The Junior Classics constitute a set of books whose contents will delight children and at the same time satisfy the legitimate ethical requirements of those who have the children’s best interests at heart.

Charles W. Eliot

NOTE

Notices of copyright on material used in these volumes appear on the back of the title pages of the particular volumes in which the stories are printed. A complete list of acknowledgments to authors and publishers, for their kind permission to use copyrighted material, is given on pages 3 to 6 of Volume Ten.

CONTENTS

[INTRODUCTION]Charles, W. Eliot
[PREFACE]William Patten

TALES OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS
[Manabozho]H. R. Schoolcraft
[Why the Diver Duck Has So Few Tail Feathers]H. R. Schoolcraft
[Manabozho Changed to Wolf]H. R. Schoolcraft
[Why the Woodpecker has Red Feathers]H. R. Schoolcraft
[Manabozho is Robbed]H. R. Schoolcraft
[Manabozho and the Woodpeckers]H. R. Schoolcraft
[The Boy and the Wolves]Andrew Lang
[The Indian Who Lost His Wife]Andrew Lang

TALES FROM INDIA
[Punchkin]E. Frere
[The Sun, Moon and Wind]E. Frere
[Why the Fish Laughed]Joseph Jacob
[The Farmer and Money Lender]Joseph Jacob
[Pride Goeth Before a Fall]Joseph Jacob
[The Wicked Sons]Joseph Jacob
[Tiger, Brahman, and Jackal]Flora Annie Steel
[The Lambikin]Flora Annie Steel
[The Rat’s Wedding ]Flora Annie Steel
[The Jackal and the Partridge]Flora Annie Steel
[The Jackal and the Crocodile]Flora Annie Steel
[The Jackal and the Iguana]Flora Annie Steel
[The Bear’s Bad Bargain]Flora Annie Steel
[The Thief and the Fox]Ramaswami Raju
[The Farmer and the Fox]Ramaswami Raju
[The Fools and the Drum]Ramaswami Raju
[The Lion and the Goat]Ramaswami Raju
[The Glowworm and Jackdaw]Ramaswami Raju
[The Camel and the Pig]Ramaswami Raju
[The Dog and the Dog Dealer]Ramaswami Raju
[The Tiger, Fox, and Hunters]Ramaswami Raju
[The Sea, the Fox, and the Wolf]Ramaswami Raju
[The Fox in the Well]Ramaswami Raju

TALES FROM THE NORSELAND
[Ashiepattle]P. C. Asbjörnsen
[The Squire’s Bride]P. C. Asbjörnsen
[The Doll in the Grass]P. C. Asbjörnsen
[The Bear and the Fox]P. C. Asbjörnsen
[The Lad Who Went to the North Wind]Sir George W. Dasent
[The Husband Who Was to Mind the House]Sir George W. Dasent
[How One Went Out to Woo]Sir George W. Dasent
[Why the Bear is Stumpy-Tailed]Sir George W. Dasent
[Boots and the Princess]Sir George W. Dasent
[The Witch in the Stone Boat]Andrew Lang

TALES FROM FRANCE, SPAIN, AND POLAND
[The Snuffbox]Paul Sébillot
[The Golden Blackbird]Paul Sébillot
[The Half-Chick]Andrew Lang
[The Three Brothers]Hermann R. Kletke
[The Glass Mountain]Hermann R. Kletke

TALES FROM RUSSIA
[Huntsman the Unlucky]John T. Naaké
[Story of Little Simpleton]John T. Naaké
[The Golden Fish]Lillian M. Gask

TALES FROM SERBIA
[The Wonderful Hair]W.S. Karajich
[The Language of Animals]W.S. Karajich
[The Emperor Trojan’s Ears]W.S. Karajich
[The Maiden Who Was Wiser Than the King]W.S. Karajich

AN IRISH TALE
[The Three Sons]Lady Gregory

TALES FROM CHINA AND JAPAN
[Hok Lee and the Dwarfs]Andrew Lang
[A Dreadful Boar]Adele M. Fielde
[The Five Queer Brothers]Adele M. Fielde
[The Accomplished Teakettle]A.B. Mitford
[Adventures of Little Peachling]A.B. Mitford

A TALE FROM NEW GUINEA
[The Two Lizards]Annie Ker

A TALE FROM JAMAICA
[De King and De Peafowl]Mary P. Milne-Horne

SOME OLD FAVORITES
[Hansel and Grethel]W. and J. Grimm
[Thumbling]W. and J. Grimm
[The Six Swans]W. and J. Grimm
[Snow-White and Rose-Red]W. and J. Grimm
[The Ugly Duckling]Hans C. Andersen
[The Tinder-Box]Hans C. Andersen
[The Constant Tin Soldier]Hans C. Andersen
[The Fir Tree]Hans C. Andersen
[The Flying Trunk]Hans C. Andersen
[The Darning Needle]Hans C. Andersen
[Pen and Inkstand]Hans C. Andersen
[Cinderella]Miss Mulock
[Little Red Riding-Hood]Charles Perrault
[The Story of the Three Bears]Robert Southey
[Puss in Boots]Charles Perrault
[Jack the Giant-Killer]Joseph Jacobs
[Tom Thumb]Joseph Jacobs
[Blue Beard]Charles Perrault
[The Brave Little Tailor]Anonymous
[The Sleeping Beauty]Charles Perrault
[The Fair One With Golden Locks]Miss Mulock
[Beauty and the Beast]Mme. d’Aulnoy
[Jack and the Beanstalk]Anonymous
[Hop-o’-My-Thumb]Joseph Jacobs
[The Goose-Girl]Anonymous
[He Who Knew Not Fear]Anonymous

THE FABLES OF ÆSOP
[The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse]Æsop
[The Man, Boy, and Donkey]Æsop
[The Shepherd’s Boy]Æsop
[Androcles]Æsop
[The Fox and the Stork]Æsop
[The Crow and the Pitcher]Æsop
[The Frogs Desiring a King]Æsop
[The Frog and the Ox]Æsop
[The Cock and the Pearl]Æsop
[The Fox Without a Tail]Æsop
[The Fox and the Cat]Æsop
[The Dog in the Manger]Æsop
[The Fox and the Goat]Æsop
[Belling the Cat]Æsop
[The Jay and the Peacock]Æsop
[The Ass and the Lap-Dog]Æsop
[The Ant and the Grasshopper]Æsop
[The Woodman and the Serpent]Æsop
[The Milkmaid and Her Pail]Æsop
[The Lion and the Mouse]Æsop
[Hercules and the Waggoner]Æsop
[The Lion’s Share]Æsop
[The Fox and the Crow]Æsop
[The Dog and the Shadow]Æsop
[The Wolf and the Lamb]Æsop
[The Bat, Birds, and Beasts]Æsop
[The Belly and the Members]Æsop
[The Fox and the Grapes]Æsop
[The Swallow and the Birds]Æsop

ILLUSTRATIONS

HE OFTEN TREMBLED AT WHAT HE HEARD AND SAW, Manabozho the Mischief-Maker, Frontispiece illustration in color from the painting by Dan Sayre Groesbeck

WHILE THEY WERE STUPIDLY STARING, THE KETTLE BEGAN FLYING ABOUT THE ROOM, The Accomplished and Lucky Teakettle, From the painting by Warwick Goble

A VERY OLD WOMAN, WALKING UPON CRUTCHES, CAME OUT, Hansel and Grethel, From the painting by Arthur Rackham