St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878, No. 11UNDER THE LILACS.Reading editionChapter navigation33 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterST. NICHOLAS.FERN-SEED.MACKEREL-FISHING.SPRING AND SUMMER.THE AX OF RANIER.THE PAINTER'S SCARE-CROW.UNDER THE LILACS.Chapter XXIChapter XXIILITTLE BEAR.MY ST. GEORGE.BORN IN PRISON.HOW LILY-TOES WAS CAUGHT IN A SHOWER."THANKS TO YOU."HOW BIRDS FLY.NANCY CHIME.HOW HE CAUGHT HIM.WHO PUT OUT THE TEA-PARTY?THE FOX, THE MONKEY, AND THE PIG.DAB KINZER: A STORY OF A GROWING BOY.Chapter XIVChapter XVChapter XVIChapter XVIIChapter XVIIIChapter XIXTHE FOX AND THE TURKEYS; OR, CHARLEY AND THE OLD FOLKS.HIDDY-DIDDY!THE SQUIRRELS AND THE CHESTNUT-BURR.JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT.THE LETTER-BOX.THE RIDDLE-BOX.Previous chapter ←THE PAINTER'S SCARE-CROW.Next chapter →Chapter XXIAll chapters and sections (33)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsST. NICHOLAS.FERN-SEED.MACKEREL-FISHING.SPRING AND SUMMER.THE AX OF RANIER.THE PAINTER'S SCARE-CROW.UNDER THE LILACS.Chapters2122Other sectionsLITTLE BEAR.MY ST. GEORGE.BORN IN PRISON.HOW LILY-TOES WAS CAUGHT IN A SHOWER."THANKS TO YOU."HOW BIRDS FLY.NANCY CHIME.HOW HE CAUGHT HIM.WHO PUT OUT THE TEA-PARTY?THE FOX, THE MONKEY, AND THE PIG.DAB KINZER: A STORY OF A GROWING BOY.Chapters141516171819Other sectionsTHE FOX AND THE TURKEYS; OR, CHARLEY AND THE OLD FOLKS.HIDDY-DIDDY!THE SQUIRRELS AND THE CHESTNUT-BURR.JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT.THE LETTER-BOX.THE RIDDLE-BOX.By Louisa M. Alcott.◇← THE PAINTER'S SCARE-CROW.CHAPTER XXI. →