Chapter VIII: Stories in Full (3)

They asked all the judges, but none of them could tell the law of the matter. They shook their heads, and said they would look up all their law-books, and see whether anything of the sort had ever happened before, and if so, how it had been decided. That is the way judges used to decide cases in that country, though I daresay it sounds to you a very funny way. It looked as if they had not much sense in their own heads, and perhaps that was true. The upshot of it all was that not a judge would give an opinion; so the King sent messengers all over the countryside, to see if they could find somebody who knew something.

One of these messengers found a party of five shepherds, who were sitting upon a hill and trying to decide a quarrel of their own. They gave their opinions so freely, and in language so very strong, that the King's messenger said to himself, “Here are the men for us. Here are five men, each with an opinion of his own, and all different.” Post-haste he scurried back to the King, and told him that he had found at last some one ready to judge the knotty point.

So the King and the Queen, and the Prince and Princess, and all the courtiers, got on horseback, and away they galloped to the hill whereupon the five shepherds were sitting, and the Snake too went with them, coiled round the neck of the Prince.

When they got to the shepherds' hill, the shepherds were dreadfully frightened. At first they thought that the strangers were a gang of robbers, and when they saw it was the King their next thought was that one of their misdeeds had been found out; and each of them began thinking what was the last thing he had done, and wondering, was it that?

But the King and the courtiers got off their horses, and said good day in the most civil way. So the shepherds felt their minds set at ease again. Then the King said:

“Worthy shepherds, we have a question to put to you, which not all the judges in all the courts of my city have been able to solve. Here is my son, and here, as you see, is a snake coiled round his neck. Now, the husband of this Snake came creeping into my palace hall, and my son the Prince killed him; so this Snake, who is the wife of the other, says that, as my son has made her a widow, so she has a right to widow my son's wife. What do you think about it?”

The first shepherd said: “I think she is quite right, my Lord the King. If anyone made my wife a widow, I would pretty soon do the same to him.”

This was brave language, and the other shepherds shook their heads and looked fierce. But the King was puzzled, and could not quite understand it. You see, in the first place, if the man's wife were a widow, the man would be dead; and then it is hard to see that he could do anything. So, to make sure, the King asked the second shepherd whether that was his opinion too.

“Yes,” said the second shepherd; “now the Prince has killed the Snake, the Snake has a right to kill the Prince if he can.” But that was not of much use either, as the Snake was as dead as a door-nail. So the King passed on to the third.

“I agree with my mates,” said the third shepherd. “Because, you see, a Prince is a Prince, but then a Snake is a Snake.” That was quite true, they all admitted, but it did not seem to help the matter much. Then the King asked the fourth shepherd to say what he thought.

The fourth shepherd said: “An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth; so I think a widow should be a widow, if so be she don't marry again.”

By this time the poor King was so puzzled that he hardly knew whether he stood on his head or his heels. But there was still the fifth shepherd left; the oldest and wisest of them all; and the fifth shepherd said:

“King, I should like to ask two questions.”

“Ask twenty, if you like,” said the King. He did not promise to answer them, so he could afford to be generous.

“First, I ask the Princess how many sons she has?”

“Four,” said the Princess.

“And how many sons has Mistress Snake here?”

“Seven,” said the Snake.

“Then,” said the old shepherd, “it will be quite fair for Mistress Snake to kill his Highness the Prince when her Highness the Princess has had three sons more.”

“I never thought of that,” said the Snake. “Good-bye, King, and all you good people. Send a message when the Princess has had three more sons, and you may count upon me--I will not fail you.”

So saying, she uncoiled from the Prince's neck and slid away among the grass.

The King and the Prince and everybody shook hands with the wise old shepherd, and went home again. And the Princess never had any more sons at all. She and the Prince lived happily for many years; and if they are not dead they are living still.

_From “The Talking Thrush.”_

THE TRUE SPIRIT OF A FESTIVAL DAY.

And it came to pass that the Buddha was born a Hare and lived in a wood; on one side was the foot of a mountain, on another a river, on the third side a border village.

And with him lived three friends: a Monkey, a Jackal and an Otter; each of these creatures got food on his own hunting ground. In the evening they met together, and the Hare taught his companions many wise things: that the moral laws should be observed, that alms should be given to the poor, and that holy days should be kept.

One day the Buddha said: “To-morrow is a fast day. Feed any beggars that come to you by giving food from your own table.” They all consented.

The next day the Otter went down to the bank of the Ganges to seek his prey. Now a fisherman had landed seven red fish and had buried them in the sand on the river's bank while he went down the stream catching more fish. The Otter scented the buried fish, dug up the sand till he came upon them, and he called aloud: “Does any one own these fish?” And not seeing the owner, he laid the fish in the jungle where he dwelt, intending to eat them at a fitting time. Then he lay down, thinking how virtuous he was.

The Jackal also went off in search of food, and found in the hut of a field watcher a lizard, two spits, and a pot of milk-curd.

And, after thrice crying aloud, “To whom do these belong?” and not finding an owner, he put on his neck the rope for lifting the pot, and grasping the spits and lizard with his teeth, he laid them in his own lair, thinking, “In due season I will devour them,” and then he lay down, thinking how virtuous he had been.

The Monkey entered the clump of trees, and gathering a bunch of mangoes, laid them up in his part of the jungle, meaning to eat them in due season. He then lay down and thought how virtuous he had been.

But the Hare (who was the Buddha-to-be) in due time came out, thinking to lie (in contemplation) on the Kuca grass. “It is impossible for me to offer grass to any beggars who may chance to come by, and I have no oil or rice or fish. If any beggar come to me, I will give him (of) my own flesh to eat.”

Now when Sakka, the King of the Gods, heard this thing, he determined to put the Royal Hare to the test. So he came in disguise of a Brahmin to the Otter and said: “Wise Sir, if I could get something to eat, I would perform all my priestly duties.”

The Otter said: “I will give you food. Seven red fish have I safely brought to land from the sacred river of the Ganges. Eat thy fill, O Brahmin, and stay in this wood.”

And the Brahmin said: “Let it be until to-morrow, and I will see to it then.”

Then he went to the Jackal, who confessed that he had stolen the food, but he begged the Brahmin to accept it and remain in the wood; but the Brahmin said: “Let it be until the morrow, and then I will see to it.”

And he came to the Monkey, who offered him the mangoes, and the Brahmin answered in the same way.

Then the Brahmin went to the wise Hare, and the Hare said: “Behold, I will give you of my flesh to eat. But you must not take life on this holy day. When you have piled up the logs I will sacrifice myself by falling into the midst of the flames, and when my body is roasted you shall eat my flesh and perform all your priestly duties.”

Now when Sakka heard these words he caused a heap of burning coals to appear, and the Wisdom Being, rising from the grass, came to the place, but before casting himself into the flames he shook himself, lest perchance there should be any insects in his coat who might suffer death. Then, offering his body as a free gift, he sprang up, and like a royal swan, lighting on a bed of lotus in an ecstasy of joy, he fell on the heap of live coals. But the flame failed even to heat the pores or the hair on the body of the Wisdom Being, and it was as if he had entered a region of frost. Then he addressed the Brahmin in these words: “Brahmin, the fire that you have kindled is icy cold; it fails to heat the pores or the hair on my body. What is the meaning of this?”

“O most wise Hare! I am Sakka, and have come to put your virtue to the test.”

And the Buddha in a sweet voice said: “No god or man could find in me an unwillingness to die.”

Then Sakka said: “O wise Hare, be thy virtue known to all the ages to come.”

And seizing the mountain he squeezed out the juice and daubed on the moon the signs of the young hare.

Then he placed him back on the grass that he might continue his Sabbath meditation, and returned to Heaven.

And the four creatures lived together and kept the moral law.

FILIAL PIETY.

Now it came to pass that the Buddha was re-born in the shape of a Parrot, and he greatly excelled all other parrots in his strength and beauty. And when he was full grown his father, who had long been the leader of the flock in their flights to other climes, said to him: “My son, behold my strength is spent! Do thou lead the flock, for I am no longer able.” And the Buddha said: “Behold, thou shalt rest. I will lead the birds.” And the parrots rejoiced in the strength of their new leader, and willingly did they follow him. Now from that day on, the Buddha undertook to feed his parents, and would not consent that they should do any more work. Each day he led his flock to the Himalaya Hills, and when he had eaten his fill of the clumps of rice that grew there, he filled his beak with food for the dear parents who were waiting his return.

Now there was a man appointed to watch the rice-fields, and he did his best to drive the parrots away, but there seemed to be some secret power in the leader of this flock which the Keeper could not overcome.

He noticed that the Parrots ate their fill and then flew away, but that the Parrot-King not only satisfied his hunger, but carried away rice in his beak.

Now he feared there would be no rice left, and he went to his master the Brahmin to tell him what had happened; and even as the master listened there came to him the thought that the Parrot-King was something higher than he seemed, and he loved him even before he saw him. But he said nothing of this, and only warned the Keeper that he should set a snare and catch the dangerous bird. So the man did as he was bidden: he made a small cage and set the snare, and sat down in his hut waiting for the birds to come. And soon he saw the Parrot-King amidst his flock, who, because he had no greed, sought no richer spot, but flew down to the same place in which he had fed the day before.

Now, no sooner had he touched the ground that he felt his feet caught in the noose. Then fear crept into his bird-heart, but a stronger feeling was there to crush it down, for he thought: “If I cry out the Cry of the Captured, my Kinsfolk will be terrified, and they will fly away foodless. But if I lie still, then their hunger will be satisfied, and they may safely come to my aid.” Thus was the Parrot both brave and prudent.

But alas! he did not know that his Kinsfolk had nought of his brave spirit. When _they_ had eaten their fill, though they heard the thrice-uttered cry of the captured, they flew away, nor heeded the sad plight of their leader.

Then was the heart of the Parrot-King sore within him, and he said: “All these my kith and kin, and not one to look back on me. Alas! what sin have I done?”

The Watchman now heard the cry of the Parrot-King, and the sound of the other Parrots flying through the air. “What is that?” he cried, and leaving his hut he came to the place where he had laid the snare. There he found the captive Parrot; he tied his feet together and brought him to the Brahmin, his master. Now, when the Brahmin saw the Parrot-King, he felt his strong power, and his heart was full of love to him, but he hid his feelings, and said in a voice of anger: “Is thy greed greater than that of all other birds? They eat their fill, but thou takest away each day more food than thou canst eat. Doest thou this out of hatred for me, or dost thou store up the food in some granary for selfish greed?”

And the Great Being made answer in a sweet human voice: “I hate thee not, O Brahmin. Nor do I store the rice in a granary for selfish greed. But this thing I do. Each day I pay a debt which is due--each day I grant a loan, and each day I store up a treasure.”

Now the Brahmin could not understand the words of the Buddha (because true wisdom had not entered his heart), and he said: “I pray thee, O Wondrous Bird, to make these words clear unto me.”

And then the Parrot-King made answer: “I carry food to my ancient parents who can no longer seek that food for themselves: thus I pay my daily debt. I carry food to my callow chicks whose wings are yet ungrown. When I am old they will care for me--this my loan to them. And for other birds, weak and helpless of wing, who need the aid of the strong, for them I lay up a store; to these I give in charity.”

Then was the Brahmin much moved, and showed the love that was in his heart. “Eat thy fill, O Righteous Bird, and let thy Kinsfolk eat too, for thy sake.” And he wished to bestow a thousand acres of land upon him, but the Great Being would only take a tiny portion round which were set boundary stones.

And the Parrot returned with a head of rice, and said: “Arise, dear Parents, that I may take you to a place of plenty.” And he told them the story of his deliverance.

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MY thanks are due to:

Mrs. Josephine Dodge Darkam Bacon, for permission to use an extract from “The Madness of Philip,” and to her publishers, Charles Scrivener.

To Messrs. Houghton Mifflin, for permission to use extract from “Thou Shalt Not Preach,” by Mr. John Burroughs.

To Messrs. Macmillan & Co., for permission to use “Milking Time” of Miss Rossetti.

To Messrs. William Sharp, for permission to use passage from “The Divine Adventure,” by “Fiona MacLeod.”

To Miss Ethel Clifford, for permission to use the poem of “The Child.”

To Mr. James Whitcomb Riley and the Robbs Merrill Co., for permission to use “The Treasure of the Wise Man.”

To Rev. R. L. Gales, for permission to use the article on “Nursery Rhymes” from the _Nation_.

To Mr. Edmund Gosse, for permission to use extracts from “Father and Son.”

To Messrs. Chatto and Windus, for permission to use “Essay on Child's Play” (from _Virginibus Puerisque_) and other papers.

To Mr. George Allen & Co., for permission to use “Ballad for a Boy,” by W. Cory, from “Ionica.”

To Professor Bradley, for permission to quote from his essay on “Poetry and Life.”

To Mr. P. A. Barnett, for permission to quote from “The Commonsense of Education.”

To Professor Ker, for permission to quote from “Sturla the Historian.”

To Mr. John Russell, for permission to print in full, “A Saga.”

To Messrs. Longmans Green & Co., for permission to use “The Two Frogs,” from the Violet Fairy Book, and “To Your Good Health,” from the Crimson Fairy Book.

To Mr. Heinemann and Lady Glenconner, for permission to reprint “The Water Nixie,” by Pamela Tennant, from “The Children and the Pictures.”

To Mr. Maurice Baring and the Editor of _The Morning Post_, for permission to reprint “The Blue Rose” from _The Morning Post_.

To Dr. Walter Rouse and Mr. J. M. Dent, for permission to reprint from “The Talking Thrush” the story of “The Wise Old Shepherd.”

To Mr. James Stephens, for permission to reprint “The Man and the Boy.”

To Mr. Harold Barnes, for permission to use version of “The Proud Cock.”

To Mrs. Arnold Glover, for permission to print two of her stories.

To Miss Emilie Poulson, for permission to use her translation of Björnsen's poem.

To George Routledge & Son, for permission to use stories from “Eastern Stories and Fables.”

To Mrs. W. K. Clifford, for permission to quote from “Very Short Stories.”

To Mr. W. Jenkyn Thomas and Mr. Fisher Unwin, for permission to use “Arthur in the Cave” from the Welsh Fairy Book.

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The following stories are not a representative list: this I have endeavoured to give with the story-list preceding. These stories are mostly taken from my own _répertoire_, and have so constantly been asked for by teachers that I am glad of an opportunity of presenting them in full.

Episode from “Sturla the Historian,” to illustrate the value of the art of story-telling.

Saga, by John Russell.

St. Christopher, in the version taken from the “_Legenda Aurea_.”

“Arthur in the Cave,” from the “Welsh Fairy Book.”

“Hafiz the Stone-cutter” (adapted from the Oriental).

“To Your Good Health,” from The Crimson Fairy Book.

“The Proud Cock,” from the Spanish.

“Snegourka,” from the Russian.

“The Water Nixie,” by Pamela Tennant.

“The Blue Rose,” by Maurice Baring.

“The Wise old Shepherd,” from “The Talking Thrush.”

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I had intended, in this section, to offer an appendix of titles of stories and books which would cover all the ground of possible narrative in schools; but I have found, since taking up the question, so many lists containing standard books and stories, that I have decided that this original plan would be a work of supererogation, since it would be almost impossible to prepare such a list without the certainty of over-lapping. What is really needed is a supplementary list to those already published--a specialized list which has been gathered together by private research and personal experience. I have for many years spent considerable time in the British Museum, and some of the principal Libraries in the United States, and I now offer the fruit of that labour in the miscellaneous collection contained in this chapter. Before giving my own selection, I should like to say that for general lists one can use with great profit the following:

LIST OF BOOKS

SOURCES OF NORSE STORIES FOR STORY-TELLERS.

Cycles of Stories from the Norse. Part I: Historical Tales. Part
II: Norse Myths. Part III: Völsunga Saga. Part IV: Frithiof Saga.
Snorro Sturluson. Stories of the Kings of Norway; done into English
by William Morris. Page 83-117.
Snorro Sturluson. A History of the Norse Kings; done into English
by Samuel Laing. Pages 11-35.
Snorro Sturluson. Younger Edda. Pages 72, 73, 114-127, 128-130,
131-139, 160-164, 184-187, 189-192.
Morris. Story of Sigurd the Volsung.
Völsunga Saga. By Eirikr and William Morris.

Other sources from modern books can be found in Mabie, Wilmot Buxton, Keans Tappah, Cartwright Pole, Johonnut Anderson. Some of these are suitable for children themselves, and contain excellent reading matter.

NOTE.--I most gratefully acknowledge these sources supplied by the courtesy of Pittsburg Carnegie Library.

List of stories in compilation by Anna C. Tyler (Supervisor of
Story-telling in New York).
Heroism. A reading list for boys and girls.

Both these lists are published by the New York Library, and I have had permission to quote both, by the courtesy of the Library.

In that admirable work, “Story-Telling in School and Home,” by Evelyn Newcomb Partridge and George Everett Partridge, published by William Heinemann, besides a valuable analysis of the Art of Story-Telling, there is an excellent list of books and stories.

LIST OF BOOKS CONTAINING STORIES OR READING MATTER FOR CHILDREN.

The following list is not of my own making. I have taken it on the recommendation of Marion E. Potter, Bertha Tannehill and Emma L. Teich, who have compiled the list from twenty-three other lists. I again have made a shorter list of the titles, and acknowledge most gratefully the kind permission of the H. W. Wilson Company (Minneapolis) to quote from their book. The original work, which contains 3,000 titles, is well known in the United States under the title of “Children's Catalogue.” It is a book which ought to be in every School and Training College Library, and I hope my fragmentary selection may make it better known in my own country. I regret that I am unable to give publishers or reference marks for this American list.

About Old Story-tellers. Mitchell, D. G.
Boys' Iliad. Perry.
Jack among the Indians, and Other Stories. G. B. Grinnell.
Adventure Stories. Hale, E.
Young Alaskans. Hough, E.
Aztec Treasure House. Janvier.
Last Three Soldiers. Skelton, W.
Under the Lilacs. Alcott, Louisa.
Moral Pirates. Livingstone, A. W.
Classics Old and New. Alderman, E. A.
Boy of a Thousand Years Ago. Comstock, H. R.
All About Japan. Brane, B. M.
All About the Russians. Lockes, E. C.
Children of the Palm Lands. Allen, A. E.
Italian Child Life. Ambrose, Marietta.
American Hero Stories. Tappan, E. M.
Chinese Boy and Girl, Headland, Y. T.
Viking Tales of the North. Anderson, R. B.
Animal Stories Re-told from St. Nicholas. Carter, M. H.
Short Stories of Shy Neighbours. Kelly, M. H.
Hundred Anecdotes of Animals. Billingham, P. T.
Books of Saints and Friendly Beasts. Brown, A. F.
Stories of Animal Life. Holden, C. F.
Story of a Donkey (Abridged). Segur, S.
Children of the Cold. Schnatka, F.
Stories from Plato and other Classic Writers. Burt, M. E.
Tenting on the Plains. Custer, E.
To the Front. King, C.
Stories of Persian Heroes. Firdansi.
Nelson and his Captains. Fitchett, William H.
Danish Fairy and Folk Tales. Bay, J. C.
Evening Tales. Ortoli, F.
Legends of King Arthur and his Court. Greene, F. N.
Story of King Arthur. Pyle, H.
New World Fairy Book. Kenedy, H. A.
Myths of the Red Children. Wilson, G. L.
Old Indian Legends. Zitkala, Sa.
Folk Tales from the Russian. Blumenthal, V. K.
Wagner Opera Stories. Barker, Grace.
Lolanu, the Little Cliff-dweller. Bayliss (Mrs. Clara Kern).
Big People and Little People of Other Lands. Shaw, E. R.
Children's Stories of the Great Scientists. Wright, H. C.
Fairy Tales. Lansing, M. F.
Light Princess, and Other Stories. Macdonald, George.
Classic Stories for the Little Ones. Mace, J., and McClurey, L. B.
Old World Wonder Stories. O'Shea, M. V.
Japanese Fairy Tales Re-told. Williston, T. P.
Famous Indian Chiefs I Have Known. Hovard, O. O.
Fanciful Tales. Stockton, F. R.
Boys' Book of Famous Rulers, from Agamemnon to Napoleon. Farmer, Mrs.
Lydia Hoyt.
Favourite Greek Myths, Hyde, T. S.
Children's Life in the Western Mountains. Foote, Mary (Hallock).
Gods and Heroes. Francillon, Robert Edward.
Sa-Zada Tales. Fraser, William Alexander.
Story of Gretta the Strong. French, Allen.
Lance of Kanana (Story of Arabia). French, Henry Willard.
Home Life in all Lands. Morris, C.
Held Fast for England. Henty.
Plutarch's Lives. Ginn, Edwin.
King's Story Book. Gomme, Lawrence.
Little Journeys to Balkans, European Turkey and Greece. George, M. M.
Herodotus. White, J. S.
Classic Myths in English Literature. Gayley, C. M.
Favourite Greek Myths. Hyde, L. S.
Stories from the East. Church, A. T.
Herodotus. Church, A. T.
Men of Iron. Pyle, H.
Boys' Heroes. Hale, Edward Everett.
Strange Stories from History. Eggleston.
Stories of Other Lands. Johannot, J.
Book of Nature Myths. Holbrook, Florence.
Stories of Great Artists. Home, Olive Brown, and Lois, K.
Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales. Houghton, Mrs. Louise (Seymour).
Stories of Famous Children. Hunter, Mary van Brunt.
Stories of Indian Chieftains. Husted, Mary Hall.
Stories of Indian Children. Husted, Mary Hall.
Golden Porch: A Book of Greek Fairy Tales. Hutchinson, W. M. L.
Indian Boyhood. Eastman, C. H.
Indian History for Young Folk. Drake, F. S.
Indian Stories Re-told from St Nicholas. Drake, F. S.
One Thousand Poems for Children. Ingpen, Roger.
My Lady Pokahontas. Cooke, J. E.
In the Sargasso Sea. Janvier, T. A.
Childhood of Ji-Shib. Jenks, Albert Ernest.
Stories from Chaucer told to the Children. Kelman, Janet Harvey.
Stories from the Crusades. Kelman, Janet Harvey.
New World Fairy Book. Kenedy, Howard Angus.
Stories of Ancient People. Arnold E. T.
Stories of Art and Artists. Clement, C.
Mabinogion (Legends of Wales). Knightley.
Heroes of Chivalry. Maitland, L.
Cadet Days: Story of West Point. King, Charles.
Household Stories for Little Readers. Klingensmith, Annie.
Boy Travellers in the Russian Empire. Knox, Thomas Wallace.
Boy Travellers on the Congo. Knox, Thomas Wallace.
Fairy Book. Laboulaye, Eduard Réné Lefebre.
Fairy Tales of All Nations. Translated by M. I. Booth. Laboulaye,
Eduard Réné Lefebre.
Middle Five (Life of Five Indian Boys at School). La Flesche, Francis.
Wonderful Adventures of Nils. Lagerlöf, Selma.
Land of Pluck. Dodge, M. M.
Land of the Long Night. Du Chaillu, P. B.
Schoolboy Days in France. Laurie, André.
Schoolboy Days in Japan. Laurie, André.
Schoolboy Days in Russia. Laurie, André.
When I was a Boy in China. Lee, Yan Phon.
Fifty Famous Stories Re-told. Baldwin.
Stories from Famous Ballads. Lippincott.
Wreck of the Golden Fleece. Leighton, Robert.
Children's Letters, Written to Children by Famous Men and Women.
Colson, E., and Chittenden, A. G.
A Story of Abraham Lincoln. Hamilton, M.

LITTLE COUSIN SERIES.

Our Little Swedish Cousin. Coburn, C. M.
Our Little Chinese Cousin. Headland, I. T.
Our Little Arabian Cousin. Mansfield, B. M.
Our Little Dutch Cousin. Mansfield, B. M.
Our Little Egyptian Cousin. Mansfield, B. M.
Our Little English Cousin. Mansfield, B. M.
Our Little French Cousin. Mansfield, B. M.
Our Little Hindu Cousin. Mansfield, B. M.
Our Little Scotch Cousin. Mansfield, B. M.
Our Little Alaskan Cousin. Nixon, Roulet M. F.
Our Little Australian Cousin. Nixon, Roulet M. F.
Our Little Brazilian Cousin. Nixon, Roulet M. F.
Our Little Grecian Cousin. Nixon, Roulet M. F.
Our Little Spanish Cousin. Nixon, Roulet, M. F.
Our Little Korean Cousin. Pike, H. L.
Our Little Panama Cousin. Pike, H. L.
Our Little African Cousin. Wade, M. H.
Our Little Armenian Cousin. Wade, M. H.
Our Little Brown Cousin. Wade, M. H.
Our Little Cuban Cousin. Wade, M. H.
Our Little Eskimo Cousin. Wade, M. H.
Our Little Hawaiian Cousin. Wade, M. H.
Our Little Indian Cousin. Wade, M. H.
Our Little Irish Cousin. Wade, M. H.
Our Little Italian Cousin. Wade, M. H.
Our Little Japanese Cousin. Wade, M. H.
Our Little Jewish Cousin. Wade, M. H.
Our Little Norwegian Cousin. Wade, M. H.
Our Little Philippine Cousin. Wade, M. H.
Our Little Porto Rican Cousin. Wade, M. H.
Our Little Siamese Cousin. Wade, M. H.
Our Little Turkish Cousin. Wade, M. H.
Our Little Canadian Cousin. Macdonald, E. Roberts.

Little Folk in Brittany. Haines, A. C.
Little Folks of Many Lands. Chance, L. M.
Little Lives of Great Men. Hathaway, E. V.
Little Men. Alcott, L. M.
Little Royalties. McDougall, I.
Little Stories of France. Dutton, M. B.
Little Stories of Germany. Dutton, M. B.
Lives of Girls who Became Famous. Bolton, S. K.
Beasts of the Field. Long, William Joseph.
Wood-Folk at School. Long, William Joseph.
Long Ago in Greece. Carpenter, E. J.
Peasant and Prince. Martineau, H.
Boy Courier of Napoleon. Sprague, W. C.
Wonder Stories from the Mabinogion. Brooks, E.
Old Farm Fairies.[55] McConk, Henry Christopher.
Tenants of an Old Farm.[55] McConk, Henry Christopher.
At the Back of the North Wind. MacDonald, George.
Princess and the Goblin. MacDonald, George.
Cave Boy of the Age of Stone. McIntyre, Margaret A.
Magna Carta Stories. Gilman, A.
Early Cave Men. Dopp, K. E.
Later Cave Men. Dopp, K. E.
Stories of Roland. Marshall, H. E.
Crofton Boys. Martineau, Harriet.
Peats on the Fiord. Martineau, Harriet.
Peasant and Prince. Martineau, Harriet.
Child Stories from the Masters. Menafee, Maud.
Miss Muffet's Christmas Party. Crotchers, S. M.
Historical Tales: Greek. Morris, Charles.
Historical Tales: Russian. Morris, Charles.
Bed-Time Stories. Moulton, Louise Chandler.
New Bed-Time Stories. Moulton, Louise Chandler.
Modern Reader's Bible (Children Series). Moulton, F. R. G.
My Air-Ships. Santos-Dumont.
Old Norse Stories. Bradish, S. P.
Through Russian Snows. Henty, G.
Nine Worlds: Stories from Norse Mythology. Lichfield, M. E.
Fairy Tales, Narratives and Poems. Norton, George Eliot.
Modern Vikings. Boyeson, H. H.
Boyhood in Norway. Boyeson, H. H.
Old Greek Stories Told Anew. Peabody, J. B.
Arabian Nights Re-told. Peary, Mrs. Josephine (Diebitsh).
Heroic Ballads. Montgomery, D. H.
English Ballads. Perkins, Mrs. Lucy Fitch.
Boys' Iliad. Perry, Walter Copland.
Boys' Odyssey. Perry, Walter Copland.
Tale of Peter Rabbit. Potter, B.
Tale of Squirrel Nutkin. Potter, B.
Stories of Old France. Pitman, Leila Webster.
Boys' and Girls' Plutarch. White, J. S.
Greek Lives from Plutarch. Byles, C. E.
My Lady Pokahontas. Cooke, J. E.
Poems for Children. Rossetti, C. G.
Children's Book. Scudder, H. E.
Scottish Chiefs. Porter, Jane.
Legends of the Red Children. Pratt, Mara Louise.
Little Nature Studies for Little Folk. Burroughs, John.
Giant Sun and His Family. Proctor, Mary.
Stories of Starland. Proctor, Mary.
Revolutionary Stories Re-told from St. Nicholas. Pyle, Howard.
Old Tales from Rome. Zimmern, A.
Stories of the Saints. Chenoweth, C. V. D.
Sandman: His Farm Stories. Hopkins, W. T.
Sandman: His Sea Stories. Hopkins, W. T.
Sandman: His Ship Stories. Hopkins, W. T.
Schooldays in France. Laurie, A.
Schooldays in Italy. Laurie, A.
Schooldays in Japan. Laurie, A.
Schooldays in Russia. Laurie, A.
William of Orange (Life Stories for Young People). Schupp, Otto Kar.
Sea Yarns for Boys. Henderson, W. T.
Story of Lord Roberts. Sellar, Edmund Francis.
Story of Nelson. Sellar, Edmund Francis.
Tent Life in Siberia. Kenman, G.
Stories from English History. Skae, Hilda I.
Boys who Became Famous Men (Giotto, Bach, Byron, Gainsborough, Handel,
Coleridge, Canova, Chopin). Skinner, Harriet Pearl.
Eskimo Stories. Smith, Mary Emily Estella.
Some Curious Flyers, Creepers and Swimmers. Johannot, J. Bush Boys.
Reid, M.
New Mexico David, and Other Stories. Lummis, C. F.
Child's History of Spain. Bonner, J.
Historical Tales: Spanish. Morris, C.
Story of the Cid. Wilson, C. D.
Life of Lincoln for Boys. Sparhawk, Frances Campbell.
Pieces for Every Occasion. Le Rou, C. B.
Stories from Dante. Chester, N.
Stories from Old English Poetry. Richardson, A. S.
Stories from Plato and Other Classic Writers. Burt, M. E.
Stories in Stone from the Roman Forum. Lovell, I.
Stories of Brave Days. Carter, M. H.
Stories of Early England. Buxton, E. M. Wilmot.
Stories of Heroic Deeds. Johannot, J.
Stories of Indian Chieftains. Husted, M. H.
Stories of Insect Life. Weed, C. M., and Mustfeldt, M. E.
Stories of the Gorilla Country. Du Chaillu, P. B.
Stories of the Sea told by Sailors. Hale, E. E.
Stories of War. Hale, E. E.
Story of Lewis Caroll. Bowman, I.
Story of Sir Launcelot and his Companions. Pyle, H.
Queer Little People. Stowe, Harriet Beecher.
In Clive's Command. Strang, Herbert.
George Washington Jones (Christmas of a Little Coloured Boy). Stuart,
Ruth McEnery.
Story of Babette. Stuart, Ruth McEnery.
Old Ballads in Prose. Tappan, Eva.
Lion and Tiger Stories. Carter, M. H.
True Tales of Birds and Beasts. Jordan, D. S.
Typical Tales of Fancy, Romance and History from Shakespeare's Plays.
Raymond, E.
Young People's Story of Art. Whitcomb, Ida Prentice.
Young People's Story of Music. Whitcomb, Ida Prentice.
Tales of Laughter. Wiggin, K. Douglas.

The following miscellaneous list of books and stories is my own. I do not mean that none of them have appeared in other lists, but the greater number have been sifted from larger lists which I have made during the last ten years, more or less.

For English readers I have given the press-marks in the British Museum, which will be an economy of time to busy students and teachers. I have supplied, in every case where it has been possible, the source of the story and the name of the publisher for American readers, but my experience as a reader in the libraries of the States brings me to the conclusion that all the books of educational value will either be found in the main libraries or procured on application even in the small towns.

In many cases the stories would have to be shortened and re-arranged. The difficulty of finding the sources and obtaining permission has deterred me from offering for the present these stories in full.

This being a supplementary list to more general ones, there will naturally be absent a large number of standard books which I take for granted are known. Nevertheless, I have included the titles of some well-known works which ought not to be left out of any list.

TITLES OF BOOKS CONTAINING TRANSLATIONS AND ADAPTATIONS OF CLASSICAL STORIES.

The Children of the Dawn. Old Tales of Greece. E. Fennemore
Buckley. 12403 f. 41. Wells, Gardner, Darton & Co.
Kingsley's Heroes. 012208. e. 22/26. Blackie and Son. (See List of
Stories.)
Wonder Stories from Herodotus. (Excellent as a preparation for the
real old stories.) N. Barrington d'Almeida. 9026.66. S. Harper
Brothers.

TITLES OF BOOKS CONTAINING CLASSICAL STORIES FROM HISTORY RE-TOLD.

Plutarch's Lives for Boys and Girls. Re-told by W. H. Weston.
10606. d. 4. T. C. and E. C. Jack.
Tales from Plutarch. By Jameson Rawbotham. 10606. bb. 3. Fisher
Unwin.

SOURCES OF INDIAN STORIES AND MYTHS.

For an understanding of the inner meaning of these stories, and as a preparation for telling them, I should recommend as a useful book of reference:

Indian Myths and Legends. By Mackenzie. 04503. f. 26. Gresham
Publishing House.

The following titles are of books containing stories for narration:

Jacob's Indian Tales. 12411. h. 9. David Nutt.
Old Deccan Days. Mary Frere. 12411. e.e. 14. John Murray.
The Talking Thrush. W. H. D. Rouse. 12411. e.e.e. 17. J. M. Dent.
Wide Awake Stories. 12411. b.b.b. 2. Steel and Temple.
Indian Nights' Entertainment. Synnerton. 14162. f. 16. Eliot Stock.
Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists. By Sister Nevedita and Amanda
Coomara. K.T.C. Swamy. A. I. George Harrap Company. (This volume is
mainly for reference.)
Buddhist Birth Stories. T. W. Rhys Davids. 14098. d. 23. Trubner Co.
Stories of the Buddha Birth. Cowell, Rouse, Neil, Francis. 14098. dd.
8. University Press, Cambridge.

As selections of this extensive work:

Eastern Stories and Fables. M. I. Shedlock. George Routledge.
The Jatakas, Tales of India. Re-told by Ellen C. Babbitt. 012809.
d. 8. The Century Co.
Folk-Tales of Kashmir. Knowles. 2318. g. 18. Trübner
& Co.
The Jungle-Book. Rudyard Kipling. 012807. ff. 47. Macmillan.
The Second Jungle-Book. Rudyard Kipling. 012807. k. 57. Macmillan.
Tibetian Tales. F. A. Shieffner. 2318. g. 7. Trübner & Co.

LEGENDS, MYTHS AND FAIRY-TALES.

Classic Myths and Legends. A. H. Hope Moncrieff. 12403. ee. 6. The
Gresham Publishing House.
Myths and Folk-Tales of the Russians. Curtin. 2346. e. 6. Sampson Low.
North-West Slav Legends and Fairy Stories. Erben. (Translated by W. W.
Strickland.) 12430. i. 44.
Russian Fairy-Tales. Nisbet Pain. 12431. ee. 18. Lawrence and Bullen.
Sixty Folk-Tales from Slavonic Sources. Wratislau. 12431. dd. 29.
Elliot Stock.
Slavonic Fairy-Tales. F. Naake. 2348. b. 4. Henry S. King.
Slav Tales. Chodsho. (Translated by Emily J. Harding.) 12411. eee. 2.
George Allen.
Chinese Stories. Pitman. 12410. dd. 25. George Harrap & Co.
Chinese Fairy Tales. Professor Giles. 012201. de. 8. Govans
International Library.
Chinese Nights' Entertainment. Adèle Fielde. 12411. h. 4.
G. P. Putnam.
Maori Tales. K. M. Clark. 12411. h. 15. Macmillan & Co.
Papuan Fairy Tales. Annie Ker. 12410. eee. 25. Macmillan & Co.
Cornwall's Wonderland. Mabel Quiller Couch. 12431. r. 13. J. M. Dent.
Perrault's Fairy Tales. 012200. e. 8. “The Temple Classics.”
J. M. Dent.
Gesta Romanorum. 12411. e. 15. Swan Sonnenschein.
Myths and Legends of Japan. F. H. Davis. 1241. de. 8. G. Harrap & Co.
Old World Japan. Frank Rinder. 12411. eee. 3. George Allen.
Legendary Lore of All Nations. Swinton and Cathcart. 1241. f. 13.
Ivison, Taylor & Co.
Popular Tales from the Norse. Sir George Webbe Dasent. 12207. pp.
George Routledge and Son.
Fairy Tales from Finland. Zopelius. 12431. df. 2. J. M. Dent.
Fairy Gold. A Book of Old English Fairy Tales, chosen by Ernest Rhys.
12411. dd. 22. J. M. Dent.
Contes Populaires du Vallon. Aug. Gittée. 12430. h. 44. (Written in
very simple style and easy of translation.) Wanderpooten Gand.
Tales of Old Lusitania. Coelho. 12431. e. 34. Swan Sonnenschein.
Tales from the Land of Nuts and Grapes. Charles Sellers. 12431. c. 38.
Simpkin, Marshall & Co.
The English Fairy Book. Ernest Rhys. 12410. dd. 29. Fisher Unwin.
Zuni Folk Tales. F. H. Cushing. 12411. g. 30. Putnam.
Manx Fairy Tales. Sophia Morrison. 12410. df. 10. David Nutt.
Legend of the Iroquois. W. V. Canfield. 12410. ff. 23. A Wessels
Company.
The Indian's Book. Natalie Curtis. 2346. i. 2. Harper Brothers.
Hansa Folk Lore. Rattray. 12431. tt. 2. Clarendon Press.
Japanese Folk Stories and Fairy Tales. Mary F. Nixon-Roulet.
12450. ec. 18. Swan Sonnenschein.
Kaffir Folk Tales. G. M. Theal. 2348. e. 15. Swan Sonnenschein.
Old Hungarian Tales. Baroness Orczy and Montagu Barstow. 12411. f. 33.
Dean and Son.
Evening with the Old Story-tellers. G.B. 1155. e. I (1). James Burns.
Myths and Legends of Flowers. C. Skinner. 07029. h. 50. Lippincott.
The Book of Legends Told Over Again. Horace Scudder. 12430. e. 32. Gay
and Bird.
Indian Folk Tales (American Indian). Mary F. Nixon-Roulet. 12411. cc.
14. D. Appleton Company.

ROMANCE.

Epic and Romance. Professor W. P. Ker. 2310. c. 20. Macmillan. (As
preparation for the selection of Romance Stories.)
Old Celtic Romances. P. W. Joyce. 12430. cc. 34. David Nutt.
Heroes of Asgard. Keary. 012273. de. 6. Macmillan & Co.
Early British Heroes. Hartley. 12411. d. 5. J. M. Dent & Co.
A Child's Book of Saints. W. Canton. 12206. r. 11. J. M. Dent.
A Child's Book of Warriors. W. Canton. 04413. g. 49. J. M. Dent.
History of Ballads. Professor W. P. Ker. From “Proceedings of British
Academy.” 11852. Vol. 6 (9).
History of English Balladry. Egbert Briant. 011853. aaa. 16.
Richard G. Badger, Gorham Press.
Book of Ballads for Boys and Girls. Selected by Smith and Soutar.
11622. bbb. 3. 7. The Clarendon Press.
A Book of Ballad Stories. Mary Macleod. 12431. p. 3. Wells, Gardner &
Co.
Captive Royal Children. G. T. Whitham. 10806. eee. 2. Wells, Gardner,
Darton & Co.
Tales and Talks from History. 9007. h. 24. Blackie & Son.
Stories from Froissart. Henry Newbolt. 9510. cc. 9. Wells, Gardner,
Darton & Co.
Pilgrim Tales from Chaucer. F. J. Harvey Darton. 12410. eee. 14.
Wells, Gardner & Darton.
Wonder Book of Romances. F. J. Harvey Darton. 12410. eee. 18. Wells,
Gardner & Darton.
Red Romance Book. Andrew Lang. 12411. bbb. 10. Longmans, Green & Co.
The Garden of Romance. Edited by Ernest Rhys. 12411. h. 17.
Kegan Paul.
The Kiltartan Wonderbook. Lady Gregory. 12450. g. 32. Maunsel & Co.
The Story of Drake. L. Elton. 10601. p. (From “The Children's Heroes”
Series.)
Tales from Arabian Nights. 012201. ff. 7/1. Blackie & Sons.
King Peter. Dion Calthrop, 012632. ccc. 37. Duckworth & Co.
Tales of the Heroic Ages: Siegfried, Beowulf, Frithjof, Roland.
Zenaide Ragozin. 12411. eee. G. P. Putnam.

TITLES OF MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS CONTAINING MATERIAL FOR NARRATION.

Strange Adventures in Dicky Birdland. Kearton. 12809. ff. 45. Cassell
& Co.
Then and Now Stories: Life in England Then and Now; Children Then and
Now; Story-Tellers Then and Now. W.P. 2221. Macmillan & Co.
A Book of Bad Children. Trego Webb. 012808. ee. Methuen & Co.
Land of Play. Ada Wallas. 12813. r. 8. (The story of a Doll-Historian,
much appreciated by children.) Edward Arnold.
Tell It Again Stories (For very young children). Elizabeth Thompson
Dillingham and Adèle Pomers Emerson. 012808. cc. 15. Ginn and Co.
The Basket Woman. Mrs. Mary Austin. Houghton Mifflin Co.
The Queen Bee, and Other Stories. Evald. (Translated by C. C. Moore
Smith.) P.P. 6064 c. Nelson and Sons.
The Children and the Pictures. Pamela Tennant. 12804. tt. 10. William
Heinemann.
Stories from the History of Ceylon for Children. Marie Musaus Higgins.
Capper & Sons.
Nonsense for Somebody by A. Nobody. 12809. n. 82. Wells, Gardner & Co.
Graphic Stories for Boys and Girls. Selected from 3, 4, 5, 6 of the
Graphic Readers. 012866. f. Collins.
Child Lore. 1451. a. 54. Nimmo.
Windlestraw (Legends in Rhyme of Plants and Animals). Pamela
Glenconner. 011651. e. 76. Chiswick Press.
Deccan Nursery Tales. Kinaid. Macmillan.
The Indian's Story Book. Richard Wilson. Macmillan.
Told in Gallant Deeds. A Child's History of the War. Mrs. Belloc
Lowndes. Nisbet.

I much regret that I have been unable to find a good collection of stories from history for Narrative purposes. I have made a careful and lengthy search, but apart from the few I have quoted the stories are all written from the _reading_ point of view, rather than the _telling_. There is a large scope for such a book, but the dramatic presentation is the first and chief essential of such a work. These stories could be used as supplementary to the readings of the great historians. It would be much easier to interest boys and girls in the more leisurely account of the historian when they have once been caught in the fire of enthusiasm on the dramatic side.

The following is a list of single stories chosen for the dramatic qualities which make them suitable for narration. For the Press-marks and the publishers it will be necessary to refer back to the list containing the book-titles.

CLASSICAL STORIES RE-TOLD.

The Story of Theseus (To be told in six parts for a series).
How Theseus Lifted the Stone.
How Theseus Slew the Corynetes.
How Theseus Slew Sinis.
How Theseus Slew Kerkyon and Procrustes.
How Theseus Slew Medea and was acknowledged as the Son of Ægeus.
How Theseus Slew the Minotaur.
(From Kingsley's Heroes. 012208. e. 22/26. Blackie & Son.)
The Story of Crœsus.
The Conspiracy of the Magi.
Arion and the Dolphin.
(From Wonder Tales from Herodotus. These are intended for reading,
but could be shortened for effective narration.)
Coriolanus.
Julius Cæsar.
Aristides.
Alexander.
(From Plutarch's Lives for Boys and Girls. These stories must be
shortened and adapted for narration.)
The God of the Spears: The Story of Romulus.
His Father's Crown: The story of Alcibiades.
(From Tales from Plutarch. F. J. Rowbotham. Both these stories to
be shortened and told in sections.)

INDIAN STORIES.

The Wise Old Shepherd.
(From The Talking Thrush. Rouse.)
The Religious Camel.
(From the same source.)
Less Inequality than Men Deem.
The Brahman, the Tiger and the Six Judges.
Tit for Tat.
(From Old Deccan Days. Mary Frere.)
Pride Goeth Before a Fall.
Harisarman.
(From Jacob's Indian Fairy Tales.)
The Bear's Bad Bargain.
Little Anklebone.
Peasie and Beansie.
(From Wide Awake Stories. Flora Annie Steel.)
The Weaver and the Water Melon.
The Tiger and the Hare.
(From Indian Nights' Entertainment. Synnerton.)
The Virtuous Animals.
(This story should be abridged and somewhat altered for narration.)
The Ass as Singer.
The Wolf and the Sheep.
(From Tibetian Tales. F. A. Schieffur.)
A Story about Robbers.
(From Out of the Far East. Page. 131. Lafcadio Hearn. 10058. de. g.
Houghton and Mifflin.)
Dripping.
(From Indian Fairy Tales. Mark Thornhill. 12431. bbb. 38. Hatchard.)
The Buddha as Tree-Spirit.
The Buddha as Parrot.
The Buddha as King.
(From Eastern Stories and Fables. George Routledge.)
Raksas and Bakshas.
The Bread of Discontent.
(From Legendary Lore of All Nations. Cathcart and Swinton.)
A Germ-Destroyer.
Namgay Doola (A good story for boys, to be given in shortened form).
(From The Kipling Reader. 1227. t. 7. Macmillan.)
A Stupid Boy.
The Clever Jackal (One of the few stories wherein the Jackal shows
skill combined with gratitude).
Why the Fish Laughed.
(From Folk Tales of Kashmir. Knowles.)

COMMON SENSE AND RESOURCEFULNESS AND HUMOUR.

The Thief and the Cocoanut Tree.
The Woman and the Lizard.
Sada Sada.
The Shopkeeper and the Robber.
The Reciter.
Rich Man's Potsherd.
Singer and the Donkey.
Child and Milk.
Rich Man Giving a Feast.
King Solomon and the Mosquitoes.
The King who Promised to Look After Tennel Ranan's Family.
Vikadakavi.
Horse and Complainant.
The Woman and the Stolen Fruit.
(From An Indian Tale or Two. Swinton. 14171. A. 20. Reprinted from
Blackheath Local Guide.)

TITLES OF BOOKS CONTAINING STORIES FROM HISTORY.

British Sailor Heroes.
British Soldier Heroes.
(From the Hero Reader. W.P. 53 ⅓. William Heinemann.)
The Story of Alfred the Great. A. E. McKillan.
Alexander the Great. Ada Russell: W.P. 66/5.
The Story of Jean d'Arc. Wilmot Buxton. W.P. 66/1.
Marie Antoinette. Alice Birkhead. W.P. 66/2.
(All these are published by George Harrap.)

STORIES FROM THE LIVES OF SAINTS.

The Children's Library of the Saints. Edited by Rev. W. Guy Pearse.
Printed by Richard Jackson.
(This is an illustrated penny edition.)
From the Legenda Aurea. 012200. de.
The Story of St. Brandon (The Episode of the Birds). Vol 7, page 52.
The Story of St. Francis. Vol. 6, page 125.
The Story of Santa Clara and the Roses.
Saint Elisabeth of Hungary. Vol. 6, page 213.
St. Martin and the Cloak. Vol. 6, page 142.
The Legend of St. Marjory.
(_Tales Facetiæ._ 12350. b. 39.)
Melangell's Lambs.
(From The Welsh Fairy Book. W. Jenkyn Thomas. Fisher Unwin.)
Our Lady's Tumbler. (Twelfth Century Legend told by Philip Wicksteed.
012356. e. 59.)
(J. M. Dent. This story could be shortened and adapted without
sacrificing too much of the beauty of the style.)
The Song of the Minster.
(From William Canton's Book of Saints. K.T.C. a/4. J. M. Dent.
This should be shortened and somewhat simplified for narration,
especially in the technical ecclesiastical terms.)
The Story of St. Kenelm the Little King.
(From Old English History for Children.)
The Story of King Alfred and St. Cuthbert.
The Story of Ædburg, the Daughter of Edward.
The Story of King Harold's Sickness and Recovery.

I commend all those who tell these stories to read the comments made on them by E. A. Freeman himself.

(From Old English History for Children. 012206. ppp. 7. J. M. Dent.
Everyman Series.)

STORIES DEALING WITH THE SUCCESS OF THE YOUNGEST CHILD.

(This is sometimes due to a kind action shown to some humble person or to an animal.)

The Three Sons.
(From The Kiltartan Wonderbook. By Lady Gregory.)
The Flying Ship.
(From Russian Fairy Tales. Nisbet Pain.)
How Jesper Herded the Hares.
(From The Violet Fairy Book. 12411. ccc. 6.)
Youth, Life and Death.
(From Myths and Folk Tales of Russians and Slavs. By Curtin.)
Jack the Dullard. Hans Christian Andersen.
(See list of Andersen Stories.)
The Enchanted Whistle.
(From The Golden Fairy Book. 12411. c. 36.)
The King's Three Sons.
Hunchback and Brothers.
(From Legends of the French Provinces. 1241. c. 2.)
The Little Humpbacked Horse. (This story is more suitable for reading
than telling.)
(From Russian Wonder Tales. By Post Wheeler. 12410. dd. 30. Adam
and Charles Black.)
The Queen Bee. By Grimm. (See full list.)
The Wonderful Bird.
(From Roumanian Fairy Tales. Adapted by J. M. Percival. 12431. dd.
23. Henry Holt.)

LEGENDS, MYTHS, FAIRY TALES AND MISCELLANEOUS STORIES.

How the Herring became King.
Joe Moore's Story.
The Mermaid of Gob Ny Ooyl.
King Magnus Barefoot.
(From Manx Tales. By Sophia Morrison.)
The Greedy Man.
(From Contes Populaires Malgaches. By G. Ferrand. 2348. aaa. 19.
Ernest Leroux.)
Arbutus.
Basil.
Briony.
Dandelion.
(From Legends of Myths and Flowers. C. Skinner.)
The Magic Picture.
The Stone Monkey.
Stealing Peaches.
The Country of Gentlemen.
Football on a Lake.
(From Chinese Fairy Tales. Professor Giles.)
The Lime Tree.
Intelligence and Luck.
The Frost, the Sun and Wind.
(From Sixty Folk Tales. Wratislaw.)
The Boy who Slept.
The Gods Know. (This story must be shortened and adapted for
narration.)
(From Chinese Fairy Stories. By Pitman.)
The Imp Tree.
The Pixy Flower.
Tom-Tit Tot.
The Princess of Colchester.
(From Fairy Gold. Ernest Rhys.)
The Origin of the Mole.
(From Cossack Fairy Tales. Selected by Nisbet Bain. 12431. f. 51.
Lawrence and Bullen.)
Dolls and Butterflies.
(From Myths and Legends of Japan. Chapter VI.)
The Child of the Forest.
The Sparrow's Wedding.
The Moon Maiden.
(From Old World Japan. By Frank Binder.)
The Story of Merlin. (For Young People.)
(Told in Early British Heroes. Harkey.)
The Isle of the Mystic Lake.
(From Voyage of Maildun, “Old Celtic Romances.” P. W. Joice.)
The Story of Baldur. (In Three Parts, for Young Children.)
(From Heroes of Asgard. M. R. Earle. Macmillan.)
Adalhero.
(From Evenings with the Old Story-Tellers. See “Titles of Books.”)
Martin, the Peasant's Son.
(This is more suitable for reading. From Russian Wonder Tales. Post
Wheeler.)

MISCELLANEOUS STORIES.

Versions of the Legend of Rip Van Winkle.
Urashima.
(From Myths and Legends of Japan. Hadland Davis.)
The Monk and the Bird.
(From the Book of Legends-Told Over Again. Horace Scudder.)
Carob. (Talmud Legend.)
(From Myths and Legends of Flowers. C. Skinner.)
The Land of Eternal Youth.
(From Child-Lore.)
Catskin.
Guy of Gisborne.
King Henry and the Miller.
(From Stories from Ballads. M. Macleod.)
The Legend of the Black Prince.
Why the Wolves no Longer Devour the Lambs on Xmas Night.
(From Au Pays des Legendes. E. Herpin. 12430. bbb. 30. Hyacinthe
Calliere.)
The Coyote and the Locust.
The Coyote and the Raven.
(From Zuni Folk Tales. Cushing.)
The Peacemaker.
(From Legends of the Iroquois. W. V. Canfield.)
The Story of the Great Chief of the Animals.
The Story of Lion and Little Jackal.
(From Kaffir Folk Tales. G. M. Theal.)
The Legend of the Great St. Nicholas.
The Three Counsels.
(From Bulletin de Folk Lore. Liege. Academies, 987 ½.)
The Tale of the Peasant Demyar.
Monkey and the Pomegranate Tree.
The Ant and the Snow.
The Value of an Egg.
The Padre and the Negro.
Papranka.
(From Tales of Old Lusitania. Coelho.)
Kojata.
The Lost Spear. (To be shortened.)
The Hermit. By Voltaire.
The Blue Cat. (From the French.)
The Silver Penny.
The Three Sisters.
The Slippers of Abou-Karem.
(From The Golden Fairy Book. 12411. e. 36. Hutchinson.)
The Fairy Baby.
(From Uncle Remus in Hansaland. By Mary and Newman Tremearne.)
Why the Sole of a Man's Foot is Uneven.
The Wonderful Hair.
The Emperor Trojan's Goat Ears.
The Language of Animals.
Handicraft above Everything.
Just Earnings are Never Lost.
The Maiden who was Swifter than a Horse.
(From Servian Stories and Legends.)
Le Couple Silencieux.
Le Mort Parlant.
La Sotte Fiancee.
Le Cornacon.
Persin au Pot.
(From Contes Populaires du Vallon. Aug. Gittée. 12430. h. 44.)
The Rat and the Cat.
The Two Thieves.
The Two Rats.
The Dog and the Rat.
(From Contes Populaires Malgaches. 2348. aaa. 19. Gab. Ferrand.)
Rua and Toka.
(From The Maori Tales. Clark.)
John and the Pig. (Old Hungarian Tales.)
(This story is given for the same purpose as “Long Bow Story.” See
Andrew Lang's Books.)
Lady Clare.
The Wolf-Child.
(From Land of Grapes and Nuts.)
The Ungrateful Man.
The Faithful Servant. (In part.)
Jovinian the Proud Emperor.
The Knight and the King of Hungary.
The Wicked Priest.
The Emperor Conrad and the Count's Son.
(From the Gesta Romanorum. 1155. e. I.)
Virgil, the Emperor and the Truffles.
(From Unpublished Legends of Virgil. Collected by C. G. Leland.
12411. eee. 15. Elliot Stock.)
Seeing that All was Right. (A good story for boys.)
La Fortuna.
The Lanterns of the Strozzi Palace.
(From Legends of Florence. Re-told by C. G. Leland. 12411. c.cc. 2.
David Nutt.)
The Three Kingdoms.
Yelena the Wise.
Seven Simeons.
Ivan, the Bird and the Wolf.
The Pig, the Deer and the Steed.
Waters of Youth.
The Useless Wagoner.
(These stories need shortening and adapting. From Myths and Folk
Tales of the Russian. Curtin.)

MISCELLANEOUS STORIES TAKEN FROM THE ANDREW LANG BOOKS.