The Art of the Story-Teller

by Marie L. Shedlock

19. From "Literary Values."

20. A story is told of Confucius, who, having attended a funeral,
presented his horse to the chief mourner. When asked why he bestowed
this gift, he replied: "I wept with the man, so I felt I ought to do something for him."

21. This experiment cannot be made with a group of children for
obvious reasons.

22. From an address on "The Cultivation of the Imagination."

23. "The House in the Wood" (Grimm), is another instance of triumph
for the youngest child.

24. See list of stories under this heading.

25. To be found in Andrew Lang's "The Violet Fairy Book."

26. To be found in Jacob's "More English Fairy Tales."

27. From the "Thabagata."

28. For selection of suitable stories among legends of the Saints,
see list of stories under the heading, "Stories from the Lives of the
Saints."