CONTENTS

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The Monkey and the CrocodileJataka Tale[11]
The Hillman and the HousewifeJuliana H. Ewing[15]
The Fishing PartySouthern Folk Tale[18]
The Forest BailiffRussian Legend[27]
Bruin and Reynard PartnersScandinavian Folk Tale[35]
The Three WishesSwedish Legend[39]
The Pigtail (Poem)Translated by William Makepeace Thackeray[46]
The Stone LionCaptain W. P. O’Connor[48]
The Story that had No EndOld Folk Tale[54]
The King’s Rabbit KeeperNorse Legend[62]
The Leaping MatchH. C. Andersen[72]
The Clever TurtleEast Indian Tale[79]
Robin Goodfellow (Poem)Percy’s Reliques[83]
Merlin’s CragIrish Folk Tale[86]
The Story of Li’l’ HannibalCarolyn Sherwin Bailey[97]
How Timothy won the PrincessIrish Fairy Tale[106]
The Overturned CartAgnes C. Herbertson[123]
ChanticleerChaucer[138]
The Jackal and the AlligatorEast Indian Tale[149]
Finn and the Fairy ShoemakerIrish Legend[158]
Making the Best of itFrances Fox[173]
The Brownie of BlednockElizabeth Grierson[178]
How Olaf brought the Brownie BackOld English Tale[189]
The Poor Little Turkey GirlF. Cushing[197]
Meadow Fiddlers (Poem)Agnes McLellan Daulton[211]
Castle FortuneGerman Legend[213]
A Little Dutch Garden (Poem)Harriet Durban[222]
True FriendshipTranslated from the Greek by Mrs. Symonds[224]