CONTENTS

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Out of Door Neighbors[1]
The Cat and the Birds[3]
Why Ravens Croak[6]
The Proud Crow[8]
The Wolf and the Kid[12]
Queer Chickens[17]
Little DucksRobert Mack[21]
Once Upon a Time[23]
The Caterpillar[25]
Who is Strongest?[27]
Lambikin[37]
The Ant and the Mouse[46]
Songs of Life[51]
The Brook[53]
The Little Brook[55]
Calling the VioletLucy Larcom[59]
The WindMary Lamb[61]
The WindChristina Rossetti[62]
The WindR. L. Stevenson[63]
The Leaf’s Journey[64]
Sweet and LowTennyson[69]
Sleep, Baby, Sleep!From the German[70]
Stars and Daisies[71]
Lady MoonLord Houghton[73]
With Nature’s Children[75]
The Little Shepherdess[77]
DiscontentSarah Orne Jewett[81]
Belling the Cat[84]
Three of us KnowMarie Van Vorst[91]
The Dandelion[93]
The Magpie’s Lesson[95]
The BluebirdMrs. Emily Huntington Miller[100]
The Wolf and the Stork[102]
The Indian Mother’s LullabyCharles Myall[103]
In Story Land[105]
How Mrs. White Hen helped Rose[107]
The SandmanMarie Van Vorst[115]
Billy Binks[117]
Some Things to think About[131]
When the Little Boy ran Away[133]
How the Bean got its Black Seam[138]
FriendsL. G. Warner[145]
Help One Another[147]
With our Feathered Friends[149]
The Drowning of Mr. Leghorn[151]
The Starving of Mrs. Leghorn[160]
Mr. and Mrs. Leghorn to the Rescue[172]
Vocabulary[179]