THE CONTENTS

SECTION I

PREFACE AND GENERAL INTRODUCTION

General Bibliography2

The Preface5

General Introduction7

1.Literature for Children7

2.Literature in the Grades8

3.Story-Telling and Dramatization10

4.Courses of Study13

SECTION II

MOTHER GOOSE JINGLES AND NURSERY RHYMES

Bibliography18

Introductory19

Mother Goose (Shorter rhymes):

1.A cat came fiddling out of a barn23

2.A diller, a dollar23

3.As I was going to St. Ives23

4.As I was going up Pippen Hill23

5.As I went to Bonner23

6.As Tommy Snooks and Bessie Brooks23

7.A swarm of bees in May23

8.Baa, baa, black sheep23

9.Barber, barber, shave a pig23

10.Birds of a feather flock together23

11.Bless you, bless you, burnie bee23

12.Bobby Shafto's gone to sea24

13.Bow, wow, wow24

14.Bye, baby bunting24

15.Come when you're called24

16.Cross patch24

17.Curly locks, curly locks24

18.Dance, little baby24

19.Diddle, diddle, dumpling24

20.Ding, dong, bell24

21.Doctor Foster24

22.Eggs, butter, cheese, bread24

23.For every evil under the sun24

24.Four-and-twenty tailors25

25.Great A, little a25

26.Hark, hark25

27.Here sits the Lord Mayor25

28.Here we go up, up, up25

29.Hey! diddle, diddle25

30.Hickery, dickery, 6 and 725

31.Higgledy, Piggledy25

32.Hickory, dickory, dock25

33.Hogs in the garden25

34.Hot-cross buns26

35.Hub a dub dub26

36.Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall26

37.If all the sea were one sea26

38.If all the world was apple-pie26

39.If I'd as much money as I could spend26

40.If "ifs" and "ands"26

41.If wishes were horses26

42.I had a little pony26

43.I had a little hobby horse26

44.I have a little sister27

45.I'll tell you a story27

46.In marble walls as white as milk27

47.I went up one pair of stairs27

48.Jack and Jill went up the hill27

49.Jack be nimble27

50.Jack Sprat could eat no fat27

51.Knock at the door27

52.Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home27

53.Little boy blue, come blow your horn27

54.Little girl, little girl, where have you been27

55.Little Jack Horner28

56.Little Jack Jingle28

57.Little Johnny Pringle28

58.Little Miss Muffet28

59.Little Nancy Etticoat28

60.Little Robin Redbreast28

61.Little Tommy Tucker28

62.Long legs, crooked thighs28

63.Lucy Locket lost her pocket28

64.Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John28

65.Mistress Mary, quite contrary28

66.Multiplication is vexation28

67.Needles and pins29

68.Old King Cole29

69.Once I saw a little bird29

70.One for the money29

71.One misty, moisty morning29

72.1, 2, 3, 4, 529

73.One, two29

74.Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man29

75.Pease-porridge hot29

76.Peter, Peter, pumpkin-eater30

77.Peter Piper picked a peck30

78.Poor old Robinson Crusoe30

79.Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, where have you been30

80.Pussy sits beside the fire30

81.Ride a cock-horse to Banbury-cross30

82.Ride, baby, ride30

83.Rock-a-bye, baby30

84.Rock-a-bye, baby, thy cradle is green30

85.See a pin and pick it up30

86.See, saw, sacradown31

87.Shoe the little horse31

88.Sing a song of sixpence31

89.Star light, star bright31

90.The King of France went up the hill31

91.The lion and the unicorn31

92.The man in the moon31

93.The north wind doth blow31

94.The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts31

95.There was a crooked man31

96.There was a little boy went into a barn32

97.There was a man and he had naught32

98.There was a man in our town32

99.There was an old man32

100.There was an old woman, and what do you think32

101.There was an old woman lived under a hill32

102.There was an old woman of Leeds32

103.There was an old woman of Norwich32

104.There was an old woman tossed up in a basket32

105.There was an old woman who lived in a shoe33

106.There was an owl lived in an oak33

107.This is the way the ladies ride33

108.This little pig went to market33

109.Three blind mice33

110.Three wise men of Gotham33

111.To market, to market, to buy a fat pig33

112.Tom, Tom, the piper's son33

113.Two-legs sat upon three-legs33

114.When a twister a-twisting34

115."Willy boy, Willy boy, where are you going?"34

Wilhelmina Seegmiller

116.Milkweed Seeds34

117.An Anniversary34

118.Twink! twink!34

Mother Goose (Longer rhymes)

119.A Was an Apple-Pie34

120.Tom Thumb's Alphabet35

121.Where Are You Going35

122.Molly and I35

123.London Bridge36

124.I Saw a Ship36

125.There Was an Old Woman36

126.Little Bo-Peep37

127.Cock a Doodle Doo37

128.Three Jovial Huntsmen37

129.There Was a Little Man37

130.Taffy38

131.Simple Simon38

132.A Farmer Went Trotting38

133.Tom the Piper's Son38

134.When I Was a Little Boy39

135.The Babes in the Wood39

136.The Fox and His Wife40

137.For Want of a Nail40

138.A Man of Words40

139.Jemima41

140.Mother Hubbard and Her Dog41

141.The Courtship, Merry Marriage, and Picnic Dinner of Cock Robin and Jenny Wren42

142.The Burial of Poor Cock Robin44

143.Dame Wiggins of Lee, and Her Seven Wonderful Cats45

144.This Is the House That Jack Built47

145.The Egg in the Nest49

146.Change About49

SECTION III

FAIRY STORIES—TRADITIONAL TALES

Bibliography52

Introductory53

English:

147.The Old Woman and Her Pig56

148.Henny-Penny58

149.Teeny-Tiny59

150.The Cat and the Mouse60

151.The Story of the Three Little Pigs61

152.Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse63

153.The Story of the Three Bears64

154.The Three Sillies67

155.Lazy Jack69

156.The Story of Mr. Vinegar71

157.Jack and the Beanstalk73

158.Tom Thumb79

159.Whittington and His Cat84

160.Tom Tit Tot89

French:

161.Little Red Riding Hood92

162.True History of Little Golden Hood94

163.Puss in Boots97

164.Toads and Diamonds100

165.Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper102

166.Drakestail106

167.Beauty and the Beast110

Norwegian:

168.Why the Bear Is Stumpy-Tailed122

169.The Three Billy-Goats Gruff123

170.The Husband Who Was to Mind the House124

171.Boots and His Brothers125

172.The Quern at the Bottom of the Sea128

German:

173.The Traveling Musicians131

174.The Blue Light134

175.The Elves and the Shoemaker136

176.The Fisherman and His Wife138

177.Rose-Bud142

178.Rumpelstiltskin144

179.Snow-White and Rose-Red146

Indian:

180.The Lambikin150

181.Tit for Tat151

182.The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal152

183.Pride Goeth before a Fall154

Japanese:

184.The Mirror of Matsuyama156

185.The Tongue-Cut Sparrow158

Slavic:

186.The Straw Ox160

Irish:

187.Connla and the Fairy Maiden162

188.The Horned Women164

189.King O'Toole and His Goose165

SECTION IV

FAIRY STORIES—MODERN FANTASTIC TALES

Bibliography170

Introductory171

Abram S. Isaacs

190.A Four-Leaved Clover174

I.The Rabbi and the Diadem174

II.Friendship175

III.True Charity175

IV.An Eastern Garden176

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

191.The Lord Helpeth Man and Beast177

Hans Christian Andersen

192.The Real Princess179

193.The Emperor's New Clothes180

194.The Nightingale183

195.The Fir Tree190

196.The Tinder Box195

197.The Hardy Tin Soldier200

198.The Ugly Duckling203

Frances Browne

199.The Story of Fairyfoot209

Oscar Wilde

200.The Happy Prince217

Raymond MacDonald Alden

201.The Knights of the Silver Shield223

Jean Ingelow

202.The Prince's Dream227

Frank R. Stockton

203.Old Pipes and the Dryad233

John Ruskin

204.The King of the Golden River245

SECTION V

FABLES AND SYMBOLIC STORIES

Bibliography262

Introductory263

Æsop

205.The Shepherd's Boy266

206.The Lion and the Mouse266

207.The Crow and the Pitcher266

208.The Frog and the Ox267

209.The Frogs Desiring a King267

210.The Field Mouse and the Town Mouse268

Christina G. Rossetti

211.The City Mouse and the Garden Mouse268

Horace

212.The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse268

Æsop

213.Androcles269

Thomas Day

214.Androcles and the Lion270

Æsop

215.The Wind and the Sun272

216.The Goose with the Golden Eggs272

La Fontaine

217.The Hen with the Golden Eggs272

Æsop

218.The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing273

219.The Hare and the Tortoise273

220.The Miller, His Son, and Their Ass274

221.The Travelers and the Bear274

222.The Lark and Her Young Ones275

223.The Old Man and His Sons275

224.The Fox and the Grapes276

225.The Widow and the Hen276

226.The Kid and the Wolf276

227.The Man and the Satyr276

228.The Dog and the Shadow276

229.The Swallow and the Raven276

230.Mercury and the Woodman276

231.The Mice in Council277

232.The Mountebank and Countryman277

233.The Milkmaid and Her Pail278

La Fontaine

234.The Dairywoman and the Pot of Milk278

From "The Arabian Nights"

235.The Story of Alnaschar279

Bidpai (Indian Fables)

236.The Camel and the Pig280

237.The Ass in the Lion's Skin281

238.The Talkative Tortoise282

239.A Lion Tricked by a Rabbit283

Marie de France

240.The Cock and the Fox284

La Fontaine

241.The Grasshopper and the Ant284

242.The Cock, the Cat, and the Young Mouse285

John Gay

243.The Hare with Many Friends286

Tomas Yriarte

244.The Musical Ass287

Ivan Krylov

245.The Swan, the Pike, and the Crab287

From the Bible

246.The Bramble Is Made King288

247.The Good Samaritan289

248.The Prodigal Son289

Henry Ward Beecher

249.The Anxious Leaf290

Benjamin Franklin

250.The Whistle291

251.The Ephemera292

Joseph Addison

252.The Vision of Mirzah294

Jane Taylor

253.The Discontented Pendulum297

Leo Tolstoi

254.Croesus and Solon299

SECTION VI

MYTHS

Bibliography302

Introductory303

Greek and Roman:

Grace H. Kupfer

255.A Story of the Springtime306

Nathaniel Hawthorne

256.The Paradise of Children309

257.The Miraculous Pitcher319

R. E. Francillon

258.The Narcissus330

259.The Apple of Discord332

Josephine P. Peabody

260.Icarus and Daedalus335

261.Admetus and the Shepherd337

Thomas Bulfinch

262.Midas338

Charles Mills Gayley

263.Phaëthon340

Norse:

Thomas Bulfinch

264.Thor's Visit to Jötunheim343

Hamilton Wright Mabie

265.Odin's Search for Wisdom348

Ethel M. Wilmot-Buxton

266.How the Fenris Wolf was Chained351

Anna and Eliza Keary

267.Frey354

Hamilton Wright Mabie

268.The Death of Balder360

SECTION VII

POETRY

Bibliography368

Introductory369

Eliza Lee Follen

269.The Three Little Kittens371

270.The Moon371

271.Runaway Brook372

272.Ding Dong! Ding Dong!372

Elizabeth Prentiss

273.The Little Kitty372

Sara J. Hale

274.Mary Had a Little Lamb372

Theodore Tilton

275.Baby Bye373

Lucy Larcom

276.The Brown Thrush374

Lydia Maria Child

277.Thanksgiving Day375

278.Who Stole the Bird's Nest375

"Susan Coolidge"

279.How the Leaves Came Down377

Phoebe Cary

280.They Didn't Think377

281.The Leak in the Dike378

Robert Louis Stevenson

282.Whole Duty of Children381

283.The Cow381

284.Time to Rise381

285.Rain381

286.A Good Play382

287.The Lamplighter382

288.The Land of Nod382

289.The Land of Story-Books382

290.My Bed Is a Boat383

291.My Shadow383

292.The Swing383

293.Where Go the Boats384

294.The Wind384

295.Windy Nights384

Frank Dempster Sherman

296.Spinning Top384

297.Flying Kite385

298.King Bell385

299.Daisies385

Eugene Field

300.Wynken, Blynken, and Nod385

301.The Sugar-Plum Tree386

302.The Duel387

James Whitcomb Riley

303.The Treasures of the Wise Man387

304.The Circus-Day Parade388

305.The Raggedy Man389

James Hogg

306.A Boy's Song389

Mary Howitt

307.The Spider and the Fly390

William Howitt

308.The Wind in a Frolic391

Ann Taylor

309.The Cow392

310.Meddlesome Matty392

Jane Taylor

311."I Like Little Pussy"393

312.The Star394

Christina G. Rossetti

313.Seldom or Never394

314.An Emerald Is as Green as Grass394

315.Boats Sail on the Rivers394

316.A Diamond or a Coal?395

317.The Swallow395

318.Who Has Seen the Wind?395

319.Milking Time395

William Brighty Rands

320.The Peddler's Caravan395

321.The Wonderful World396

Richard Monckton Milnes

322.Good-Night and Good-Morning396

William Roscoe

323.The Butterfly's Ball397

Author Unknown

324.Can You?398

Robert Browning

325.Pippa's Song399

Charles Mackay

326.Little and Great399

Felicia Dorothea Hemans

327.Casabianca399

William Blake

328.Three Things to Remember400

329.The Lamb401

330.The Shepherd401

331.The Tiger401

332.The Piper401

Eliza Cook

333.Try Again402

Edward Lear

334.The Owl and the Pussy-Cat403

335.The Table and the Chair404

336.The Pobble Who Has No Toes404

"Lewis Carroll"

337.The Walrus and the Carpenter405

338.A Strange Wild Song406

Isaac Watts

339.Against Idleness and Mischief407

340.Famous Passages from Dr. Watts408

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

341.The Skeleton in Armor408

342.The Day Is Done410

343.A Psalm of Life411

Charles Kingsley

344.The Three Fishers412

345.The Sands of Dee412

Alfred Tennyson

346."What Does Little Birdie Say?"413

347.Sweet and Low413

348.The Poet's Song413

349.Crossing the Bar414

Leigh Hunt

350.Abou Ben Adhem414

Joaquin Miller

351.For Those Who Fail415

Edgar Allan Poe

352.Eldorado415

George Gordon, Lord Byron

353.The Destruction of Sennacherib416

William Cullen Bryant

354.To a Waterfowl416

355.The Planting of the Apple-Tree417

Thomas Edward Brown

356.My Garden418

William Wordsworth

357.Daffodils419

358.The Solitary Reaper419

Caroline Elizabeth Norton

359.The Arab to His Favorite Steed420

Robert Southey

360.The Inchcape Rock421

William Shakespeare

361.Over Hill, Over Dale423

362.A Fairy Scene in a Wood423

Ralph Waldo Emerson

363.Fable424

364.Concord Hymn424

Sir Walter Scott

365.Breathes There the Man424

Oliver Wendell Holmes

366.Old Ironsides425

William Collins

367.How Sleep the Brave425

Author Unknown

368.The Ballad of Nathan Hale425

Sir Francis Hastings Doyle

369.The Red Thread of Honor427

Rudyard Kipling

370.Recessional428

William Ernest Henley

371.Invictus429

James Russell Lowell

372.The Falcon429

373.The Shepherd of King Admetus430

Sir William Schenck Gilbert

374.The Yarn of the Nancy Bell430

John Townsend Trowbridge

375.Darius Green and His Flying Machine432

William Robert Spencer

376.Beth Gêlert436

Author Unknown

377.King John and the Abbot of Canterbury437

SECTION VIII

REALISTIC STORIES

Bibliography442

Introductory443

Oliver Goldsmith

378.The Renowned History of Little Goody Two-Shoes445

Dr. John Aikin and Mrs. Letitia Barbauld

379.Eyes, and No Eyes451

Thomas Day

380.The Good-Natured Little Boy456

Maria Edgeworth

381.Waste Not, Want Not458

Juliana Horatia Ewing

382.Jackanapes478

Henry Seidel Canby

383.Betty's Ride496

Charles Major

384.The Big Bear500

"O. Henry"

385.The Gift of the Magi505

SECTION IX

NATURE LITERATURE

Bibliography510

Introductory511

Beatrix Potter

386.The Tale of Peter Rabbit513

Thornton Waldo Burgess

387.Johnny Chuck Finds the Best Thing in the World514

Albert Bigelow Paine

388.Mr. 'Possum's Sick Spell516

Dallas Lore Sharp

389.Wild Life in the Farm-Yard520

Vernon L. Kellogg

390.The Vendetta524

Sewell Ford

391.Pasha, the Son of Selim527

"Ouida" (Louisa de la Ramée)

392.Moufflou534

Olive Thorne Miller

393.Bird Habits: I. Where He Sleeps II. His Travels548

Ernest Thompson Seton

394.The Poacher and the Silver Fox551

David Starr Jordan

395.The Story of a Salmon556

Rudyard Kipling

396.Moti Guj—Mutineer562

Charles G. D. Roberts

397.Last Bull566

SECTION X

ROMANCE CYCLES AND LEGEND

Bibliography576

Introductory577

From Arabian Nights

398.Ali Baba, and the Forty Thieves579

"Felix Summerley"

Reynard the Fox

399.How Bruin the Bear Sped with Reynard the Fox586

400.The Battle Between the Fox and the Wolf591

Sir Thomas Malory

King Arthur and His Round Table

401.How Arthur Became King594

402.A Tourney with the French597

403.Adventures of Arthur598

Maude Radford Warren

404.Arthur and Sir Accalon603

Cervantes-Saavedra, Miguel de

405-411.Stories from Don Quixote

I.Dreams and Shadows606

II.Preparing for the Quest608

III.The Quest Begins610

IV.The Knightly Vigil613

V.On Honor's Field615

VI.The Return Home617

VII.The Battle with the Windmills618

Horace E. Scudder

412.The Proud King620

Eva March Tappan

413.Robin and the Merry Little Old Woman623

Author Unknown

414.Allen-a-Dale628

SECTION XI

BIOGRAPHY AND HERO STORIES

Bibliography632

Introductory633

Elbridge S. Brooks

415.How Columbus Got His Ships635

Horace E. Scudder

416.The Boyhood of Washington642

Benjamin Franklin

417.The Autobiography645

Helen Nicolay

418.Lincoln's Early Days655

Anna Howard Shaw

419.In the Western Wilderness662

Charlotte M. Yonge

420.The Pass of Thermopylae671

SECTION XII

HOME READING LIST AND GENERAL INDEX

Home Reading Lists by Grades679

General Index687