FOR THE STORY-TELLER

by

FANNY E. COE

GEORGE G. HARRAP & CO. LTD.

LONDON          CALCUTTA          SYDNEY

Preface

Contents

The Fox and the Wolf

A Russian Fable

The Fox and the Cat[1]

R. NESBIT BAIN

The Hobyahs

CAROLYN SHERWIN BAILEY

How the Sun, the Moon, and the Wind went out to Dinner[3]

FANNY E. COE

A Legend of the North Wind

MARY CATHERINE JUDD

How the Robin's Breast became Red

FLORA J. COOKE

How the Robin Came[4]

The Story of the Red-Headed Woodpecker[5]

The Little Rabbits[6]

JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS

"Heyo, House"[7]

JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS

Teenchy Duck[8]

FRÉDÉRIC ORTOLI

Teenchy Duck finds a Purse of Gold

Teenchy Duck's Friends go with her on her Quest

What befell Teenchy Duck at the Castle

St Christopher

Wondering Jack[9]

JAMES BALDWIN

The Brothers set out to seek their Fortunes

Their Adventures by the Way

Jack's Victory at the Palace

The Feast of Lanterns[10]

Wang Chih watches a Game of Chess

The Sad Consequences

Wang Chih visits the Fire Dragon

Wang Chih visits the White Hare of the Moon

Prince Harweda and the Magic Prison

The Hop-about Man[11]

AGNES GROZIER HERBERTSON

The Street Musicians

LIDA MCMURRY

The Straw Ox[12]

R. NESBIT BAIN

The Necklace of Truth

JEAN MACÉ

Anders' New Cap[14]

ANNA WOHLENBERG

Dust under the Rug

MAUD LINDSAY

A Night with Santa Claus

ANNIE R. ANNAN

The Story of Li'l' Hannibal

CAROLYN SHERWIN BAILEY

How Wry-Face played a Trick on One-Eye the Potato-Wife[15]

AGNES GROZIER HERBERTSON

The Overturned Cart

The Magic Potato Plant

The Strange Apple Pie

The Lumpy Mattress

The Fairy Sack of Pearls

The Pot of Gold

HORACE E. SCUDDER

Chrif begins the Search

Chrif in the New Land

Chrif at the Palace

Chrif and his Books

Chrif's Return

The Frog-Tsarevna[16]

R. NESBIT BAIN

Oeyvind and Marit[20]

BJÖRNE BJÖRNESON

The Emperor's New Clothes

Rhœcus[21]

FANNY E. COE

King Solomon and the Ants

FLORA J. COOKE

The Story of Pegasus

FANNY E. COE

The Wolf-Mother of Saint Ailbe

ABBIE FARWELL BROWN

Ailbe's Babyhood

Ailbe leaves his Forest Home

Ailbe finds the Wolf-Mother again

Who was the Mightier?[22]

FANNY E. COE

Hans the Shepherd Boy

ELLA LYMAN CABOT

Nathan and the Bear

M. A. L. LANE

The Man on the Chimney

FANNY E. COE

Pocahontas

E. A. AND M. F. BLAISDELL

The Day Kit and Kat went Fishing

LUCY FITCH PERKINS

At Home

On the Dyke

On the Pier

On the Beach

The Honest Farmer

ELLA LYMAN CABOT

Damon and Pythias

ELLA LYMAN CABOT

Lincoln's Unvarying Kindness

FANNY E. COE

How Molly spent her Sixpence

ELIZA ORNE WHITE (Adapted)

Molly's Start

Molly's Perplexities

Molly's Purchases

Hans and his Dog

MAUD LINDSAY

The Golden Coin

The Silver Chain

The Saint Bernard Dog

The Rescue

The Story-Teller's Series

THE BOOK OF STORIES

Books for Story-Tellers