CONTENTS

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STORY-TELLING[1]
Kinds of Stories to Tell[12]
The Principles of the Art of Telling Stories[15]
Getting the Story[16]
Telling the Story[33]
The Child’s Part in Story-Telling[62]
STORIES[75]
The Fairy HorseshoeA. M. K.[77]
The Mouse and the SausageFrench Folk Tale[79]
The Story of the Little Boy and the Little DogA. M. K.[81]
The Story of the Two Cakes that Loved Each Other in SilenceHans Christian Andersen[84]
How the Rooster Built a House of His OwnA. M. K.[85]
ThumbelinaHans Christian Andersen[88]
A Visit from an ElfA. M. K.[101]
How the Cat Got all the GrainEastern Folk Tale[103]
The Table and the ChairEdward Lear[104]
The Wonderful ShipA. M. K.[106]
The Clever GeeseA. M. K.[109]
The Happy PrinceOscar Wilde[110]
The Dwarf Roots’ Story of the Pumpkin SeedA. M. K.[121]
A Horse’s StoryFrom Anna Sewell[126]
A Bewitched DonkeyA. M. K.[130]
The Straw, the Coal, and the BeanFolk Tale[136]
Mother HolleFolk Tale[138]
Tom ThumbEnglish Folk Tale[143]
The Two BrothersFolk Tale[158]
The WooingA. M. K.[162]
Jack-the-Giant-KillerEnglish Folk Tale[165]
The Pixies’ ThanksA. M. K.[167]
The Cat and the ParrotEastern Folk Tale[170]
LampblackLa Ramée[174]
Lazy JackFolk Tale[183]
The Time that Will Come AgainA. M. K.[188]
The Owl’s Answer to TommyFrom Mrs. Ewing’s Brownies[197]
The Story of CoquericoSpanish Folk Tale[204]
The ScarecrowA. M. K.[209]
Oeyvind and MaritBjörnstjerne Björnson[214]
BlunderLouise E. Chollet[219]
The Golden PearsFolk Tale[227]
SOME VERY SHORT STORIES[237]