Miscellaneous Stories.
- Versions of the Legend of Rip Van Winkle.
- Urashima.
- (From Myths and Legends of Japan. Hadland Davis.)
- The Monk and the Bird.
- (From the Book of Legends-Told Over Again. Horace Scudder.)
- Carob. (Talmud Legend.)
- (From Myths and Legends of Flowers. C. Skinner.)
- The Land of Eternal Youth.
- (From Child-Lore.)
- Catskin.
- Guy of Gisborne.
- King Henry and the Miller.
- (From Stories from Ballads. M. Macleod.)
- The Legend of the Black Prince.
- Why the Wolves no Longer Devour the Lambs on Xmas Night.
- (From Au Pays des Legendes. E. Herpin. 12430. bbb. 30. Hyacinthe Calliere.)
- The Coyote and the Locust.
- The Coyote and the Raven.
- (From Zuni Folk Tales. Cushing.)
- The Peacemaker. (From Legends of the Iroquois. W. V. Canfield.)
- The Story of the Great Chief of the Animals.
- The Story of Lion and Little Jackal.
- (From Kaffir Folk Tales. G. M. Theal.)
- The Legend of the Great St. Nicholas.
- The Three Counsels.
- (From Bulletin de Folk Lore. Liege. Academies, 987 ½.)
- The Tale of the Peasant Demyar.
- Monkey and the Pomegranate Tree.
- The Ant and the Snow.
- The Value of an Egg.
- The Padre and the Negro.
- Papranka.
- (From Tales of Old Lusitania. Coelho.)
- Kojata.
- The Lost Spear. (To be shortened.)
- The Hermit. By Voltaire.
- The Blue Cat. (From the French.)
- The Silver Penny.
- The Three Sisters.
- The Slippers of Abou-Karem.
- (From The Golden Fairy Book. 12411. e. 36. Hutchinson.)
- The Fairy Baby. (From Uncle Remus in Hansaland. By Mary and Newman Tremearne.)
- Why the Sole of a Man's Foot is Uneven.
- The Wonderful Hair.
- The Emperor Trojan's Goat Ears.
- The Language of Animals.
- Handicraft above Everything.
- Just Earnings are Never Lost.
- The Maiden who was Swifter than a Horse.
- (From Servian Stories and Legends.)
- Le Couple Silencieux.
- Le Mort Parlant.
- La Sotte Fiancee.
- Le Cornacon.
- Persin au Pot.
- (From Contes Populaires du Vallon. Aug. Gittée. 12430. h. 44.)
- The Rat and the Cat.
- The Two Thieves.
- The Two Rats.
- The Dog and the Rat.
- (From Contes Populaires Malgaches. 2348. aaa. 19. Gab. Ferrand.)
- Rua and Toka. (From The Maori Tales. Clark.)
- John and the Pig. (Old Hungarian Tales.) (This story is given for the same purpose as “Long Bow Story.” See Andrew Lang's Books.)
- Lady Clare.
- The Wolf-Child.
- (From Land of Grapes and Nuts.)
- The Ungrateful Man.
- The Faithful Servant. (In part.)
- Jovinian the Proud Emperor.
- The Knight and the King of Hungary.
- The Wicked Priest.
- The Emperor Conrad and the Count's Son.
- (From the Gesta Romanorum. 1155. e. I.)
- Virgil, the Emperor and the Truffles. (From Unpublished Legends of Virgil. Collected by C. G. Leland. 12411. eee. 15. Elliot Stock.)
- Seeing that All was Right. (A good story for boys.)
- La Fortuna.
- The Lanterns of the Strozzi Palace.
- (From Legends of Florence. Re-told by C. G. Leland. 12411. c.cc. 2. David Nutt.)
- The Three Kingdoms.
- Yelena the Wise.
- Seven Simeons.
- Ivan, the Bird and the Wolf.
- The Pig, the Deer and the Steed.
- Waters of Youth.
- The Useless Wagoner.
- (These stories need shortening and adapting. From Myths and Folk Tales of the Russian. Curtin.)
Miscellaneous Stories taken from the Andrew Lang Books.
- The Serpent's Gifts.
- Unlucky John.
- (From All Sorts of Story Books. 012704. aaa. 35.)
- Makoma. (A story for boys.)
- (From Orange Fairy Book. 12411. c. 36.)
- The Lady of Solace.
- How the Ass Became a Man Again.
- Amys and Amile.
- The Burning of Njal.
- Ogier the Dane.
- (From Red Book of Romance. 12411. bbb. 10.)
- The Heart of a Donkey.
- The Wonderful Tune.
- A French Puck.
- A Fish Story.
- (From The Lilac Fairy Book. 12411. de. 17.)
- East of the Sun and West of the Moon. (As a preparation for Cupid and Psyche.)
- (From The Blue Fairy Book. 12411. I. 3.)
- The Half Chick.
- The Story of Hok Lee and the Dwarfs.
- (From The Green Fairy Book. 12411.1. 6.)
- How to Find a True Friend. (To be given in shorter form.)
- (From The Crimson Fairy Book. 12411. c. 20.)
- The Long Bow Story. (This story makes children learn to distinguish between falsehood and romance.)
- (From The Olive Fairy Book. 12410. dd. 18.)
- Kanny, the Kangaroo.
- Story of Tom the Bear.
- (From The Animal Story Book.)
- The Story of the Fisherman.
- Aladdin and the Lamp. (This story should be divided and told in two sections.)
- The Story of Ali Cogia.
- (From the Arabian Nights Stories of Andrew Lang. All these stories are published by Longmans, Green & Co.)
The following titles are taken from the “Story-telling Magazine,” published 27 West 23rd Street, New York.
- March and the Shepherd.
- (Folk Lore from Foreign Lands. January, 1914.)
- The Two Young Lions.
- (From Fénélon's Fables and Fairy Tales. Translated by Marc T. Valette. March, 1914.)
- Why the Cat Spits at the Dog. (November, 1913.)
- The Story of Persephone. By R. T. Wyche. (September, 1913.)
- The Story of England's First Poet. By G. P. Krapp.
- (From In Oldest England, July, 1913.)
- The Three Goats. By Jessica Child. (For very young children. July, 1913.)
- The Comical History of the Cobbler and the King. (Chap. Book. 12331. i. 4.)
- (This story should be shortened to add to the dramatic
power.)
The two following stories, which are great favourites, should be told one after the other, one to illustrate the patient wife, and the other the patient husband.
- The Fisherman and his Wife. Hans. C. Andersen.
- (See Publishers of Andersen's Stories.)
- Hereafter This.
- (From More English Fairy Tales. By Jacobs. 12411. h. 23. David Nutt.)
- How a Man Found his Wife in the Land of the Dead. (This is a very dramatic and pagan story, to be used with discretion.)
- The Man without Hands and Feet.
- The Cockerel.
- (From Papuan Fairy Tales. Annie Ker.)
- The Story of Sir Tristram and La Belle Iseult. (To be told in shortened form.)
- (From Cornwall's Wonderland. Mabel Quiller Couch.)
- The Cat that Went to the Doctor.
- The Wood Anemone.
- Sweeter than Sugar.
- The Raspberry Caterpillar.
- (From Fairy Tales from Finland. Zopelius.)
- Dinevan the Emu.
- Goomble Gubbon the Bustard.
- (From Australian Legendary Lore. By Mrs. Langloh Parker. 12411. h. 13.)
- The Tulip Bed.
- (From English Fairy Book. Ernest Rhys.)
I have been asked so often for this particular story: I am glad to be able to provide it in very poetical language.
- The Fisherman and his Wife.
- The Wolf and the Kids.
- The Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet.
- The Old Man and his Grandson.
- Rumpelstiltskin.
- The Queen Bee.
- The Wolf and the Man.
- The Golden Goose.
- (From Grimm's Fairy Tales. By Mrs. Edgar Lucas. 12410. dd. 33. Constable.)
Stories from Hans C. Andersen.
(For young children.)
- Ole-Luk-Oie. (Series of seven.)
- What the Old Man Does is Always Right.
- The Princess and the Pea.
- Thumbelina.
- It's Quite True.
- Five Out of One Pod.
- Great Claus and Little Claus.
- Jack the Dullard.
- The Buckwheat.
- The Fir-Tree.
- The Little Tin Soldier.
- The Nightingale.
- The Ugly Duckling.
- The Swineherd.
- The Sea Serpent.
- The Little Match-Girl.
- The Gardener and the Family.
The two best editions of Hans C. Andersen's Fairy Tales are the translation by Mrs. Lucas, published by Dent, and the only complete English edition, published by W. A. and J. K. Craigie (Humphrey Milford, 1914).