1. Adventures of Nils.
Lagerlöf. Wonderful adventures of Nils.
Outline: The elf—The wild geese—Glimminge Castle
(cut)—The rat charmer—The great crane dance—on
Kullaberg—Ulvasa—Lady.
Do not tell a second story.
1. Persephone.
Best versions:
Adams. Myths of old Greece. (Proserpina.)
Hawthorne. Tanglewood tales. (Pomegranate seeds.)
Other versions:
Burt. Herakles, the hero of Thebes.
Cooke. Nature myths.
Cox. Tales of ancient Greece.
Francillon. Gods and heroes.
Mabie. Myths every child should know. (Hawthorne version.)
2. How the leaves came down. (Poem by Coolidge.)