CONTENTS.
Flora J. Cooke
ANIMAL STORIES:—
Donkey and the Salt }
59
Fox and the Stork
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Adapted from Æesop
91
Grateful Foxes
43
Adapted
from Edwin Arnold’s Poem.
Permission of Chas. Scribners’ Sons.
How the Spark of Fire Was Saved
79
Adapted from John Vance Cheney’s Poem.
How the Chipmunk Got the Stripes on Its Back
89
Adapted from Edwin Arnold’s Poem.
An Indian Story of the Mole
77
BIRD STORIES:—
An Indian Story of the Robin
26
Adapted from Whittier’s Poem, “How the Robin Came.”
How the Robin’s Breast Became Red
24
The Red-headed Woodpecker
29
Adapted from Phoebe Cary’s Poem.
CLOUD STORIES:—
Palace of AlkinoÖs
36
Adapted from the Odyssey.
Swan Maidens
54
FLOWER STORIES:—
Clytie
9
Golden-rod and Aster
13
INSECT STORIES:—
Arachne
19
Aurora and Tithonus
22
King Solomon and the Ants
18
Adapted from Whittier’s Poem.
King Solomon and the Bee
16
Adapted from Saxe’s Poem.
MINERALOGY STORIES:—
Sisyphus
33
The Story of the Pudding Stone
31
SUN MYTHS:—
Balder
83
Persephone
48
Adapted from “Story of Persephone,”
told by Helen Ericson, class of 1895,
Cook County, (Ill.), Normal School.
Phaethon
39
TREE STORIES:—
Daphne
74
Fairy Story
66
Philemon and Baucis
71
Poplar Tree
56
The Secret of Fire
61
MISCELLANEOUS STORIES:—
Hermes
97
Iris’ Bridge
101
Prometheus
92
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