THE CONTENTS
238.
London Bridge 36
124. I Saw a Ship 36
125. There Was an Old Woman 36
126. Little Bo-Peep 37
127. Cock a Doodle Doo 37
128. Three Jovial Huntsmen 37
129. There Was a Little Man 37
130. Taffy 38
131. Simple Simon 38
132. A Farmer Went Trotting 38
133. Tom the Piper's Son 38
134. When I Was a Little Boy 39
135. The Babes in the Wood 39
136. The Fox and His Wife 40
137. For Want of a Nail 40
138. A Man of Words 40
139. Jemima 41
140. Mother Hubbard and Her Dog 41
141. The Courtship, Merry Marriage, and Picnic Dinner of Cock Robin and Jenny Wren 42
142. The Burial of Poor Cock Robin 44
143. Dame Wiggins of Lee, and Her Seven Wonderful Cats 45
144. This Is the House That Jack Built 47
145. The Egg in the Nest 49
146. Change About 49

SECTION III
FAIRY STORIES—TRADITIONAL TALES
Bibliography 52
Introductory 53
English:
147. The Old Woman and Her Pig 56
148. Henny-Penny 58
149. Teeny-Tiny 59
150. The Cat and the Mouse 60
151. The Story of the Three Little Pigs 61
152. Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse 63
153. The Story of the Three Bears 64
154. The Three Sillies 67
155. Lazy Jack 69
156. The Story of Mr. Vinegar 71
157. Jack and the Beanstalk 73
The Talkative Tortoise 282
239. A Lion Tricked by a Rabbit 283
Marie de France
240. The Cock and the Fox 284
La Fontaine
241. The Grasshopper and the Ant 284
242. The Cock, the Cat, and the Young Mouse 285
John Gay
243. The Hare with Many Friends 286
Tomas Yriarte
244. The Musical Ass 287
Ivan Krylov
245. The Swan, the Pike, and the Crab 287
From the Bible
246. The Bramble Is Made King 288
247. The Good Samaritan 289
248. The Prodigal Son 289
Henry Ward Beecher
249. The Anxious Leaf 290
Benjamin Franklin
250. The Whistle 291
251. The Ephemera 292
Joseph Addison
252. The Vision of Mirzah 294
Jane Taylor
253. The Discontented Pendulum 297
Leo Tolstoi
254. Croesus and Solon 299

SECTION VI
MYTHS
Bibliography 302
Introductory 303
Greek and Roman:
Grace H. Kupfer
255. A Story of the Springtime 306
Nathaniel Hawthorne
256. The Paradise of Children 309
257. The Miraculous Pitcher 319
R. E. Francillon
258. The Narcissus 330
259. The Apple of Discord 332
Josephine P. Peabody
260. Icarus and Daedalus 335
261. Admetus and the Shepherd 337
Thomas Bulfinch
262. Midas 338
Charles Mills Gayley
263. PhaËthon 340
Norse:
Thomas Bulfinch
264. Thor's Visit to JÖtunheim 343
Hamilton Wright Mabie
265. Odin's Search for Wisdom 615
VI. The Return Home 617
VII. The Battle with the Windmills 618
Horace E. Scudder
412. The Proud King 620
Eva March Tappan
413. Robin and the Merry Little Old Woman 623
Author Unknown
414. Allen-a-Dale 628

SECTION XI
BIOGRAPHY AND HERO STORIES
Bibliography 632
Introductory 633
Elbridge S. Brooks
415. How Columbus Got His Ships 635
Horace E. Scudder
416. The Boyhood of Washington 642
Benjamin Franklin
417. The Autobiography 645
Helen Nicolay
418. Lincoln's Early Days 655
Anna Howard Shaw
419. In the Western Wilderness 662
Charlotte M. Yonge
420. The Pass of Thermopylae 671

SECTION XII
HOME READING LIST AND GENERAL INDEX
Home Reading Lists by Grades 679
General Index 687

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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