The Turquoise Story Book
- Subtitle
- Stories and Legends of Summer and Nature
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1. Front matter2. THE TURQUOISE STORY BOOK3. INTRODUCTION4. SUMMER STORIES AND LEGENDS5. SUMMER6. HOW SUMMER CONQUERED WINTER (IROQUOIS LEGEND)7. A LEGEND OF THE FLOWERS (AUSTRALIAN)8. JUNE9. THE SUN-GODDESS Frank Rinder10. THE SUMMER MAKER (Ojibway Legend)11. SUMMER12. IN THE KITCHEN-GARDEN Mrs. Alfred Gatty13. GLAD DAY14. THE SUMMER PRINCESS Mrs. Molesworth15. MIDSUMMER16. SUMMER SKIES17. HOW THE SUN WAS CAUGHT AND FREED18. A DAY OF SUNSHINE19. PHAETON'S DRIVE IN THE SUN-CHARIOT20. SONG21. SUMMER SUN22. THE CLOUD Robert Reineck23. UNDINE Edward Abbott Parry24. LEGEND OF THE SUN, MOON, AND STARS (WYANDOTTE)25. THE PRINCESS MOONBEAM[1] Mary F. Nixon-Roulet26. THE MOON27. THE SPACIOUS FIRMAMENT ON HIGH28. GREEN FIELDS AND MEADOWS GAY29. NATURE'S SONG30. THE GIFT OF FLAX (NORSE LEGEND)31. THE STORY OF THE DEWDROP Lucile Corbett32. THE DEW MOTHER33. ORIGIN OF THE DANDELION (INDIAN LEGEND)34. PRINCE BUTTERFLY AND CLOVER35. A SONG OF CLOVER36. TITHONUS: A LEGEND OF THE GRASSHOPPER Lillian S. Hyde37. THE GRASSHOPPER38. THE GOLDEN GRASSHOPPER Charles Lamb39. A BLADE OF GRASS John Ruskin40. PRINCESS FIRE-FLY (JAPANESE LEGEND)41. JULY42. CUFF AND THE WOODCHUCK John Burroughs43. WHY THE LADY-BUG IS SAID TO BE BELOVED OF GOD Translated from the French by M. L. Cook44. SUMMER SPINNERS45. THE STORY OF ARACHNE (GREEK MYTH)46. HOW THE SPIDER MAKES ITS WEB[2] C. William Beebe47. THE FAIRY SPINNER (SOUTHERN TALE)48. MOTHER SPIDER Frances Gillespy Wickes49. IN BROOKS AND PONDS50. THE BROOK51. LEGEND OF THE WATER-LILY52. THE TALE OF TWO TAILS Mary H. Wilson53. ORIGIN OF BULLFROGS54. WOODLAND WATERS55. THE GRUBBIEST GRUB J. Bevan56. THE DRAGON-FLY57. ON THE WING58. HOW WOODPECKER CHANGED HIS COLOURS (MICMAC LEGEND)59. A RETORT FROM THE CATBIRD60. WOODPECKER LIFE Margaret Coulson Walker61. KINGFISHER'S NECKLACE AND RUFFLE62. OWL WISDOM Frances Wright63. BIRDS' NESTS Ernest Ingersoll64. HATTO THE HERMIT: THE LEGEND OF A BIRD'S NEST Selma Lagerlöf65. UNDER GREENWOOD TREES66. SONG67. THE PLUCKY PRINCE68. THE OAK69. SUMMER SNOW Mrs. Humphrey Ward70. THE BOY WHO HATED TREES Alice L. Beckwith71. THE FRIENDLY SUMMER TREES Frank A. Waugh72. FOREST DAY Selma Lagerlöf73. WOODMAN, SPARE THAT TREE74. IN AN OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN75. HOW THE ROSE BECAME QUEEN Albert Bigelow Paine76. MORNING GLORIES77. WHY ROSES HAVE THORNS (ALGONQUIN LEGEND)78. SWEET PEAS79. A LEGEND OF THE PRIMROSE80. EVENING PRIMROSES81. LEGEND OF THE LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY Albert Bigelow Paine82. KATRINA'S SUN-DIAL83. THE THREE LITTLE BUTTERFLIES84. THE PINKS85. THE FLOWER'S THANKS Lyman Abbott86. PANSIES87. THE LITTLE HEARTSEASE88. LEGEND OF THE RED GERANIUM89. ENCHANTED TULIPS90. IRIS91. THE YELLOW-BIRD[3]92. ORIGIN OF THE SUNFLOWER (GREEK MYTH)93. THE BLUEBELL94. THE DEW MOTHER'S GIFT TO THE ROSE95. A YELLOW PANSY96. MIGNONETTE97. FLOWERS98. ON A MIDSUMMER DAY99. THE FRIENDLY COWSLIP BELLS100. FAIRY DAWN101. ROBIN GOODFELLOW Ernest Rhys102. A QUARREL IN FAIRYLAND (Arranged from "A Midsummer Night's Dream")103. SCENE I104. SCENE II105. SCENE III106. IN THE COOL OF THE EVENING107. Transcriber's Note