Stories Dealing with the Success of the Youngest Child.
(This is sometimes due to a kind action shown to some humble person or to an animal.)
- The Three Sons.
- (From The Kiltartan Wonderbook. By Lady Gregory.)
- The Flying Ship.
- (From Russian Fairy Tales. Nisbet Pain.)
- How Jesper Herded the Hares.
- (From The Violet Fairy Book. 12411. ccc. 6.)
- Youth, Life and Death.
- (From Myths and Folk Tales of Russians and Slavs. By Curtin.)
- Jack the Dullard. Hans Christian Andersen.
- (See list of [Andersen Stories].)
- The Enchanted Whistle.
- (From The Golden Fairy Book. 12411. c. 36.)
- The King's Three Sons.
- Hunchback and Brothers.
- (From Legends of the French Provinces. 1241. c. 2.)
- The Little Humpbacked Horse. (This story is more suitable for reading than telling.)
- (From Russian Wonder Tales. By Post Wheeler. 12410. dd. 30. Adam and Charles Black.)
- The Queen Bee. By Grimm. (See full list.)
- The Wonderful Bird.
- (From Roumanian Fairy Tales. Adapted by J. M. Percival. 12431. dd. 23. Henry Holt.)
Legends, Myths, Fairy Tales and Miscellaneous Stories.
- How the Herring became King.
- Joe Moore's Story.
- The Mermaid of Gob Ny Ooyl.
- King Magnus Barefoot.
- (From Manx Tales. By Sophia Morrison.)
- The Greedy Man.
- (From Contes Populaires Malgaches. By G. Ferrand. 2348. aaa. 19. Ernest Leroux.)
- Arbutus.
- Basil.
- Briony.
- Dandelion.
- (From Legends of Myths and Flowers. C. Skinner.)
- The Magic Picture.
- The Stone Monkey.
- Stealing Peaches.
- The Country of Gentlemen.
- Football on a Lake.
- (From Chinese Fairy Tales. Professor Giles.)
- The Lime Tree.
- Intelligence and Luck.
- The Frost, the Sun and Wind.
- (From Sixty Folk Tales. Wratislaw.)
- The Boy who Slept.
- The Gods Know. (This story must be shortened and adapted for narration.)
- (From Chinese Fairy Stories. By Pitman.)
- The Imp Tree.
- The Pixy Flower.
- Tom-Tit Tot.
- The Princess of Colchester.
- (From Fairy Gold. Ernest Rhys.)
- The Origin of the Mole.
- (From Cossack Fairy Tales. Selected by Nisbet Bain. 12431. f. 51. Lawrence and Bullen.)
- Dolls and Butterflies.
- (From Myths and Legends of Japan. Chapter VI.)
- The Child of the Forest.
- The Sparrow's Wedding.
- The Moon Maiden.
- (From Old World Japan. By Frank Binder.)
- The Story of Merlin. (For Young People.)
- (Told in Early British Heroes. Harkey.)
- The Isle of the Mystic Lake.
- (From Voyage of Maildun, “Old Celtic Romances.” P. W. Joice.)
- The Story of Baldur. (In Three Parts, for Young Children.)
- (From Heroes of Asgard. M. R. Earle. Macmillan.)
- Adalhero.
- (From Evenings with the Old Story-Tellers. See “Titles of Books.”)
- Martin, the Peasant's Son.
- (This is more suitable for reading. From Russian Wonder Tales. Post Wheeler.)
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.