Front matter
Reading edition
The Jewel Series
THE DIAMOND STORY BOOK. Compiled by Penrhyn W. Coussens. Illustrations in color by Ethel Green.
THE EMERALD STORY BOOK. Stories of Spring, Nature, and Easter. By Ada and Eleanor Skinner. Frontispiece in color by Maxfield Parrish.
THE RUBY STORY BOOK. Tales of Courage and Heroism. Retold by Penrhyn W. Coussens. Frontispiece in color by Maxfield Parrish.
THE SAPPHIRE STORY BOOK. Tales of the Sea. Collected and retold by Penrhyn W. Coussens. Frontispiece in color by Maxfield Parrish.
THE TOPAZ STORY BOOK. Stories and Legends of Autumn, Hallowe’en, and Thanksgiving. Compiled by Ada M. and Eleanor L. Skinner. Frontispiece in color by Maxfield Parrish.
THE TURQUOISE STORY BOOK. Stories and Legends of Summer and Nature. By Ada M. and Eleanor L. Skinner. Frontispiece in color by Maxfield Parrish.
THE PEARL STORY BOOK. Stories and Legends of Winter, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Compiled by Ada M. and Eleanor L. Skinner. Frontispiece in color by Maxfield Parrish.
THE GARNET STORY BOOK. Tales of Cheer both Old and New. Compiled by Ada M. and Eleanor L. Skinner. Frontispiece in color by Dugald S. Walker.
THE JADE STORY BOOK. Stories from the Orient. Compiled by Penrhyn W. Coussens. Frontispiece in color by Dugald Stewart Walker.
Drawn by Dugald Stewart Walker
THE
JADE STORY BOOK
Stories from the Orient
BY
PENRHYN W. COUSSENS
Author of “The Diamond Story Book,” “The Ruby Story Book,” “The
Sapphire Story Book.” Editor of “One Thousand Books for Children,”
“A Child’s Book of Stories,” “Poems Children Love,” etc.
FRONTISPIECE BY
DUGALD STEWART WALKER
NEW YORK
DUFFIELD AND COMPANY
1922
Copyright, 1922, by
DUFFIELD & COMPANY
Printed in the United States of America
TO MY
DEAREST PAL
MY WIFE