I. HAROLD Note: The tales of "The Wonder-Garden" and "The King's Pie" are here reprinted by courteous permission of the publishers of St. Nicholas, in which magazine they originally appeared. The tales of "The Dragon of Hushby," "The Lion Passant," and "Little Bear," are reprinted by kind permission of the publishers of The Churchman. The Icelandic legend of "The Bear's Daughter" is sketched from notes of a talk by Vilhjalmir StefÁnsson, the explorer, who is lamented as lost on the late unfortunate voyage of the Karluk to Arctic waters. |