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Snow-White--Wilhelm and
Jakob Grimm 304 The Goose Girl--Wilhelm and Jakob Grimm 313 The
Golden Bird--Wilhelm and Jakob Grimm 318
FRENCH STORIES
Beauty and the Beast--Adapted by E. Nesbit 326 The White Cat--The
Comtesse d'Aulnoy 335 The Story of Pretty Goldilocks 341 Toads and
Diamonds 346
ENGLISH STORIES
The History of Tom-Thumb--Adapted by Ernest Rhys 349 Jack the
Giant Killer--Adapted by Joseph Jacobs 356 The Three
Sillies--Adapted by Joseph Jacobs 366
CELTIC STORIES
King O'Toole and his Goose--Adapted by Joseph Jacobs 370 The
Haughty Princess--Adapted by Patrick Kennedy 373 Jack and his
Master--Adapted by Joseph Jacobs 376 Hudden and Dudden and
Donald O'Neary Adapted by Joseph Jacobs 383 Connla of the Golden
Hair and the Fairy Maiden Adapted by Patrick Weston Joyce 389
ITALIAN STORIES
Pinocchio's Adventures in Wonderland--Carlo Lorenzini 394
JAPANESE STORIES
The Story of the Man who did not wish to Die Adapted by Yei

Theodora Ozaki 420 The Accomplished and Lucky Teakettle Adapted
by A. B. Mitford 427 The Tongue-cut Sparrow 428 Battle of the
Monkey and the Crab 429 Momotaro, or Little Peachling 431
Uraschina Taro and the Turtle 432
EAST INDIAN STORIES
The Son of Seven Queens--Adapted by Joseph Jacobs 436 Who Killed
the Otter's Babies--Adapted by Walter Skeat 444 The Alligator and the
Jackal--Adapted by M. Frere 446 The Farmer and the Money Lender
450 Tit for Tat--Adapted by M. Frere 452 Singh Rajah and the Cunning
Little Jackals Adapted by M. Frere 454
AMERICAN INDIAN STORIES
The White Stone Canoe--Adapted by H. R. Schoolcraft 456 The
Maiden who Loved a Fish 459 The Star Wife 462
ARABIAN STORIES
The Story of Caliph Stork 468 Persevere and Prosper--Adapted by A. R.
Montalba 473
CHINESE STORIES
The Most Frugal of Men 476 The Moon-Cake 477 The Ladle that Fell
from the Moon 478 The Young Head of the Family 480 A Dreadful
Boar 484
RUSSIAN STORIES
King Kojata 487 The Story of King Frost 492
TALES FOR TINY TOTS
Tell Us a Tale--Edward Shirley 496 Little Red Hen 497 In Search of a
Baby--F. Tapsell 498 Jock and I and the Others 500 Dolly Dimple--F.
Tapsell 502 The Tale of Peter Rabbit--Beatrix Potter 503 The Miller,
His Son, and Their Ass 506 The Visit to Santa Claus Land 507 The

Greedy Brownie 511 The Fairies' Passage--James Clarence Mangan
513 The World 515
FANCIFUL STORIES
White Magic 516 The Brownies--Juliana Horatia Ewing 517 The Story
of Peter Pan 522 Sir Lark and King Sun--George MacDonald 525 The
Imps in the Heavenly Meadow--Kate E. Bunce 526 The Birthday
Honors of the Fairy Queen--Hapgood Moore 531

ILLUSTRATIONS
Thumbelina Came to Live with the Field-Mouse (color) Frontispiece
Simple Simon Went a-Fishing Facing Page 6 There Was an Old
Woman Who Lived in a Shoe 8 Little Miss Muffet 8 Old Mother
Hubbard 18 The Death of Cock-Robin 26 "Who Has Been Tasting My
Soup?" 34 It Was Her Fairy Godmother! 38 I Was the Giant Great and
Still, that Sits Upon the Pillow Hill 82 I Found My Poor Little Doll 104
A Fair Little Girl Sat Under a Tree 108 Hansel and Gretel 118 Do Not
Grieve, Dear Master 126 Little Red Riding-Hood 140 Red
Riding-Hood and the Wolf 142 Prince Florimond Finds the Sleeping
Beauty 150 The Tortoise and the Hare 222 The Fox without a Tail 222
A Voice Said Aloud, "The Tin Soldier!" 234 Two-Eyes, the Goat, and
the 'Magic Table 286 Little Snow-White and the Peddler-Woman 306
The Prince Starts Homeward with His Treasure 322 The Castle of the
White Cat 336 She Was Happy All Day Long in Fairyland 340 This is
the Valiant Cornishman Who Slew the Giant Cormoran 358 Connla
and the Fairy Maiden 390 A Pheasant Also Came Flying and Said:
"Give Me a Dumpling" 434
(Many of the illustrations in this volume are reproduced by special
permission of E. P. Dutton & Company, owners of the American
rights.)

CHILDHOOD'S FAVORITES

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FAIRY STORIES
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NURSERY RHYMES
Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree-top, When the wind blows the cradle will
rock; When the bough breaks the cradle will fall, Down will come baby,
bough, cradle, and all.
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Rock-a-bye, baby, thy cradle is green; Father's a nobleman, mother's a
Queen; Betty's a lady, and wears a gold ring; And Johnny's a drummer,
and drums for the King.
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Bye, baby bunting, Daddy's gone a-hunting, To get a little rabbit-skin,
To wrap his baby bunting in.
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Hush thee, my babby, Lie still with thy daddy, Thy mammy has gone to
the mill, To grind thee some wheat To make thee some meat, And so,
my dear babby, lie still.
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Sleep, baby, sleep! Thy father watches the sheep; Thy mother is
shaking