
St. Nicholas, 19: 65.
Schauffler. Thanksgiving, p. 71.
Minna’s Thanksgiving. (Poem.)
Poulsson. Through the farmyard gate,
p. 75, chap. XXI.
Mischief’s Thanksgiving. Coolidge.
Mr. Thankful.
St. Nicholas, 27: 50.
Old fashioned Thanksgiving. Alcott.
Patem’s salmagundi.
Brooks. Storied holidays, p. 253.
Polly’s Thanksgiving.
Schauffler. Thanksgiving, p. 129.
The ragged pedlar.
Naomi, Aunt. Jewish fairy
tales and fables, p. 39.
The runaway’s Thanksgiving.
Boyesen. Norseland tales, p. 102.
Story of Ruth and Naomi.
The Bible. Book of Ruth.
Bailey and Lewis. For the
children’s hour, p. 219. (Adapted.)
Story of the first corn.
Bailey and Lewis. For the
children’s hour, p. 221.
(Adapted from Longfellow’s
Hiawatha.)
Thanksgiving at Hollywood.
Half a hundred stories, p. 76.
Thanksgiving dinner.
White. When Molly was six, p. 114.
A Thanksgiving dinner that flew away.
St. Nicholas, 11: 13.
Our holidays, p. 23.
Turkeys turning the tables.
Howells. Christmas every day, p.
23.
Wee Pumpkin’s Thanksgiving.
Bigham. Stories of Mother Goose village,
p. 75.
Who ate the dolly’s dinner.
Bailey and Lewis. For the
children’s hour, p. 225.
See also books on United States
History—Colonial period.
Appleseed John.
Bailey and Lewis. For the
children’s hour, p. 182.
Harrison. In story-land, p. 187.
(Old Johnny Appleseed.)
Olcott. Story telling poems, p. 46.
(Poem.)
Poulsson. In the child’s world,
p. 59.
Apollo and Daphne.
Francillon. Gods and heroes, p. 44.
Kupfer. Stories of long ago, p. 52.
Olcott. Good stories, p. 383.
Baucis and Philemon.
Hawthorne. Wonder book, p. 140. (The
miraculous pitcher.)
Bailey and Lewis. For the
children’s hour, p. 185. (Adapted.)
Olcott. Good stories, p. 374.
Honest woodman.
Poulsson. In the child’s world,
p. 22.
Karl and the Dryad.
Brown. Star jewels, p. 67.
Legend of the cowslip.
Wiltse. Stories for the kindergarten,
p. 163.
Little brown seed.
Howliston. Cat-tails and other tales,
p. 40.
Maple leaf and the violet.
Wiggin and Smith. Story hour,
p. 133.
Mary’s Meadow. Ewing. (To be adapted.)
Old Pipes and the dryad.[A]
Story of the morning glory seed.
Poulsson. In the child’s world,
p. 399.
Talk of the trees.
Andrews. Stories Mother Nature told,
p. 25.
Three little birds.
Richards. Five minute stories, p.
142.
Tree in the city.
Richards. Golden windows, p. 18.
Twig that became a tree.
Schauffler. Arbor Day, p. 160.
Walnut tree that wanted to bear tulips.
Howliston. Cat-tales and other tales,
p. 74.
Wiltse. Stories for the kindergarten,
p. 35.
Why the evergreen never lose their leaves.[9]
[Footnote 9: For source, see page number preceding title in index.]
Buried moon.
Jacobs. More English fairy tales.
Chace of the Gilla Dacar.
Curtin. Hero tales of Ireland.
Rolleston. High deeds of Finn.
Murdoch’s rath.
Ewing. Old fashioned fairy tales.
Tamlane.
Jacobs. More English fairy tales.
Tappan. Old ballads in prose.
The cycle story hours in the St. Louis Public Library are planned to interest older boys and girls in great works of literature and to inspire them to read along one line for several weeks or months. Stories in a series are told at a definite hour each week to encourage regular attendance. However, each story is complete in itself and any boys and girls of nine years and more are invited to attend whether or not they are registered borrowers of books.
Greek Myths.
1. The gorgon’s head.
2. Three golden apples.
3. The miraculous pitcher.
4. The Chimaera.
5. The Minotaur.
6. The Pygmies.
7. The golden fleece.
Sources for the story teller:
Hawthorne. Wonder book.
Hawthorne. Tanglewood tales.
Kingsley. Heroes, or, Greek fairy
tales for my children.
The Hawthorne books are Greek myths interpreted into moral stories written in the author’s inimitable style. The characters are more human and real to the child than those in the Kingsley version. Kingsley retains the Greek spirit and tells the stories in bold, strong, heroic outlines. They are probably more easily adapted than the Hawthorne versions.
Stories from the Odyssey.
1. Adventures of Ulysses with the Lotus Eaters and the Cyclops.
2. Kingdom of the Winds and the Island of Circe.
3. The visit to the Land of Shades.
4. Song of the Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis and the Oxen of the Sun.
5. The Island of Calypso and the shipwreck on the coast of Phaeocia.
6. Princess Nausicaa.
7. Battle of the Beggars.
8. Triumph of Ulysses.
Sources for the story teller:
Homer. Odyssey; tr. by W.C. Bryant.
Parts read or recited from
this straightforward, dignified
translation in blank
verse will be appreciated by children.
Homer. Odyssey; done into English prose by Butcher and Lang.
Homer; tr. by G.H. Palmer.
Both the above are accepted classic prose translations. The prose of Palmer is so direct, simple and rhythmic that a twelve-year-old child can enjoy it. Butcher and Lang use an older English style in the endeavor to make the translation an accurate historical document. The archaic language with its somewhat involved phrasing is confusing to children and makes it less readable than the Palmer translation.
Marvin. Adventures of Odysseus.
This book is for boys and girls to read for themselves. So much of the Homeric spirit is retained and it is so well done that it will be very suggestive in organizing and preparing stories from the Odyssey for oral rendition.
Stories from the Iliad.
1. Cause of the Trojan war.
2. The quarrel of the chiefs and the results.
3. The duel of Paris and Menelaus.
The great battles and the death
of Patroclus.
4. Achilles in his sorrow vows vengeance on Troy.
The armor of Achilles.
5. Death of Hector.
Priam and Achilles.
6. The wooden horse and the end of the Trojan war.
Sources for the story teller:
Homer. Iliad; tr. into English by
W.C. Bryant.
An interesting, dignified
and scholarly rendition into English
blank verse.
Homer. The Iliad for boys and girls
by A.J. Church.
The Iliad translated into
direct and simple prose.
Homer. Stories from the Iliad by
H.L. Havell.
The atmosphere and spirit
of the Iliad are well kept in
this most excellent prose
version of the Iliad. It may be
used with older boys and girls
and is a valuable aid in the
preparation of the stories.
Norse Myths
1. Beginning of all things.
2. How Odin lost his eye. How Odin brought the mead to Asgard.
3. Sif’s hair.
4. Iduna’s apples.
5. Thor and the Frost giants.
6. Balder and the Mistletoe.
7. Binding of the Fenris wolf.
8. Punishment of Loki.
9. Twilight of the gods and the new earth.
Nibelungen Lied.
10. Forging of the sword.
11. Story of Greyfell.
12. Curse of gold.
13. Fafnir, the dragon.
14. Awakening of Brunhilda.
Sources for the story teller:
Northern mythology:
Anderson, R.B. Norse mythology.
A complete and systematic presentation
of the Norse
mythology as embodied in the elder and
younger Eddas and
later sagas.
Brown, A.F. In the days of giants.
The best form for younger children.
A simple narration
of the main facts of Norse mythology in
story form,
suggesting the strength of the original
sagas.
Buxton, E.M. Wilmot. Stories of Norse heroes.
A very satisfactory collection of Northern
myths, including
the story of the Nibelungs.
Bulfinch, Thomas. Age of Fable.
An excellent text book. Gives three
chapters to Northern
mythology.
Carlyle, Thomas. The hero as divinity; Odin.
In his Heroes and hero-worship.
This essay is most interesting and inspiring
to the story-teller
who is presenting Scandinavian mythology.
Mabie, H.W. Norse stories.
In this collection the rugged strength of the Norse tales is modified by a style that polishes and a beauty which (however delightful in reading), could have been present only in a vague way in the original stories.
Nibelungen Lied.
Fall of the Nibelungers; tr. by W.N. Lettsom.
Most of the adaptations are based on this translation.
The Nibelungs; tr. from the German of F. Schmidt by G. Upton.
Adaptations:
Baldwin, James. Story of Siegfried.
A version of that part of the Nibelungen Lied which relates to the story of Siegfried. Incidentally the most important myths of the Norse gods are woven into the story. The most popular children’s version, but very freely adapted.
Chapin, A.A. Story of the Rhinegold.
Stories of Richard Wagner’s four operas which form the ‘Nibelungen Cycle.’ The treatment of the theme is full of strength but differs from other versions of the Nibelungen story.
Church, A.J. Treasure of the Nibelungs. In
his Heroes of Chivalry and romance.
Brief account of the Nibelung story, leading
to fuller
versions.
McSpadden, J.W. Stories from Wagner.
Contains the stories in simple form of
a number of
Wagner’s great operas. The
tale of the Rhinegold, as
given here, is the best of the versions
of Wagner for children.
Morris, William. Story of Sigurd the bolsung.
Very charming poetical version.
1. How Arthur proved his kingship.
2. The winning of the queen.
3. How the Round Table was established.
4. Three Knights of the Round Table: Sir Launcelot, first champion.
Who was held by all men to be the most excellent, noble perfect knight champion who was ever seen in the world from the very beginning of chivalry unto the time when his son Sir Galahad appeared, like a bright star of extraordinary splendor shining in the sky.—Pyle.
5. Sir Tristram, second champion.
If Sir Launcelot was the chiefest of all the knights who ever came unto King Arthur’s court, then it is hard to say whether Sir Tristram or Sir Percival was second unto him in renown.—Pyle.
6. Sir Percival, third champion.
7. Quest of the Grail.
The recovery of the Grail
was the crowning glory of the reign
of King Arthur.—Pyle.
8. Passing of Arthur.
And I do hope that you may have found pleasure in considering their lives. For me seemed they offered a very high example that anyone might follow to his betterment who lives in this world where so much that is ill needs to be amended.—Pyle.
Additional stories:
Story of Merlin.
The boy of the kitchen, Sir Gareth.
Marriage of Sir Gawaine.
Story of Balin.
Sources for the story teller:
Malory, Sir Thomas. Boy’s King Arthur ed.
by Sidney Lanier.
Follows the Malory tales very closely. The greater part of the language is unchanged, though the spelling is modernized. Lanier has divided the tales into six books, grouping the stories around a central hero from whom the books derive their name. Book 1. King Arthur, 2. Sir Launcelot, 3. Sir Gareth, 4. Sir Tristram, 5. Sir Galahad and Sir Percival, 6. Death of King Arthur.
Malory, Sir Thomas. Book of King Arthur and
his noble knights; ed. by Mary Macleod.
Tales selected from Le morte D’Arthur and simplified. Covers the whole period of the reign of King Arthur and includes stories of some of his knights, Sir Launcelot, Sir Gareth, Sir Tristram, and Sir Galahad.
Pyle, Howard. Story of King Arthur and his knights.
—Story of Sir Launcelot and his companions.
—Story of the champions of the Round Table.
—Story of the Grail and the passing of
Arthur.
Very complete and free versions
of the Arthurian legends from
Malory and other sources.
The style is delightful and the
language beautiful. Illustrated
by the author.
Tennyson, Alfred. Idylls of the King.
Contents: Coming of Arthur; The Round Table; Gareth and Lynette; Marriage of Geraint; Geraint and Enid; Balin and Balan; Merlin and Vivien; Lancelot and Elaine, The Holy Grail; Pelleas and Ettarre; The last tournament; Guinevere; The passing of Arthur. Portions of the Arthur legends told in poetic form.
CHARLEMAGNE AND ROLAND LEGENDS.
1. Roland’s youth.
2. The story of Ogier, the Dane.
3. The story of Ralph.
4. “A Roland for an Oliver.”
5. The deeds of Magwis and Reinold of Montalban.
6. The battle of Roncesvalles.
Sources for the story teller:
Baldwin, James. The story of Roland.
Some of the many legends of French chivalry that cluster around the names of Charlemagne and Roland, translated into English prose and woven into a story with Roland as the center of interest. The main incidents have been derived from a variety of sources, but the arrangement and connecting parts are the author’s own invention, making the whole an acceptable and interesting version.
Church, A.J. Stories of Charlemagne.
The old tales shortened and compressed but still retaining life and color and reflecting the spirit of the times. Five of the legends which are distinct in themselves have been used. “The four sons of Aymon,” “Ralph, the Collier,” “Fireabras,” “The song of Roland,” and “Duke Huon of Bordeaux.”
Greene, F.N., and Kirk, D.W. With spurs of gold.
A short account of Roland
and Charlemagne, dealing
principally with the battle
of Roncesvalles.
Maitland, Louise. Heroes of chivalry.
Contains a very clear, brief
account of the life and
adventures of Roland, divided
into five parts.
Roland. The song of Roland,
translated into English verse;
O’Hagan.
The story of the Battle of Roncesvalles, The spirit of chivalry, the bravery of the knights, the friendship of Roland and Oliver, and the treachery of Ganelon are all told in stirring, rhythmic verse.
Compiled to interest Boys and Girls in Historical Fiction.
Britain, 6th Century.
1. Winning of the queen.
Outline: Feast at Carleon—Messenger comes from West country—King Arthur’s journey to Tintagalon—Meeting of Merlin and Arthur—King leaves in disguise—Arthur at Cameliard—Maiden beholds a knight at the fountain but finds only a gardener’s boy—Lady Guinevere sees the knight—Gardener’s boy wears his cap before Lady Guinevere and she discovers the knight of the fountain—Challenge of Duke Mordaunt—King Arthur seeks armor and is accepted as Lady Guinevere’s champion—Duke Mordaunt overthrown—King Arthur overthrows Sir Geraint, Sir Gawaine and Sir Ewaine and sends them to Lady Guinevere—Meeting with Sir Pellias—The return of the gardener’s boy—Four knights serve the gardener’s boy—King Arthur proclaims himself to his four knights—King Arthur and his knights overthrow the Duke and his men—King Leodegrance desires to wed his daughter to the “White Champion”—The gardener removes his cap.
Source:
Pyle. King Arthur and
his knights.
2. Sir Marrok.
Outline: Marrok chosen for a great task—Marrok honored at court—Coming of Lady Irma to the forest—Marrok summoned to aid King Arthur—How it fared in Bedegrain with Marrok away—Sir Marrok’s return—How Sir Marrok saved the Lady Agnes—How the wolf did its work—Story of the son of Sir Simon—Sir Tristram and the wolf—The stranger knight—Sir Marrok comes into his own.
Source:
French. Sir Marrok.
France, 8th Century.
3. Story of Roland.
Outline: Charlemagne and his peers—Bertha and her husband flee from court in disguise—Boyhood of Roland—Quarrel with Oliver—The wrestling match—Roland and Oliver pledge eternal friendship—Coming of Charlemagne—Meeting between the king and the boy of the cave—Roland goes to France—Ganelon’s jealousy of Roland—Revolt of one of the nobles—Battle arranged between champions of king and noble—Revolt ended—Moslem invasion of Europe—Charlemagne wars for seven years—Envoys of peace from Moslem king—King asks advice—Roland cries “War”—Ganelon counsels peace—Ganelon chosen as envoy to the king—Plots treason—Departure for Spain—The pass at Roncesvalles.
Sources:
Baldwin. Story of Roland.
Church. Stories of Charlemagne.
Greene. With spurs of
gold. Macgregor. Story of France.
Spain, 8th Century.
4. The Alhambra.
Outline: Moors
in Spain—The Alhambra built—Destruction
of
Moorish power in Europe—Legend
of the three beautiful
princesses—Legend
of the Rose of the Alhambra.
Source:
Irving. Alhambra.
Spain, 11th Century.
5. The Cid.
Outline: Time and conditions in Spain—Character of Roderigo—He proves his father’s champion—Rescues men from Moors and wins title—The Cid and the Leper—Chosen as champion to save the city of Calahorra—Death of King Ferdinand—Quarrel over division of kingdom—The Cid sent to Urrica—The queen defies her brother—Murder of Sancho—Alfonso becomes king—His attitude toward the Cid—The Cid banished, becomes a free lance—Captain of Valencia—Death of the Cid.
Sources:
Stories from the Chronicles
of the Cid by M.W. Plummer. Story
of the Cid for young people,
by C.D. Wilson. Greene. With
spurs of gold. England
and France, 12th and 15th
Centuries.
6. Richard my king; Page of Count Renaud; Armorer’s apprentice.
Source:
Stories of chivalry retold
from St. Nicholas.
Holy Land, 12th Century.
7. The talisman. (Part 1.)
Outline: Meeting and encounter of Christian and Saracen knights—Pledge of friendship and journey to cell of the Hermit—Scene in chapel of the Hermit—Camp of Richard, the Lion Heart—Coming of Kenneth and the Arabian physician—Conflict outside the tent of Richard—Kenneth placed in charge of English banner—Kenneth deserts his post to aid the Lady Edith—English flag dishonored—Kenneth summoned to tent of Richard—Kenneth sentenced to death by Richard—Kenneth becomes bond servant of Arabian physician and leaves English camp.
8. The talisman. (Part 2.)
Outline: Journey of Kenneth, the physician discovered and the departure of Kenneth in disguise to camp of Richard—Nubian slave saves life of king and proves who was traitor in camp—Combat arranged between Conrade and Saladin’s champion—Meeting of Richard and Saladin—The combat—Kenneth crowned victor.
Source:
Scott. The talisman.
England, 12th Century.
9. Ivanhoe. (Part 1.)
Outline: Scene at dinner in home of Cedric, the Saxon—Entrance of Templars, Palmer, the Lady Rowena, and the Jew—Hasty departure of Palmer and Jew on the morrow—Jew furnishes the Palmer with equipment for tournament—1st, 2nd and 3d day—Chaplet of laurel placed on head of the victor—“Ivanhoe” and “Palmer” one.
10. Ivanhoe. (Part 2.)
Outline: Departure of Black Knight to cell of “the Friar”—Ivanhoe taken in charge by Rebecca and father—Capture of Cedric’s party by men in disguise—Victor of archery contest with Cedric’s two servants journeys to cell of the Friar and enlists sympathy of Black Knight—Locksley gathers his men and with the Black Knight storms the castle of Front de Boeuf—Guilbert escapes with Rebecca and takes her to the home of the Knights Templars where Rebecca is proclaimed a witch—Combat—Death of Bois-Guilbert—Black Knight proclaims that he is England’s rightful king—Marriage of Rowena and Ivanhoe—Departure of Rebecca and her father—Death of Richard.
Source:
Scott. Ivanhoe.
England, 13th Century.
11. Boy’s ride.
Outline: Hugo attacked on his way to the castle—The cause, treason within the walls—The plan of Lady Atherly and Hugo—Robert Sadler sets forth on an errand—Hugo rides forth with Humphrey—William Lorimer in charge of castle—Lady de Atherly and her son flee—In the forest—Ferrybridge—The Isle of Axholme—Lady de Atherly and son safe in Scotland—Robert Sadler returns to the castle to find it deserted—Hugo’s journey to Lincoln—In the fens—Coming of the King—Capture of Hugo and his release—Hugo and Humphrey disguised as novice and priest and as maiden and soldier—Lord de Launay rescues Hugo and Humphrey—Hugo knighted.
Source:
Zollinger. Boy’s
ride.
France, 13th Century.
12. St. Louis.
Outline: Conditions in France at the time of Louis’ accession to throne—Queen Blanche as Regent—Enmity of nobles—Marriage of Louis and Margaret—War with England—Vow of St. Louis—Strategy of King in preparation for Crusades—Louis in Egypt—Encounter at Nansourah—King taken captive—Return to France—Louis as King of France—Private life—The 8th crusade—Death of St. Louis.
Sources:
Macgregor. Story of France.
Perry. St. Louis.
France, 13th Century. Reign of King Louis IX.
13. Count Hugo’s sword.
Outline: At the inn of William, the Conqueror—Its history—Geoffrey’s connection with the inn, and the cause of his grief—Coming of Count Hugo—The strolling jongleur brings news from Rouen—Geoffrey secretes the “Saracen sword”—The count discovers his loss and Geoffrey confesses to the theft—The wrath of Count Hugo—Coming of the king’s heralds—Release of Geoffrey—Summons to court of King Louis IX.
Source:
Stein. Troubadour tales.
England and Holy Land, 13th Century. Reign of Henry III and Richard I.
14. The prince and the page.
Outline: The hunter captures the two fugitives—Princess Eleanor pleads for the pardon of Richard and his servant—Richard becomes a royal page—The landing of the Crusaders—Death of King Louis—Illness of John—Richard’s wrath—Return of Sir Raynal—Richard writes to England—Richard accused of sending letter to order arrest of Prince Henry—The combat—Richard sent as messenger meets his brother—Richard accused of being in league with his brothers—Edward defends his page—The pilgrim in the hospitalier—Richard gives his life for his prince.
Source:
Yonge. Prince and the
page.
Germany, 13th Century.
15. The boy and the baron.
Outline: “Shining Knight” hides his treasure and becomes a captive—Carl, the armorer, finds a child among the osiers and takes him into his own home—Wulf’s first visit to the castle and what befell—Wulf makes the castle his home—Enmity of Conradt—The baron declared an outlaw—The baron breaks ill news to Elsie—Flight of Wulf and Elsie—Wulf becomes messenger to the King—The battle—The “Shining Knight” brought forth from the dungeon—Knighting of Wulf.
Source:
Knapp. The boy and the
baron.
Germany, 13th Century.
16. Otto of the silver hand.
Outline: “Dragon’s House,” its inmates—Baron Conrad goes forth to fleece the merchants and is shorn—Otto at St. Michaelsburg—Otto returns to the “Dragon’s House”—Conrad answers the summons of the king—Capture of Otto—Hans enters Baron Henry’s castle—Flight of Baron Conrad and his men—Conrad’s last stand—Otto before King Rudolph.
Source:
Pyle. Otto of the silver
hand.
England, 14th and 15th Centuries. Reigns of Henry IV and V.
17. Men of Iron.
Outline: Plot against life of the King—Murder of Sir John Dale at Falworth Castle—The flight from Falworth Castle—Life at Crosby Dale—Miles training under Diccon—Miles takes service under the Earl of Mackworth—Friendship of Miles and Gascoyne—Training of esquires—Quarrel between Miles and Blunt—Sir James’ interest in Miles—“Knights of the Rose,” their oath and what came of it—Miles meets the Lady Anne and her cousin—Earl of Mackworth finds Miles in the garden—Coming of Henry IV—Miles is knighted and wins his first tournament—Departure for France—In the company of the Prince of Wales—Miles in the presence of the King challenges the Earl of Alban to do battle—Death of the Earl of Alban—Miles betrothed to the Lady Anne.
Source:
Pyle. Men of Iron.
England, 15th Century, Reign of Henry V.
18. King Henry V.
Outline: Madcap prince and his companions—Death of King Henry IV—Henry V crowned king—Meeting of King and Falstaff—Preparation for war with France—The Dauphin’s message and the King’s answer—Siege of Harfleur—Henry as commander—King in disguise enters tents of his soldiers—Battle of Agincourt—The King’s reception on his return to England—War with France renewed—Treaty of peace—The King’s marriage.
Sources:
Couch. Historical tales
from Shakespeare. Shakespeare. King
Henry IV. Shakespeare.
King Henry V.
France, 15th Century.
Reign of Charles VI and VII.
19. Joan of Arc.
Outline: Conditions in France at the death of Charles VI—Childhood of Joan—Heavenly voices tell Joan her mission—The voices become more urgent—Her brutal reception from the Lord Vaucouleurs—The faith of the people in Joan—Money and an escort provided—In the presence of the Dauphin—Before the learned men of Poitiers—March to Orleans—The Siege—Joan before the council—End of the siege—Surrender of Beaugency—Joan meets English army under Talbot and utterly routs it—Coronation of Charles VII at Rheims—Indolence of King—Refuses to renew attack on Paris—Joan wounded—The French retreat, a blow to Joan’s prestige—People lose faith in her—Capture—Treatment in prison—Trial—Death.
Sources:
Lang. Red true story
book.
Macgregor. Story of France.
Boutet de Monvel. Joan
of Arc.
France, 15th Century.
Reign of Charles VIII and Louis XII.
20. Bayard.
Outline: The boy’s choice—The page—Touching shields—In the garrison—The tournament—War—Capture of Milan—The duel—Bayard guards the bridge—Siege of Mezieres—Death of Bayard.
Sources:
Andrews. Story of Bayard.
Greene. With spurs of
gold.
Macgregor. Story of France.
England, 15th Century.
Reign of Henry VIII and Edward VI.
21. Prince and the pauper.
Outline: Birth of Tom and the Prince—The occupants of “Orful Court”—Tom visits the palace and changes garments with the Prince—Tom as the “Prince of Wales”—The Prince’s experience in the school grounds—His meeting with Mr. Canty—Flight of the Canty family—Tom and the King—Life in the palace, death of the King—Meeting of Prince and Miles Hendon—Miles becomes Protector to the “King of Dreams”—Prince and the hermit—Prince as kitchenboy—Miles finds his ward and takes him home—Sir Hugh denounces his brother as an imposter and has him imprisoned—The prison—Miles takes flogging for the Prince—The coronation of the King—Appearance of the rightful King—Where is the great seal?—“Long live the King”—Miles Hendon sits in the presence of the King.
Source:
Clemens. Prince and the
pauper.
1. Prologue.
The priest’s tale. The cock and the fox.
2. The lawyer’s tale. Constance.
3. The clerk’s tale. Patient Griselda.
4. The knight’s tale. Palamon and Arcite.
5. The franklin’s tale. Dorigen.
Sources for the story teller:
Chaucer, Geoffrey. The
student’s Chaucer; ed. by Skeat.
Adaptations:
Tales of the Canterbury Pilgrims;
retold from
Chaucer and others by F.J.
Harvey Darton.
This is the most attractive and complete edition of the Chaucer stories for children. The text is freely rendered and the author has rearranged the stories in groups. The book is charmingly illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Stories from Chaucer retold from the Canterbury
tales by J.W. McSpadden.
An excellent rendition of the Chaucer stories. The author has followed closely Chaucer’s lines and in many places has included the original verse. This version will be found helpful in the preparation of the ten stories that it contains.
Canterbury chimes; or Chaucer tales retold for
children by F. Storr and H. Turner.
This collection gives the Prologue and six of the pilgrims’ stories. It follows closely the original verse, but is not as attractive as the McSpadden version, although the two are similar.
The Chaucer story book by Eva March Tappan.
Includes eleven stories freely told and simplified. On this account may be used for younger children. Some of the atmosphere of Chaucer’s original tales is lost but the plots are made very clear, which is an aid in the preparation of the stories.
1. Adventures of Una and the Red Cross Knight.
The quest—The wood of Error—The knight deceived by the magician, forsakes Una—The knight’s adventures—Una and the lion and what befell her later—The last fight and the end of the quest.
2. The legend of Britomart.
Britomart looks into the magic mirror and later starts on her quest—What strange adventures befell Britomart—The great tournament for the Golden Girdle—How Britomart ended her quest.
3. The adventures of Sir Artegall.
Minor adventures in which
Sir Artegall rights many
wrongs—His adventures
with the Queen of the Amazons and his
rescue by Britomart—The
death of the tyrant Grantorto.
4. The adventures of Sir Calidore.
The quest—Sir Calidore’s
encounter with the discourteous
knight—Pasterella,
and the successful ending of the quest.
Sources for the story teller: Spenser, Edmund. Works; ed. by R. Morris.
Adaptations: Stories from the Faerie Queene; retold from Spenser by L.H. Dawson.
Similar to the Macleod version,
but not so conveniently
arranged for the story teller.
Stories from the Faerie Queene; by Mary Macleod.
This contains more stories than the other versions and the material is so arranged that the story teller will find it a help in making out a program for a longer cycle. The best and most attractive edition to use with children.
Una and the Red Cross Knight, and other tales from Spenser’s Faerie Queene; by N.G. Royde-Smith.
This book gives chiefly the first part of Spenser’s Faerie Queene—the adventures of Una and the Red Cross Knight—but it is excellently told and charmingly illustrated by T.H. Robinson. In a good many places Spenser’s original verse has been inserted, which gives an added charm.
IRISH HERO TALES.
1. Quest of the sons of Turenn.
2. Cuchulain’s youth.
3. Strife for the dun cow of Cooley.
4. Cuchulain and Ferdia.
5. Cuchulain’s death.
6. Fate of the sons of Usna.
7. King Fergus and King Iubdan.
8. Chase of the Gilla Dacar.
9. Oisin in the land of youth.
Sources for the story teller:
Curtin, Jeremiah. Hero tales of Ireland.
For the most part disconnected
stories of adventure, which,
though full of interest, lack
the peculiar Celtic flavor.
Contains: Chase of the
Gilla Dacar.
Gregory, Augusta, lady. Cuchulain of Muirthemne.
The most detailed account of Cuchulain told with great sympathy in dignified, often metrical prose. Contains: Cuchulain’s youth, Strife for the dun cow, Cuchulain and Ferdia, Cuchulain’s death, Fate of the sons of Usna.
Hull, Eleanor. Boys’ Cuchulain.
An abridged and adapted version of the Cuchulain legend that retains much of the heroic spirit. Requires little preparation from the story teller. Contains: Cuchulain’s youth, Strife for the dun cow, Cuchulain’s death, Fate of the sons of Usna.
Joyce, P.W. Old Celtic romances.
A translation may either follow the very words or reproduce the life and spirit of the original. I have chosen this latter course.—Author’s pref. Contains: Chase of the Gilla Dacar, Oisin in the land of youth.
O’Grady, S.H. Silva gadelica.
Valuable and interesting material
in the raw. Contains: King
Fergus and King Iubdan, Chase
of the Gilla Dacar.
Rolleston, T.W. High deeds of Finn.
Simple versions which possess a genuine atmosphere, although the author did not go directly to the manuscripts for his material. Contains: King Fergus and King Iubdan, Chase of the Gilla Dacar, Oison in the land of youth.
1. As you like it.
2. Much ado about nothing.
3. Macbeth.
4. King John.
5. Merchant of Venice.
6. Taming of the shrew.
7. Julius Caesar.
8. Hamlet.
9. Tempest.
10. Comedy of errors.
11. King Lear.
12. Midsummer night’s dream.
13. Coriolanus.
14. Twelfth night.
15. Winter’s tale.
16. King Richard III.
Sources for the story teller:
Shakespeare, William. Shakespeare
plays; ed. by I. Gollancz. (Temple
edition.)
Adaptations:
Historical tales from Shakespeare by A.T.Q.
Couch.
Contains eight of Shakespeare’s historical plays, clearly told; Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, King John, King Richard 2nd, King Henry 4th, King Henry 5th, King Henry 6th, and King Richard 3rd.
The children’s Shakespeare; stories
from the
plays; told and chosen by A.S. Hoffman.
A number of the best known plays retold in prose with the most famous speeches included in the original verse. Contains: As you like it, Julius Caesar, King Henry 5th, King John, King Lear, King Richard 2nd, Macbeth, Merchant of Venice, Midsummer night’s dream and Tempest. These are also published separately.
Tales from Shakespeare; by Charles and Mary Lamb.
A well known popular version of twenty of Shakespeare’s plays. Tempest, Midsummer night’s dream, Winter’s tale, Much ado about nothing, As you like it, Two gentlemen of Verona, Merchant of Venice, Cymbeline, King Lear, Macbeth, All’s well that ends well, Taming of the shrew, Comedy of errors, Measure for measure, Twelfth night, Timon of Athens, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, and Pericles, Prince of Tyre.
The Shakespeare story-book, by Mary Macleod.
Seventeen of Shakespeare’s best known plays; Tempest, Two gentlemen of Verona, Much ado about nothing, Midsummer night’s dream, Merchant of Venice, As you like it, Taming of the shrew, Twelfth night, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, Cymbeline, Winter’s tale and Comedy of errors. These stories have been told with accuracy and the book has proved popular with children.
Midsummer night’s dream; introductory
story,
decorations and il. by L.F. Perkins.
An adapted version of Midsummer
night’s dream, with a short
introductory story of Shakespeare’s
time and charming
illustrations by the editor.
STORIES FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT.
1. The Creation.
The Garden of
Eden.
2. The story of Noah.
The building of the Ark—The
flood—The message of the
dove—The bow in
the clouds.
3. The story of Abraham.
God’s promise—Toward
the land of Canaan—Isaac’s
birth—Abraham offers
up Isaac to God—Isaac and
Rebecca—Jacob and
Esau—Jacob’s dream—Jacob
and Rachel.
4. The story of Joseph.
Joseph and his brothers—The coat of many colors—In the land of Egypt—Pharaoh’s dream—The famine—The brothers go down to buy corn—Their second journey—The cup—Joseph makes himself known to his brothers—Jacob finds his sons—Jacob’s blessing.
5. The story of Moses and the Children of Israel.
The Israelites in bondage—The child in the bulrushes—The burning bush—Bricks without straw—The miracle—The ten plagues—The flight from Egypt—Across the Red Sea—Through the wilderness—The ten commandments—The worship of the Golden Calf—The building of the tabernacle—Balaam and the ass—Moses’ death—Joshua leads them into the promised land.
6. The story of Gideon.
The story of Samson.
7. David, the Shepherd King.
Saul disobeys God and David is made king—David plays the harp before Saul—David kills the giant, Goliath—Saul seeks to kill David—The Love of Jonathan and David—David spares Saul’s life—The battle of Gilboa—David’s lament—The twenty-third psalm.
8. The story of Solomon.
Solomon’s choice—He
sits in wise judgment between two
women—The building
of the temple—The visit of the Queen of
Sheba—Some of the
proverbs of Solomon.
9. The story of Ruth.
The story of Esther.
10. Little Samuel.
Daniel,
the fearless.
Sources for the story teller:
Bible text:
Douay version.
King James version.
Josephus, Flavius. Our young folks Josephus.
A simplification of the Jewish history of Josephus. Contains: Story of Abraham—Story of Joseph—Story of Moses—Stories of Gideon and Samson—Story of David—Story of Solomon—Stories of Ruth and Esther.
Adaptations of the Bible text:
Bible stories retold by L.L. Weedon.
Retold simply but not without dignity.
Bible stories. Old Testament; with
an introduction
and notes by R.G. Moulton.
“Stories in the language
of Scripture, altered only by
omissions.”
Bible stories in Bible language, by E.T. Potter.
Similar in plan to the Moulton and Tappan editions.
Garden of Eden, by G. Hodges.
Stories from the first nine
books of the Old Testament.
Somewhat modern in spirit.
Contains: The Creation; Story of
Noah; Story of Abraham; Story
of Joseph; Story of Moses;
Stories of Gideon and Samson;
Story of David; Story of Ruth;
Story of Samuel.
Old, old story book, compiled from the Old Testament by E.M. Tappan.
The Bible text is followed
literally, omissions being made
for the sake of clearness.
Old Testament stories, selected for the children by E. Chisholm.
Retains the dignity and simplicity
of the Bible narrative.
Contains: Story of Abraham;
Story of Joseph; Story of Moses.
Stories from the Old Testament for children, by H.S.B. Beale.
Told in the language of the Bible save where the abridgment requires explanation from the author. Contains: Story of Abraham; Story of Joseph; Story of Moses; Stories of Gideon and Samson; Story of David; Story of Solomon; Little Samuel.
Story of the Bible, by C. Foster.
“Told in simple language
adapted to all ages, but especially
to the young.”
Story of the chosen people, by H.A. Guerber.
A direct, historical narrative having considerable background.
STORIES FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT.
1. The child Jesus.
The birth of Jesus—The
flight into Egypt—The return to
Nazareth—The boy
in the temple.
2. The beginning of Jesus’ ministry.
Jesus’ baptism—His
temptation—Choosing His disciples—The
miracle of the fishes.
3. Miracles.
The man with palsy—At
the pool of Bethesda—The man with the
withered hand—The
sermon on the mount.
4. Other miracles.
He heals the son of the widow
of Nain—Jairus’ daughter—He
feeds the multitude—He
walks on the sea—He raises Lazarus
from the dead.
5. Parables.
The lost sheep—The
prodigal son—The sower—The story
of the
Good Samaritan—Jesus
blesses little children.
6. Last events in Jesus’ life on earth.
His betrayal by Judas—His
crucifixion—The women at the
tomb—His resurrection
from the dead—The last supper—His
ascension into heaven.
7. St. Stephen, the first martyr.
St. Peter’s
vision.
8. Story of St. Paul.
Sources for the story teller:
Bible text:
Douay version.
King James version.
Adaptations:
When the King came; stories from the four Gospels, by George Hodges.
The life of Christ directly
and simply told, with a matter of
fact treatment of the supernatural
and miraculous.
Story of stories, by R.C. Gillie.
A connected life of Christ
with due emphasis on its spiritual
significance.
Stories from the life of Christ, by J.H. Kelman.
Selected from the Gospels, retaining the biblical language.
Little child’s life of Jesus, by A. Steedman.
Reverent in tone, but somewhat weakened by the adaptation.
1. How Robin Hood became an outlaw.
2. The shooting-match at Nottingham.
3. Little John’s adventures at the Sheriff’s house.
4. Robin Hood and Will Scarlet.
5. Robin Hood aids a knight in distress.
6. Robin Hood and his men go to London to shoot for the Queen.
7. King Richard’s adventures with Robin Hood.
Sources for the story teller:
Macleod, Mary. Book of ballad stories.
Includes 15 tales of Robin
Hood’s adventures taken from early
sources. The stories
are told very briefly and lack the charm
of the more modern versions.
McSpadden, J.W. Stories of Robin Hood and his merry outlaws.
Contains 24 stories of Robin
Hood and his band. Not as good
as the Howard Pyle version,
but the best inexpensive edition.
Perkins, L.F. Robin Hood.
The history and adventures
of Robin Hood retold in verse, and
attractively illustrated by
the author. Good to give to
children to acquaint them
with the ballad form.
Pyle, Howard. The merry adventures to Robin Hood.
This is undoubtedly the best prose version of the Robin Hood ballads and the best source for the story teller. It fully expresses the out of door atmosphere and the spirit of good fellowship and adventure that is found in the original ballads.
Rhead, L.J. Bold Robin Hood and his outlaw band.
A retelling in prose style
is good but lacks spirit and humor
of Pyle versions.
Tappan, E.M. Robin Hood.
This collection gives 16 stories
of Robin Hood’s exploits.
Some of the stories have been
slightly altered, but the
atmosphere has been kept in
the main.
BALLAD STORIES.
1. Kinmont Willie.
2. Black Agnace of Dunbar.
3. Patient Griselda.
4. Saddle to rags.
5. The beggar’s daughter of Bednall-Green.
6. Muckle-mou’ed Meg.
7. Sir Patrick Spens.
8. Barring of the door.
9. The ballad of Chevy Chase.
10. The King of France’s daughter.
11. The king and the miller.
12. The heir of Linne.
Sources for the story teller:
Greenwood, Grace. Stories from famous
ballads;
ed. by Caroline Burnite.
A new edition of Grace Greenwood’s collection of nine of the old ballads. They are told in a direct and simple way, and with a great deal of charm. Contains: Patient Griselda, The Beggar’s daughter, Sir Patrick Spens. Chevy Chase, King of France’s daughter, King and the miller and The heir of Linne.
Grierson, E.W. Children’s tales from Scottish ballads.
A splendid collection of seventeen of the best known ballads retold in prose for children. They are well written and full of the spirit of romance and adventure. Contains: Kinmont Willie, Black Agnes of Dunbar, Muckle-mou’ed Meg, Sir Patrick Spens, The heir of Linne.
Macleod, Mary. A book of ballad stories.
Thirty-four ballads in prose, including the Robin Hood and many other well known tales. The selection of material is good. Contains: Patient Griselda, Saddle to rags, The beggar’s daughter, The king and the miller, The heir of Linne.
Percy, Thomas. The boy’s Percy,
being old ballads
from Percy’s Reliques; S. Lanier.
A scholarly collection, in poetry form, of thirty-five English ballads. Some of them could not be used for telling, but they are all interesting and should be read in order to get the old ballad spirit. Contains: Chevy Chase, The king and the miller, The heir of Linne.
Smith, J.C. and Soutar, G.A. A book of ballads for boys and girls.
A collection of fifty-four ballads divided into three parts; ballads of romance, ballads historical and legendary, ballads literary and elegiac. Each ballad is told in verse with an explanatory note and there is a general introduction on ballad poetry. Contains: Kinmont Willie, Sir Patrick Spens, and Chevy Chase.
Tappan, E.M. Old ballads in prose.
This collection comprises twenty-two of the old ballad stories. In it are found several humorous stories not contained in the other collections. A good book to use with children. Contains: Saddle to rags and Barring of the door.
A SELECTION OF MODERN NARRATIVE POEMS, CHIEFLY HISTORICAL. FOR READING ALOUD.
Ancient Mariner. Coleridge.
The Armada. Macaulay.
Barbara Frietchie. Whittier.
The battle of the Baltic. Campbell.
The battle of Agincourt. Drayton.
The battle of Charlestown Harbor. Hayne.
The brown dwarf of Ruegen. Whittier.
The burial of Moses. Alexander.
The courtship of Miles Standish. Longfellow.
The defense of the Alamo. Joaquin Miller.
The destruction of Sennacherib. Lord Byron.
Evangeline. Longfellow.
Horatius. Macaulay.
The emperor’s bird’s nest. Longfellow.
Idylls of the King. Tennyson.
The Inchcape Rock. Southey.
Incident of the French camp. Browning.
Ivry, a song of the Huguenots. Macaulay.
John Gilpin’s ride. Cowper.
King Alfred and the Harper. Sterling.
The Landing of the Pilgrims. Hemans.
The Leak in the dike. Phoebe Gary.
Lochinvar. Scott.
Lord Ullin’s daughter. Campbell.
Marmion. Scott.
Paul Revere’s ride. Longfellow.
The pied Piper of Hamelin. Browning.
The Revenge. Tennyson.
Sheridan’s ride. Read.
Sohrab and Rustum. Arnold.
The song of Hiawatha. Longfellow.
Storming of Corinth. Lord Byron.
The vision of Sir Launfal. Lowell.
The wreck of the Hesperus. Longfellow.
Sources:
Gayley, C.M. and Flaherty, M.C. Poetry of the people.
Contents: Older
ballads; Poems of England; Poems of
Scotland; Poems of Ireland;
Poems of America.
A very complete collection
of well known and less known
historical and patriotic poems.
Recently revised to include
twenty-seven poems and national
anthems of the World War.
Henley, W.E. Lyra heroica.
A book of patriotic verse,
chiefly from English sources.
Contains also the ballads
of Chevy Chase, Sir Patrick Spens,
Kinmont Willie and others.
Lang, A. Blue poetry book.
Old ballads, English historical poems and a few others.
Longfellow, H.W. Complete poetical works.
Olcott, F.J. Story telling poems.
Arranged under the following headings: Deeds of right and wrong; Fairies, magic and mystery; Jolly rhymes and poems; Sad poems; Historical legends and stories; Sacred stories and legends.
Scollard, Clinton. Ballads of American bravery.
Poems commemorating valorous deeds and brave men in American history, such as The men of the Alamo, Kearny at the Seven Pines, Keenan’s charge, John Burns of Gettysburg, Sheridan’s ride, A ballad of Manila bay, Down the Little Big Horn, Battle of Charlestown Harbor.
Scott, Sir Walter. Poetical works.
Tennyson, Alfred. Idylls of the King.
Wiggin and Smith. Golden numbers.
A book of English verse for
boys and girls. Some divisions
are: Story poems, When
banners are waving, Tales of olden
time, One of the best collections
for general use.
See also, Granger. An index to poetry and recitations.
PROSE SELECTIONS AND STORIES TO READ
ALOUD TO BOYS AND GIRLS.
About Elizabeth Eliza’s piano.
Hale. Peterkin papers.
Adventures of Pinocchio. Collodi.
The adventures of a Fourth.
Aldrich. Story of a bad boy.
Adventures of the windmills.
Cervantes. Don Quixote; ed. by Parry
An animal show at night.
Bostock. Training of wild animals.
Arkansaw bear. Paine.
Attack of the savages.
Marryat. Masterman Ready.
Bear that had a bank account.
Boyesen. Boyhood in Norway.
Bee-man of Orn. Stockton.
Boldheart (Dickens).
Lucas. Runaways and castaways.
Box S round up.
Lummis. New Mexico David.
A brave rescue and a rough ride.
Blackmore. Lorna Doone.
A captured Santa Claus. Page.
A centurion of the Thirtieth.
Kipling. Puck of Pook’s Hill.
Christian meets Apollyon.
Bunyan. Pilgrim’s progress.
Christmas carol. Dickens.
Cricket on the Hearth. Dickens.
Daisy’s jewel box.
Alcott. Spinning wheel stories.
The deep-sea diver.
Moffett. Careers of danger and daring.
Dog of Flanders. Ouida.
Favorite of the gods.
Hutchinson. Golden porch.
The fight.
Hughes. Tom Brown’s school
days.
Fishing on the Grand Banks.
Kipling. Captains courageous.
Gallagher. Davis.
The gold bug. Foe.
The great locomotive chase. Pittenger.
Booth. Wonderful escapes by Americans.
(Adapted.)
Great stone face. Hawthorne.
Green cap.
Brown. Star jewels.
How Amyas threw his sword into the sea.
Kingsley. Westward ho!
How Otto dwelt at St. Michaelsburg.
Pyle. Otto of the Silver hand.
How Otto lived in the dragon’s house.
Pyle. Otto of the Silver hand.
How Tom Sawyer whitewashed the fence.
Clemens. Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
In the pasture.
Spyri. Heidi.
Jackanapes. Ewing.
Jack Farley’s flying switch.
Warman. Short rails.
Jawbone telegraph.
Lummis. King of the broncos.
Johnny Bear.
Seton. Lives of the hunted.
Just so stories. Kipling.
The kid engineer.
Spearman. Nerve of Foley.
Lance of Kanana, pp. 67-118. French.
Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Irving. Sketch book.
Little lame prince. Mulock.
The little post boy.
Taylor. Boys of other countries.
Lord of the air.
Roberts. Kindred of the wild.
A mad tea-party.
Carroll. Alice in wonderland.
Maggie Tulliver tries to run away from her shadow.
Eliot. Mill on the floss.
Lucas. Runaways and castaways.
Mary’s meadow. Ewing.
Men of iron, Ch. 24, 26, 27. Pyle.
Monkey that would not kill. Drummond.
Njal’s burning.
Njals saga. Heroes of Iceland; ed.
by French.
.007.
Kipling. Day’s work.
Of that harvest feast.
French. Story of Rolf and the viking’s
bow.
Onatoga’s sacrifice. (Story of the Piasau bird.)
Indian stories retold from St. Nicholas.
St. Nicholas, v. 15, p. 376.
Our first whale.
Bullen. Cruise of the Cachalot.
Peter Schlemihl. Chamisso.
Peter Spots, fireman.
Hill. Fighting fire.
“Pieces of eight.”
Stevenson. Treasure island.
The Pickwickians disport themselves on the ice.
Dickens. Pickwick papers.
Rab and his friends. Brown.
The race.
Dodge. Hans Brinker.
Raggylug; the story of a cottontail rabbit.
Seton. Wild animals I have known.
Rikki-tikki-tavi.
Kipling. Jungle book.
Rip Van Winkle.
Irving. Sketch book.
Rose and the ring. Thackeray.
The Snow queen. Andersen.
Story of Sonny Sahib. Ch. 3, 4, 10. Cotes.
Solomon Crow’s Christmas pockets. Stuart.
Some other birds are taught to fly.
Wiggin. Bird’s Christmas Carol.
Sons of the vikings.
Boyesen. Modern vikings.
Tom’s first royal dinner.
Clemens. Prince and the pauper.
Toomai of the elephants.
Kipling. Jungle book.
Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings. Harris.
A voyage of discovery.
Wyss. Swiss family Robinson.
Voyage to Lilliput.
Swift. Gulliver’s travels.
Widow O’Callaghan’s boys. Ch. 20,
21. Zollinger.
See also Hassler. Graded list of
stories for reading aloud.
BOOKS ABOUT STORY TELLING.
Best sources:
Bryant, S.C. How to tell stories to children.
One of the most practical and helpful books on the subject. Fine common-sense is used in all that is said on the purpose of story-telling, the selection of stories and how to adapt and to tell the story. Some specific uses of the story in the school room are given besides a graded collection of thirty-two stories and a short list of books in which the story teller will find stories not too far from the form in which they are needed.
Cowles, J.D. The art of story telling.
A useful elementary book.
Contains about 50 stories in form
suited to young children.
Lyman, Edna. Story telling; what to tell and how to tell it.
Story telling; what to tell and how to tell it. “The purpose of this book is not in any way to attempt to give information to those who have devoted both time and study to the subject or who have had practical experience in story telling, but rather to make a few suggestions to those mothers, teachers and librarians who are interested in its use as a phase of another occupation.” The chapters on “Reading aloud to children” and “Arranging the program of miscellaneous stories” are particularly suggestive. Contains good outlines for cycle story hours for older children.
Olcott, F.J. Story telling poems.
There is an introduction addressed to the story-teller suggesting ways in which the poems may be used. The poems are indexed under such ethical subjects as courage, humility, etc.
Other sources:
Bryant, S.C. Stories to tell to children.
Fifty-one stories with some suggestions for telling. There is a clear statement of the value to the child of the type of story which specifically teaches a certain ethical lesson and also the kind of story that has no moral to offer. The author believes in telling one to three in favor of the latter kind. The book also contains a few principles underlying the dramatization of stories for young children.
Clemens, Samuel L. How to tell a story.
The different methods required
in telling witty, comic and
humorous stories.
Houghton, Mrs. L.S. Telling Bible stories.
The author aims to inspire
mothers and teachers to use the
Old Testament stories more
freely in developing the religious
nature of the child.
Keyes, A.M. Stories and story-telling.
The author is head of the Department of English in the Brooklyn Training School for Teachers. Besides a discussion of method and theory the book contains about 75 stories, including a good selection of short stories suitable for young children to reproduce.
MacClintock, P.L. Literature in the elementary school.
Chapters 4 and 5 are suggestive
in regard to analyzing a
story and the characteristics
of a good story.
Partridge, E.N. and G.E. Story telling in school and home.
A large part of the book is devoted to the use of the story in teaching language, history, nature study and to its place in moral education. There are 18 well chosen stories re-told from myths, legends, fables and history.
Ransome, Arthur. A history of story-telling;
studies in the development
of narrative.
The chapter on “Origins”
deals with story-telling outside
books.
St. John, E.P. Stories and story
telling in
moral and religious education.
A book on methods written from a sane point of view. At the end of each chapter are many quotations from such authors as G. Stanley Hall, Felix Adler, Froebel, and George Adam Smith, and also a bibliography.
Wyche, R.T. Some great stories and how to tell them.
Emphasis is laid upon the psychological principles and the spiritual equipment in telling stories. The epic stories of Siegfried, Beowulf and Ulysses are given prominence with a retelling of Beowulf and four stories from King Arthur. One chapter is devoted to the “Story teller’s league” and its work.
About Elizabeth Eliza’s piano 77
Abraham, Story of 69
Achilles in his sorrow vows vengeance on Troy 51
Adventure of the windmills 77
Adventures of a Fourth 77
Adventures of Nils 36
Adventures of Pinocchio 77
Adventures of Sir Artegall 65
Adventures of Sir Calidore 65
Adventures of Ulysses 50
Adventures of Una and the Red Cross Knight 65
Aladdin 26
Alhambra 58
All the plums 45
An animal show at night 77
An old time Thanksgiving 45
Ancient mariner 75
Ann Mary; her two Thanksgivings 45
Appleseed John 47
Apollo and Daphne 47
Arkansaw bear 77
Armada 75
Armor of Achilles 51
Armorer’s apprentice 59
As I walked over the hills one day 10
As you like it 67
Aschenputtel 25
Attack of the savages 77
52 Awakening of Brunhilda 30
Babouscka 38
Balder and the mistletoe 52
Balin 55
Banyan deer 35
Barbara Fritchie 75
Barring of the door 73
Battle of Agincourt 75
Battle of the Baltic 75
Battle of the beggars 51
Battle of Charlestown harbor 75
Battle of Roncesvalles 56
Baucis and Philemon 47
Bayard 63
Bear that had a bank account 77
Beauty and the beast 27
Beauty and the horse 27
Bee, the harp, and the mouse and the bum-clock 23
Bee-man of Orn 77
Beggar’s daughter of Bednall Green 73
Beginning of all things 52
Beginning of Jesus’ ministry 71
Bible, The 38
Billy Beg and the bull 18
Binding of the Fenris wolf 52
Bird’s Christmas Carol 39
Birth of Christ 38
Black Agnace of Dunbar 73
Black bull of Norroway 22
Boldheart 77
Boots and his brothers 34
Borrowing a grandmother 45
Boston Thanksgiving story 45
Box S round up 77
Boy and the baron 61
Boy and the north wind 16
Boy of the kitchen; Sir Gareth 55
Boy that was scaret o’ dyin’ 43
Boy who discovered the spring 43
Boy’s ride 60
Brave rescue and a rough ride 77
Bremen Town musicians 10
Briar Rose 30
Brown dwarf of Ruegen 75
Bunny’s Thanksgiving 45
Burial of Moses 75
Buried moon 49
Camel’s hump 37
Captured Santa Claus 39, 77
Cat and the mouse 9
Cause of the Trojan war 51
Centurion of the Thirtieth 77
Chase of the Gilla Dacar 49, 66
Chevy Chase 73
Chicken Licken 8
Chicken Little 8
Child Jesus 71
Chimaera 50
Christian meets Apollyon 77
Christmas before last 39
Christmas cake 39
Christmas carol 78
Christmas cuckoo 39
Christmas dream 39
Christmas every day 39
Christmas in the barn 39
Christmas masquerade 39
Christmas truants 39
Christmas turkey and how it came 39
Christmas under the snow 39
“Chusey” 52
Cid, The 58
Cinderella 25
Clerks tale 64
Clocks of Rondaine 40
Cock and the crested hen 33
Cock and the fox 64
Cock and the mouse and the little red hen 9
Coffee mill which grinds salt 23
Comedy of errors 67
Coming of Thanksgiving 45
Coming of the prince 38
Constance 64
Contrary woman 22
Coquerico 23
Coriolanus 67
Count Hugo’s sword 60
Courtship of Miles Standish 75
Creation, The 69
Cricket on the hearth 78
Cuchulain and Ferdia 66
Cuchulain’s death 66
Cuchulain’s youth 66
Curse of gold 52
Daisy’s Jewel box 78
Dame Gudbrand 27
Dame Wiggin of Lee and her seven wonderful cats 10
Daniel, the fearless 69
David, the Shepherd King 69
Death of Hector 51
Defence of the Alamo 75
Deeds of Magwis and Reinold of Montalban 56
Deep-sea diver 78
Destruction of Sennacherib 75
Diana; and the story of Orion 35
Dog of Flanders 40, 78
Doll in the grass 10
Dorigen 64
Duel of Paris and Menelaus 51
East o’ the sun and west o’ the moon 21
Easter snow storm 43
Elephant’s child 24
Elves and the shoemaker 9
Emperor’s bird’s nest 75
Epaminondas 10, 22
Esther 69
Evangeline 75
Fafnir, the dragon 52
The fairies 17
Fate of the sons of Usna 66
Favorite of the gods 78
Felix 40
Fight, The 78
Fir-tree 40
First Christmas tree 40
First Christmas tree in New England 40
First Thanksgiving 45
First Thanksgiving day 45
Fisherman and his wife 35
Fisherman and the genii 35
Fishing on the Grand Banks 78
Forging of the sword 52
Fred’s Easter Monday 43
Franklins tale 64
Gallegher; a news-paper story 78
Garden of Eden 69
General’s Easter box 43
Gideon 69
20 Gingerbread man 8
Gold bug 78
Golden bird 18
Golden cobwebs 9, 40
Golden fleece 50
Goldilocks 31
Good little mouse 20
Good woman 18, 28
Goody ’gainst-the-stream 22
Goody Two-shoes 21
Gorgon’s head 50
Grandma’s Thanksgiving story 45
Great battles 51
Great locomotive chase 78
Great stone face 78
Greedy goldsmith’s reward 17
Green cap 78
Gretchen and the wooden shoe 40
Grizzled Peter 18
Gudbrand-on-the-hillside 27
22 Half chick 10
Hamlet 67
Hansel and Grethel 37
Heir of Linne 73
Hen who went to Dovrefjeld 8
Helen’s Thanksgiving 46
Henny Penny 8
Hermann’s treasure box 38
Herr Oster Hase 43
Hobyahs 10, 27
Honest woodman 48
Horatius 75
How Amyas threw his sword into the sea 78
How Arthur proved his kingship 54
How Christmas came to Santa Maria flats 40
How Jack went to seek his fortune 9
How Mr. Rabbit lost his fine bushy tail 33
How Mr. Rabbit was too sharp for Mr. Fox 33
How Odin brought the mead of Asgar 52
How Odin lost his eye 52
How Otto dwelt at Saint Michaelsburg 78
How Otto lived in the dragon’s house 78
How Patty gave thanks 46
How Robin Hood became an outlaw 72
10 How the camel got his hump 37
How the fir-tree became the Christmas tree 40
How the leaves came down 37
How the Round Table was established 54
How they got Hair Lock home 30
How Tom Sawyer whitewashed the fence 78
Huron Cinderella 26
Husband who was to mind the house 18
Iduna’s apples 52
Idylls of the King 75
In the cellar 46
In the great walled country 40
In the pasture 79
The Inchcape Rock 75
Incident of the French camp 75
Island of Calypso 51
Island of Circe 50
Ivanhoe 59
Ivry, the song of the Huguenots 75
Jack and his brothers 34
Jack and the bean stalk 24
Jack Farley’s flying switch 79
Jack, the giant killer 28
Jackanapes 79
Janie Leech’s angel 46
Jawbone telegraph 79
Jericho Bob 46
Jimmy Scarecrow’s Christmas 41
Joan of Arc 62
John Gilpin’s ride 75
Johnny Bear 79
20 Johnny cake 11
Joseph 69
Julius Caesar 67
Jumblies 11
Just so stories 79
Karl and the dryad 48
Kid engineer, The 79
King Alfred and the harper 75
King and the miller 73
King Fergus and King Iubdan 66
King Henry, the fifth 62
King John 67
King Lear 67
King of France’s daughter 73
King of the Golden river 33
King Richard, the third 67
King Richard’s adventures with Robin Hood 72
King Robert of Sicily 43
Kingdom of the winds 50
Kinmont Willie 73
Knights tale 64
Lad and the fox 31
Lad who went to the north wind 16
Ladders to Heaven 43
Lady of Shalott 36
Lambikin 11
Lance of Kanana 79
Landing of the Pilgrims 75
Last events in Jesus’ life on earth 71
Lawyers tale 64
Leak In the dike 75
Legend of Britomart 65
Legend of Easter eggs 44
Legend of St. Christopher 38
Legend of Sleepy Hollow 79
Legend of the Christ child 38
Legend of the Christmas rose 41
Legend of the cowslip 48
Lesson of faith 44
Little Black Sambo 9
Little brown seed 48
Little cake bird 41
Little Cosette 41
Little folks’ presents 17
Little friend 38
Little girls’ Christmas 41
Little Gretchen and the wooden shoe 41
Little grey pony 11
Little John’s adventures at the sheriff’s house 72
Little lame prince 79
Little lilac bush 44
29 Little One-eye, Two-eyes and Three-eyes 11
Little post boy 79
Little red hen 19
Little red hen and the grain of wheat 11
Little Two-eyes 29
Little Samuel 69
Little Snow-white 34
Lochinvar 75
Lord of the air 79
Lord Ullin’s daughter 75
Macbeth 67
Mad tea-party 79
Maggie Tulliver tries to run away from her shadow 79
Maple leaf and the violet 48
Marmion 75
Marriage of Sir Gawain 55
Mary’s meadow 48, 79
Master Sandy’s snap-dragon 41
22 Medio Pollito 10
Men of iron 62, 79
Merchant of Venice 67
Merlin 55
Merry pranks of Robin Goodfellow 17
Midsummer night’s dream 67
Minna’s Thanksgiving 46
Minotaur 50
Miracles 71
Miraculous pitcher 50
Mirror of Matsuyama 37
Mischief’s Thanksgiving 46
Mr. Thankful 46
Mr. Vinegar 29
Monkey that would not kill 79
Moses, and the children of Israel 69
Mother Holle 11
Mother Hubbard’s Easter lily 44
Mother Hulda 11
Much ado about nothing 67
Muckle-mou’ed Meg 73
Munacher and Manacher 30
Murdoch’s rath 49
My grandmother’s grandmother’s Christmas candle 41
Nanny who wouldn’t go home to supper 30
Necklace of truth 20
New altar 41
Nibelungen Lied 53
Night before Christmas 11
Njal’s burning 80
Noah 69
Northern mythology 53
.007 80
Of that harvest feast 80
Ogier, the Dane 56
Oisin in the land of youth 66
Old fashioned Thanksgiving 46
24 Old Pipes and the dryad 48
7 Old woman and her pig 30
Old woman and the tramp 24
Ole Shut-Eye stories 12
Onatoga’s sacrifice 80
Orpheus and Eurydice 36
Other miracles 71
Otto of the silver hand 61
Our first whale 80
Oxen of the sun 51
Page of Count Renaud 59
Palamon and Arcite 64
20 Pancake 8
Parables 71
Passing of Arthur 55
Patem’s salmagundi 46
73 Patient Griselda 64
Patroclus 51
Paul Revere’s ride 75
36 Persephone 44
Peter Fiddle-de-dee 16
Peter, Paul and Espen 35
Peter Rabbit 8
Peter Rabbit plays a joke 12
Peter Schlemihl 80
Peter Spots, fireman 80
Peterkin and the little grey hare 37
Peterkin’s Christmas tree 41
Phaeocia 51
Piasau bird 80
Picciola 41
“Pieces of eight” 80
The Pickwickians disport themselves on the ice 80
Pied piper of Franchville 21
Pied Piper of Hamelin 21, 75
Plant that lost its berry 44
Polly’s Thanksgiving 46
Pomegranate seeds 36
Poor Count’s Christmas 41
Presents of the little folk 17
Priam and Achilles 51
Prince and the page 61
Prince and the pauper 63
Princess and the pea 16
Princess Nausicaa 51
Princess whom nobody could silence 16
Priests tale 64
Proserpina 36
Punishment of Loki 52
Pygmies50
Quarrel of the chiefs and the results 51
Quern at the bottom of sea 23
Quest of the grail 54
Quest of the sons of Turenn 66
Quick running squash 12, 37
Rab and his friends 80
The race 80
Ragged pedlar 46
Ram and the pig 12
Raggylug; the story of a cottontail rabbit 80
Rat catcher 21
Rat princess 12
Red bull of Norroway 22
Reformed pirate 37
The revenge 75
Resurrection, The 43
Rhymes from Mother Goose 7
Richard, my king 59
Rikki-tikki-tavi 80
Rip Van Winkle 80
Robert of Lincoln 33
Robin Goodfellow 17
Robin Hood aids a knight in distress 72
Robin Hood and his men go to London to shoot
for the Queen
72
Robin Hood and Will Scarlet 72
Roland 57
“A Roland for an Oliver” 56
Roland’s youth 56
Rose and the ring 80
Runaway’s Thanksgiving 46
Rushen coatie 26
Ruth 69
Ruth and Naomi 46
Sabot of little Wolff 42
Sacred flame 44
Saddle to rags 73
St. Louis 60
St. Paul 71
St. Peter’s vision 71
St. Stephen; the first martyr 71
Samson 69
Santa Claus at Simpson’s bar 42
Santa Claus on a lark 42
Scarface 23
Scrapefoot 32
Scylla and Charybdis 51
Selfish giant 44
Sheep and the pig who set up house-keeping 12
Sheridan’s ride 75
Shooting-match at Nottingham 72
Sif’s hair 52
Silver Hen 42
Silver locks 31
Sir Launcelot, first champion 54
Sir Marrok 57
Sir Patrick Spens 73
Sir Percival, third champion 54
Sir Tristram, second champion 54
Six sillies 28
Six swans 34
29 Sleeping Beauty in the wood 44
Sleeping princess 29
17 Snow queen 80
Snowdrop 34, 44
30 Snow-white and Rose-red 12
Sohrab and Rustum 75
Solomon 69
Solomon Crow’s Christmas pockets 42, 81
Some other birds are taught to fly 81
Song of Hiawatha 76
Song of the Sirens 51
Sonny Sahib 81
Sons of the vikings 81
Spotty, the turtle, wins the race 12
Star and the lily 44
Stolen charm 12
Storming of Corinth 76
Story of Greyfell 52
Story of Ralph 56
Story of the faithful servant 15
Story of the first corn 47
Story of the morning glory seed 48
Story of the other wise man 38
Story of the three sons 15
Straw, the coal and the bean 12
Strife for the dun cow of Cooley 66
Sun and the wind 13
Sun, moon and wind go to dinner 13
Sun, the moon and the wind 13
Symbol and the saint 42
Tailor of Gloucester 42
Talk of the trees 48
Taming of the shrew 67
Tamlane 49
Tar baby 33
Tell tale tile 42
Tempest 67
Thanksgiving at Hollywood 47
Thanksgiving dinner 47
Thanksgiving dinner that flew away 47
Thor and the Frost giants 52
31 Three bears 13
25 Three billy goats Gruff 9
Three goats 8
Three goats named Bruse 25
Three golden apples 50
Three knights of the round table 54
Three little birds 48
Three little Christmas trees that grew on the hill 42
33 Three little pigs 8
Three sillies 28
Three wishes 34
Tiger, Brahman and Jackal 25
Tilly’s Christmas 42
Timothy’s shoes 13
Tinder box 16
Tiny Tim 42
Titty mouse and Tatty mouse 13
Tom Hickathrift 35
Tom, the water baby 13
Tom Thumb 32
Tommy Trot’s visit to Santa Claus 42
Tom’s first royal dinner 81
Toomai of the elephants 81
17 Travels of a fox 9
Tree in the city 48
Trinity flower 44
Triumph of Ulysses 51
Trojan War 51
Turkey’s turning the tables 47
Twelve wild ducks 34
Twelfth night 67
Twig that became a tree 48
Twilight of the gods and the new earth 52
Ugly duckling 19
Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings 81
Vision of Sir Launfal 76
Visit to the land of Shades 50
Voyage of discovery 81
Voyage of the wee red cap 43
Voyage to Lilliput 81
Walnut tree that wanted to bear tulips 48
Water of life 15
20 Wee bannock 11
Wee Pumkin’s Thanksgiving 47
What the good man does is sure to be right 28
Where love is, God is 39
Where the Christmas tree grew 43
Whittington and his cat 36
Who ate the dolly’s dinner? 47
Who stole the bird’s nest 13
Why all men love the moon 13
Why the bean wears a stripe 13
Why the chimes rang 43
14 Why the evergreens never lose their leaves 48
Why the sea is salt 23
Widow O’Callaghan’s boys 81
Wild swans 34
54 Winning of the queen 57
Winter’s tale 67
Wise men of Gotham 14
Wolf and seven little goslings 14
Wolf and seven young kids 14
Wolf and the seven little goats 14
Wooden horse 51
Wreck of the Hesperus 76
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