lliam Brighty Rands_, 41

THE HILLMAN AND THE HOUSEWIFE, _Juliana H. Ewing_, 42

THE ELF AND THE DORMOUSE, _Oliver Herford_, 46

THE BELL OF ATRI, _Italian Tale_, 48

A DUMB WITNESS, _Arabian Tale_, 53

GIVING THANKS, 56

THE HARE AND THE HEDGEHOG, _Grimm_, 58

EPAMINONDAS, _Southern Tale_, 67

HOW BROTHER RABBIT FOOLED THE WHALE AND THE ELEPHANT, _Southern Folk
Tale_, 73

A CHRISTMAS WISH, _Eugene Field_, 79

THE CHRISTMAS BELLS, _Old Tale Retold_, 82

GOD BLESS THE MASTER OF THE HOUSE, _Old English Rime_, 89

SQUEAKY AND THE SCARE BOX, _Georgene Faulkner_, 90

THE GLAD NEW YEAR, _Mary Mapes Dodge_, 99

MAKING THE BEST OF IT, _Frances M. Fox_, 100

THE ANIMALS AND THE MIRROR, _F.A. Walker_, 106

THE BARBER OF BAGDAD, _Eastern Tale_, 115

WINTER NIGHTS, _Mary F. Butts_, 122

LITTLE HOPE'S DOLL, _Margaret Pumphrey_, 123

NAHUM PRINCE, 130

THE LITTLE COOK'S REWARD, _Mrs. L.A. McCorkle_, 134

ROCK-A-BY, HUSH-A-BY, LITTLE PAPOOSE, _Charles Myall_, 139

THE TAR WOLF, _The Indian Tar-Baby Story_, 140

THE RABBIT AND THE WOLF, _Southern Indian Tale_, 149

BLOCK CITY, _Robert Louis Stevenson_, 154

A GOOD PLAY, _Robert Louis Stevenson_, 155

THE MONKEY'S FIDDLE, _African Tale_, 156

THE THREE TASKS, _Grimm_, 163

THE WORLD'S MUSIC, _Gabriel Setoun_, 170

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, _Grimm_, 172

THE UGLY DUCKLING, _Hans Christian Andersen_, 181

THE WHITE BLACKBIRD, _Adapted from Alfred de Musset_, 192

THE BROWN THRUSH, _Lucy Larcom_, 199

THE KING AND THE GOOSEHERD, _Old Tale_, 200

DONAL AND CONAL, _Irish Tale_, 206

WHO TOLD THE NEWS?, 212

THE BIRDS OF KILLINGWORTH, _Adapted from Longfellow_, 213

THE TRAILING ARBUTUS, _Indian Legend_, 218

HIDDEN TREASURE, _Grimm_, 223

THE LITTLE BROWN BROTHER, _Emily Nesbit_, 228

HOW THE FLOWERS GROW, _Gabriel Setoun_, 229

WISE MEN OF GOTHAM, _Old English Story_, 230

THE MILLER'S GUEST, _English Ballad (adapted)_, 233

SADDLE TO RAGS, _English Ballad (adapted)_, 239

THE ROCK-A-BY LADY, _Eugene Field_, 244

THE SAND MAN, _Margaret Vandergrift_, 246

A DICTIONARY, 249

SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS, 253

[Illustration: Girl reading a book]

Oh, for a nook and a story-book,
With tales both new and old;
For a jolly good book whereon to look
Is better to me than gold.

--OLD ENGLISH SONG.

[Illustration: Country house]

PHILEMON AND BAUCIS

I

Long ago, on a high hill in Greece, Philemon and Baucis l