Stories to Tell ChildrenSUGGESTIONS FOR TELLINGReading editionChapter navigation59 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterSUGGESTIONS FOR TELLINGSARA CONE BRYANTPREFACESOME SUGGESTIONS FOR THE STORY-TELLERSTORY-TELLING IN TEACHING ENGLISHTWO LITTLE RIDDLES IN RHYME[8]THE LITTLE YELLOW TULIPTHE COCK-A-DOO-DLE-DOO[9]THE CLOUD[10]THE LITTLE RED HENTHE GINGERBREAD MAN[11]THE LITTLE JACKALS AND THE LION[12]THE COUNTRY MOUSE AND THE CITY MOUSE[13]LITTLE JACK ROLLAROUND[14]HOW BROTHER RABBIT FOOLED THE WHALE AND THE ELEPHANT[15]THE LITTLE HALF-CHICKTHE BLACKBERRY-BUSH[16]THE FAIRIES[17]THE ADVENTURES OF THE LITTLE FIELD MOUSEANOTHER LITTLE RED HEN[18]THE STORY OF THE LITTLE RID HINTHE STORY OF EPAMINONDAS AND HIS AUNTIE[19]THE BOY WHO CRIED "WOLF!"THE FROG KINGTHE SUN AND THE WINDTHE LITTLE JACKAL AND THE ALLIGATORTHE LARKS IN THE CORNFIELDA TRUE STORY ABOUT A GIRLMY KINGDOMPICCOLA[21]THE LITTLE FIR TREEHOW MOSES WAS SAVEDTHE TEN FAIRIES[22]THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKERWHO KILLED THE OTTER'S BABIES?[23]EARLY[24]THE BRAHMIN, THE TIGER, AND THE JACKALTHE LITTLE JACKAL AND THE CAMELTHE GULLS OF SALT LAKETHE NIGHTINGALE[25]MARGERY'S GARDEN[26]THE LITTLE COTYLEDONSTHE TALKATIVE TORTOISE[27]ROBERT OF SICILY[28]THE JEALOUS COURTIERS[29]PRINCE CHERRY[30]THE GOLD IN THE ORCHARD[31]MARGARET OF NEW ORLEANSTHE DAGDA'S HARPTHE TAILOR AND THE THREE BEASTS[32]HOW THE SEA BECAME SALTTHE CASTLE OF FORTUNE[33]DAVID AND GOLIATH[34]THE SHEPHERD'S SONGTHE HIDDEN SERVANTS[35]LITTLE GOTTLIEB[36]HOW THE FIR TREE BECAME THE CHRISTMAS TREE[37]THE DIAMOND AND THE DEWDROP[38]Previous chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →SARA CONE BRYANTAll chapters and sections (59)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsSUGGESTIONS FOR TELLINGSARA CONE BRYANTPREFACESOME SUGGESTIONS FOR THE STORY-TELLERSTORY-TELLING IN TEACHING ENGLISHTWO LITTLE RIDDLES IN RHYME[8]THE LITTLE YELLOW TULIPTHE COCK-A-DOO-DLE-DOO[9]THE CLOUD[10]THE LITTLE RED HENTHE GINGERBREAD MAN[11]THE LITTLE JACKALS AND THE LION[12]THE COUNTRY MOUSE AND THE CITY MOUSE[13]LITTLE JACK ROLLAROUND[14]HOW BROTHER RABBIT FOOLED THE WHALE AND THE ELEPHANT[15]THE LITTLE HALF-CHICKTHE BLACKBERRY-BUSH[16]THE FAIRIES[17]THE ADVENTURES OF THE LITTLE FIELD MOUSEANOTHER LITTLE RED HEN[18]THE STORY OF THE LITTLE RID HINTHE STORY OF EPAMINONDAS AND HIS AUNTIE[19]THE BOY WHO CRIED "WOLF!"THE FROG KINGTHE SUN AND THE WINDTHE LITTLE JACKAL AND THE ALLIGATORTHE LARKS IN THE CORNFIELDA TRUE STORY ABOUT A GIRLMY KINGDOMPICCOLA[21]THE LITTLE FIR TREEHOW MOSES WAS SAVEDTHE TEN FAIRIES[22]THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKERWHO KILLED THE OTTER'S BABIES?[23]EARLY[24]THE BRAHMIN, THE TIGER, AND THE JACKALTHE LITTLE JACKAL AND THE CAMELTHE GULLS OF SALT LAKETHE NIGHTINGALE[25]MARGERY'S GARDEN[26]THE LITTLE COTYLEDONSTHE TALKATIVE TORTOISE[27]ROBERT OF SICILY[28]THE JEALOUS COURTIERS[29]PRINCE CHERRY[30]THE GOLD IN THE ORCHARD[31]MARGARET OF NEW ORLEANSTHE DAGDA'S HARPTHE TAILOR AND THE THREE BEASTS[32]HOW THE SEA BECAME SALTTHE CASTLE OF FORTUNE[33]DAVID AND GOLIATH[34]THE SHEPHERD'S SONGTHE HIDDEN SERVANTS[35]LITTLE GOTTLIEB[36]HOW THE FIR TREE BECAME THE CHRISTMAS TREE[37]THE DIAMOND AND THE DEWDROP[38]BY← Front matterSARA CONE BRYANT →