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Schauffler. Thanksgiving, p. 129.
The ragged pedlar. Naomi, Aunt. Jewish fairy tales and fables, p. 39.
The runaway's Thanksgiving. Boyesen. Norseland tales, p. 102.
Story of Ruth and Naomi. The Bible. Book of Ruth. Bailey and Lewis. For the children's hour, p. 219. (Adapted.)
Story of the first corn. Bailey and Lewis. For the children's hour, p. 221. (Adapted from Longfellow's Hiawatha.)
Thanksgiving at Hollywood. Half a hundred stories, p. 76.
Thanksgiving dinner. White. When Molly was six, p. 114.
A Thanksgiving dinner that flew away. St. Nicholas, 11: 13. Our holidays, p. 23.
Turkeys turning the tables. Howells. Christmas every day, p. 23.
Wee Pumpkin's Thanksgiving. Bigham. Stories of Mother Goose village, p. 75.
Who ate the dolly's dinner. Bailey and Lewis. For the children's hour, p. 225. See also books on United States History--Colonial period.

ARBOR DAY STORIES.
Appleseed John. Bailey and Lewis. For the children's hour, p. 182. Harrison. In story-land, p. 187. (Old Johnny Appleseed.) Olcott. Story telling poems, p. 46. (Poem.) Poulsson. In the child's world, p. 59.
Apollo and Daphne. Francillon. Gods and heroes, p. 44. Kupfer. Stories of long ago, p. 52. Olcott. Good stories, p. 383.
Baucis and Philemon. Hawthorne. Wonder book, p. 140. (The miraculous pitcher.) Bailey and Lewis. For the children's hour, p. 185. (Adapted.) Olcott. Good stories, p. 374.
Honest woodman. Poulsson. In the child's world, p. 22.
Karl and the Dryad. Brown. Star jewels, p. 67.
Legend of the cowslip. Wiltse. Stories for the kindergarten, p. 163.
Little brown seed. Howliston. Cat-tails and other tales, p. 40.
Maple leaf and the violet. Wiggin and Smith. Story hour, p. 133.
Mary's Meadow. Ewing. (To be adapted.)
Old Pipes and the dryad.[A]
Story of the morning glory seed. Poulsson. In the child's world, p. 399.
Talk of the trees. Andrews. Stories Mother Nature told, p. 25.
Three little birds. Richards. Five minute stories, p. 142.
Tree in the city. Richards. Golden windows, p. 18.
Twig that became a tree. Schauffler. Arbor Day, p. 160.
Walnut tree that wanted to bear tulips. Howliston. Cat-tales and other tales, p. 74. Wiltse. Stories for the kindergarten, p. 35.
Why the evergreen never lose their leaves.[9]
[Footnote 9: For source, see page number preceding title in index.]

HALLOWE'EN STORIES.
Buried moon. Jacobs. More English fairy tales.
Chace of the Gilla Dacar. Curtin. Hero tales of Ireland. Rolleston. High deeds of Finn.
Murdoch's rath. Ewing. Old fashioned fairy tales.
Tamlane. Jacobs. More English fairy tales. Tappan. Old ballads in prose.

STORIES FOR OLDER CHILDREN.
The cycle story hours in the St. Louis Public Library are planned to interest older boys and girls in great works of literature and to inspire them to read along one line for several weeks or months. Stories in a series are told at a definite hour each week to encourage regular attendance. However, each story is complete in itself and any boys and girls of nine years and more are invited to attend whether or not they are registered borrowers of books.
GREEK CYCLE STORIES.
Greek Myths.
1. The gorgon's head.
2. Three golden apples.
3. The miraculous pitcher.
4. The Chimaera.
5. The Minotaur.
6. The Pygmies.
7. The golden fleece.
_Sources for the story teller:_ Hawthorne. Wonder book. Hawthorne. Tanglewood tales. Kingsley. Heroes, or, Greek fairy tales for my children.
The Hawthorne books are Greek myths interpreted into moral stories written in the author's inimitable style. The characters are more human and real to the child than those in the Kingsley version. Kingsley retains the Greek spirit and tells the stories in bold, strong, heroic outlines. They are probably more easily adapted than the Hawthorne versions.
Stories from the Odyssey.
1. Adventures of Ulysses with the Lotus Eaters and the Cyclops.
2. Kingdom of the Winds and the Island of Circe.
3. The visit to the Land of Shades.
4. Song of the Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis and the Oxen of the Sun.
5. The Island of Calypso and the shipwreck on the coast of Phaeocia.
6. Princess Nausicaa.
7. Battle of the Beggars.
8. Triumph of Ulysses.
_Sources for the story teller:_
Homer. Odyssey; tr. by W.C. Bryant.
Parts read or recited from this straightforward, dignified translation in blank verse will be appreciated by children.
Homer. Odyssey; done into English prose by Butcher and Lang.
Homer; tr. by G.H. Palmer.
Both the above are accepted classic prose translations. The prose of Palmer is so direct, simple and rhythmic that a twelve-year-old child can enjoy it. Butcher and Lang use an older English style in the endeavor to make the translation an accurate historical document. The archaic language with its somewhat involved phrasing is confusing to children and makes it less readable than the Palmer translation.
Marvin. Adventures of Odysseus.
This book is for boys and girls to read for themselves. So much of the Homeric spirit is retained and it is so well done that it will be very suggestive in organizing and preparing stories from the Odyssey for oral rendition.
Stories from the Iliad.
1. Cause of the Trojan war.
2. The quarrel of the chiefs and the results.
3. The duel of Paris and Menelaus. The great battles and the death of Patroclus.
4.