Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)Front matterReading editionChapter navigation227 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterBOYS AND GIRLS BOOKSHELFBOYS AND GIRLS BOOKSHELFTHE EDITORIAL BOARD of THE UNIVERSITY SOCIETY INC.GENERAL INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION TO VOLUME IIntroductory materialCOUNTING THE FINGERSAN OLD NORSE FINGER PLAYBABY’S TOESTHIS IS THE WAY MY FINGERS STANDTHUMBKIN, POINTERNAMING THE FINGERS[A]ROBERT BARNS“SHALL I, OH! SHALL I?”JACK, BE NIMBLETHE BIRD’S NESTTWO LITTLE BLACKBIRDSMASTER SMITHLITTLE ROBIN REDBREASTGREETINGA PLAY FOR THE ARMSTHE LITTLE WINDOWSING A SONG OF SIXPENCETHE PIGEON HOUSESAID THIS LITTLE FAIRYA BURROWING GAMEPAT A CAKEA KNEE GAMEA FOOT PLAYPutting The Fingers To SleepTEN LITTLE SQUIRRELSMY LITTLE GARDENTHE FAMILY[B]JOHNNY SHALL HAVE A NEW BONNETTO MARKET RIDE THE GENTLEMENHERE GOES MY LORDA FARMER WENT TROTTINGUP TO THE CEILINGTHE MESSENGERCATCH HIM, CROWTHIS IS THE WAYRIDE AWAY, RIDE AWAYTO MARKET, TO MARKETTROT, TROT, THE BABY GOESRIDE A COCK-HORSEWHO ARE THESE?I SAW A SHIP A-SAILINGGOOSEY, GOOSEY, GANDERTHE WINDONCE I SAW A LITTLE BIRDRING-A-RING-A-ROSESCROSS PATCHHAPPY LET US BETHE OLD WOMAN IN THE BASKETTHE FOX AND THE OLD GRAY GOOSEJACK AND JILLWILLY BOYBONNY LASSOH, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?BOBBY SHAFTOEDING-DONG-BELLLONDON BRIDGEGREEN GRAVELOLD MOTHER HUBBARDLITTLE BO-PEEPCOME OUT TO PLAYLITTLE ROBIN REDBREASTLITTLE BOY BLUEMY MAID MARYBEGGARS ARE COME TO TOWNBLOW, WIND, BLOW!BYE, BABY BUNTINGTHREE LITTLE KITTENSTOM WAS A PIPER’S SONDAFFY-DOWN-DILLYBILLY BOYTHREE WISE MEN OF GOTHAMLITTLE TOMMY TUCKERPUSSY AND THE MICEWHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOYLITTLE FAT BOYA FINGER TESTOUR BABYTHE LITTLE GOLDEN SISTERTEN FINGERSA RIDDLETHE FIVE FINGERSTHE SPIDERTHE GREAT WALLThere Was an Old WomanHumpty DumptyJINGLESTHE SLEEPY-TIME STORY[C]THE GO-SLEEP STORY[D]THE GENTLE DARK[E]THE FERRY FOR SHADOWTOWNHUSH-A-BYE, BABYTHE KITTEN AND THE FALLING LEAVESA BLESSING FOR THE BLESSEDMY DOLLYTHE CHILD AND THE WORLDEVENING SONGROCK-A-BYE, BABYTHE SANDMANTHE FAIRY FOLKQUEEN MABLULLABYKENTUCKY BABE[F]MY POSSESSIONSTHE WAKE-UP STORY[G]ABOUT SIX LITTLE CHICKENSPHILIP’S HORSEThe Kitten That Forgot How to Mew“TIME TO GET UP!”THE GOOD LITTLE PIGGIE AND HIS FRIENDSA FUNNY FAMILYLITTLE BY LITTLE.THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILTTHE HOUSE THAT JILL BUILTTHE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG[H]THE LAMBIKIN[I]THE CAT AND THE MOUSE[J]HENNY-PENNY[K]THREE GOATS IN THE RYEFIELDTEENY TINY[L]SONG OF THE PEAR TREECOCK-ALU AND HEN-ALIETHERE IS THE KEY OF THE KINGDOMTOMMY AND HIS SISTER AND THEIR NEW PONY-CARTTHE ADVENTURES OF THREE LITTLE KITTENSTHE LITTLE KITTENS’ SURPRISEMOTHER GOOSE’S LAST TROLLEY RIDEIVAN AND THE WOLFHOMEWARD BOUNDTHEIR LITTLE JARLittle Eski and the Polar BearTHREE LITTLE BEARSTHE SNOWMANTINY HARE AND THE WIND BALLHOW TINY HARE MET CATTHE WEE HARE AND THE RED FIREEARLY AND LATETHE LITTLE GRAY KITTENPUSSY’S WHEELSTHE RABBIT, THE TURTLE, AND THE OWLTHE FINE GOOD SHOWGAY AND SPYTHE THREE BEARS[M]THE LITTLE BEAR’S STORYTHE HARE AND THE HEDGEHOGTHE WEE ROBIN’S CHRISTMAS SONGTHE FOXTHREE COMPANIONS“’FRAID CAT!”THE SPIDER AND THE FLYA LITTLE GENTLEMANTIME FOR EVERYTHINGUMBRELLAS AND RUBBERSWHISPERING IN SCHOOLAT DINNERTHIS IS THE WAYDAYS OF BIRTHTHE WASHINGSOLOMON GRUNDYBABY’S PLAY DAYSWHICH DO YOU CHOOSE?SEVEN LITTLE MICEVISITINGLITTLE TOMMY’S MONDAY MORNING1, 2, 3, 4, 5OVER IN THE MEADOWCOUNTING APPLE-SEEDSTEN LITTLE COOKIESOUR BABYLONG TIME AGOBUCKLE MY SHOEA PAIR OF GLOVESA VERY LITTLE STORY OF A VERY LITTLE GIRLEDITH’S TEA-PARTYREBECCADOROTHEA’S SCHOOL GIFTSA DUTCH TREATTHE SEVENTH BIRTHDAY OF THE LITTLE COUSIN FROM CONSTANTINOPLELITTLE RED RIDING-HOODDOLLY’S DOCTORTHUMBELINATHE FOX AND THE LITTLE RED HENTHE SHOEMAKER AND THE LITTLE ELVESTHE GINGERBREAD BOY[N]MISCHIEFWILLIE AND HIS DOG DIVERGORDON’S TOY CASTLE ON THE HILLHANS THE INNOCENTA REAL LITTLE BOY BLUETRAVELS OF A FOXOEYVIND AND MARITWHAT THE CAT AND HEN DIDDOT’S BIRTHDAY CAKENED AND ROVER AND JACKHOW POLLY HAD HER PICTURE TAKENIDLE BENTHE HOLE IN THE CANNA-BEDA BOY’S MOTHER[O]MOTHERTHE GOODEST MOTHERWHO IS IT?MY DEAREST IS A LADYHOW MANY LUMPS!When Mother Goes AwayAN OLD SONG—“THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME!”GRANDMOTHER’S MEMORIESBEAUTIFUL GRANDMAMMATHANKSGIVING DAYGRANDMA’S MINUETAUNT JANAFTER TEATINGLE, TANGLE TITMOUSEAN ENGLISH ALPHABETNONSENSE ALPHABETPAST HISTORYTHE APPLE PIEWHO’S WHO IN THE ZOO?A WAS AN ARCHERA LITTLE FOLKS’ ALPHABETCHILD HEALTH ALPHABET[P]HERE’S A, B, C, DBeginning of this editionNext chapter →BOYS AND GIRLS BOOKSHELFAll chapters and sections (227)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsBOYS AND GIRLS BOOKSHELFBOYS AND GIRLS BOOKSHELFTHE EDITORIAL BOARD of THE UNIVERSITY SOCIETY INC.GENERAL INTRODUCTIONSections1Volume 1 · Opening pagesIntroductory materialVolume 1 · Other sectionsCOUNTING THE FINGERSAN OLD NORSE FINGER PLAYBABY’S TOESTHIS IS THE WAY MY FINGERS STANDTHUMBKIN, POINTERNAMING THE FINGERS[A]ROBERT BARNS“SHALL I, OH! SHALL I?”JACK, BE NIMBLETHE BIRD’S NESTTWO LITTLE BLACKBIRDSMASTER SMITHLITTLE ROBIN REDBREASTGREETINGA PLAY FOR THE ARMSTHE LITTLE WINDOWSING A SONG OF SIXPENCETHE PIGEON HOUSESAID THIS LITTLE FAIRYA BURROWING GAMEPAT A CAKEA KNEE GAMEA FOOT PLAYPutting The Fingers To SleepTEN LITTLE SQUIRRELSMY LITTLE GARDENTHE FAMILY[B]JOHNNY SHALL HAVE A NEW BONNETTO MARKET RIDE THE GENTLEMENHERE GOES MY LORDA FARMER WENT TROTTINGUP TO THE CEILINGTHE MESSENGERCATCH HIM, CROWTHIS IS THE WAYRIDE AWAY, RIDE AWAYTO MARKET, TO MARKETTROT, TROT, THE BABY GOESRIDE A COCK-HORSEWHO ARE THESE?I SAW A SHIP A-SAILINGGOOSEY, GOOSEY, GANDERTHE WINDONCE I SAW A LITTLE BIRDRING-A-RING-A-ROSESCROSS PATCHHAPPY LET US BETHE OLD WOMAN IN THE BASKETTHE FOX AND THE OLD GRAY GOOSEJACK AND JILLWILLY BOYBONNY LASSOH, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?BOBBY SHAFTOEDING-DONG-BELLLONDON BRIDGEGREEN GRAVELOLD MOTHER HUBBARDLITTLE BO-PEEPCOME OUT TO PLAYLITTLE ROBIN REDBREASTLITTLE BOY BLUEMY MAID MARYBEGGARS ARE COME TO TOWNBLOW, WIND, BLOW!BYE, BABY BUNTINGTHREE LITTLE KITTENSTOM WAS A PIPER’S SONDAFFY-DOWN-DILLYBILLY BOYTHREE WISE MEN OF GOTHAMLITTLE TOMMY TUCKERPUSSY AND THE MICEWHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOYLITTLE FAT BOYA FINGER TESTOUR BABYTHE LITTLE GOLDEN SISTERTEN FINGERSA RIDDLETHE FIVE FINGERSTHE SPIDERTHE GREAT WALLThere Was an Old WomanHumpty DumptyJINGLESTHE SLEEPY-TIME STORY[C]THE GO-SLEEP STORY[D]THE GENTLE DARK[E]THE FERRY FOR SHADOWTOWNHUSH-A-BYE, BABYTHE KITTEN AND THE FALLING LEAVESA BLESSING FOR THE BLESSEDMY DOLLYTHE CHILD AND THE WORLDEVENING SONGROCK-A-BYE, BABYTHE SANDMANTHE FAIRY FOLKQUEEN MABLULLABYKENTUCKY BABE[F]MY POSSESSIONSTHE WAKE-UP STORY[G]ABOUT SIX LITTLE CHICKENSPHILIP’S HORSEThe Kitten That Forgot How to Mew“TIME TO GET UP!”THE GOOD LITTLE PIGGIE AND HIS FRIENDSA FUNNY FAMILYLITTLE BY LITTLE.THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILTTHE HOUSE THAT JILL BUILTTHE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG[H]THE LAMBIKIN[I]THE CAT AND THE MOUSE[J]HENNY-PENNY[K]THREE GOATS IN THE RYEFIELDTEENY TINY[L]SONG OF THE PEAR TREECOCK-ALU AND HEN-ALIETHERE IS THE KEY OF THE KINGDOMTOMMY AND HIS SISTER AND THEIR NEW PONY-CARTTHE ADVENTURES OF THREE LITTLE KITTENSTHE LITTLE KITTENS’ SURPRISEMOTHER GOOSE’S LAST TROLLEY RIDEIVAN AND THE WOLFHOMEWARD BOUNDTHEIR LITTLE JARLittle Eski and the Polar BearTHREE LITTLE BEARSTHE SNOWMANTINY HARE AND THE WIND BALLHOW TINY HARE MET CATTHE WEE HARE AND THE RED FIREEARLY AND LATETHE LITTLE GRAY KITTENPUSSY’S WHEELSTHE RABBIT, THE TURTLE, AND THE OWLTHE FINE GOOD SHOWGAY AND SPYTHE THREE BEARS[M]THE LITTLE BEAR’S STORYTHE HARE AND THE HEDGEHOGTHE WEE ROBIN’S CHRISTMAS SONGTHE FOXTHREE COMPANIONS“’FRAID CAT!”THE SPIDER AND THE FLYA LITTLE GENTLEMANTIME FOR EVERYTHINGUMBRELLAS AND RUBBERSWHISPERING IN SCHOOLAT DINNERTHIS IS THE WAYDAYS OF BIRTHTHE WASHINGSOLOMON GRUNDYBABY’S PLAY DAYSWHICH DO YOU CHOOSE?SEVEN LITTLE MICEVISITINGLITTLE TOMMY’S MONDAY MORNING1, 2, 3, 4, 5OVER IN THE MEADOWCOUNTING APPLE-SEEDSTEN LITTLE COOKIESOUR BABYLONG TIME AGOBUCKLE MY SHOEA PAIR OF GLOVESA VERY LITTLE STORY OF A VERY LITTLE GIRLEDITH’S TEA-PARTYREBECCADOROTHEA’S SCHOOL GIFTSA DUTCH TREATTHE SEVENTH BIRTHDAY OF THE LITTLE COUSIN FROM CONSTANTINOPLELITTLE RED RIDING-HOODDOLLY’S DOCTORTHUMBELINATHE FOX AND THE LITTLE RED HENTHE SHOEMAKER AND THE LITTLE ELVESTHE GINGERBREAD BOY[N]MISCHIEFWILLIE AND HIS DOG DIVERGORDON’S TOY CASTLE ON THE HILLHANS THE INNOCENTA REAL LITTLE BOY BLUETRAVELS OF A FOXOEYVIND AND MARITWHAT THE CAT AND HEN DIDDOT’S BIRTHDAY CAKENED AND ROVER AND JACKHOW POLLY HAD HER PICTURE TAKENIDLE BENTHE HOLE IN THE CANNA-BEDA BOY’S MOTHER[O]MOTHERTHE GOODEST MOTHERWHO IS IT?MY DEAREST IS A LADYHOW MANY LUMPS!When Mother Goes AwayAN OLD SONG—“THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME!”GRANDMOTHER’S MEMORIESBEAUTIFUL GRANDMAMMATHANKSGIVING DAYGRANDMA’S MINUETAUNT JANAFTER TEATINGLE, TANGLE TITMOUSEAN ENGLISH ALPHABETNONSENSE ALPHABETPAST HISTORYTHE APPLE PIEWHO’S WHO IN THE ZOO?A WAS AN ARCHERA LITTLE FOLKS’ ALPHABETCHILD HEALTH ALPHABET[P]HERE’S A, B, C, DTranscriber’s Note: Inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation have been retained.◇BOYS AND GIRLS BOOKSHELF →