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Stories and Story-Telling

by Angela M. Keyes

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Story-Telling
  3. 3Kinds of Stories to Tell
  4. 4The Principles of the Art of Telling Stories
  5. 5Getting the Story
  6. 6Telling the Story
  7. 7The Child’s Part in Story-Telling
  8. 8Stories — The Fairy Horseshoe
  9. 9The Mouse and the Sausage
  10. 10The Story of the Little Boy and the Little Dog
  11. 11The Story of the Two Cakes Who Loved Each Other in Silence
  12. 12How the Rooster Built a House of His Own
  13. 13Thumbelina
  14. 14Thumbelina
  15. 15Thumbelina
  16. 16Thumbelina
  17. 17Thumbelina
  18. 18Thumbelina
  19. 19Thumbelina
  20. 20Thumbelina
  21. 21A Visit From an Elf
  22. 22How the Cat Got All the Grain
  23. 23The Table and the Chair
  24. 24The Wonderful Ship
  25. 25The Clever Geese
  26. 26The Happy Prince
  27. 27The Dwarf Roots’ Story of the Pumpkin Seed
  28. 28A Horse’s Story
  29. 29A Bewitched Donkey
  30. 30The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean
  31. 31Mother Holle
  32. 32Tom Thumb
  33. 33Tom Thumb
  34. 34Tom Thumb
  35. 35Tom Thumb
  36. 36Tom Thumb
  37. 37Tom Thumb
  38. 38Tom Thumb
  39. 39Tom Thumb
  40. 40Tom Thumb
  41. 41Tom Thumb
  42. 42Tom Thumb
  43. 43The Two Brothers
  44. 44The Wooing
  45. 45Jack-the-Giant-Killer
  46. 46The Pixies’ Thanks
  47. 47The Cat and the Parrot
  48. 48Lampblack
  49. 49Lazy Jack
  50. 50The Time That Will Come Again
  51. 51The Owl’s Answer to Tommy
  52. 52The Story of Coquerico
  53. 53The Scarecrow
  54. 54Oeyvind and Marit
  55. 55Blunder
  56. 56The Golden Pears
  57. 57Some Very Short Stories — The Puppy’s Bark
  58. 58What Happened to the White Kitten
  59. 59A Conceited Grasshopper
  60. 60The Mouse’s Escape
  61. 61What the White Hen Did for the World
  62. 62The Golden Goose
  63. 63The Moon and Her Mother
  64. 64Mother Carey’s Chickens
  65. 65The Story of the Wee, Wee Bone
  66. 66The Missing Lamb
  67. 67The Ant and the Dove
  68. 68The Boy and the Nuts
  69. 69Did She Catch Him?
  70. 70The Bears at Play
  71. 71How the Grocer Played a Trick on Kit
  72. 72The Short Tale of the Rabbits Who Went Out to See the World
  73. 73The Dispute Between the Pot and the Kettle
  74. 74How the Turtle Got His Dinner
  75. 75The Caterpillar Caught in the Rain
  76. 76The Song the Cockle-Shell Sings
  77. 77The Water-Snail’s Ride
  78. 78It Takes Time to Grow
  79. 79The Fright They Had
  80. 80Himself
  81. 81Why the Canary Sang in His Cage
  82. 82Who the Bird Was
  83. 83How the Old Trout Served Tom
  84. 84A Clever Cow
  85. 85The Snowman
  86. 86The Race
  87. 87Brave Dan
  88. 88The Wind’s Frolic
  89. 89The Dead Canary
  90. 90The Swan’s Meal
  91. 91The Boy and the Frogs
  92. 92Sweet Porridge
  93. 93Finding a Home
  94. 94Did Jip Dine on Chicken?
  95. 95The Dog in the Manger
  96. 96The Two Apples
  97. 97The Dog and the Shadow
  98. 98The Quarrel
  99. 99What Happened to the Wax Doll
  100. 100The Routing of Tom
  101. 101Mrs. Vixen and Her Cubs at Play
  102. 102The Foolish Hoop
  103. 103How the Clock Came Into the Story
  104. 104Baby Goes on a Voyage
  105. 105The Runaways
  106. 106The Nail
  107. 107The Soap Bubbles
  108. 108The Peacock’s Tail
  109. 109How the Rooster Was Deceived
  110. 110The Shoes That Walked Most
  111. 111What O’Clock?
  112. 112The Wonderful Change
  113. 113How Nan and the Moon Went for a Walk
  114. 114What Christopher Columbus Did
  115. 115What the Moon Saw
  116. 116The Elf Who Stayed Out Too Late
  117. 117The Bold Weed
  118. 118Odds and Ends
  119. 119Abraham Lincoln’s Kindness
  120. 120The Ant and the Grasshopper
  121. 121The Donkey and the Mule
  122. 122Why the Magpie’s Nest Is Badly Made
  123. 123How Butterflies Came
  124. 124The Monkey Dances
  125. 125An April Fool Story
  126. 126The Foolish Puppies
  127. 127A Golden Story
  128. 128How the Clocks Played School
  129. 129How Mother Tabby Played With Her Kittens
  130. 130The Joke
  131. 131The Sisters
  132. 132The Lion and the Shepherd
  133. 133What Happened to the Balloon

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