To
the Boys and Girls of Auburndale,
Massachusetts, this book is
affectionately inscribed
Contents
- [The Bretton Family] 9
- [The Silk House] 22
- [Père Benedict] 34
- [A Supper Party] 52
- [The Silkworms] 63
- [Busy Days] 76
- [The Silk Harvest] 90
- [Pierre Makes a Friend] 100
- [Henri Makes a Suggestion] 120
- [The Awakening of the Chrysalis] 133
- [Pierre Takes Another Journey] 144
- [The Home-Coming] 156
- [Pierre Takes the Helm] 172
- [Pierre as a Teacher] 182
- [The Great Surprise] 206
Illustrations
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- [It Was a Race to Pick the Leaves] Frontispiece
- ["It Is Like a Fairy Story"] 46
- [He Led the Way Into a Long Room] 108
- ["Go on Tiptoe"] 140
- [A Royal Feast] 169
- ["I Shall Do My Best"] 190
THE STORY OF SILK
CHAPTER I
THE BRETTON FAMILY
