The Child's WorldTHIRD READERReading editionChapter navigation69 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…THIRD READERSARAH WITHERS Principal Elementary Grades and Critic Teacher Winthrop Normal and Industrial CollegeW.K. TATE Professor of Rural Education George Peabody College for Teachers Nashville, Tenn.TEACHERS' AIDSACKNOWLEDGMENTSIntroductory materialPHILEMON AND BAUCISTHE POPLAR TREEWHO LOVES THE TREES BEST?LEAVES IN AUTUMNA STORY OF BIRD LIFEBOB WHITEHOW MARY GOT A NEW DRESSTHE PLAID DRESSTHE GODDESS OF THE SILKWORMTHE FLAXTHE WONDERFUL WORLDTHE HILLMAN AND THE HOUSEWIFETHE ELF AND THE DORMOUSETHE BELL OF ATRIA DUMB WITNESSGIVING THANKSTHE HARE AND THE HEDGEHOGEPAMINONDASHOW BROTHER RABBIT FOOLED THE WHALE AND THE ELEPHANTA CHRISTMAS WISHTHE CHRISTMAS BELLSGOD BLESS THE MASTER OF THIS HOUSESQUEAKY AND THE SCARE BOXTHE GLAD NEW YEARMAKING THE BEST OF ITTHE ANIMALS AND THE MIRRORACT IACT IIACT IIIACT IVWINTER NIGHTHOPE'S DOLLNAHUM PRINCETHE LITTLE COOK'S REWARDROCK-A-BY, HUSH-A-BY, LITTLE PAPOOSETHE TAR WOLFTHE RABBIT AND THE WOLFBLOCK CITYA GOOD PLAYTHE MONKEY'S FIDDLETHE THREE TASKSTHE WORLD'S MUSICTHE SLEEPING BEAUTYTHE UGLY DUCKLINGTHE WHITE BLACKBIRDTHE BROWN THRUSHACT IACT IIACT IIIDONAL AND CONALWHO TOLD THE NEWS?THE BIRDS OF KILLINGWORTHTHE TRAILING ARBUTUSHIDDEN TREASURETHE LITTLE BROWN BROTHERHOW THE FLOWERS GROWWISE MEN OF GOTHAMTHE MILLER'S GUESTSADDLE TO RAGSTHE ROCK-A-BY LADYTHE SANDMANA DICTIONARYWORD LISTBeginning of this editionNext chapter →SARAH WITHERS Principal Elementary Grades and Critic Teacher Winthrop Normal and Industrial CollegeAll chapters and sections (69)Other sectionsTHIRD READERSARAH WITHERS Principal Elementary Grades and Critic Teacher Winthrop Normal and Industrial CollegeW.K. TATE Professor of Rural Education George Peabody College for Teachers Nashville, Tenn.TEACHERS' AIDSACKNOWLEDGMENTSOpening pagesIntroductory materialOther sectionsPHILEMON AND BAUCISTHE POPLAR TREEWHO LOVES THE TREES BEST?LEAVES IN AUTUMNA STORY OF BIRD LIFEBOB WHITEHOW MARY GOT A NEW DRESSTHE PLAID DRESSTHE GODDESS OF THE SILKWORMTHE FLAXTHE WONDERFUL WORLDTHE HILLMAN AND THE HOUSEWIFETHE ELF AND THE DORMOUSETHE BELL OF ATRIA DUMB WITNESSGIVING THANKSTHE HARE AND THE HEDGEHOGEPAMINONDASHOW BROTHER RABBIT FOOLED THE WHALE AND THE ELEPHANTA CHRISTMAS WISHTHE CHRISTMAS BELLSGOD BLESS THE MASTER OF THIS HOUSESQUEAKY AND THE SCARE BOXTHE GLAD NEW YEARMAKING THE BEST OF ITTHE ANIMALS AND THE MIRRORActs1234Act 4 · Other sectionsWINTER NIGHTHOPE'S DOLLNAHUM PRINCETHE LITTLE COOK'S REWARDROCK-A-BY, HUSH-A-BY, LITTLE PAPOOSETHE TAR WOLFTHE RABBIT AND THE WOLFBLOCK CITYA GOOD PLAYTHE MONKEY'S FIDDLETHE THREE TASKSTHE WORLD'S MUSICTHE SLEEPING BEAUTYTHE UGLY DUCKLINGTHE WHITE BLACKBIRDTHE BROWN THRUSHAct 1 · Acts1Act 2 · Acts2Act 3 · Acts3Act 3 · Other sectionsDONAL AND CONALWHO TOLD THE NEWS?THE BIRDS OF KILLINGWORTHTHE TRAILING ARBUTUSHIDDEN TREASURETHE LITTLE BROWN BROTHERHOW THE FLOWERS GROWWISE MEN OF GOTHAMTHE MILLER'S GUESTSADDLE TO RAGSTHE ROCK-A-BY LADYTHE SANDMANA DICTIONARYWORD LISTBYSARAH WITHERS Principal Elementary Grades and Critic Teacher Winthrop Normal and Industrial College →