Harper's Young People, November 29, 1881THE TALKING LEAVES.[1]Reading editionChapter navigation15 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterHOW TOM PRIMROSE PROTECTED HIS FATHER.THE HUNTING SEASON.THE PIANO-FORTE.PERILS AND PRIVATIONS.THE DOLLS' RECEPTION.PEOPLE WE HEAR ABOUT.A LITTLE FAIRY.THE TALKING LEAVES.[1]Chapter IXCHRISTMAS PREPARATIONS.PUZZLES FROM YOUNG CONTRIBUTORS.ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN No. 106.WHAT AM I?ENIGMA.Previous chapter ←A LITTLE FAIRY.Next chapter →Chapter IXAll chapters and sections (15)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsHOW TOM PRIMROSE PROTECTED HIS FATHER.THE HUNTING SEASON.THE PIANO-FORTE.PERILS AND PRIVATIONS.THE DOLLS' RECEPTION.PEOPLE WE HEAR ABOUT.A LITTLE FAIRY.THE TALKING LEAVES.[1]Chapters9Other sectionsCHRISTMAS PREPARATIONS.PUZZLES FROM YOUNG CONTRIBUTORS.ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN No. 106.WHAT AM I?ENIGMA.THE TALKING LEAVES.[1]An Indian Story.BY WILLIAM O. STODDARD.Notes in this chapterNote 1 · Begun in No. 101, Harper's Young People.← A LITTLE FAIRY.Chapter IX. →