Blow thro’ the living world, “Let the King reign!”
And that was the coming of King Arthur.
FOOTNOTES
[3] By permission of the author, and publishers.
CHAPTER VIII
Holiday and Vacation Stories
Stories fitted to the holiday seasons, and the out-door stories of vacation time are always a source of delight to both story-teller and listeners. Each holiday has its quota of timely stories; and by no other means can the spirit and the lesson of a special day or season be more vividly impressed upon a child’s mind than by a well-chosen, well-told story. Many mothers and teachers understand this, and a still larger number would find undreamed-of pleasure and resultant good in a practical test of the statement.
The spirit of Thanksgiving may be made active in the child and a lasting impetus for good imparted through stories which are strong, and full of the Thanksgiving atmosphere.
The same is true of stories pertaining to Christmas, to New Year’s, to Washington’s and Lincoln’s Birthdays, to Memorial Day, and to all other days that are generally observed, and whose lessons teachers are expected to impress.
In making up special day programs, if teachers will devote one number to a good, strong story, appropriate to the occasion, it will prove not only one of the most interesting features of the day, but the one which will make the most lasting impression. This applies to the higher grades even more emphatically than to the lower grades where stories are more frequently told, and are, in consequence, less of a treat and an innovation.