that, if he grows up and becomes a member of the
Folk Lore Society, _all_ the tales in this book were not offered to
him as absolutely truthful, but were printed merely for his
entertainment. The exact facts he can learn later, or he can leave
them alone.

There are Russian, German, French, Icelandic, Red Indian, and other
stories here. They were translated by Miss Cheape, Miss Alma, and Miss
Thyra Alleyne, Miss Sellar, Mr. Craigie (he did the Icelandic tales),
Miss Blackley, Mrs. Dent, and Mrs. Lang, but the Red Indian stories
are copied from English versions published by the Smithsonian Bureau
of Ethnology, in America. Mr. Ford did the pictures, and it is hoped
that children will find the book not less pleasing than those which
have already been submitted to their consideration. The Editor cannot
say 'good-bye' without advising them, as they pursue their studies, to
read _The Rose and the Ring_, by the late Mr. Thackeray, with pictures
by the author. This book he thinks quite indispensable in every
child's library, and parents should be urged to purchase it at the
first opportunity, as without it no education is complete.

A. LANG.

_CONTENTS_

PAGE
_The Cat and the Mouse in Partnership_ 1

_The Six Swans_ 4

_The Dragon of the North_ 9

_Story of the Emperor's New Clothes_ 21

_The Golden Crab_ 26

_The Iron Stove_ 32

_The Dragon and his Grandmother_ 38

_The Donkey Cabbage_ 42

_The Little Green Frog_ 50

_The Seven-headed Serpent_ 60

_The Grateful Beasts_ 64

_The Giants and the Herd-boy_ 75

_The Invisible Prince_ 78

_The Crow_ 92

_How Six Men travelled through the Wide World_ 95

_The Wizard King_ 100

_The Nixy_