World Stories Retold for Modern Boys and Girls
One Hundred and Eighty-seven Five-minute Classic Stories
for Retelling in Home, Sunday School, Children's Services,
Public School Grades and "The Story-hour" in Public
Libraries
Free
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English
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WORLD STORIES RETOLD
PREFACE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Part I The Art of Story-Telling
I VALUE OF STORIES
STORIES IN THE HOME
THE FATHER AS STORY-TELLER
STORIES IN THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL
STORIES IN CHURCH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN[1]
STORIES IN THE KINDERGARTEN
STORIES IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
STORIES AND THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
STORIES IN SETTLEMENTS
STORIES IN BOYS’ CAMPS
II THE PERIODS OF INTEREST IN STORIES
1. THE PERIOD OF BABYHOOD
2. THE PERIOD OF EARLY CHILDHOOD
3. THE PERIOD OF LATER CHILDHOOD
4. THE PERIOD OF BOYHOOD AND GIRLHOOD
5. THE PERIOD OF EARLY YOUTH
6. THE PERIOD OF LATER YOUTH—YOUNG PEOPLE
III TYPES OF STORIES TO TELL
1. BIBLE STORIES
2. MISSIONARY STORIES
3. PLAY STORIES
4. FAIRY AND FOLK-TALES
5. FABLES
6. MYTHS
7. LEGENDS
8. NATURE STORIES
9. ALLEGORICAL STORIES
10. HISTORICAL STORIES
11. BIOGRAPHICAL STORIES
12. ALTRUISTIC STORIES
13. LOVE STORIES
14. VOCATIONAL STORIES
15. INSTRUCTIONAL STORIES
16. HUMOROUS STORIES
IV PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR STORY-TELLING
1. ENCOURAGEMENT
2. TELL THE STORY
3. SELECT THE STORY
4. MAKE THE STORY YOUR OWN
5. MASTER THE FOUR PARTS OF YOUR STORY
6. INTRODUCING YOUR STORY
7. RETELL YOUR STORIES
8. LET CHILDREN REPRODUCE YOUR STORIES
V GAMES WITH STORIES
FINGER STORIES
PLAYING THE STORIES
DRAMATIZATION OF STORIES
VI USE OF THE ETHICAL INDEX
Part II Stories to Tell
I FAIRY AND WONDER TALES
1. THE RUNAWAY PANCAKE
2. THE LITTLE RED HEN
3. THE GOLDEN GOOSE
4. DIAMONDS AND TOADS
5. THE FROG KING
6. RED RIDINGHOOD
7. GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS
8. THE SLEEPING BEAUTY[5]
9. JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK
10. JACK, THE GIANT-KILLER
11. ALADDIN AND HIS WONDERFUL LAMP
12. BOOTS AND HIS BROTHERS
II FABLES
1. THE BOY AND THE NUTS
2. THE GOOSE WITH THE GOLDEN EGGS
3. THE DOG IN THE MANGER
4. THE TOADSTOOL AND THE ACORN
5. THE BOYS AND THE FROGS
6. THE DOVE AND THE ANT
7. THE FOX AND THE GRAPES
8. THE CROW AND THE PITCHER
9. THE WIND AND THE SUN
10. THE SHEPHERD BOY AND THE WOLF
11. THE LION AND THE FOX
12. THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE
13. ONE GOOD TRICK
14. THE CONCEITED GRASSHOPPER
15. THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT
16. THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER
17. THE FOX WITHOUT A TAIL
18. THE BOY AND THE ECHO
19. THE CAMEL IN THE TENT
20. THE MONKEY AND THE CATS
21. THE LION AND THE MOUSE
22. THE LARKS IN THE WHEAT-FIELD
23. THE MILLER AND HIS DONKEY
24. THE PERSIAN AND HIS SONS
III FOLK-TALES
1. WHY THE BEAR HAS A STUMPY TAIL
2. WHY THE ROBIN’S BREAST IS RED
3. THE MAN IN THE MOON
4. PROMETHEUS, THE GREEK FIRE-GIVER[6]
5. PHAETHON’S WONDERFUL RIDE
6. THE STORY OF THE SUNFLOWER
7. THE GOLDEN TOUCH
8. SAINT GEORGE AND THE DRAGON
9. SAINT PATRICK AND THE SNAKES
10. THE COYOTE AND THE INDIAN FIRE-BRINGER
IV FAVORITES
1. THE UGLY DUCKLING
2. THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER
3. THE CLOUD
4. THE GREAT STONE FACE
5. TOM, THE CHIMNEY-SWEEP
6. WHERE LOVE IS, GOD IS
7. THE PIED PIPER
8. DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT
9. THE BOY WHO HATED TREES
10. THE PRINCE WHO HATED SPIDERS AND FLIES
11. TIRED OF BEING A LITTLE GIRL
12. THE ELEPHANT AND THE TAILOR
13. THE LOST CAMEL
14. THE STORY WITHOUT AN END
V CHRISTMAS STORIES
1. SAINT CHRISTOPHER
2. THE FIR TREE
3. THE CHRISTMAS GIFT
4. THE GOLDEN COBWEBS
5. THE LEGEND OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE
VI BIBLE STORIES FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT
1. HOW THE WORLD WAS MADE
2. HOW A HAPPY HOME WAS LOST
3. THE FIRST TWO BROTHERS
4. THE FLOOD AND THE RAINBOW
5· THE GENEROUS UNCLE AND THE SELFISH NEPHEW
6. THE OBLIGING GIRL AT THE WELL
7. THE LADDER THAT REACHED TO HEAVEN
8. THE SLAVE-BOY WHO BECAME A PRINCE
9. THE BABY BROTHER IN A BASKET-BOAT
10. WHY BOYS TAKE OFF THEIR HATS IN CHURCH
II. THE BOY WHO LIVED IN A CHURCH
12. THE DAUGHTER WHO HONORED HER MOTHER
13. THE SHEPHERD-BOY WHO SLEW A GIANT
14. THE ARROW-BOY AND THE TWO FRIENDS
15. THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE
16. THE BABIES AND THE WISE JUDGE
17. THE LITTLE BOY KING
18. THE WOMAN WHO SHARED HER LAST LOAF
19. THE SLAVE-GIRL WHO HELPED A GREAT CAPTAIN
20. FOUR COLLEGE BOYS WHO KEPT STRONG
21. FOUR FRIENDS IN THE FIERY FURNACE
22. THE MAN WHO WAS NOT AFRAID TO PRAY
23. THE GOLDEN SCEPTER IN THE PALACE OF THE LILY
VII BIBLE STORIES FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT
1. THE FIRST CHRISTMAS DAY
2. THE WISE MEN AND THE STAR
3. WHEN JESUS WAS A BOY
4. WHEN JESUS WAS LOST
5. WHEN JESUS LEFT HIS CARPENTER SHOP
6. WHEN JESUS WON HIS GREAT VICTORY
7. THE CHILDREN’S FRIEND
8. THE MAID AWAKENED
9. THE BOY WITH HIS LUNCH
10. THE DWARF IN THE MULBERRY TREE
11. THE GOOD NEIGHBOR
12. THE STORM-KING
13. THE KING WITH THE BASIN AND THE TOWEL
14. WHEN JESUS WAS FORSAKEN
15. THE FIRST EASTER DAY
16. THE CRIPPLE AT THE BEAUTIFUL GATE
17. THE GIRL WHO KNEW SHE WAS RIGHT
18. THE PRISONER AND THE SHIPWRECK
19. THE SLAVE WHO RAN AWAY FROM HIS MASTER
VIII GENERAL HISTORICAL STORIES
1. HORATIUS AT THE BRIDGE
2. DAMON AND PYTHIAS
3. ANDROCLES AND THE LION
4. CORNELIA AND HER JEWELS
5. KING ALFRED AND THE CAKES
6. BRUCE AND THE SPIDER
7. THE INCHCAPE BELL
8. SIR WALTER RALEIGH
9. SIR PHILIP SIDNEY
10. THE BELL OF JUSTICE
11. NAPOLEON AND THE DRUMMER-BOY
12. PICCIOLA
13. THE EMPEROR AND THE BIRD’S NEST
14. THE SWISS PATRIOT AND THE SPEARS
15. THE EMPEROR AND THE GOOSE-BOY
16. THE EMPEROR AND THE SCHOOL CHILDREN
17. TOLSTOY’S DAUGHTER AND THE PEASANT BOY
18. THE WRISTS BOUND WITH THE RED THREAD
19. “LITTLE TEN MINUTES”
IX AMERICAN HISTORICAL STORIES
1. HOW AMERICA WAS FOUND
2. HOW AMERICA WAS NAMED
3. THE MAN WHO FIRST SAILED AROUND THE WORLD
4. THE LOST COLONY
5. POCAHONTAS
6. THE INDIANS’ GUNPOWDER HARVEST
7. THE MAYFLOWER AND THE PILGRIMS
8. THE FIRST THANKSGIVING DAY
9. REBECCA AND THE SNAKE
10. THE BRIDE WORTH HER WEIGHT IN SILVER
11. EVANGELINE AND THE BURNING OF ACADIA
12. THE FIRST COLLEGE IN AMERICA
13. THE BOSTON TEA PARTY
14. PAUL REVERE’S RIDE
15. NATHAN HALE
16. GENERAL REED AND THE BRIBE
17. THE FIRST FOURTH OF JULY
18. WASHINGTON’S CHRISTMAS VICTORY
19. THE HEROINE OF NORTH CAROLINA
20. THE HEROINE OF OHIO
21. PUTNAM AND THE WOLF
22. BOONE AND HIS SWING
23. KIT CARSON AND THE BEARS
24. THE HEROINE OF GETTYSBURG
25. HOBSON AND THE MERRIMAC
26. BETSY ROSS AND THE FLAG
27. THE MAN WHO WROTE “AMERICA”
X HEROES OF PEACE
1. THE BOY HERO OF HOLLAND
2. THE GERMAN PATRIOT AND THE BARLEY-FIELDS
3. THE JAPANESE AND THE EARTHQUAKE
4. THE RUSSIAN SERVANT
5. GRACE DARLING
6. THE SURVEYOR AND THE LITTLE BOY
7. ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND THE PIG
8. GLADSTONE AND THE STREET-SWEEPER
9. GARIBALDI AND THE LOST LAMB
10. HOVENDEN AND THE LITTLE BOY
11. THE BOY AND THE TRAIN
12. THE BOY AND THE MAD DOG
13. THE GIRL AND HER RED PETTICOAT
14. THE NEWSBOY OF GARY
XI MODERN BOYS AND GIRLS WHO BECAME USEFUL
1. LONGFELLOW, POET
2. MOZART, MUSICIAN
3. OLE BULL, VIOLINIST
4. LOUISA MAY ALCOTT, AUTHOR
5. ROSA BONHEUR, PAINTER
6. JENNY LIND, SINGER
7. LINCOLN, EMANCIPATION PRESIDENT
8. HORACE GREELEY, EDITOR
9. AUDUBON, NATURALIST
10. EDISON, WIZARD OF ELECTRICITY
11. BURBANK, FAIRY GODFATHER OF THE ORCHARDS
12. MARY LYON, EDUCATOR
13. FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, NURSE
14. FRANCES E. WILLARD, REFORMER
15. LIVINGSTONE, MISSIONARY-EXPLORER
16. SPURGEON, PREACHER
17. GRENFELL, MEDICAL MISSIONARY
18. WRIGHT BROTHERS, AVIATORS
19. JANE ADDAMS, SETTLEMENT WORKER
20. HELEN KELLER, MARVEL
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF STORIES
ETHICAL INDEX OF STORIES
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