Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories, Volume 1FABLES OF INDIAReading editionChapter navigation150 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterand Fairy StoriesTHE UNIVERSITY SOCIETYGENERAL INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONNURSERY RHYMESNURSERY TALESCHILDREN'S FAVORITE POEMSCHILDREN'S FAVORITE STORIESOLD FASHIONED POEMSFABLES FROM ÆSOPFABLES OF INDIASCANDINAVIAN STORIESGERMAN STORIESFRENCH STORIESENGLISH STORIESCELTIC STORIESITALIAN STORIESJAPANESE STORIESEAST INDIAN STORIESAMERICAN INDIAN STORIESARABIAN STORIESCHINESE STORIESRUSSIAN STORIESTALES FOR TINY TOTSFANCIFUL STORIESILLUSTRATIONSCHILDHOOD'S FAVORITESNURSERY RHYMESTHE THREE BEARSCINDERELLATHE THREE BROTHERSTHE WREN AND THE BEARCHICKEN-LICKENTHE FOX AND THE CATTHE RATS AND THEIR SON-IN-LAWTHE MOUSE AND THE SAUSAGEJOHNNY AND THE GOLDEN GOOSETITTY MOUSE AND TATTY MOUSETEENY TINYTHE SPIDER AND THE FLEATHE LITTLE SHEPHERD BOYTHE THREE SPINNERSTHE CAT AND THE MOUSE IN PARTNERSHIPTHE SWEET SOUPTHE STRAW THE COAL AND THE BEANWHY THE BEAR HAS A STUMPY TAILTHE THREE LITTLE PIGSCHILDREN'S FAVORITE POEMSHANSEL AND GRETELTHE FAIR CATHERINE AND PIF-PAF POLTRIETHE WOLF AND THE FOXDISCREET HANSPUSS IN BOOTSTHE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKERHANS IN LUCKMASTER OF ALL MASTERSBELLING THE CATLITTLE RED RIDING-HOODTHE NAILJACK AND THE BEANSTALKHOW TO TELL A TRUE PRINCESSTHE SLEEPING BEAUTYOLD-FASHIONED POEMSTHE GOOSE THAT LAID GOLDEN EGGSTHE BOYS AND THE FROGSTHE LION AND THE MOUSETHE FOX AND THE GRAPESTHE FROG AND THE OXTHE CAT, THE MONKEY, AND THE CHESTNUTSTHE COUNTRY MAID AND HER MILKPAILTHE ASS IN THE LION'S SKINTHE TORTOISE AND THE HARETHE VAIN JACKDAWTHE FOX WITHOUT A TAILTHE WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHINGTHE CROW AND THE PITCHERTHE MAN, HIS SON, AND HIS ASSFABLES OF INDIATHE CAMEL AND THE PIGTHE MAN AND HIS PIECE OF CLOTHTHE SEA, THE FOX, AND THE WOLFTHE BIRDS AND THE LIMETHE RAVEN AND THE CATTLETINSEL AND LIGHTNINGTHE ASS AND THE WATCH-DOGTHE LARK AND ITS YOUNG ONESTHE TWO GEMSTHE HARDY TIN SOLDIERTHE FIR TREETHE DARNING-NEEDLETHUMBELINATHE TINDER-BOXBOOTS AND HIS BROTHERSTHE HUSBAND WHO WAS TO MIND THE HOUSEBUTTERCUPSEVEN AT ONE BLOWONE EYE, TWO EYES, THREE EYESTHE MUSICIANS OF BREMENTHE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFELITTLE SNOW-WHITETHE GOOSE-GIRLTHE GOLDEN BIRDBEAUTY AND THE BEASTTHE WHITE CATTHE STORY OF PRETTY GOLDILOCKSTOADS AND DIAMONDSTHE HISTORY OF TOM THUMBJACK THE GIANT-KILLERTHE THREE SILLIESKING O'TOOLE AND HIS GOOSETHE HAUGHTY PRINCESSJACK AND HIS MASTERHUDDEN AND DUDDEN AND DONALD O'NEARYCONNLA OF THE GOLDEN HAIR AND THE FAIRY MAIDENPINOCCHIO'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND*THE STORY OF THE MAN WHO DID NOT WISH TO DIETHE ACCOMPLISHED AND LUCKY TEAKETTLETHE TONGUE-CUT SPARROWBATTLE OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRABMOMOTARO, OR LITTLE PEACHLINGURASCHIMA TARO AND THE TURTLETHE SON OF SEVEN QUEENSWHO KILLED THE OTTER'S BABIESTHE ALLIGATOR AND THE JACKALTHE FARMER AND THE MONEY-LENDERTIT FOR TATSINGH RAJAH AND THE CUNNING LITTLE JACKALSTHE WHITE STONE CANOETHE MAIDEN WHO LOVED A FISHTHE STAR WIFETHE STORY OF CALIPH STORKPERSEVERE AND PROSPERTHE MOST FRUGAL OF MENTHE MOON-CAKETHE LADLE THAT FELL FROM THE MOONTHE YOUNG HEAD OF THE FAMILYA DREADFUL BOARKING KOJATATHE STORY OF KING FROSTTELL US A TALETHE GREEDY BROWNIETHE FAIRIES' PASSAGETHE WORLDWHITE MAGICTHE BROWNIESTHE STORY OF PETER PANSIR LARK AND KING SUNTHE IMPS IN THE HEAVENLY MEADOWTHE BIRTHDAY HONORS OF THE FAIRY QUEEN *Previous chapter ←THE MAN, HIS SON, AND HIS ASSNext chapter →THE CAMEL AND THE PIGAll chapters and sections (150)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsand Fairy StoriesTHE UNIVERSITY SOCIETYGENERAL INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONNURSERY RHYMESNURSERY TALESCHILDREN'S FAVORITE POEMSCHILDREN'S FAVORITE STORIESOLD FASHIONED POEMSFABLES FROM ÆSOPFABLES OF INDIASCANDINAVIAN STORIESGERMAN STORIESFRENCH STORIESENGLISH STORIESCELTIC STORIESITALIAN STORIESJAPANESE STORIESEAST INDIAN STORIESAMERICAN INDIAN STORIESARABIAN STORIESCHINESE STORIESRUSSIAN STORIESTALES FOR TINY TOTSFANCIFUL STORIESILLUSTRATIONSCHILDHOOD'S FAVORITESNURSERY RHYMESTHE THREE BEARSCINDERELLATHE THREE BROTHERSTHE WREN AND THE BEARCHICKEN-LICKENTHE FOX AND THE CATTHE RATS AND THEIR SON-IN-LAWTHE MOUSE AND THE SAUSAGEJOHNNY AND THE GOLDEN GOOSETITTY MOUSE AND TATTY MOUSETEENY TINYTHE SPIDER AND THE FLEATHE LITTLE SHEPHERD BOYTHE THREE SPINNERSTHE CAT AND THE MOUSE IN PARTNERSHIPTHE SWEET SOUPTHE STRAW THE COAL AND THE BEANWHY THE BEAR HAS A STUMPY TAILTHE THREE LITTLE PIGSCHILDREN'S FAVORITE POEMSHANSEL AND GRETELTHE FAIR CATHERINE AND PIF-PAF POLTRIETHE WOLF AND THE FOXDISCREET HANSPUSS IN BOOTSTHE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKERHANS IN LUCKMASTER OF ALL MASTERSBELLING THE CATLITTLE RED RIDING-HOODTHE NAILJACK AND THE BEANSTALKHOW TO TELL A TRUE PRINCESSTHE SLEEPING BEAUTYOLD-FASHIONED POEMSTHE GOOSE THAT LAID GOLDEN EGGSTHE BOYS AND THE FROGSTHE LION AND THE MOUSETHE FOX AND THE GRAPESTHE FROG AND THE OXTHE CAT, THE MONKEY, AND THE CHESTNUTSTHE COUNTRY MAID AND HER MILKPAILTHE ASS IN THE LION'S SKINTHE TORTOISE AND THE HARETHE VAIN JACKDAWTHE FOX WITHOUT A TAILTHE WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHINGTHE CROW AND THE PITCHERTHE MAN, HIS SON, AND HIS ASSFABLES OF INDIATHE CAMEL AND THE PIGTHE MAN AND HIS PIECE OF CLOTHTHE SEA, THE FOX, AND THE WOLFTHE BIRDS AND THE LIMETHE RAVEN AND THE CATTLETINSEL AND LIGHTNINGTHE ASS AND THE WATCH-DOGTHE LARK AND ITS YOUNG ONESTHE TWO GEMSTHE HARDY TIN SOLDIERTHE FIR TREETHE DARNING-NEEDLETHUMBELINATHE TINDER-BOXBOOTS AND HIS BROTHERSTHE HUSBAND WHO WAS TO MIND THE HOUSEBUTTERCUPSEVEN AT ONE BLOWONE EYE, TWO EYES, THREE EYESTHE MUSICIANS OF BREMENTHE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFELITTLE SNOW-WHITETHE GOOSE-GIRLTHE GOLDEN BIRDBEAUTY AND THE BEASTTHE WHITE CATTHE STORY OF PRETTY GOLDILOCKSTOADS AND DIAMONDSTHE HISTORY OF TOM THUMBJACK THE GIANT-KILLERTHE THREE SILLIESKING O'TOOLE AND HIS GOOSETHE HAUGHTY PRINCESSJACK AND HIS MASTERHUDDEN AND DUDDEN AND DONALD O'NEARYCONNLA OF THE GOLDEN HAIR AND THE FAIRY MAIDENPINOCCHIO'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND*THE STORY OF THE MAN WHO DID NOT WISH TO DIETHE ACCOMPLISHED AND LUCKY TEAKETTLETHE TONGUE-CUT SPARROWBATTLE OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRABMOMOTARO, OR LITTLE PEACHLINGURASCHIMA TARO AND THE TURTLETHE SON OF SEVEN QUEENSWHO KILLED THE OTTER'S BABIESTHE ALLIGATOR AND THE JACKALTHE FARMER AND THE MONEY-LENDERTIT FOR TATSINGH RAJAH AND THE CUNNING LITTLE JACKALSTHE WHITE STONE CANOETHE MAIDEN WHO LOVED A FISHTHE STAR WIFETHE STORY OF CALIPH STORKPERSEVERE AND PROSPERTHE MOST FRUGAL OF MENTHE MOON-CAKETHE LADLE THAT FELL FROM THE MOONTHE YOUNG HEAD OF THE FAMILYA DREADFUL BOARKING KOJATATHE STORY OF KING FROSTTELL US A TALETHE GREEDY BROWNIETHE FAIRIES' PASSAGETHE WORLDWHITE MAGICTHE BROWNIESTHE STORY OF PETER PANSIR LARK AND KING SUNTHE IMPS IN THE HEAVENLY MEADOWTHE BIRTHDAY HONORS OF THE FAIRY QUEEN *ADAPTED BY P. V. RAMASWAMI RAJU◇← THE MAN, HIS SON, AND HIS ASSTHE CAMEL AND THE PIG →