the theme of each is true. It is not hard to
see how gentle bodies who had no other friends should make comrades of
the little folk in fur and fins and feathers. For, as St. Francis knew
so well, all the creatures are our little brothers, ready to meet
halfway those who will but try to understand. And this is a truth which
every one to-day, even tho' he be no Saint, is waking up to learn. The
happenings are set down quite as they read in the old books. Veritable
histories, like those of St. Francis and St. Cuthbert, ask no addition
of color to make them real. But sometimes, when a mere line of legend
remained to hint of some dear Saint's relation with his friendly Beast,
the story has been filled out in the way that seemed most likely to be
true. For so alone could the old tale be made alive again. So all one's
best is dressing old words new._

CONTENTS

PAGE
Saint Bridget and the King's Wolf 1

Saint Gerasimus and the Lion 11

Saint Keneth of the Gulls 30

Saint Launomar's Cow 42

Saint Werburgh and her Goose 53

The Ballad of Saint Athracta's Stags 69

Saint Kentigern and the Robin 77

Saint Blaise and his Beasts 88

Saint Cuthbert's Peace 95

The Ballad of Saint Felix 108

Saint Fronto's Camels 114

The Blind Singer, Saint Herve 126

Saint Comgall and the Mice 148

The Wonders of Saint Berach 156

Saint Prisca, the Child Martyr 166

The Fish who helped Saint Gudwall 176

The Ballad of Saint Giles and the Deer 183

The Wolf-Mother of Saint Ailbe 190

Saint Rigobert's Dinner 199

Saint Francis of Assisi 211

A Calendar of Saints' Days 226

_The legend of Saint Fronto's Camels originally appeared in_ The
Churchman.

THE BOOK OF SAINTS AND FRIENDLY BEASTS

SAINT BRIDGET AND THE KING'S WOLF

EVERY one has heard of Bridget, the little girl saint of Ireland. Her
name is almost as well known as that of Saint Patrick, who drove all the
snakes from the Island. Saint Bridget