51
_Jack and the Beanstalk_ 52
_Nurse Helps Me when I Embark_ 52
_Wynken, Blynken, and Nod_ 53
_Shuffle-Shoon and Amber-Locks_ 54
_Tom and the Dragon Fly_ 55
_The Swallow and the Stork Came_ 55
_Down Tumbled Wheelbarrow_ 58
_Geraint Hears Enid Singing_ 60

IV. TELLING STORIES 63
_The Fairies of the Caldon-Low_ 68
_Little Giffin of Tennessee_ 71
_The Ballad of Agincourt_ 74
_Herve Riel_ 78

V. READING, AND THE BUILDING OF CHARACTER 85
_Who Stole the Bird's Nest?_ 95
_Lead, Kindly Light_ 98
_Poor Richard's Almanac_ 101

VI. FATHER AND SON 107

VII. MEMORIZING 128
One Hundred Choice Quotations 131

VIII. HOW TO READ FICTION 143
Different Kinds of Literature 143
Reading Stories 145
Plot 149
_Cinderella_ 150
Persons 156
_The Hardy Tin Soldier_ 158
The Scenes 162
_The Dog and His Shadow_ 164
_The Fox and the Stork_ 166
_A Christmas Carol_ 168
The Lesson and the Author's Purpose 170
_The Fir Tree_ 173
The Method and Style of the Author 174
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