Summary of your 'study carrel' ============================== This is a summary of your Distant Reader 'study carrel'. The Distant Reader harvested & cached your content into a collection/corpus. It then applied sets of natural language processing and text mining against the collection. The results of this process was reduced to a database file -- a 'study carrel'. The study carrel can then be queried, thus bringing light specific characteristics for your collection. These characteristics can help you summarize the collection as well as enumerate things you might want to investigate more closely. This report is a terse narrative report, and when processing is complete you will be linked to a more complete narrative report. Eric Lease Morgan Number of items in the collection; 'How big is my corpus?' ---------------------------------------------------------- 269 Average length of all items measured in words; "More or less, how big is each item?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 48275 Average readability score of all items (0 = difficult; 100 = easy) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 89 Top 50 statistically significant keywords; "What is my collection about?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 100 King 75 illustration 69 Princess 59 little 40 Queen 37 Prince 33 God 27 man 27 Jack 25 good 24 Fairy 21 look 20 Tom 18 king 17 Mr. 16 come 15 old 15 like 14 Sir 14 Peter 13 Majesty 13 Ali 12 John 12 Giant 11 Wind 11 Hans 11 Cinderella 10 thou 10 Beauty 10 Bear 10 Aladdin 9 Story 9 Lady 9 Allah 8 great 8 White 8 Tales 8 Snow 8 Man 8 Emperor 8 Christmas 7 princess 7 high 7 day 7 Sultan 7 Ogre 7 Lord 7 Little 7 Ivan 7 George Top 50 lemmatized nouns; "What is discussed?" --------------------------------------------- 27090 man 26062 day 23805 time 18474 king 15103 hand 13342 eye 12948 night 12789 way 12746 child 12568 head 12396 house 12133 woman 11804 mother 11539 father 11286 son 11250 thing 10510 one 10061 door 9754 tree 9679 water 9635 princess 9621 wife 9591 prince 9421 place 9372 nothing 9163 daughter 8964 heart 8930 word 8780 brother 8465 people 8440 life 8160 palace 7918 horse 7776 year 7457 story 7242 foot 7135 lady 7126 girl 7110 world 7078 morning 7025 boy 6581 bird 6557 gold 6447 face 6352 fairy 6230 side 5997 room 5815 sea 5681 sister 5400 voice Top 50 proper nouns; "What are the names of persons or places?" -------------------------------------------------------------- 29411 _ 12436 King 10760 thou 6971 Prince 6816 Princess 5812 God 3730 Jack 3651 Queen 2299 Tom 2087 Fairy 1832 Mr. 1700 Aladdin 1669 Curdie 1577 Sir 1518 Deen 1456 Peter 1454 Ali 1446 Little 1386 Puss 1372 Quoth 1344 Lord 1298 lord 1205 Lady 1190 Allah 1171 Thou 1166 hast 1147 Sultan 1117 Khalif 1100 Abou 1086 hut 1077 heaven 1066 Old 1060 Rajah 1050 Red 1044 Vizier 1044 Martin 1033 Man 1031 Persia 1026 de 1024 ye 1017 Giant 1006 John 982 Majesty 971 la 970 Tsar 970 Hans 946 Story 946 Mother 920 Master 913 Wind Top 50 personal pronouns nouns; "To whom are things referred?" ------------------------------------------------------------- 205232 he 145052 i 125298 it 109654 you 105610 she 89821 him 78463 they 53721 me 48356 her 44526 them 25752 we 15140 himself 12086 us 6839 thee 6367 herself 5114 myself 3800 themselves 2624 yourself 2376 one 1691 itself 830 mine 718 ourselves 589 thyself 564 yours 292 his 242 hers 221 ''s 167 ''em 166 theirs 165 ye 135 ours 63 thy 50 ib 50 em 44 yourselves 43 oneself 32 thou 29 eva 16 je 14 whereof 13 ian 10 whence 10 o 10 i''m 9 hurself 8 hitherto 7 ce 5 you''re 5 you''ll 5 tart Top 50 lemmatized verbs; "What do things do?" --------------------------------------------- 383295 be 162546 have 87646 say 61214 do 54176 go 49385 come 45017 see 32850 take 29414 make 24969 know 24950 give 22386 tell 20333 find 20311 look 19045 think 17922 get 16627 hear 14615 ask 12331 bring 12156 leave 12070 sit 11443 put 11334 cry 11027 stand 11015 fall 10656 begin 10655 let 10152 answer 9443 call 9377 run 9058 live 8695 return 8692 turn 8583 lie 8309 set 8068 eat 8049 speak 7991 reply 7685 grow 7685 carry 7474 keep 7189 pass 7096 become 6722 seem 6721 follow 6705 want 6564 send 6500 feel 6191 fly 5803 open Top 50 lemmatized adjectives and adverbs; "How are things described?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 90829 not 56698 so 41245 then 31993 little 30772 up 26793 out 23506 now 22704 old 22436 very 20674 great 19062 down 18995 good 18943 more 17571 as 16819 long 16475 again 15489 away 15456 only 15079 well 14923 other 14394 there 14157 never 12741 much 11618 here 11333 soon 11208 off 11135 young 10906 back 10789 last 10467 first 10259 once 9982 just 9102 still 8975 own 8707 too 8580 on 8513 many 8491 all 8249 beautiful 7977 ever 7877 most 7680 in 7572 poor 7449 far 7061 same 6940 even 6505 home 6137 next 5839 always 5799 such Top 50 lemmatized superlative adjectives; "How are things described to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3095 good 1929 least 1392 young 1042 great 997 eld 982 most 589 fine 427 high 358 old 353 rich 304 near 299 bad 295 large 281 fair 266 lovely 226 small 206 deep 204 happy 183 slight 173 big 162 handsome 148 strong 140 sweet 134 dear 125 wise 123 low 119 early 111 Most 107 l 102 hard 97 bright 96 topmost 93 pure 84 brave 74 strange 71 long 70 rare 64 tall 63 bold 61 short 61 clever 59 farth 55 poor 55 grand 55 dark 55 choice 53 say 53 j 52 soft 51 swift Top 50 lemmatized superlative adverbs; "How do things do to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6895 most 438 well 198 least 27 youngest 22 sayest 9 highest 8 near 8 hard 6 quick 5 fairest 4 worst 4 lest 4 deemest 3 sworest 3 opprest 3 long 2 wishest 2 thinnest 2 sweetest 2 speakest 2 hearest 2 feelest 2 fast 2 eldest 1 wroughtest 1 ugliest 1 tost 1 strongest 1 stoutest 1 soon 1 secretest 1 rosiest 1 rest 1 oldest 1 oddest 1 newest 1 needest 1 lookest 1 littlest 1 liest 1 gavest 1 fleetest 1 farthest 1 early 1 deepest 1 coolest 1 comest 1 cleverest 1 bringest 1 brightest Top 50 Internet domains; "What Webbed places are alluded to in this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 www.gutenberg.net 16 www.gutenberg.org 12 www.archive.org 7 www.pgdpcanada.net 7 charlz.dns2go.com 3 books.google.com 2 www.capitalnet.com 2 purl.fcla.edu 2 kdl.kyvl.org 1 www.google.com 1 dp.rastko.net Top 50 URLs; "What is hyperlinked from this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------- 7 http://www.pgdpcanada.net 7 http://charlz.dns2go.com/gutenberg/ 3 http://www.archive.org 2 http://www.capitalnet.com/~jcbyers/index.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/44924/44924-h/44924-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/44924/44924-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37464/37464-h/37464-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37464/37464-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/36052/36052-h/36052-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/36052/36052-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34423/34423-h/34423-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34423/34423-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32964/32964-h/32964-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32964/32964-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32202/32202-h/32202-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32202/32202-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31763/31763-h/31763-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31763/31763-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30120/30120-h/30120-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30120/30120-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/7/9/5/27952/27952-h/27952-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/7/9/5/27952/27952-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/6/7/1/26711/26711-h/26711-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/6/7/1/26711/26711-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/1/6/7/21678/21678-h/21678-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/1/6/7/21678/21678-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/1/0/1/21014/21014-h/21014-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/1/0/1/21014/21014-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/0/8/3/20836/20836-h/20836-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/0/8/3/20836/20836-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/8/6/1/18614/18614-h/18614-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/8/6/1/18614/18614-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/8/1/5/18155/18155-h/18155-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/8/1/5/18155/18155-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/7/8/2/17825/17825-h/17825-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/7/8/2/17825/17825-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/7/5/2/17521/17521-h/17521-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/7/5/2/17521/17521-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/7/0/3/17034/17034-h/17034-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/7/0/3/17034/17034-h.zip 1 http://www.google.com/books?id=2Xo-AQAAMAAJ 1 http://www.archive.org/details/sleepingbeautypi00cran 1 http://www.archive.org/details/princesscurdie00macdiala 1 http://www.archive.org/details/marvelloushistor00chamrich 1 http://www.archive.org/details/magicfishbonehol00dick 1 http://www.archive.org/details/irishfairybook00gravrich 1 http://www.archive.org/details/happyprinceother00wild3 1 http://www.archive.org/details/flowerprincess00brow 1 http://www.archive.org/details/fairytalesofchar00perr 1 http://www.archive.org/details/fairytalesirish00yeatrich Top 50 email addresses; "Who are you gonna call?" ------------------------------------------------- 2 ccx074@pglaf.org 1 widger@cecomet.net Top 50 positive assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-noun?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 95 king was so 88 _ is _ 85 night came on 74 _ was _ 65 one had ever 63 king did not 59 man did not 53 _ are _ 51 _ did _ 46 time went on 44 king was very 40 prince did not 37 _ do _ 37 king went back 36 one has ever 35 king was not 34 children ''s stories 34 princess was so 34 things went on 33 one does not 31 mother did not 28 _ am _ 28 days went by 28 man was not 28 nothing is more 27 night was far 27 prince was not 27 princess did not 26 prince was so 26 woman came up 25 king was delighted 25 man went out 24 _ have _ 24 day was long 23 days gone by 23 father did not 23 king was greatly 23 man was very 22 eyes were as 22 man was so 22 son did not 22 wife did not 21 heart was so 21 man came up 21 princess was not 20 _ had _ 20 door stood open 20 father was dead 20 one was there 20 princess was very Top 50 negative assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-no|not-noun?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 heads were not so 5 prince was not asleep 5 thou be not asleep 5 woman took no notice 4 daughter was not only 4 father is no more 4 house was not far 4 man took no notice 4 place was not so 4 prince saw no more 4 princess was not so 4 tree has no other 4 water has no communication 4 wife had no children 3 child had no time 3 eyes were not so 3 house was not sufficiently 3 king had no other 3 king was not able 3 king was not long 3 king was not satisfied 3 king was not so 3 man made no answer 3 mother did not sufficiently 3 mother had no money 3 mother was not there 3 prince had no reason 3 prince had no servants 3 prince was not satisfied 3 princess had no occasion 3 princess was not at 3 princess was not there 3 princess was not well 3 thing was not worth 3 time has not yet 3 time was not yet 3 tree was no sooner 3 tree was not hard 3 water has no spring 3 water was not deep 3 water was not easily 3 wife was not only 3 woman had no regard 3 woman is not so 3 woman was no other 3 women do not easily 2 child found no comfort 2 child was no sooner 2 children had no money 2 children had no one Sizes of items; "Measures in words, how big is each item?" ---------------------------------------------------------- 548771 5668 377260 27200 238696 5612 216320 5245 179412 8933 173837 19993 168956 40359 150645 5666 149267 8655 149245 27000 139120 5667 138590 8656 137072 8657 134887 8658 134240 19461 132385 5665 126779 5664 122420 19734 120998 33571 115653 20916 114980 28314 112347 128 108957 2032 106177 14916 105219 36696 105204 44924 102433 28096 101910 36385 101769 36532 99606 29939 99400 33547 94505 27826 92622 32202 91482 8599 89869 19068 87499 19860 82453 38070 80769 34956 80492 17034 77616 5242 77418 39560 76978 35862 76484 7885 74432 48469 73352 5243 71519 4018 69884 47285 69438 16981 68247 37348 67611 37532 66335 34453 65352 5244 64122 34705 63961 20552 63023 37455 62745 33931 62594 29672 61968 14241 59699 26019 59609 32389 59569 36309 58008 36612 57640 37995 56787 709 56494 30109 56404 1597 55882 12067 55624 30834 54538 25913 54338 32357 54157 39167 54032 39274 53967 36241 53121 34339 53000 40950 52894 35458 52840 30129 52208 39712 52174 708 52080 31795 51929 26711 51199 11027 51107 37193 50029 38112 49886 7871 49700 19713 49189 18674 48755 47178 48111 34852 47942 37381 47652 41729 47402 26386 47293 33570 47145 17521 45958 15164 43997 45907 43672 9368 43585 32219 43580 32217 43540 19207 42876 16865 42852 8226 42837 36008 42712 12313 42478 33002 42239 30973 41911 32867 41007 16731 40594 52309 40399 20748 40155 33511 39982 2290 39741 31431 39380 11319 39266 29311 39139 40502 38819 35820 38679 30400 38626 34431 38293 37547 37522 17860 37151 22168 37057 20836 36163 31763 36102 40573 35700 15145 35560 22756 35085 10463 34988 38976 34732 13666 34722 15592 34699 15482 34625 163 34622 5676 34608 43127 34039 38005 33787 34410 33319 35126 32438 4357 32195 8653 31159 26448 30523 51762 30239 31103 30173 34423 29809 3714 29350 15664 29022 27085 28590 27467 28534 29021 27713 37431 27338 51275 27314 36977 27003 18614 26898 48593 26612 43600 26197 9952 26062 45279 25447 52402 24414 21994 24084 18604 23556 32095 23350 1087 23337 27321 23131 26018 22968 21014 22790 32535 22521 32964 22392 7488 22257 21678 22182 18752 21772 32226 21289 37111 21279 15659 21141 41921 21141 36668 20956 35036 20872 18872 20751 44447 20391 38252 19274 28979 18610 17208 18576 18859 17727 20850 17137 26944 17079 23735 16892 30955 16858 37464 16818 30120 16613 5590 16402 592 15570 22184 15422 2325 15289 697 14947 27754 14150 36052 11745 35654 10944 33673 10616 37708 10164 701 9956 23024 9582 39755 9425 45021 8470 7841 7798 5302 6728 42366 6611 27952 5680 20437 5654 39385 5522 10816 5502 15621 5366 7074 5354 15661 5325 57 4773 18937 4588 44558 4470 20366 4225 18344 4168 1988 4167 10830 4077 23477 3965 23344 3811 43457 3254 30580 3058 20723 2990 22406 2904 43050 2859 21399 2856 38847 2705 11592 2603 11092 2595 17825 2300 23311 2091 45288 2014 23302 2000 25877 1912 23521 1345 37679 1257 23322 1241 30020 1238 30024 1189 23303 1068 19772 1057 18155 861 16905 781 31868 773 33051 748 37529 626 27456 24624 25464 25461 25513 24379 24614 24473 25590 3027 25555 24493 25451 25021 24714 24117 24053 24530 25442 24795 24593 24778 Readability of items; 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"In a narrative form, how can each item be abstracted?" ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 10463 Then she stood a minute, looking away, Eric did not know where. new things for him, and his mother, Helma, and Ivra were strange people. "Eric probably knows very few of the World Stories," said Helma. Ivra and Eric were to go to the Tree Man''s party alone, for Helma was Eric shut his eyes and put his head down on the Tree Man''s knee. Ivra slipped down from the Tree Man''s knee and ran to Eric. Eric followed Ivra, and saw a great black moth-like thing But Eric said, "May I open the cage door and the window and see the bird in the shadow, her face lifted like a pale little moon, stood Ivra. She looked only at Eric, and her eyes said, "I have come to free you." the wood, the Tree Man, the Forest Children, Helma, Ivra and all the 10816 Poor lit-tle Wil-lie re-turn-ed from the for-est la-den with as much "Thank you, good hands," said Wil-lie; "I am sure you mean me good, for off his hat, and, bow-ing, said,--"Thank you kind-ly, good hand; you then, look-ing round for the hands, he found they had va-nish-ed. "Good Wil-lie," re-plied a voice, "your mo-ther knows that you will be com-ing morn." So Wil-lie slept. Wil-lie was ear-ly a-foot; for the day, ac-cord-ing to the hands, was to been as-to-nish-ed, Wil-lie all the time do-ing all he knew to aid in hands of poor Wil-lie, un-til he had no rest: and, one day, when she had The long-est day will, how-e-ver, have an end: but when Wil-lie''s first his hor-ror, he be-held his good mas-ter wring-ing his hands, and How much Wil-lie had to tell his mo-ther of his la-bour, and what he ow-ed to the won-der-ful gi-ant hands, pre-serv-ing him through all 10830 [Illustration: CINDERELLA DRESSING HER SISTER''S HAIR.] busied, the sisters said to her: "And pray, Cinderella, would you like The faëry took Cinderella by the hand, and said, "Now, my dear, go into Her godmother then said, "My dear Cinderella, you must go to the garden said to Cinderella, "Well, my dear girl, is not this as fine an equipage "O yes, dear godmother," replied Cinderella; and then, with a good deal [Illustration: CINDERELLA IS PRESENTED BY THE PRINCE TO THE KING AND beauty and grace attract the princely heart; and while the king''s son so did Cinderella, dressed even more magnificently than before. [Illustration: CINDERELLA DANCING WITH THE PRINCE IS ADMIRED FOR HER [Illustration: CINDERELLA RETURNED SHABBILY DRESSED.] When the two sisters returned from the ball, Cinderella asked them Cinderella, who was as good as she was beautiful, allowed her sisters to [Illustration: MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCE AND CINDERELLA.] 1087 "Go home," said Baartock and he started to walk off the way Baartock and I will just go down to Mrs. Stogbuchner''s class, then I''ll be back to help you look," said Mrs. Jackson as she opened the door. "We all get to go home in just a few minutes, Baartock," said Mrs. Stogbuchner, who had been walking around making sure that everything When they got into the hall, Mrs. Jackson said, "Baartock, we couldn''t When Baartock and Mrs. Jackson walked out to the parking lot, Mr. Fennis was waiting beside his car. Mr. Fennis and Mrs. Jackson looked at Baartock''s mother and then at "Baartock," said Mrs. Jackson, "why don''t you show Mr. Fennis around? Mrs. Jackson opened the car doors, and when Baartock and his mother got "Well, Baartock," said Mrs. Jackson, "shall we go to school now?" It wasn''t quite time for lunch, when Mrs. Jackson and Baartock got to 11027 When the time came for them to set out, the old queen went into her In the evening, after they came home, Curdken went to the old king, and went and told the King what he had seen and heard, and he said, "On the they came to it he knocked at the door and said, "Let me in, dear said, "The old woman was the queen; take care another time, and let no But the little Tailor went boldly up, and said, "Good day, friend; truly so was called Little Red-Cap. One day Red-Cap''s mother said to her, "Come, Red-Cap, here is a nice Presently he came up again to Little Red-Cap, and said, "Just look at king''s son waited till her father came home, and said to him, "The As soon as they saw the little tailor, they said to themselves, "A 11092 my little Tom Thumb," said the boy, "have I caught you at Tom Thumb''s mother once took him with her when she went to milk the fish was soon after caught, and sent as a present to King Arthur. it was cut open, everybody was delighted with little Tom Thumb, who The King, when he rode on horseback, frequently took Tom in his hand; cook; and away ran the King''s nice furmenty into the kennel. that a miller was standing by with his mouth wide open, so Tom took a When the cook cut open the salmon he found poor Tom inside, and ran the door, seized the mouse and little Tom, ran off with them both, far and near to look at Tom Thumb, and the King, before whom he was Soon afterwards a spider, taking poor Tom for a big fly, made a King Thunstone and his whole court went into mourning for little Tom 11319 half-hour that passed over the heads of the little girls with Fairy approbation of men, good people wish for the approbation of God. Now, love of approbation exists about much smaller matters than I have _happy_ looking little girl she is." That was just the one thing that her little friends next day; but this horrid box was like a great "Come here, my little dear, and let me look at you," cried an elderly "I cannot tell you how lovely the day is, Mamma, every thing is so good, and so be like the young King; but, as he was but a little boy, thing he wanted, little Joachim said, "Genie, I want to imitate every "My dear little boy, you have asked a great thing. cannot." "Oh, but do, dear Mamma!" cried a little thing with fairy "Little boys shouldn''t say things are not likely, when they don''t know 11592 One morning Little Red Riding Hood''s mother said, "Put on your things Little Red Riding Hood wandered from her path and was stooping to pick a great big wolf, but Little Red Riding Hood did not know what a "What have you in that basket, Little Red Riding Hood?" "Where does your grandmother live, Little Red Riding Hood?" Then Mr. Wolf again said "Good morning" and set off, and Little Red "Little Red Riding Hood," said the wicked wolf. Everybody was happy that Little Red Riding Hood had escaped the wolf. Then Little Red Riding Hood''s father carried her home and they lived The old King said, "I have a little lad who looks after the geese; she When they got home Conrad went to the King and said, "I won''t tend the SNOWDROP AND SEVEN LITTLE DWARFS Once upon a time there was a little princess called Snowdrop, who had 12067 "Do you know," he said, when the Bee-man came out of his hut, "that "Yes, I have heard of these things," said the Bee-man; "but what have Bee-man is going on a long expedition this time," they said; but no "I think," said the Bee-man to himself, "that I should like to stop "Good-day," said this individual when he saw the Bee-man. next day the Bee-man said to the Youth: "It may seem an odd thing to "Well," said the Griffin, as soon as the young man came near, "I am wish the good old man to know that his piping was no longer of any "I don''t know," said Old Pipes; "but I''m going down to the village to thing like this!" And then, turning to Old Pipes, she said: "How good "Well, then," said Old Pipes, "I wish you would take this little bag "I think he has gone away," said Old Pipes. 12313 Sweden, thou land of deep feeling, of heart-felt songs! leafy trees and red-painted wooden houses, which are bounded by rocks returns in circles like smooth water, and then rolls darting its long high walls, which alone stand, of the old Catholic Bishop''s palace. again sits like an old woman, and looks on the withered rose that lies On the grave, close under the church-wall, they planted a rose-tree, chronicle of kings and the love songs that still live with the old Gustavus saw her for the first time, and the old man fell in love with "Young hearts soon forget their sorrows," thought the King. between the green trees over the open water, to the houses and leaves, appear like fresh, young woods; the long, narrow windows in It is commonly said, that Memory is a young girl with light blue eyes. night, and from his little window look over the falling waters, see 128 When her husband next went away for one day, she told on slave to turn When night came the Sultan called his vizir, and said to him, "I have "Madam," said the young man, addressing Zobeida, "if you wish to know One day the king sent for me and said, "Sindbad, I am going to ask a "Madam," said the prince, "I have no wish to survive the king, my "Sire," said the princess to her father, "you wish me to marry, and I The princess said but little at the time, but next morning she went to "Sire," said the princess, "yesterday I was the king, to-day I am only turning to Camaralzaman, he said, "My son, as your wife, the Princess "Then the Sultan will have to see me," said the princess. "Well, I will look at it no more to-day," said the Sultan. 13666 _Stories Told to a Child, including Fairy Tales; Mopsa This brings the American child''s fairy tale up to recent publications The humorous tale is one of the most pleasing to the little child. _The Story of the Little Red Hen_ is a realistic tale which presents a A modern fairy tale which is suited to the child''s simplicity and Among modern tales selected from _Fairy Stories Re-told from St. Nicholas_, appear some interesting ones which might be read to the modern fairy tale to interpret the child''s psychology and to present Any list of fairy tales for little children must be selected from List of Fairy Tales and Folk Stories_, which may be procured easily, _A Child''s Own Book of Fairy Tales_. _Ibid._: _Book of Fairy Tale Bears_. _The Story of Snow White_ is one of the romantic fairy tales which has of fairy tales to child, 3-11; of fairy tales to story-telling, 90-91. 14241 So they went on for a bit, and then, one day, Jan said to his wife, So they went on for a bit, and then, one day, Jan said to his wife, So they went on for a bit, and then, one day, Jan said to his wife, The third day she looked again, and on coming back said to the So poor Jack turned back, and when he came in his wife said, "Why, how''s "I''ll come and fetch thee when I''ve told my mother," said the fool, and When the old witch came up, she looked about and said to the cow: So on she went till she came to the Good Folk. "Well," said she, "it''s from the Good Folk I come, and they bade me tell So he went up and untied her hair, but she said: "My time has come for 14916 "Dry up your tears, little Two Eyes," said the wise woman; "I will tell a pleasant way to keep house," said little Two Eyes, and felt quite the long grass, and said, "Come, One Eye, let us sit down here and rest, Little Two Eyes went home quickly, and said to her sister, "Dear sister, Then said the mother to little One Eye, "Climb up, my child, and break Little Two Eyes lived for a long time in great happiness; but she heard Full of joy, the king''s son approached her, and said, "Dear Snow-white, "Oh, mother," said the boy, "I can see my little white cat sitting on Aladdin''s mother took the lamp and said to her son, "Here it is, but it When the pretended Fatima came, Aladdin said, "Come hither, good mother; "Would you like a fall, princess?" said the prince, looking down. 15145 When the time came for them to set out, the old queen went into her In the evening, after they came home, Curdken went to the old king, sprinkled the white snow, and said, "Would that my little daughter Snow-White remained at home: and they warned her, and said, "The queen day she went to it and wept; and soon a little bird came and built wanted to go home: and the king''s son said, "I shall go and take care was gone, but waited till her father came home, and said to him, "The So the prince took the shoe, and went the next day to the king his Presently he came up again to Little Red Riding Hood and said. said good-day; but he looked so hungrily out of his great eyes, as if "Ah, father," said Hansel, "I am looking at my white cat sitting upon 15164 and after they had said "Good-day" to each other, Hans began to talk "Good day!" said the lad, and "thank you for coming to see us "So he was; you''re quite right," said the lad, as he went away laughing. he had seen Ananzi pass that way, but the old man said, "No, that fellow Then the Lion told him, but the old man said it was no use to follow him The old man looked keenly at the child, and presently he said: dragon went away from the mill, the prince came to the old woman, and said, "Come now, we will take this old horse, for we can make him carry Sioux said to each other: "This horse was like a man. "You have killed twelve men," said the king; "and you eat for many times "So now, sure enough, came all the kings, as the Red Man had said, to 15482 A little-girl look came into Margaret MacLean''s face. Usually the House Surgeon was easily convinced to the Margaret MacLean Trustee Day. The Old Senior Surgeon--the present one, of whom Saint Margaret''s felt A day came at last when she and the Old Senior Surgeon could laugh--a whenever he came into the ward, and the house surgeon shook his head day you might grow to be very--very like the Old Senior Surgeon; that children need never leave Saint Margaret''s as long as they lived, and When the Senior Surgeon turned again to the President and the trustees The Executive Trustee rose, looking past Margaret MacLean as he spoke. Margaret''s, and the Senior Surgeon; the trustees were trying to get one "Come," said Margaret MacLean to the House Surgeon. with me Margaret MacLean and your House Surgeon." might like to know that many of the trustees of Saint Margaret''s come 15592 "I am not Fortune," said Good Luck to the parents; "I have no gifts to And when the maiden looked, and saw one like a little old man wringing "Turn roun'' to your left, man, and ye''ll see," said the Dwarf, and "You''re mad," said the Man of Peace, and Brockburn felt sure that he till they looked like maypoles, and said, "Poor thing!" The slatterns "How little you know her!" said the farmer. not to look till I come from the Rath," said he. The fairy man looked at them, but he said nothing, though he did not dear mother," said she, "the little sister''s cries make my As to the farmer''s son, it is said that thenceforward he went home The young man said, "Because the flowers please me, and I have a love Then the messenger returned, and said to the king, "The young man says 15621 [Illustration: By Stratagem of a Pit Jack killeth the Giant Cormoran [Illustration: Jack listeneth to Stories of Giants and Fairies Jack slayeth the Giant, and delivereth a Knight and his Lady Jack saw that the Giant was dead, he filled up the pit with earth, and "Charming Ladies," said Jack, "I have put an end to the monster and [Illustration: A Giant looketh out for Jack. Early in the morning Jack walked into the Giant''s room to thank him [Illustration: Jack measureth with the Legs of a Giant. "Oh, cousin Jack," said the Giant, "this is heavy news indeed! [Illustration: Jack delivereth the Lady from the Enchanter] [Illustration: Jack is dubbed a Knight by King Arthur] [Illustration: Jack slayeth the Giant, [Illustration: Jack setteth his foot on the Giant''s neck. [Illustration: The Stratagem of Jack with the Giant Thundel] Jack, with his sword of sharpness, soon killed the Giant; 15659 But the oldest little goat thought of what his mother had said. In jumped the ugly old wolf, and all the little kids ran to hide The queen of the fairies said, "The good woman shall have her wish. The king ran to help poor Tom, but the little mouse was dead, and Tom While she was crying, the door flew open and a little old man stepped Then the little man said, "What will you give me if I will spin it for All at once the door opened and in jumped the little old man. Hardly had the door closed behind the king, when the little old man came One day the little old man came hopping into the queen''s room and said, At each one the little man shook his head, and said, "No, that is not my When the little man came again, the queen had a long list of names to 15661 When he came to the wood he met a little old grey man, who, wood the little grey man met him also, and greeted him, and said: "Give me The Simpleton went into the wood, and there sat the little old grey man to for the Little, Small, Wee Bear; and a middle-sized chair for the Middle thoughtful little Girl, she would have waited till the Bears came home, "SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PORRIDGE!" said the Great, Huge Bear, in his "SOMEBODY HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY CHAIR!" said the Great, Huge Bear, in his And when the Little, Small, Wee Bear came to look at his bed, there was When the Wolf came he said, "Little Pig, are you ready?" "Ready!" said the little Pig, "I have been and come back again, and got a When the Wolf came up he said, "Little Pig, 15664 One day Jacob said to his mother, "Mother, I would like to marry "And what would you like to have, Claus?" said the little man. Every day Claus went to the little man in the hill with his Dame Margery Twist, as I said, was a good, kind, comfortable old soul, Dame Margery went out to the little old gentleman in green, and asked door, and out came a little old man dressed all in fine black velvet. "Good-day, sir," said Peter, and he took off "I will give you this," said the little old man, "A good dinner for two," said the little man. "Two men are in this bottle," said the little old man; "when they have "What do you want?" said Christine, when the little man had come to "See, Christine," said the little man, "I will give you this for the 1597 "Oh," said the little Mice, "how fortunate you have been, old Fir Tree!" "Only look what is still on the ugly old Christmas tree!" said he, "Can the Snow Queen come in?" said the little girl. "Kay is dead and gone!" said little Gerda. "Poor little child!" said the old woman. And Gerda told her all; and the old woman shook her head and said, "I have often longed for such a dear little girl," said the old woman. "Many thanks!" said little Gerda; and she went to the other flowers, little Gerda, and said, "They shall not kill you as long as I am not That''s where the wet feet came from," said the old man. "''Yes, can''t you remember when we were very little,'' said the old "Thus it is," said the little maiden in the tree, "some call me ''Old 163 turning to a lovely little Elf, who lay among the fragrant leaves never leave his dreary home, till the sunlight falls on flowers till at length he bade his Spirits bring the little Fairy from her prayer, and let the little Fairy go back to her friends and home; the flowers'' bright leaves there beats a little heart that loves looked on the lovely Elves, and no longer wondered that little Violet Soon through the long aisles came Violet, flowers and green leaves All Fairy-Land was dressed in flowers, and the soft wind went singing Rose-Leaf; you shall watch over little Eva''s flowers, and when she Fairy said farewell, and flew away to seek her friend, leaving behind At length, as he lay sleeping in a flower-bell, a little bee came "She will not say no to you, dear Bud," said the poor little Fairies; dark and dreary, on little Annie''s breast the fairy flower bloomed 16731 know, my dear," she said, turning to Sara, "that no Snimmy can endure Sara sat looking down the path, then at the dimples in her hand. Sara was left looking at a middle-aged fairy-gentleman with a little Now, however, she remembered Sara, and asked, "Would you like to look "But there isn''t any bottom," said Sara, lifting eyes like black Sara, remembering Pirlaps and his white trousers, looked so eager and "To be sure he has," said Avrillia, looking a little amused. And when Avrillia saw Sara she came toward her with the loveliest look "I thought so," said Avrillia, with relief, "but Sara seemed to think "Never mind, Avrillia," said Pirlaps, soothingly, and Sara noticed "Oh, that''s lovely," said Avrillia, looking at Pirlaps gratefully out "Why, certainly, Sara," said Pirlaps, looking down at her with his "Now for the waffles, Sara," said Pirlaps; and Avrillia stooped and 16865 "Poor puppet!" said several, "he is right not to wish to return home! reason that little old man in a night-cap, opening the window, said to "What is that building?" asked Pinocchio, turning to a little boy who When Pinocchio came into the little puppet theater, an incident occurred times, he opened his arms affectionately and said to Pinocchio: "Good-day, Pinocchio," said the Fox, greeting him politely. "What a good Fairy you are," said the puppet, drying his eyes, "and how "Will you let me drink a little water out of your can?" asked Pinocchio, When they reached the house the good little woman made Pinocchio sit "But if I come with you, what will my good Fairy say?" said the puppet, "Well," said the puppet, "let us come to an agreement like good "I am the little donkey!" said Pinocchio, laughing. "Then, dear little papa," said Pinocchio, "there is no time to lose. 16905 King was immediately changed into a strange red Frog, which ran The wicked Chamberlain seemed quite pleased when his son told him what made a mistake; how can the King be a Frog when I see your Majesty The Chamberlain pretended to weep, and told everybody that his Son had the wonderful King of the Frogs, who carried off cattle on his back, His name was Omolo, and he told the King that when he and the young he would go to war with the King of the Frogs. where he would find a Magic Sword, and also where the King of the Frogs King Frog at home; but Omolo was rather surprised to see the Princess could say a word, he attacked the King of the Frogs with his Magic Sword He thanked Omolo graciously, and, taking the Magic Sword, he changed pleased to see them, except the false King and the Chamberlain, who 16981 "Long hair, short sense, little she-pigeon," said old Peter. "Well, little one," says the old merchant, "and don''t you want your "Very well, little bird," says the old man, and he put the things in a galloping horse to ask leave from the little pretty one''s old mother. "You shall hear, little pigeon," said old Peter, and he took a pinch "Good-day, young fellow," says the ancient old man. "To eat up little Russian children," said old Peter, "when she can get "The little mouse," said old Peter, "came and lived in the hut, and "God knows all about that, little one," said old Peter, "and it''s for "You are a stupid little pigeon," said old Peter, and he went on. "Our little white pigeon," said the old man. After a little the old man came down. just lived there in the little hut, and the old man caught fish out of 17034 daughter said to herself, "If Mother says the pies will come again, why Now when supper-time came the woman said to her daughter, "Go you and And she said no word when next morning the small, little, black Thing Then he said to Jack, "My daughter must have a fine house to live in. "I thought my turn would come," said the frog, and went plump in after Well, that night he went to the girl and said that if she turned up her Then the master went to the mistress, his wife, and said: "Send away morning the giant couldn''t believe his eyes when he saw Jack coming down little old man happened to know his name; though, to be sure, Jacks were little old man said isn''t true, I shall get Milky-White back to-morrow When it came to parting time, the young lord said, "Pray tell me, fair 17208 At last the happy day came; they went to Court, and Cinderella followed King''s son, who was told that a great princess, whom nobody knew, was What they said was true; for a few days after the King''s son caused it Ogresses, took his great knife and went up into little Dawn''s chamber. He went to find little Day, and saw him with a foil in his hand, They all went out, but Little Thumb never told his brothers a word of know that this house belongs to a cruel Ogre who eats little children?" "Your husband," said Little Thumb, "is in very great danger, for he has when Little Thumb had taken off the Ogre''s boots he went to Court, where The Marquis gave his hand to the young Princess, and followed the King, The Princess had so little sense and, at the same time, so great a 17521 His father moved a little, but still he did not look at Everychild. left the door open, Everychild," she said. "I know," said Father Time, "that the Giant Fear lives outside that know me, I suppose?--the Giant Fear who always makes Everychild "Very well," he said, placing the lamp in Everychild''s hands. Grettel said, "Oh, Hansel!" in such a tone that Everychild regarded her "I recognized you," said Everychild, "though I didn''t know you lived in The giant said nothing at all; and at last Everychild spoke: "I''m not Everychild did not like to go without having seen Old Mother Hubbard; Then Tom, turning to Everychild, said--"Come, we''ll go." "You mean the giant," said Everychild. The little boy slipped his hand away from Everychild''s and "You must be the boys coming home," said Everychild. "You shall come with me," said Everychild. "I didn''t know you were here," said Everychild. 17825 ''Twas no slight task the old Flax-spinner took upon herself, the day she So years went by, and Olga grew in goodness and in beauty, and helped Then once more the old Flax-spinner went into her inner room, and When the night of the first ball rolled around, Olga combed her long like a little shrivelled seed, and Olga''s eyes filled with tears of "When thou reachest the castle gate clasp one bead in thy fingers and The next night Olga started again to the castle in her dress of tow, and when the Oak wagged his head she called back waveringly, "My little Olga That night outside the castle gate, Olga paused. Then Olga wept at the castle gate; wept outside in the night and the All night the old Oak, tapping on the thatch, called down, "Thou''rt and fetched the old Flax-spinner to the castle, there to live out all 17860 ''Kay is dead and gone,'' said little Gerda. ''You poor little child,'' said the old woman, ''how ever were you driven like gold round the pretty little face, which was as sweet as a rose. ''I have long wanted a little girl like you!'' said the old woman. ''Oh, thank you!'' said little Gerda, and then she went to the other ''Oh, how I have wasted my time,'' said little Gerda. horseback--he awoke, turned his head--and it was not little Kay. It was only the Prince''s neck which was like his; but he was young and ''You poor little thing!'' said the Prince and Princess. how fond she was of Kay. The robber girl looked earnestly at her, gave a little nod, and said, ''I don''t like you to whimper!'' said the little robber girl. Then little Gerda said the Lord''s Prayer, and the cold was so great that 18155 Man did, and the little Pig built a house with it. Then along came the Wolf and said, "Little Pig, little Pig, let me come the house down, and ate up the second little Pig. The third little Pig met a Man with a load of bricks, and said, "Please, house down, he said, "Little Pig, I know where there is a nice field of "Where?" said the little Pig. "Very well," said the little Pig, "I will be ready. "Ready!" said the little Pig, "I have been and come back again, and got When the Wolf came up he said, "Little Pig, When the Wolf came up he said, "Little Pig, The next day the Wolf came again, and said to the little Pig, "Little He went to the little Pig''s house, and told him how frightened he had Then the little Pig said, "Hah! 18344 Princesses, that the King married the youngest, Blondine, his brother They ordered Feintise, the old Queen''s waiting-woman, to strangle the Queen''s three children and the son of Princess Brunette, She named the Princess, Belle-Etoile, her eldest brother, One day Belle-Etoile overheard the Corsair and his wife talking. their brother, he has neither star nor neck-chain." Belle-Etoile opposite the Princess''s window, and sang a song which Belle-Etoile shall I find this dancing-water?" asked Belle-Etoile. all love me," said the Princess, "but there is one of them who would not Old Feintise learned from her spies that Cheri had returned, and that Prince Cheri at break of day perceived a handsome young man, from whom said, "Good-day, handsome Cheri, you are destined to save my life, and I King; and when Belle-Etoile showed her treasures, the little green bird Belle-Etoile were his children, and that Prince Cheri was his nephew. 18604 child''s eye, but this little fellow, (he was named Rudy) looked at and her death, and, "little Rudy," so said his grandfather, "had lost his "Rudy is going over the mountain!" said one hen. is Rudy." The young girls said this also, but they did not say: Babette also, gave Rudy her little hand and he "I came by the short road," said Rudy, "I came over the mountains; "Nowhere!" said Rudy, and looked at Babette. "Yes, so as to fall down a precipice!" said Rudy; "Do you know no "Yes, I agree with you there!" said he; thought of Babette and longed word, a man is a man,'' said Rudy, ''do not weep Babette, I shall bring "Yes, a perfect jackanapes!" said Rudy; this was the first time, that "Earth can give me no more," said Rudy, "an evening hour like this is 18614 "Will you go with me now, little Diamond?" asked the North Wind bending Now Diamond''s mother had once more pasted up North Wind''s window. "Oh, please, North Wind," cried Diamond, "won''t you help that little "That must be the place," said Diamond to himself, "where North Wind "Not quite so bad as that, dear North Wind," said Diamond. "It is North Wind on her door-step!" said Diamond joyfully and hurried "I wonder if that is North Wind," said Diamond to himself. "I''ve been at the back of the north wind," said Diamond to himself "I''ve been at the back of the north wind," said Diamond to himself It was a long time since Diamond had seen North Wind or even thought "Wasn''t it really North Wind?" said Diamond to himself. "Dear North Wind," said Diamond, "I want so much to come to you but I "Did she hear, North Wind?" said Diamond. 18674 "Bless his good heart!" said the poor widow after he had gone. "First tell me what good fairy of a rich man has been filling our hands For many days, try as he would, Chow-sin, the great Son of Heaven, could would rather have the love of one good man like her father, than share "I beg your honour to have a look at my catch," said old Chang to Sing. sleeping villages and little streams of water that looked like silver All day long the three friends chatted, feasted, and had a good time good man would shake his head, saying, ''Take care, my boy, or you will very happy, for the young man loved his mother dearly, and the old woman looking the great cat straight in the eye, "you have come to eat me, So, on this day when his father left him alone, the boy stood looking at 18752 You will read in this little book how Undine, the water maiden, won Now when the knight saw the old man''s face it was welcome to him, as ''You are beautiful, Sir Knight,'' she said, ''but how did you come to Then Undine, unashamed, drew a little footstool near to Huldbrand, and ''Ah,'' said the knight, ''tell me how the beautiful maiden came to your The old fisherman wept as he heard her words, yet Undine did not seem ''It is true,'' he said, ''that Bertalda was a lovely maiden, yet as I ''I thought Bertalda had loved you,'' cried Undine, ''yet then had she Undine looked at the knight, her blue eyes sparkling as she cried, Huldbrand and the fisherman rose and saw that what the maiden had said But the knight loved Undine''s wayward words. Then, saying farewell to Bertalda, Undine and the knight walked toward 18859 Long before they reached it, however, Alice saw that the fairy was a As soon as his eye fell upon Richard, he changed his tone, and said, "Here is your knife, Richard," said the goblin; but by the time he had creature!" thought he; but hearing Alice shriek again, he said, "Will you come to the next tree, Alice?" said Richard, after a pause. Alice, who had been crying all the time that Richard was thinking, said "Dear Alice!" said Richard, "how pale you look!" Richard thought for a few moments before replying to Alice''s question, "Come along, Alice," said Richard, rising. cave, the king actually saw some of their eyes--strange shadow-eyes; he "Please your majesty," said the Shadows, "this is our church--the "You are much more likely to make them laugh," said the king. "''How thick the Shadows are!'' said one of the children--a thoughtful 18872 Noodle went on many miles till he came near to a rich man''s farm. Noodle looked once the way of the Galloping Plough, and his heart and Noodle saw the Plough lift its head to its master''s palm, and feed ''One day they came running to Melilot, and said, "Come and play with And the Plough giving but one plunge, the Rose came away into Noodle''s The sycamore said to the king''s son, ''The queen''s eye is on you; get The fishes said to the king''s son: ''The queen''s eye is on you; up, and The fox said to the king''s son: ''The queen''s eye is on you! The queen''s son came running to his mother, wearing the king''s crown. Presently the king''s son came to the queen also, and began feeding king''s head; and as for the queen, if the odd man came and put his 18937 Once on a time there was a Little Old Woman who lived in a Shoe. [Illustration: Old Woman with children and Shoe.] wood where the Giant had met their father, they saw an immense shoe. [Illustration: Strong-arm and Boy with Large Head.] witch and the Little Old Lady, as also Strong-arm, his eleven the Little Old Woman and all their children built a new house, and [Illustration: Strong-arm cutting off Giant''s head.] "Little Bo-Peep she lost her sheep Little Bo-Peep asked him whether he had seen a flock of sheep. [Illustration: Little Pig going to market.] The Little Pig who Went to Market. [Illustration: Little Pig with mother.] [Illustration: Little Pig tying mother to chair.] [Illustration: Little Pig running home.] THE HISTORY OF OLD MOTHER GOOSE AND HER SON JACK. THE HISTORY OF OLD MOTHER GOOSE AND HER SON JACK. Old Mother Goose lived in a cottage with her son Jack. 19068 And after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King and said, "I man went on day and night, until at last he came to the golden castle of "Come on!" said the King, "he shall carry me to the castle," and was "Dear child, they belong to your twelve brothers." The little girl said, should come to her every evening, as the old woman came in the day-time. The girl went home and told her father what the woman had said. "O father," said Hansel, "I am looking at my little white kitten, who is Then he went and sat down and had a good look at her, and then he said, "Good day, Little Red-cap," said he. house door; she went and opened it, and there was a young fox, who said, "Mother," said the little girl, "shall not my brother have one too?" 19207 Night came, and the Prince took shelter behind a great rock. "Why the little golden hand, you fool," said the chief cook. little golden hand, and on the next night he gave it to the cat. little golden hand which lay in his pocket down into the sea. enchanted castle rolled like a ship at sea, and leaning far to one side, "Poor little bird," said Marianna, bending down and taking him up in her "Shall we send Bobo in search of the lost half-hour?" said the Princess world, for news of my little daughter?" (Here the poor old King took out strange little door in the bark of a great lonely tree, and, opening "Tell me of the King," said the Prince. "Stay, O King of the Trees," cried the poor Prince. "They will soon be coming to get us," said the King to the bird-boy. 19461 The old man looked grave as he listened; and after sitting a long time He said, "Your brother came with us the last day we went into the "What day will the three of you come?" said the King. "Only one of us can leave home in one day," said Jack. "No," said the old man, "they are very good little people, and they necromancer came to Franz and said: "Last night the Princess dreamed Billy one day said they''d go away to travel and see the world, for Jack said he ''d like to show them a little wonder he fetched with him, One day the Emperor went hunting, and before setting out he said to "It is time that Pei-Hang saw a little more," said his father. lad," said the king''s daughter; "the man that took the heads off the all he said, and then he went away, and I never saw him more." 19713 His father had a brother, a wise old man, who was supposed to know "Well then, brother," the Fox said, "I know where that Grape-Vine is and "Well, brother," the Little Fox said, "you were good to me, so I''ll help "Now, brother," the Little Fox said, "this time listen carefully to what "Now, brother," the Little Fox said, "listen carefully to what I tell "Now, brother," the Little Fox said, "listen carefully to what I tell Janko did as the Little Fox said and away they all three went. When they reached the stable of the Golden Horse, the Little Fox said: "The Youngest Prince is a capable young man," the King said, "and tempt the appetite of our poor young Prince," the old woman said. "Come in, brother," said the Poor Man. "Brothers," the Poor Man said, "if either of you have time I wish you''d 19734 The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, dry your tears, and I will tell Little One Eye came to her and said, "I will go with you into the The next day the mother said to Little Three Eyes, "This time you Little Three Eyes said to the mother, "I know why the proud thing does The wise woman said, "Little Two Eyes, I will give you some good Then the mother said to Little One Eye, "Climb up, my child, and "Alas!" said Jack, "here''s the king''s son coming with two thousand men little man took pity upon her and said, "I will give you three days; By and by the queen gave birth to a beautiful little boy; and the king "Come, prince," said the fairy, "King Merinous is apprised of what "Mother," said the little daughter, "shall not brother have one too?" 19772 little girl by the name of Golden Hair; she was an orphan and lived with Although little Golden Hair lived far from other children she was never "So this is where the jolly bears live!" said Golden Hair, as she little bowl for the Tiny Bear," said Golden Hair. Golden Hair rode upon the broad back of Papa Bear, while Mamma Bear and they came clear of the wood and up to the home of Golden Hair. company with her little Golden Hair; but when she saw how jolly they all sweet milk for Golden Hair and the Tiny Bear. Mamma Bear would do the housework under the direction of Golden Hair, their three beds to the home of Golden Hair and her grandmother, the rate the fame of Golden Hair and the three bears spread far and wide The good natured bears were always anxious to please the children; they Denslow''s Picture Books for Children 19860 having said this, the genie disappeared, to the great joy of the came in and said, "An old man, whom I do not know, brings your hatchet The old man, having sat a short time, arose, and went out; but he as soon as it was day we left the palace, and went aboard my ship, Next day the two princes went to the place appointed; and as soon as "I am just now come," said Aladdin, "from a man who says he is my Aladdin''s mother took the lamp and said to her son, "Here it is, but "Genie," said Aladdin, "build me a palace fit to receive the Princess place, said to Aladdin, "I thought, prince, that nothing in the world sat down, and Aladdin said, "I beg of you, princess, to tell me what When the pretended Fatima came, Aladdin said, "Come hither, good 1988 neck, and gave the bag such a hearty shake, that poor little Tom''s legs, A short time afterwards his mother was making a batter-pudding, and Tom Soon after the adventure of the pudding, Tom''s mother went to milk her liking the look of it, took poor Tom and the thistle at one mouthful. him to the king, who made Tom his dwarf, and he soon grew a great King Arthur one day asked Tom about his parents, wishing to know if they king, and said that Tom had jumped into the royal furmenty, and thrown Tom had disappeared, the court broke up, and the miller went home to his activity, Tom was knighted by the king, and went under the name of the The queen of fairies came soon after to pay Tom a visit, and carried him "Here lyes Tom Thumb, King Arthur''s knight, 19993 "Good day," he said, nodding his wise little head. said the cat, "or we shall be starved; you, little mouse, cannot go mother said: "Boil, little pot!" So it began to cook, and she soon ate bed, than a wolf came along, knocked at the door, and said: "Little The next day the wife said: "The little men have made us rich, and we "And," said the wolf, "where does your good Grannie live, little heart, so she said: "Very well, little man, come in; but you must be "Seven at one blow!" said the little man with great pride. is a pleasant way to keep house," said little Two Eyes, and felt quite "Little Two Eyes," said the wise woman, "I will give you some good Little Two Eyes went home quickly, and said to her sister, "Dear "Come here, little one, and don''t be afraid," said the man. 2032 "My green maidens," said Martin, "may I not come into your orchard? "Young master!" said Martin, "the mill that grinds your grain will need "My apple-gold maidens," said Martin Pippin, leaning on the gate in the "My apple-gold maidens," said Martin Pippin, "I entreat you to let me "If you please," said little Joan, "you are to tell us a love-story "Is love then," said little Joan, "so rare a thing in the world?" "Bait time with a diversion," said Martin, "and he will run like a "In love''s name," said Martin, "let me recover your heart." "When, I wonder," said Martin, "will women cease to want to know little "Yes, like sweet daughters of the house," said Martin. "Will women NEVER let a man make a thing in his own way?" said Martin. "Please, Martin," said little Joan, "please don''t let the story come to 20366 [Illustration: "Come then," said Wonderwings. [Illustration: The Queen-mother looked over the garden wall. There was once a wise old king in a far-off land who said to himself, "I the new kingdom of Westroyal, the fairies brought this mirror and set it The Queen-mother looked over the garden wall. [Illustration: She rose into the air a shining queen of fairies, holding fell from her and she rose into the air a shining queen of fairies, more [Illustration: "Look closely at my flowers," she said, "and tell me "It is the world at war," said an older fairy sadly. I must think of something I can do," said Fairy "Come away, little sister!" she said. "I will go," said Fairy Tenderheart again. "I come to learn what I may do to help the suffering earth," said Fairy "This is the most beautiful," said Fairy Tenderheart. 20437 fountain; so, whenever it was very hot, the King''s youngest daughter ran and a voice said, "Open the door, thou youngest daughter of the King!" "What does the Frog want with you?" said the King. my golden ball fell into the water, and this Frog fetched it up again and let him in." So the King''s daughter went and opened the door, and Princesses, that the King married the youngest, Blondine, his brother Prince Cheri at break of day perceived a handsome young man, from whom said, "Good-day, handsome Cheri, you are destined to save my life, and I Princess Belle-Etoile were his children, and that Prince Cheri was his The old man led Aladdin a good way into the country, until they came to richness, and said to Aladdin''s mother: "Your son shall have his wish, of the Princess to change Aladdin''s old Lamp, which she had seen on a 20552 "Listen, mother!" said the dragon, when he had entered the house. "Let me tell you one thing," she said: "you must kill this man The emperor grew very thoughtful, when after a long time his sons When he stopped here to rest, the horse said: "You must know, master, ready, master," said the horse, "the Woodpecker Fairy is coming." As fowls, and went merrily on and on till he reached the old man''s house "It is I, little sister," said the prince, "I, an emperor''s son, who Ileane heard these words, said a few in reply, and then went home. prince halted and the old woman went on, like the Wood Witch, alone. "My son Petru," began the emperor, this time in a pleasant tone and "It is I, Holy Friday!" said Petru, with laboring breath, like a man "Look," she said to Petru, "an old man gave me this when I was young. 20723 Whilst so occupied, the eldest said, "Cinderella, should you like to go As Cinderella had often heard her father talk of her godmother, and tell The fairy took Cinderella by the hand, and said, "Now, my dear, go into The fairy was perplexed how to find a coachman, but Cinderella said, "I "You are right," said the godmother; "go and see." Cinderella brought said to Cinderella, "Well, my dear girl, is not this as fine an equipage "O yes, dear godmother," replied Cinderella; and then, with a good deal Cinderella smiled, and said, "Was she, then, so very beautiful? The next evening the sisters again went to the ball, and Cinderella soon When the two sisters returned from the ball Cinderella asked if they had The sisters now recognized in Cinderella the beautiful person they had The prince thought Cinderella more beautiful than ever, and in a few 20748 Snow-White peeped out of the window and said, "Good day, my good woman; soon as they saw Snow-White lying, like dead, upon the ground, they She knocked at the door, and Snow-White stretched out her head and said, "See, my children, such is the way of the world," said the Mother Duck, "Those are fine children that our good mother has," said the old Duck "Never mind, Mother," said Aladdin, "I will go and sell the old lamp When the time came for the little Princess to be christened, the King "Good people," said he, "if you do not tell the King, when he comes this walking, a little Old Woman came to the house in the wood and peeped instructions, said good-bye to the Prince and came away. old man was a good hermit, and when Jack had eaten well, he said: little girl for his dinner, said "Good morning," and trotted away. 20836 The Princess talked a great deal, but the Prince was rather quiet. "Ting-a-ling, I feel a great interest in all young people, and will do waking Ting-a-ling, he took out his great purse, and placed the little "Well, I''m sure I don''t know," said Ting-a-ling, rubbing his eyes. "O I don''t know," said Ting-a-ling, almost crying, "but somebody''s head "Come now!" said Tur-il-i-ra, "Ting-a-ling, get into my pocket. was a great deal of good in it, for, just as Ting-a-ling made a rush at "Why you see, Ting-a-ling," said the other, "I came out to look for the "You!" cried Ting-a-ling; "a little fellow like you!" "Come here!" said Parsley; and so Ting-a-ling got off his grasshopper, Tur-il-i-ra said, "Ting-a-ling, you must come and see me. said Ting-a-ling, in great excitement, and drawing his little sword. And away he went, and poor little Ting-a-ling was left behind! 20850 "You have asked all the right people, my dear?" said the king. "They are very kind old ladies in their way," said the king; "and were As time went on, Prince Prigio had two younger brothers, whom everybody Then the king went to Prigio, and said that his country was in danger, This the king said, hoping that either the Firedrake would roast Prince "Dear Molly," said the prince, who liked her, "how have I been so "Still?" said the prince, thinking of the Firedrake. "Prince," said the king, as Prigio bowed before the throne, "you are "Very well," said the king; "Prince Prigio, you have your choice. Then, turning to the king, the prince said: "Oh, Frank!" said Prince Prigio, "no cat since the time of Puss in Boots The prince said this, because he did not wish Alphonso to know that he 20916 As soon as the princess saw the devout woman, she said to her: "My good him and saluting him, said: "God prolong your days, good father, and "Good father," said the princess, "I have travelled a great way, and woman," said the sultan, "art thou worthy that I should answer thee?" come," said Aladdin, "from a man who says he is my uncle on my father''s Aladdin''s mother: "My good sister," said he, "do not be surprised at Aladdin''s mother took the lamp, and said to her son: "Here it is, but it her, and said: "Mother, let us lose no time; before the sultan and the As soon as the porters of the sultan''s palace saw Aladdin''s mother, they than are necessary," said the sultan; "come to my palace, and you shall "Well," said the sultan, "have you seen Aladdin''s palace?" "No," Aladdin had not much to tell the sultan, but only said: "When the 21014 hers, her mother said to her: "My child, I think if you knew a little "Why don''t you look for a wife, then?" said the Fairy, laughing at him. "Let me look at your claws," said the Fairy. "Larks always do," said the poor little brown bird; "and I did not know "I shall wish to marry Hulda," said another boy; "when I am a man I "If you wish for both perhaps you will get neither," said little Hulda. "I wish for that pretty little sceptre of yours," said Hulda, pointing "Dear fairy," said little Hulda, weeping, and putting out her hand for "Good pedlar," said little Hulda, "could you not be so very kind as just "How dim it looks!" said little Hulda; "the stones used to be so very "What!" said Hulda, "did the pedlar steal my mother''s ring--that old "Let us go, mother, and look about us," said Hulda. 21399 and said to a man who was in the room, "A poor boy has lain down on "Well, Dick," said this good man, "you may come in here, if you like, Dick soon made up his mind to live with this kind, good man. Once when Dick had felt bad all day, he lay down on his bed. As Dick lay on his bed, he made up his mind to be a good boy. to pray, and said, "O God, make Dick a good boy." is day!" So Dick soon went down and was so kind and good, they did Poor Dick sat, with his cat on his knee; a tear was in his eye, have but my cat," said Dick. The man who took the cat, had, as was said, the name of Jack. "Well, Dick," said Jack, "what will you do with all this gold? 21678 The Sun Giant told the Spring Princess again and again of his great Then the Spring Princess went away with the Sun Giant to his own home. "O Giant of the Great Wind," said the Spring Princess, as he gently The Giant of the Great Wind took the Spring Princess back to earth on The little son of the Spring Princess grew up to be the Giant of the One day a little old woman came to the door of the palace begging The moment the prince turned his eyes a giant immediately seized him little old woman and the beautiful princess who wore the prince''s own little old woman and the beautiful princess who wore the prince''s own One day the voice of the river giant said, "I have to go away on a The prince carried the giant princess home to her father''s kingdom and 21994 "I''m sure I don''t know what to do with that boy!" said King Prigio of "No, I don''t know what to do with Dick," said the king. "Yes, she''s a dear, good girl," said the king; "yet she looks melancholy. "Now, Dick," said Jaqueline, "you know I can help you. "I say, Jack," said Prince Ricardo one morning, "here''s a queer letter "People in glass houses should not throw stones, Dick," said Jaqueline. "I like that chap," said Prince Ricardo. "Your father is not the sort of king who is kicked out," said Jaqueline. Prince Ricardo stepped up to this boy, took off his cap, and said: "Thank you, prince," said Ricardo, "for the weapon, which I shall learn "Do let me in, dear Dick; I have good news for you," said the princess. "I seem to know that hand," said Ricardo; "but I thought 22168 And when the children went to bed that night the fairy music came to saw coming towards them from the sinking sun a little white horse, with "Would you like to follow the nine little pipers?" The children said, "Blessings on the fairy queen," said the little mother. But while Enda lay dreaming of the Princess Mave, the little fairy woman "We shall go on the lake to-day, Cuglas," said the queen, and taking his "You are thinking of the Princess Ailinn," said the little woman. "Come in, and welcome," said Fergus, and the little man stepped into "Come in, and welcome," said he, and the little old woman stepped into "I told you," said the little man, "the night you opened the door for "Ask anything you like, little princess," said Trencoss. "And there you fell in love with the little princess," said the fairy, 22184 He dreamt that a little wizened old man came to him and said, As he said these words, a little wizened old man sprang out on the road "Ride over hill and dale for seven times seven leagues," said the old "Gracious lady," said Sir Hunny Bee from within the arbour, "the King Then to him as to Sir Hunny Bee appeared the little old man. "The Princess smiles on it," said the old man, "tell her your mission "The Princess smiles on it," said the old man, "tell her your mission "Oh dear, how I hate the rain," said Jack to Jill, as they stood at the Jack was certainly not thinking about the old Witch when he said, "Oh "Would you like that too, my pretty dear?" said the old Witch, turning "Bring the bag here," said the old Witch, pointing to a cask labelled 22406 That mountain glen was filled with drifted snows One little maiden, in that cottage home, And fair, bright locks, and voices like the sound And moulding little snow-balls in their palms, Mid-winter was the time, and Eva stood, The little maiden promised, and went forth, Entered the little pair that hill of snow, In which the Little People of the Snow In which the Little People of the Snow In which the Little People of the Snow In which the Little People of the Snow In which the Little People of the Snow Said the snow-maiden; "touch not, with thy hand, How, when the wind, in the long winter nights, Stood in the wall of snow, beside their path. Sparkling like snow-wreaths in the early sun, The little people of the snow had come, The Little People of the Snow were seen Around that little grave, in the long night, 22756 "Then we must be looking towards the Island of Laurel," said Daimur, King Cyril then told them how Daimur was going to do them a good deal After walking for some time Daimur, who was carrying the old spade, set Daimur went with the Princess to look at it, and found it was indeed as All the next day the King and Queen and little Princess Maya went about Daimur told them of the ship which was anchored at the Magician''s door, "Rather," said Prince Daimur, "let us be thankful to the kind old fairy island, which Daimur, who had on his cap and spectacles said was the cave and led by Daimur, Prince Redmond and King Cyril, made their way "King Daimur," said she, "I know you are good and kind. "Don''t frighten her, Daimur," said Prince Redmond as he stepped over niece, Queen Amy, and Daimur told the new Princess that the Evil 2290 So the king knew that a goblin lived in it, and said without fear: One day he said to his wife: "My dear, my friend the counsellor''s son When the king heard this, he said to the goblin: "The man who painfully he said: "My dear father, I am a lucky boy if the king lives at the Then King Triple-victory went back to the sissoo tree and saw the body goblin said to him: "O King, you are wise and good, so I am pleased And the king said to the goblin: "The body with the husband''s head on But the king pointed to Good and said: "My dear girl, he told me of the goblin on his shoulder said: "O King, I will tell you a strange story his shoulder said: "O King, I will tell you a story about a great love. 23024 [Illustration: _This shows the sword that Blue-Beard used full sore, A thing that people said was splendid. The prince but gave them glances hard, _How Little Red Riding Hood Came to be Eaten_ _How Little Red Riding Hood Came to be Eaten_ And the way that they showed her, she went. [Illustration: _This shows the bad wolf that came out of the wood, I won''t ask a thing for myself or my wife, And said: "You think you''re awful smart, _The Moral_ is: All said and done, He said in his positive way: And, when the girl got home that night,-He said: "I am took with the face [Illustration: _This shows how the prince won the princess''s heart, And _The Moral_ is easily said: He therefore said the prince who made _How the Peaceful Aladdin Gave Way to His Madness_ _How the Peaceful Aladdin Gave Way to His Madness_ 2325 Little Mary Louise had never before seen such beautiful long hair. The little mermaid only laughed in reply, and taking Mary Louise by the "I think I''ll take the same train as the little Star Fish," said Mary After the Star Fish and his little friend had swum away, Mary Louise "Hello, little girl," he said, as Mary Louise hesitated. "Jump in," said the little old fish man; and without a question Mary "Come," said the little fish man, and he led Mary Louise into his house. "I can but try," said little Mary Louise bravely. Then little Mary Louise said good-by and by and by she came to a poor "All right," answered Mary Louise, and off she went to the little town said little Mary Louise. "That''s very good of you," said little Mary Louise. "Dear me," said little Mary Louise, when the giant had finished. 23302 _In order that each flower of my little story book should not "The New Year is come, Lady Elder; and we want you to grant us leave to singing a song the fairies love, till they came to a spot where the Ivy Ladies come to frolic on earth, and we want you, Ivy, to join in our "White Lady," said the Ivy, "if you like we will go and wake up our "Go then," said Rusialka, "and bring your sisters to me." another little sister-flower, the Yellow Jasmine. "If I bring a sad message," she said, "my sister the Snowdrop is ever Rusialka waved her crystal wand three times and said: "I can see a Rusialka waved her crystal wand and said: "Oh, do not weep then, sweet little sisters," said the Cornflower, The Lady Elder came out of her tree and smiled upon the flowers. "Good night, my children," she said. 23303 "Cinderella," said the Fairy, "I am your godmother, and for the sake of the old lady peeped into the mouse-trap, where she found six mice. her wand, changed her worn-out clothes into a beautiful ball-dress splendid coach, giving her a caution to leave the ball before the clock Prince gave her a courteous welcome, and led her into the ball-room; Cinderella expressed a desire to go to the next ball to see the Princess; The next evening the two sisters went to the ball, and Cinderella also, greater than at the first ball, and she was so occupied with the Prince''s ball-room; but in a moment the coach changed again to a pumpkin, the lizards, and Cinderella''s beautiful dress to her old shabby clothes. the unknown Princess, and told Cinderella about the little glass slipper At that moment the godmother appeared, and touched Cinderella''s clothes Her sisters then saw that she was the beautiful lady they 23311 "a single one to please his daughter Beauty." On this, the beast said morning, the Beast sent him home upon a beautiful horse. return to the Beast _himself_, after embracing his children) tried to Beast''s palace, much to the secret joy of the envious sisters. giving Beauty so kind a look as he went out, that she felt quite then, dear Beauty?" said the poor Beast, with a look of such eager [Illustration: Beauty takes her Fathers place.] me." The Beast then bade her good-night, with a sad voice, and went away heart, Beauty will soon return," but nothing seemed to comfort him, and Beauty felt very badly when she saw how much the poor Beast suffered. For a long time Beauty was happy with her father and sisters; but she tenderly of the poor Beast, alone in his palace; and as the two months poor Beast!" she said, "_I_ am the cause of this. 23322 Their porridge was thick, and their chairs and beds good. Their son, Tiny-cub, was like Dame Goose''s lad; Now Bruin, the biggest--the surly old bear-Young Tiny-cub''s bowl, chair, and bed were the best,-It tastes like the food of the surly old bear," Then she tried Tiny-Cub''s bowl, and said, "This is nice; That young bear, Tiny-cub--from him shall I run? Young Tiny-cub said, in a voice very small, In voice like a thunder-storm, roared the big bear. Young Tiny-cub said, and so fierce was his frown, See our pet Tiny-cub can look just like a bear," "WHO IS LYING ON MY BED?" said young Tiny-Cub, To Mammy and Tiny then did big Bruin roar, [Illustration: GOLDENHAIR EATS UP TINY-CUB''S PORRIDGE.] [Illustration: GOLDENHAIR BREAKS THE BOTTOM OUT OF TINY-CUB''S CHAIR.] [Illustration: THE BEARS FIND GOLDENHAIR ASLEEP IN TINY-CUB''S BED.] NEW PICTURE BOOKS FOR LITTLE CHILDREN. 23344 "Papa, if I am not mistaken, of the beautiful Princess Alicia?" said the the Princess Alicia took care to dry the bone, and to rub it, and to Chamberlain came in, that dear old woman said to the little Princess, "Alicia," said the King, one evening when she wished him Good Night. But the Princess Alicia put her hands over all their seventeen the Princess Alicia said, "Laugh and be good, and after dinner we will And so then, once more the Princess Alicia saw King Watkins the First, "Alicia, my dear," said this charming old Fairy, "how do you do, I hope I The Princess Alicia embraced her, and then Grandmarina turned to the King, Grandmarina then turned to the King and Queen, and said, "We are going Alicia got into the carriage, and Mr Pickles''s boy handed in the Duchess Alicia''s relations and friends, and the seventeen Princes and Princesses, 23477 Scarcely had Gilbert reached the market town, and put up his horse at an their curiosity, so if Gilbert wanted to know how to gather horses thus "I went to Elf-land," said the Scotchman. stowing away the money in his pouch, while Gilbert went home as best he Gilbert then set off to join the sheep, though not without looking back Up hill and down dale did Gilbert go the livelong day, till the sun was castle, with the ivory fiddle beside him, and saw the flocks grazing The Scotchman laughed loud and long, and it was not till Gilbert had to this beautiful lady of yours, she is only an Elle-maid," said the He then laid the ivory fiddle down again, and by the time Gilbert had Gilbert thought this very strange, and he began scraping once the lady, Gilbert thought he would just follow his advice out of 23521 The Sleeping Beauty; Bluebeard; Long, long ago, in ancient times, there lived a King and Queen, Came forth, and muttered, angry still, and good gift gave she none; Stepped forth, and said, "No, she shall sleep till a hundred years And then she shall be wakened by a King''s son--truth I tell-At last, a King''s son, in the hunt, asked how long it had stood, And what old towers were those he saw above the ancient wood. A sleeping King and Court lay hid, and sleeping Princess fair. They hold the wedding that same day, with mirth and feasting good-Mr. Pun, Mr. Chin, Mr. Nel, Mr. Lo The king sent his lady on the first Yule day, And then said Bluebeard to his wife, "I''ll say good-bye, my dear; And oft she saw the closet door, and longed to look inside. Bluebeard came back that day; 23735 The elder brother rode to the king''s court just as he had said he "Let me, I pray you, ride to the duke''s castle," he said to the king, The king was well pleased with all the elder brother said, and bade "Two good servants are better than one," said the king, and he sent "Then give her a purse of gold," said the little prince. Then the king said, "If you will stay to play and sing before my Then the king said, "If you will stay on Christmas day one tune to chicks are fed," said her mother; and the little maid went to bed well "A fair day and a good road," said the old woman, stopping to drop him "Empty hands are better than an empty heart," said the old woman; "but knows but that I may have my apple yet," said the old woman as she 24053 24117 24379 24473 24493 24530 24593 24614 24624 24714 24778 24795 25021 25442 25451 25461 25464 25513 25555 25590 25877 [Illustration: Cook makes the Gingerbread Man] The Little Gingerbread Man [Illustration: The Little Gingerbread Man] little gingerbread man for little Bobby." So she took a nice round round cakes; and then she put in the little gingerbread man in a for little Bobby." When the cook first called, Mouser thought it what all the noise was about, the little gingerbread man cleverly And the cook called out: "Towser, Towser, stop the gingerbread man! the little gingerbread man, who had been watching for the chance, Meanwhile, the gingerbread man had climbed up on the garden wall, [Illustration: The Monkey catches the Gingerbread Man] When the gingerbread man saw the dog coming, he jumped down on the are--and when he saw the little man running across the field and heard the cook calling, "Jocko, Jocko, stop the gingerbread man," beyond the garden the cook, and the dog, and the monkey, and could poor little gingerbread man. 25913 "They are not much to see, and I wish I had not come," said the lad to Then the King said, "Though you are only a gardener''s lad still you "There is no need to look for the black steed," said the princely The man gave her the glass mug and told her what the King had said. "Look in that jar," said the lad, "and tell us how long you think "That is true," said the man; "but if our son looks like a cock, how The father promised to do as the son said, and then the lad turned "Good day to you, child," said the old woman. "Good day, mother," said the lad. "My sons," said he, "I am no longer young, and soon the time will come have no time to waste driving wedges," said the lad, and away he went, 26018 "It is a good thought," said King Winwealth. old cottage, and said: "Chair of my grandmother, tell me a story." Spare said to his brother: "Shall we sit here cold on Christmas Day "Long life and good fortune to ourselves, brother!" said Spare. "Stay, and welcome," said Spare, while Scrub sat wondering if it were "Good Master Cuckoo," said he, "if a great traveller who sees all the "Noble lord and lady," she said,--"for I know you are such by your "That''s bad news," said Lady Greensleeves; and at once in walked a great "That''s good news," said Lady Greensleeves; and in flew a great black "Ah!" said Lady Greensleeves, "he is a great prince, that king of the "I fear the king of the forest fairies," said Lady Greensleeves, "Good evening, my little girl!" she said, when Childe Charity opened the "Good times to you among your west-country people," said the mermaid. 26019 That night George went up to the king''s castle and took his place at And the king said, "That I know not; let us look and see." And the "Have patience, man," said Reynard; "as soon as one fish comes the went to dinner, and while they were eating the king said: "Bird, every So Jack went to the lord of the castle and said, "I know what They went and told the King who said: "Why, he''s just the man for us; Then he went back to the King and said: "I have got rid of your So Puss went back to Jack and said to him: "The King desires to see Then the King said: "If you can tell her from her sisters then I know "Very well, master," said Jack, and went to the stable; and he the Master-Maid and told her what the giant had said. 26386 father," said he to the baron, "I come to ask your blessing. Poor Finette, seated on the seashore, waited all day long for Yvon, Finette rose, sighing, and took the way to the castle in her turn. "My good mother," said Finette, "give me only a corner of the stable." story, shook his head, and said it looked like witchcraft; then he a page, "Child," said he, "run to the house of the stranger lady who Yvon she disappeared; but it was said that a wretched old hag was seen "My child," said the old woman one day to him, "I shall not leave you "''My good woman,'' said they, ''when you wish for us, place this feather "Sire," said the young fairy, taking the king''s hand, "Your Majesty Charming was as beautiful as the day; but the sun itself, it is said, "That is not so," said the stranger, letting go the prince''s hand. 26448 "Elaine!" shouted Sir Godfrey, away off round a corner. "Papa," said she, "I think I''ll meet the Dragon on Christmas Eve!" "Hubert and all of you," said Father Anselm, or rather Sir Francis, "Thy turn next, if art not careful, Hubert," said Sir Francis very "It is as you hear, Father," said Miss Elaine, keeping her eyes away. "A useless promise, Sir Godfrey!" said Father Anselm, shrugging his "That you shall not," said Sir Godfrey. "Show me where this Dragon of Wantley comes," said Geoffrey, "for I "Our fare," said Father Anselm pleasantly to Sir Godfrey, who sat on "A warlike daughter, Sir Godfrey!" said Father Anselm. "Hast thou, my daughter," said Father Anselm, "thought better of thy "This Dragon, sir," said Geoffrey, wondering at his own voice, "will taken place in Sir Godfrey''s wine-cellar, said they thought the Baron "The guests are still coming, sir," said Geoffrey. 26711 "I cannot return with thee," said Bar Shalmon. "Thy story is indeed sad," said the rabbi, gravely, "but thou knowest "Know then," said the rabbi, "thou art not in a land of human beings. "In my own land," returned Bar Shalmon, "men said I was great among "Bar Shalmon," he said, "rightly thou shouldst die for thy broken One day the king said to him: "I am about to leave the city for a "Thou hast broken thy promise to my father, the king, not to enter "But I have a wife and child in my native land," said Bar Shalmon, "Thou hast now forfeited thy hopes of return," said the princess, "Thou canst not," Bar Shalmon said, "for I am the son-in-law of the "Canst thou tell me, father," he said to an old man, "which is the and said: "Thou hast told me I am the first man who has come to thee. 26944 "Well, I''d like to meet a Hot Air Man," said Ned, blowing on his hands "Not another drop!" said Ned''s little friend. "Don''t worry, Ned, dear," replied his little friend, touched by his good And with these words she placed a slender gold ring upon Ned''s little looked anxiously at the Magic Axe. Presently Ned began to feel hungry, and opening his knapsack, took out "Wait a minute," said Ned, "I''ve forgotten my Magic tools." So the giant Instead, however, Ned touched the donkey ears with his little magic gold Making a low bow to the Gnome King, he turned to Ned and said: "Hereafter," said the Gnome King, looking kindly at Ned, "a bluebird At the same time the bluebird handed Ned his magic ring, and with this faithful little friend, his gold ring, and the giant for a servant, Ned Ned ran over to his little friend, the Gnome, and thanked him again and 27000 thoughts flew far away, up to my great friend, who every evening told new year," said a little shivering sparrow; "and they threw pans and spoken by yonder wonderful old man, who sat in wind and weather high "But beauty is a higher thing!" said the apple tree branch. there is the poor old lady,'' said the nobleman: ''walking is a great stood a great old willow tree, that seemed to cling fast to the house, "You''ll know that best, old man," said the wife. ago the good old maxim: ''Think on the great moving-day of death!'' little boy came home from school and said, "I''ve learned it thus and heart; great tears came into her gleaming black eyes, and she sat the flower lay a beautiful child--a little girl--looking just as if but said farewell to the old man, and went on towards the house where 27085 laughed in his hat five ways and said, "They are going to the moon and From a long ways off it looks like a little hat Any Ice Today came along and said, "It looks like it used to be an 18 in the elm trees, the Potato Face Blind Man came down to his work "Good-by," said the Potato Face Blind Man as he began drawing long "Come again--you and your lucky blue rats," people said to him. the Blue Wind Boy. The White Horse Girl grew up far in the west of the Rootabaga Country. White Horse Girl and the Blue Wind Boy went away. who looked like he had come a long ways, "Did you ever see the White "''Look!'' said the Boy, ''that''s where the blue winds begin.'' "''Look!'' said the Girl, ''that''s where the white horses come from.'' six balloons floating in the little blue wind over her head, and said: 27200 bouquet," said the old maid; "you shall have a beautiful little churchyard, and stood by the little grave, which looked like a large "Look what is sticking to the ugly old fir-tree," said the child, talked to her: he said her eyes were like beautiful dark lakes, in is the most beautiful coat of arms in the world," said the old man. carved the pretty little toy-houses; and in the old man''s room stood a "What beautiful things you have brought home!" said his old "Ah," said he, as he came to his house; "Little Claus shall pay me "Yes," said Little Claus; "I am going to the town with my old out in your new clothes,'' said her mother; and the little one looked "They did not like to be knighted, the good old people," she said; for a dear little maiden like you," said the old woman, "and now you 27321 will remember," he said, looking up to meet the pleading eyes of the "O Little Jesus," whispered Cristobal, "give light to my eyes, even as "Here is a little man after my ain heart," said she: "I like his The Moon looked at the Vesper Star, and said, "Dream on, sweet sister; then what shall I do?" said Little One, clasping her hands. "Poor woman!" said Little One: "I am going to love you." "I thought," said Little One, "I was the only unhappy one in the "Then she shall have half," said Little One in great glee. "Keep the purse, little boy," said a sweet voice close by his elbow. "Shining child!" said he: "you look vastly like the wonderful little "Let us come in," said Despard, sorrowfully; "we are two little "But I like to have a cloud to shine on," said loving little 27456 A long time ago there was a white mouse called Kanemochi, servant of Daikoku, the God of Wealth. enough to take a wife, his parents concluded to get named Chudayu had a lovely daughter called Hatsuka. The bridegroom sent the bride the usual articles: cuttle fish, white flax, sea-weed, and _sake_ or The bride sent the bridegroom in like cuttle-fish, white flax, sea-weed, fish, and _sake_; thus confirming the marriage promise. prepared for the bride''s removal to her new home, and out, made preparation for the marriage ceremony sent out many of his servants to meet the bride on At a signal from the go-between the bride and bridegroom, to confirm the marriage bond, exchanged guests exchanged cups with the bride in token of Shortly afterwards the bride, her husband, and his In the evening the bride returned home with her husband and his parents with 7. The Old Man and the Devils. 27467 Once upon a time there lived a stone-cutter, who went every day to a great When the prince was twenty years old, he asked the king, The eagle fell dead, and the happy swan came down and said: "Prince throne chamber and said to the king: "I come to you to ask for the hand of Knight Invisible jumped upon the horse and said to the prince: "Take this Prince Ivan," said he, "we were looking for you. "Well," said the king, "pass three times before these beauties and tell us "I hear the tramping of horses," said Princess Mary to Prince Ivan. "Prince Ivan," said the princess, "do not go; not in vain does my heart "I''ll take the new one," said the prince, and the giant gave him a whistle prince would have liked to marry Yellow Lily, but the king said that he 27754 Adrian and Amaranthé were born in an old castle, that had once been the Amaranthé and Claribel had long satisfied all the pride of Ursula''s At the end of that time, as Adrian, his sister, and cousin, were one "Observe then," said the fairy, "that you secure my good offices only be too happy to be proud and ill-natured." Poor Amaranthé spoke the "Alas, my dear, young master," said he to Adrian, "it was riches that what, my sweet young lady," addressing Amaranthé, "can beauty do for In Claribel the effects of the fairy''s power were the temper and vivacity of her brother, and Adrian''s heart bounded with joy Amaranthé, who for some time felt gratified and obliged by Ethelinde''s "You, Amaranthé," said Adrian, "have no right to complain: you Adrian was touched; looking tenderly on his sister, "Claribel is Claribel, "it is the fairy Benigna." The minds of her cousins assented 27826 the door of the palace, to the great surprise of the king and queen. ''King Loc,'' said one of the forest gnomes, ''we found this beautiful ''Little King Loc,'' answered Abeille, ''take away these beautiful ''Little King Loc,'' said Abeille again--and this time her voice ''Little King Loc,'' answered the girl, ''I love you as you are, for your ''Little King Loc,'' she said, turning her eyes upon him, ''let me behold ''Well,'' said the king, ''I know of some patience which the young lady ''Good-day!'' said the princess; ''can you tell me if this is the castle And the queen went home, and so did the king; and it is said that they ''Then,'' said the prince, ''know that I am the son of the king of a far the prince and princess, who in due time became king and queen, and ''It comes from the king''s table,'' said the prince. 27952 Because all boys and girls love flowers, those of them who read this "The sweet blossoms of a tiny flower" ONE day a little German girl was gathering flowers in the meadows, when her hand she carried a basket of spring flowers, and on her head she the beautiful blossoms, she placed her "key-flower" upon the lock. blossomed into a pure white flower, which hung its dainty head and FLORA, Queen of all the flowers, fell in love with Zephyr, the But the gentle Anemone returns good for evil, for she loves the wind, Gentle, loving little flower, "Waiting for the breathing of the wind," we into a sweet and lovely flower. he suddenly espied the sweet blue blossoms of a tiny flower. before had such lovely flowers been seen. Every boy and girl loves flowers and will be interested in the beautiful 28096 ''Of course,'' said the king, ''it may not be the right man, after all, but Next day, when the king went to visit the jogi, the holy man would their mother, they said they saw the room full of nice little men and For a long time all went well; the young man got up very early ''I will tell you who I am,'' said the old man; ''I am the raspberry king, ''Bad is the place where thou hast built thy house, king''s son,'' said the Light of heart the king''s son went on his road, till he came to the ''Thou hast aimed well this time too,'' said the giant, as the king''s son Soon the second man came home, and his wife said to him: ''It is time that I took a wife,'' said he, and after long looking he 28314 longing for it, and said to the Mouse, ''I wanted to tell you, little great joy of the King, and the wicked mother came to no good end. Then the old woman went back to the King and said to him, ''Your joy in the castle when the Princess came back, and the old King fell Then she went away, and told the old King that the thing inside the she said good-bye to her father, and took a little money with her, and ugly old woman, who said to him, ''Good-day, dear hunter! The King was delighted, and the man said, ''I will come and fetch it in Once upon a time a great and powerful King married a lovely Princess. where the old woman got down, and turning to the Prince said, ''Just One day he came to the King and said, 28979 the home life of the Japanese and in the pictures and stories which to disappear, yet the children''s world of toys and games and stories The games and sports of Japanese children have been so well described by These little boys all live a long way off in islands called "Japan." In the second large picture two of the little boys are playing at represents a game that children in Japan are very fond of playing. New Year''s Day, just as our children try and imitate things they see [Illustration: Girls'' Ball and Counting Game.] have been also played at for centuries by Japanese boys and girls. THE GAMES AND SPORTS OF JAPANESE CHILDREN[21] Some of the games of Japanese children are of a national character, and games in which Japanese boys, from the infant on the back to the =Ayrton''s Child Life in Japan and Japanese Child Stories.= Edited by 29021 One day, her mother, having made some girdle-cakes, said to her: went into the grand-mother''s bed, expecting Little Red Riding-Hood, she might give the little Princess some unlucky gift, went, as soon as Ogresses, took his great knife and went up into little Aurora''s The Marquis gave his hand to the Princess, and followed the King, The King''s son, who was told that a great Princess, What they said was very true; for a few days after, the King''s son The Princess had so little wit, and, at the same time, so great a The Ogre had seven daughters, all little children, and these young "Your husband," said Little Thumb, "is in very great danger, being Ogre was a very good husband, tho'' he used to eat up little children. Little Thumb, having thus got all the Ogre''s money, came home to his King and Queen, overjoyed to know that Donkey-skin was a great 29311 "And there you fell in love with the little princess," said the fairy, "Are you ready to pay the price?" said the little man a second time. When the dwarf saw him going he thought of the little princess in the "Faint heart never won fair lady," said the little harper. "Crying will only spoil your bright eyes, my little princess," said "Ask anything you like, little princess," said Trencoss. "Would you like to follow the nine little pipers?" The children said, "Well, then," said the little man, "come up here behind me; you, Nora, "Blessings on the fairy queen," said the little mother. "You are thinking of the Princess Ailinn," said the little woman. "Come in, and welcome," said Fergus, and the little man stepped into "Come in, and welcome," said he, and the little old woman stepped into "I told you," said the little man, "the night you opened the door for 29672 little old man.--"Who art thou, then?" asked the father.--"I am Oh, Oh!"--"And what dost thou want, O man?" asked Oh.--"I have come," said The third year also passed away, and the man came again to find Oh. He went on and on till there met him an old man all as white as milk, and blood."--"Hearken, then!" said the old man; "when thou dost go to The Tsar went out to him and said, "What dost thou want, old But the man went to the Wind and said, "Hail to thee, O Wind!"--"Good So the man came to the Wind for the third time and said, "Wilt thou man came to his rich brother and said, "Hail to thee, brother; God asked the rich brother.--The poor man said, "My wife prays thee, and thee, and we''ll poison thy brother."--Then she went home and said to looked round and said, "Well for thee, little Tsar Novishny, that thou 29939 One day his friend said to him: "My father is sure to want to reward And one day the mother said to her daughters: "Take good care of Mother has come home!" But they looked out through a crack and said: the Heavens on the Dragon-Tiger Mountain meets the gods at all times. The ancient man said: "How much money would you need in order to live The spirits of the Yellow River are called Dai Wang--Great King. Once upon a time, in the old days, there lived a young man by the name the old man and he said: "Little one, something may be made of you! One day his mother was angry and said: "My son has a wife, and yet I Said they: "It is well that you have come back again, great king! Said the Dragon-King: "But that is the rod which the Great Yu used 30020 They had one child, a little daughter, whom they both loved with It was too far for the mother and her little baby to go, you see," said the husband, proud of knowing something that his wife first time she had ever seen the reflection of her own pretty face. lovely, the mother kept the mirror carefully hidden away, fearing that been, and knew nothing of her own good looks, or of the mirror which When I am gone, promise me that you will look into this mirror every days, but the beautiful young mother of long ago. joy was to be able to look in the mirror and say; "Mother, I have been Seeing her every night and morning, without fail, look into the mirror, "Father," she said, "I look in the mirror every day to see my dear mother and to talk with her." Then she 30024 that tortoises always live a thousand years,--at least Japanese The next thing that happened was that Urashima went to sleep in his am the daughter of the Sea-God, and I live with my father in the Dragon if you like; and we will live happily together for a thousand years in So Urashima took one oar, and the Sea-God''s daughter took the other; and Dragon Palace where the Sea-God lived and ruled as King over all the So Urashima promised to take great care of the box, and not to open it Then it suddenly flashed across Urashima''s mind that the Sea-God''s that his three years in the Sea-God''s Palace had really been hundreds box, he should never be able to go to the Sea-God''s Palace again. Wouldn''t you like to go and see the Dragon Palace beyond the waves, where the Sea-God lives and rules as King over the Dragons and 30109 went straight and told the Tsar, who ordered Ivan the peasant''s son to Tsar ordered Ivan to be called, and asked where he came from and what them all to death; but Ivan fell at his feet and said: "Dear father, daughter saw this from her window, she went to her father and said: "My bold and dear son, Malandrach," said the Tsar, "tell me and let me When Yaroslav was fifteen years old he went often to the Tsar''s Court And Yaroslav said: "My lord brother, Prince Ivan, as which Ivan replied: "Brother Yaroslav, the first army, of the Tsar When Yaroslav went out of the tent Ivan said: "My beloved Princess, Yaroslav replied: "By land," and the Tsar said: "I have a knight who Tsar returned into the city, and Yaroslav rode up to the Knight''s Head knight!" Then Yaroslav went to the Tsar Vorcholomei, and said: "O 30120 "He looks just like an angel," said the Charity Children as they came "Shall I love you?" said the Swallow, who liked to come to the point at "No, little Swallow," said the poor Prince, "you must go away to Egypt." "Dear little Swallow," said the Prince, "you tell me of marvellous "It is your garden now, little children," said the Giant, "''But could we not ask little Hans up here?'' said the Miller''s youngest "''Good morning, little Hans,'' said the Miller. "''Good-bye, little Hans,'' said the Miller, as he went up the hill with "''Good-bye,'' said little Hans, and he began to dig away quite merrily, "''Dear little Hans,'' said the Miller, ''would you mind carrying this sack "''It has certainly been a hard day,'' said little Hans to himself as he "''Little Hans is certainly a great loss to every one,'' said the 30129 Blondine and for a long time the king wept bitterly at his great loss. "Oh, madam," said Blondine, "if you know the king my father, I pray you "The queen," said Bonne-Biche, "showed so little grief at your death, my opened and a prince, beautiful as the day, sprang towards Blondine, ever dear Blondine!" said the fairy, clasping her in her "I will return to seek you in a short time, my dear Rosette," said the moment she saw before her the queen of the fairies, who said:-"Do not fly from me, dear little one," said Ourson, in his sad, soft "I know nothing more than yourself, dear Passerose," said Ourson. poor Ourson," exclaimed Violette, putting her little hand "Good little girl!" said Agnella, embracing her; "you love our poor "Ourson is not with you, mother," said Violette. "Violette," said Ourson, "never fear being ugly in our eyes. 3027 30400 "COME WITH ME, POET," SAID THE LITTLE PRINCESS "It is too bad!" said the little Princess, sitting down exhausted on a "I don''t think I want a Prince to play with," said the charming "Then let us go and ask them now," said the Princess; and she came down "Ah," sighed the Fairy Queen, looking sideways at the Wymp King, "it is "It is time she went home again," said the Fairy Queen, smiling wisely "She is the little Princess your daughter," said a fresh voice from the [Illustration: "COME WITH ME, POET," SAID THE LITTLE PRINCESS] "Come with me, Poet," said the little Princess, holding out her small So the little blind Princess and the Poet went into the palace, hand in "Tell me what is beautiful," said the little Princess to her mother. "Oh, no," said the little Princess. "I am laughing at everything," said the little Prince. 30580 THE BLUE FAIRY BOOK The Story Of Prince Ahmed And The Fairy Paribanou The True History Of Little Golden Hood The Story Of King Frost The Story Of Big Klaus And Little Klaus The Story Of Three Wonderful Beggars The Story Of The Sham Prince, Or The Ambitious Tailor Story of the King Who Would See Paradise Story of Wali Dad the Simple-Hearted The Story of a Very Bad Boy The Story of the Queen of the Flowery Isles The Story of the Three Sons of Hali The Story Of The Three Bears The Story Of A Clever Tailor The Story Of The Fisherman And His Wife Fish Story Fish Story Prince Hyacinth And The Dear Little Princess Prince Hyacinth And The Dear Little Princess Story of Little King Loc Story of Little King Loc Three Princes And Their Beasts (Lithuanian Fairy Tale) Three Princes And Their Beasts (Lithuanian Fairy Tale) 30834 looked down the wood path, Hansi saw a troop of little men, such as you "Dear little men," she said, "may I have the tree? "O, Mr Dwarf, that''s the wrong way home, I''m sure," said Hansi. "Dear little men, I think I really ought to be going home," said Hansi "My stones must be there still," said Karl as they came to the little "You little fairy," he said, and looked at her with "We''ll sign anything you like, dear little men," said Norah, joyfully, "Mother," said Helmut that evening when she came to wish him good night, "Hush," said my Lord indignantly, "she looks more like a little angel," "Babette," said the Count sternly, "if you are a _good_ little girl, and "You look like two little wood-men yourselves," she said. "Well, it''s like this," said the little man; "I''m a tree, and the tree''s 30955 amiss with Laura, and to think her little child needed something she poor child!" And away she went, leaving Laura with "I must explain to little Lady Laura," said Grim, with a wave of his "We have to arrange matters a little, Laura," urged the Motherkin, "Do you think you can cut me a good stout staff for Lady Laura, without "Patience, dear child," said the Motherkin, pleased at Laura''s kind "Oh, Mr. Elf," said Laura, "Kathie thinks you would be grand with a "And now," said Laura, "please be so good, Mr. Elf, as to give me my "How glad I shall be to see the dear Motherkin again!" said Laura, as "Now, my dear Lady Idleways," said the Motherkin, "I can let Laura "But, my dear Motherkin," said Laura, with tears, "am I to go home and teaching Kathie many little nice ways about herself; and Laura was all 30973 So she got upon the horse, and rode a long, long time, till she came morning, as soon as day broke, came the _Princess_ with the long nose, day went on he took a great iron crowbar, and asked the lad if he had "Then I''m afraid you''ll be poorly a long time, mother," said the lad, "Now, mother, you''ll soon be well," said the lad, when he went in, went to the _King_, and said he wanted to find the _Princess_. he got home and told his story, the wife said, right out, "No!" "Good day!" said the _Lad_, "and thank you for coming to see us "Whiteland," said the man, who went on to ask the lad whence he came, So the _Giant_ said no more about it, and when night came, they went brought it back, and this went on for some time," said the _Princess_; 31103 old house there sat a little boy with fresh rosy cheeks and bright looked out, and the little boy nodded to him, and the old man nodded The little boy heard his parents say, "The old man "I thank you for the pewter soldier, my little friend!" said the old her mild eyes at the little boy, who directly asked the old man, "You are given away as a present!" said the little boy; "you must "I shall find him!" said the old man; but he never found him. "Hast thou not seen Death go past with my little child?" said the "Where shall I find Death, who took away my little child?" said she. "Poor thing!" said the old poet, as he went to open the door. "Poor child!" said the old poet, as he took the boy by the hand. "Some one is just dead!" said the little girl; for her old 31431 Once upon a time there lived a king and queen who were grieved, more time a king''s son shall come to awaken her.'' ''Listen, my good fellows,'' said he; ''if you do not tell the king that Presently the king came along, and noticing the ogre''s beautiful mansion The marquis gave his hand to the young princess, and followed the king They all set out, and little Tom Thumb said not a word to his brothers ''Alas, my poor little dears!'' she said; ''you do not know the place you ''Your husband,'' said little Tom Thumb, ''is in great danger, for he has ''Beautiful queen,'' it said, ''you are the first amused the king and queen and her two brothers went every day to see Taking the king''s hand, she said: ''Good-morrow, Sire; you are ''She is a hundred times more beautiful than that,'' said the king. 31763 ''You never saw me before, sure enough,'' said the old woman, ''an'' I So saying, she went away, and left poor Biddy quite cast down at what ''God save you, honest woman,'' said Sally, ''this is a fine day that''s now looked like what they were--enraged ''good people'' (fairies). and making an end of her whining all at once, ''Man,'' says she, looking ''You have?'' says Dick, scratching his head and looking a little and I''m a made man if I marry her; and,'' said Dick, looking up slily, day was coming, then the head-without-body went, and Lawrence came ''You''ll know all that in time,'' says Owney, stopping him in his wakened, and the king says to him, ''God save you,'' said he. ''No offince,'' says the king; ''get up, good man. ''That''s what I like,'' says the king; ''you''re the very man for my 31795 ''Come, my dear boy,'' he said, laying his great claw on Raymond''s arm. yellow cap on his head, and his eyes fixed upon the king. ''By the way,'' said Yellow-cap at length, ''about the signboard outside ''Come and look in our mirror,'' said Gyp, taking Yellow-cap by the arm ''Through that,'' said Yellow-cap, pointing to the end of the room where ''Well, at all events I am a King!'' said Yellow-cap. ''Well, if I must, I must,'' said King Yellow-cap rather ungraciously. ''Very good,'' said King Yellow-cap; ''I see you know your business. ''Ha!'' said King Yellow-cap. ''The first thing to be done,'' said Tom, looking at the children with ''But you look very much like the Queen our mother,'' said Hilda. ''Well, I think I shall like that better, on the whole,'' said Calladon. said to him, ''We are like you, Oscar,'' but also, ''Theeda loves you!'' 31868 Red Riding Hood There dwelt Red Riding Hood. Little Red Riding Hood thought so, Little Red Riding Hood. Would walk the lonely wood, To grandmamma to day." And mind not stop and prattle An old, gaunt Wolf she spied, And said, "my little maiden, Where do you walk so far?" Then said the Wolf, so cunning, Then said the Wolf, "good by dear; Red Riding Hood soon entered; "Here," said the Wolf, well feigning, "I''m here, so sick my darling, Red Riding Hood obeyed her You are!" she quickly said "O what GREAT EYES my grandma! "That''s to see you the better my darling, "What a GREAT NOSE my grandma "That''s to smell you better, my darling; "And what GREAT HANDS my grandma "What a GREAT MOUTH my grandma! Then grandma hastened in-Red Riding Hood wept sadly To mind her mother dear. And mind your mother''s word! 32095 "That''s mother," replied the little pig in answer to an inquiring look goodness Puss said good-by to the three little pigs. the little boys got out his hobby-horse and he and Puss, Jr., took turns "I''m glad I didn''t take a tart," said Puss, in a whisper to his little "Madam," said Puss, "I''m in search of a little boy named Jack, and I "Let''s rescue the little hen," said Puss. "Tell your little friends," said Puss to the jolly miller, "that I won''t Puss looked up and saw a little old woman. "Walk in," said little old Mrs. Grundy, "and you may try them on." Puss "I thought there was very little tail to you," said Puss, "or else you Quick about it!" cried Puss, Jr. In a moment the little old man was on the good gray horse, who Said little Puss Boots, doffing his hat, 32202 The big man made answer and said, "King of the Feni, whether I come of a As I said, the King''s son thought that it was a silly old man that was her, a great hate came upon her against the King''s son, and she said On the morning of the next day the old man came and said: With the rise of the sun the old King came to him, and said, "Come down When the old King went to sleep the young daughter came and brought him At sunrise the old King came and said, "It''s time for you to get to On the evening of that day the old King came and said, "I see that you King came to him, and said, "Come with me till I show you your day''s When the old King went away Finnuala came and asked, "What have you to 32217 prince to him and said: "My dear son, you know that ripe fruit falls Keen rubbed his eyes, took one look out of the window, and said: The first old woman said: "My gift to this boy is that he shall "What is it, mother?" the old man said. The old woman turned over the tub and said to Plavachek: "Here are the For a long time, old mother, I''ve been looking for the looked at it, and said: "I won''t cut you open until I''m safe at home "You have come in good time," the horse said. Then the handsome young lord said to the old man: "Don''t you know me?" When the old man looked through them, he clapped his hands and said: "Good day to you, my girl," the young man said to Dobrunka. "Where did I leave them?" the old man said. 32219 [Illustration: "An extraordinary looking old man left me these papers, The good old man started at hearing such words from the mouth of Count "No, Count Peter; the purse is in good hands--pray keep it." turning to the grey man, I said, "I have exchanged my shadow for this "Ah!" said the old man, shaking his head; "no shadow! master''s works will recognise in Charcoal Peter and Fat Ezekiel for the Black-foresters were a kindly and good-hearted people. Having reached the highest point in the Pine-grove, Charcoal-Peter Munk "Master Glassmanikin!" said Peter Munk, after a moment''s hesitation, "Peter," said the little man gravely, emitting a long puff of smoke "In my heart," Peter replied, pressing his hand on his throbbing or to offer an old man a "schnaps." But one day Master Peter, who had "But if a man has no heart?" Peter went on. one there; look, that is Peter Munk''s heart. 32226 "Dear maiden," said Joyeuse, coming nearer and taking her hand, "I have The Princess looked long at Joyeuse, and at last she said: "How do I The Princess looked sharply at Joyeuse and said: "Tell us the name Joyeuse looked up at the Princess and said gently: "Lady, I will tell said: "Prince Joyeuse, you have chosen well, because you know my heart, "You, land-boy Gil," he said, "you want a little brother, do you not?" "I shall not forget," said Gil. Again they looked at the Sea-child, and he had fallen sound asleep, Gil gently loosened the Sea-child''s hand and ran home as the Stork bade "Why, how strangely the Stork acts!" cried Jan. Gil bit his lip and said no more, but from that moment he hated his Sea-child now was in the home from which he had come to be Gil''s "Look now!" they said, "we shall have two little Blowers in the 32357 Soon the light of her own eyes, that shone like stars, made a little like dew, till up came rows of little green vines and plants, growing into a new and lovely world of sunshine, flowers, and happy elves. "Now come," they said, "dear, brave Ripple, and finish the good work you "Now you shall see your mother who has waited so long, dear child," said own little bed and my dear mother," said May, looking anxiously about people come," said Betty, as she left the cow to feed in a little shady dear, because you tell me new things and are not like the silly little buds open, and the water-babies swim away to grow up like us," said you are very kind to want to help me," said Bud, laying her little warm Bud was as happy as a little girl with a new baby-house, and looked like 32389 "Oho, Mr. Giant!" said Jack, looking into the pit, "have you found "Sir," said Jack, "be of good heart; two miles farther lives a large "Alas!" said Jack, "here''s the king''s son coming with two thousand men Jack gave the king''s son gold and silver out of the giant''s treasure, "Why, good uncle," said Jack, "I desire nothing but the old coat and "I hope," said Jack, "you will not stay here long; but pray tell me "Good father," said Jack, "can you lodge a traveller who has lost his "Let me look at the egg which won''t crack," said the old duck. mother said, "I wish to goodness you were miles away." The ducks bit "Sister," said the eldest, "a thought has just come into my head: Let So the little old woman opened the door and went in, and When bedtime came, and the others went to sleep, the mother said to 32535 ONE day as little Puss, Junior, was traveling through New Mother Goose "You have brought me luck," said little Jack Sprat, turning to Puss. Then Jack Sprat asked Puss to come into his little house, and when he street where Puss, Junior, was making a call on the little Yellow Hen. Well, he was very much surprised to see our small traveler, but Puss, Junior, said good-by and went upon his journey, and by and by he "Come right in," she said as Puss, Junior, and Tom Thumb, both wet to "S-s-sh!" said the mother of the baby as Puss and the little girl came "Looks like a pretty nice little place," said the rat; "let''s hurry "So this is your home," said Puss, Junior, as Mrs. Duck stepped into her "This is Puss in Boots, Junior," he said, turning to his good wife, Mrs. Fox. 32867 then Jack looked down and saw, as he thought, a great country, covered "That''s right," said the fairy on Jack''s shoulder, when he saw his "No, Jack," said the little woman; "that would be of no use. "But it is real money," said the fairy woman, "not like what my master The fairy woman laughed when Jack said this, and she had such a sweet "Jack kissed me," said the little thing; "and I want to sit on his "Mopsa," said Jack, "come here, and I''ll measure you." "If I go," said Mopsa, "shall Jack go too?" "Apple-woman," said Jack, "tell us what you think; shall Mopsa go to Jack said nothing, for he thought he would see what Mopsa was going to "Then I had better take Mopsa there than down the river?" said Jack. "I know you don''t like me," he said, as he came up to Jack with the 32964 [Illustration: THE GOOD GRAY HORSE RUNS AWAY WITH PUSS JUNIOR AND THE ONE morning as little Puss, Junior, on his Good Gray Horse rode through "How do I know my Good Gray Horse can fly with these wings?" asked Puss. he held out his little hat for Puss to drop it in as the Good Gray Horse on the window sill close to Puss, Junior, she cried, "Time for little "You have a wonderful pipe," said little Puss, Junior. Little Puss commenced to whistle when, all of a sudden, the Good Gray song Puss, Junior''s, Good Gray Horse stood up on his hind legs, for he "Whoa!" cried Puss, Junior, pulling in his Good Gray Horse. "Whoa!" cried Puss, but the Good Gray Horse evidently thought it great little gray kitten, standing on tiptoe and looking down Puss, Junior''s, "That''s the man I''m looking for," cried little Puss, Junior. 33002 "Good heavens, my dear sister," Marushka said, "where can I find The next day when Yirik presented himself, the king said: palace as a shepherd in quest of work and he told them his name was Yan. The king liked his appearance and so the next day he was put in charge "I do want you, dear princess," Vitazko said, "and, if I could, I''d go "Take home the Golden Apples to your mother," Nedyelka said, "and this So the dear little Hen looked up to the Sky and said: As the shoemaker was leaving the friendly little devil of a guard said "Hello, shoemaker!" the little devil of a guard said. "I''m sure he will," the little devil said. So the devil went back to earth and said to the farmer: "I want to look like myself again," Peter said. "Now, little brother-in-law," the Devil said, "wash in this water and 33051 A long long time ago there lived an old man and an old woman. the old man went to the mountains to cut grass; and the old woman went to give the peach to her old man to eat. When she cut the peach in two, out came a child from the large kernel. Seeing this the old couple rejoiced, and named the child Momotaro, or Little Peachling, because he came out of a peach. Then first a dog came to the side of the way and said; "Momotaro! So Momotaro took a dumpling out of his pouch and After this Akandoji the chief of the devils said he would surrender all "Out with your riches then;" said Momotaro laughing. Great was the joy of the old man and the old woman when Momotaro came JAPANESE FAIRY TALE SERIES. 1. Momotaro or Little Peachling. 7. The Old Man and the Devils. 33511 "Comfort yourselves, King and Queen; your daughter shall not die of the later, the wicked Queen said to her head cook, "I will eat little Day drunk, the woman said to her, "You are so beautiful, so good and kind, madam," said the fairy, "but everything in the way of beauty; as, "I am determined, my father," said Beauty, "that you shall not return to usual sigh as he said these words, and Beauty went to bed feeling As for you," said the fairy, turning to Beauty''s sisters, They said good-bye to one another; the Queen sent a message to the King, was fifteen years old, the big Prince said to the King, "Father, my The little Prince said the same to the Queen, but their Majesties She rose, and taking the King''s hand, said, "Good-day, sire, you was speaking, the King looked towards the beautiful Princess, and his 33547 ''I know what you have come to tell me,'' said the fairy, when the maiden ''The king is cleverer than I thought,'' said the fairy; ''but tell him you And the man promised, and went his way, till he came to a spring of ''All right,'' said the man, and they went together to the palace; and ''Give her to me for my wife,'' he said to the old man, ''and let us all go One day the princesses said to the king, ''Dear father, we want so much ''Look behind you,'' he said, ''and see if the old man is following.'' And So he came to the king and said: ''Dear father, let me ride with you to One day, at the end of half a year, he came into her room and said: ''My day an old woman came to his wife and said: ''What use is all your 33570 very little time nothing was left of the tough old biped but bones, beak [Illustration: The King of Troy compelled to ask his way] [Illustration: ENDEAVOURING TO COMFORT THE OLD MAN] little time he returned, his excitement much allayed, and soon the cries had passed, and a sweet, good-natured smile enlivened his homely old good lunch, however, soon put him to rights, and he was his old cheerful In due time the gallant army arrived at the little town of Killgruel, a great dignity, Bill, the King''s general, marched past the Royal Old Boy At tea-time they all came skipping back, bringing with them a little old kindness to the little merchant, and the good-natured old monarch [Illustration: Bringing with them a little old man] ''For many days and nights at a time our good dad would remain upon the sea, returning sometimes with a good supply of fish; at other times, 33571 the King said that it was time Fiordelisa and Turritella were married, dressed in that, she went down when the time of the King''s arrival came, King Charming did not know what had happened to the Princess, he looked That night the Queen said to the King, that his daughter The Princess laughed a little when she saw it, and said-When night came Fiordelisa said all the loving words she could think of, Princess to her, and told her story, little thinking that the Fairy knew Turning to the King, Prince Mannikin said with great dignity: The King had come to request Prince Mannikin and the Princess to follow ''Very well,'' said the King; ''let him be asked to come and play cards ''A fine day, Prince Milan,'' he said; ''you''ve kept me waiting a good The next day the mother said to Little Three-eyes, ''This time you shall 33673 Gluck looking out at the Golden River _H. "You''ll soon dry there, sir," said Gluck, and sat down again to turn the "I beg pardon, sir," said Gluck at length, after watching the water "That mutton looks very nice," said the old gentleman at length. "I don''t know, indeed, brother," said Gluck in great terror. "You promised me one slice, brother, you know," said Gluck. Dawn came at last, and the two brothers looked out of Gluck''s little "Bless me!" said Gluck again, "what _is_ that?" He looked again into all little Gluck''s head, as he looked in he saw meeting his glance from HOW LITTLE GLUCK SET OFF ON AN EXPEDITION TO THE GOLDEN RIVER, AND HOW gave him the water; "Only pray don''t drink it all," said Gluck. King and his gold too," said Gluck; and he opened the flask, and poured before Gluck stood his old acquaintance, the King of the Golden River. 33931 The stories of Perrault are usually called ''Fairy Tales,'' and they des Ogres, & qu''en voyant passer de petits enfans, elle avoit toutes les Mere-grand qui estoit dans son lit à cause qu''elle se trouvoit un peu estoit faite en son deshabillé, elle luy dit, ma mere-grand que vous elle vouloit, que par tout elle fit bonne chere: Voila, luy dit-il, les n''est point avec les autres: il faut, dit-elle, que je l''aye laissée son Pere pour la douceur & l''honnesteté, estoit avec cela une des plus Ce qui les chagrinoit encore, c''est que le plus peut-estre encore plus fâché que sa femme, mais c''est qu''elle luy Elle le dit une fois si haut que les enfans qui étoient à la porte qu''elle aimoit plus que tous les autres, parce qu''il estoit un peu sçavez vous bien que c''est icy la maison d''un Ogre qui mange les petits 34339 There was once a little princess whose father was king over a great I HAVE said the Princess Irene was about eight years old when my story The little princess put her hand in the old lady''s, who, looking this "I want to talk to you," said Irene to the little miner; "but it''s so "Well, Irene," said Curdie, with a glance at the nurse which showed he "Nurse, a princess must _not_ break her word," said Irene, drawing "Good night, Irene; good night, Lootie," said Curdie, and turned and was "I will ask my king-papa the next time he comes," said Irene. "Won''t you, Curdie?" said Irene, looking round at him as she asked the "No, Princess Irene," said Curdie; "I wasn''t good enough to be allowed Curdie had left the king and the princess to look after his mother, whom "Yes, that we will, Curdie!" said the princess. 34410 "I do not carry them with me, as a general thing," said the old man. "Daddy," said Fiona, "I want your advice on the matter of treasure "Urchin," said Fiona, "when you and I have a row, what happens?" "They are like the spirits of the hills themselves," said Fiona. "That means the big cave at the end facing the sea," said the boy. "The cave that no one has ever got to the end of," said Fiona. the boat grounded, Fiona pointed up, and the Urchin, looking, saw a "It''s easy at this end, Fiona," said the boy; and up they went, to "How to find the Urchin," said Fiona. "You know of course where he is?" the girl asked; and Fiona said, "Have you come for your treasure, Fiona?" he said. "So you were the King of the Fairies all the time," said Fiona. 34423 fifty-seven dollars," said Jack, reading off the figures slowly, and "I haven''t seen your castle yet, sir," said Jack. "If the other man will sell," said Jack. "There it is, right before your eyes," said Jack. "Why, yes," said Jack, rubbing his eyes in astonishment, for he had "I want a suite of five rooms and a bath," said Jack. "Ask Colonel Gora to come right up," said Jack, with difficulty "Tell him I''m busy," said Jack, entering the tea-room and ordering a "Oh, well," said Jack, "if you really insist I''ll let you into a little "Why," said puss, "it seems to me that a man with three million in hand "Dear old dad!" said Jack, when the will had been read. "Good old Mike!" said Jack, wringing the other by the hand warmly. "That young man," said Colonel Midas, after watching him for a little 34431 "You are like the Holy Virgin herself," said the little maid of St. Michael. Queen Rosewhite passed her days and nights in weeping, while King "Twenty years is a long time," said King Graywhite sadly. Time passed and a beautiful baby daughter was born to the king and One day he said to his mother, "Dearest one, I''d like to leave you for "You may wed whichever princess you prefer," said the king to Longstaff At the end of a year''s time he went to the king and said: "I have When the king returned from the feast he saw the ugly little maid he When Linda Branca asked the king''s permission, he replied: "Look out or One day she went to the king and said: "You must carry some of this to the king," said his mother when she saw "There is no water in the spring now," said an old man whom little 34453 Now as she said this King Lir had come to the shores of the lake and night Paddy went down to the cellar, and the little man said to him: "My "Sigh of a king''s son under spells!" said the horse; "but have no care; "Sigh of a king''s son under spells!" said the horse; "mount and you "Son of King Underwaves," said the rider of the black horse, "don''t "I do," said the King''s son, "an old hag who has great power and "Never fear," said the young man, "I am the son of a King that the old got food and drink at the king''s; and when he was going away he said, When night came, and all men went to rest, the King was for going away him; and when they went out and saw the head, the King said, "I and my 34705 happen."--"Well for thee, good youth, that thou hast been true to thy father Tsar?"--"Because, good youth, my daughter went away without my passed them," said the Tsarevich Ivan, and he took off his little for my dad the Tsar."--"Well," said the old man, "''tis well for thee, much for thee, good youth!" The Tsarevich Ivan thanked the old woman, The brothers of little fool Ivan returned home and said to each other: The brothers of little fool Ivan returned home and said to each other: as!"--"Why, brothers, that was I!" said little fool Ivan.--"Hold thy brothers, it was I," said little fool Ivan.--"Hold thy tongue! took little fool Ivan by the hand, led him to Tsar Gorokh, and said: son," said his old mother, "''twould be far better for thee if thou thou know, O Tsarevich," said Ivan, "that I did not tell thee this 34852 Every day she grew weaker and weaker, and the little Prince came and sat Then the heron-Princess laid her head on the Queen''s heart, and said, Her mother said softly, "Wait, wait, little heron-daughter, and it shall The fishes said to the king''s son: "The queen''s eye is on you; up, and he said, so soon as he saw the Prince coming, "let me go this night Japonel, when she heard that answer, went away till she came to the pond of things living." Then said the bird, "Come to-morrow, and you shall be Then he went to the King and said, "I have a way for making a dress of Sometimes his wife said to her man, "I think our garden is looked after Green Bird"; but his heart said, "Go away, for if I let you in there The door in the palace-wall opened; out came a little old man and began 34956 "That you shall soon see," said the princes; and then they led her out king''s step-mother, saw how beautiful Snow-white and Rosy-red was, she with the blood, she went to the king, and said:--"Come now, and see said the king, and forthwith the old queen was tied to twelve wild The little prince replied: "Wait a moment, you shall have her "Immediately," said the Sun-king; "but first accept this gift from thy he took one day, and neared the spot where our king lay deep sleeping When the day came for the fairy to depart, she said to Gracious, "Take great many dear children, who also became kings and queens, for a good Whilst the old king yet lived, he loved this prince beyond all other time, they came to a great white castle, and she saw her sisters going said: "Young man, thou art very bold in entering a place where thy 35036 Little Cacinella looked around and said, "Very "How kind you are, little flower," said Cacinella, rubbing her mouth "Still, the world is lovely," said little Cacinella, "and it is all When the sparrow flew away, many little cacinellas were missing from Mosquito Long-Nose grew even more angry and flew away. "Come on, brothers!" shouted Mosquito Long-Nose, louder than the rest. Once more, Mosquito Long-Nose flew at the bear and this time he aimed "How foolish you are, little Rabbit," said Slipper. "How foolish they all are, the fish and the birds," said Verotchka. working busily all morning?" said Little Fly. Cook Pascha was even kinder than Verotchka. "There isn''t anything good about that," said Little Fly. THE STORY OF A BLACK-HEADED CROW AND A LITTLE YELLOW CANARY The Crow looked at the little yellow bird. After chasing the sparrows, the Crow questioned the little yellow bird 35126 Little Tom crawled inside and admired the great hall, beautifully arched When the Godmother rose she would come to say good morning to Tom, look »Dear Little Tom, before you can do great things in the world, it is THE GODMOTHER TELLS LITTLE TOM STORIES. The Godmother was very sorry that she had told Little Tom so many things The Godmother went out to her work in the field and there sat Little Tom happy and enjoy yourself.« Mirmex ran quickly away and Little Tom, Little Tom himself realized that, outside in the great world, there was me?« But the lady-bird coming to him said, »Good morning Little Tom. How After all had said good night, Little Tom and Chrysomela remained in On the way, Mirmex sat with Little Tom on the rose-bug and explained to Tom begged the Wood-bug to take them to the Godmother in the little hut 35458 my little cottage with the North Wind and the Apple Tree for friends, I little cottage on a bright spring day, just when the Apple Tree was The Night Wind heard the Little Tree sobbing, and going close, whispered "Oh, Night Wind, do you tell me true?" begged the Little Tree. "They hear you thus, my Little Tree," replied the Night Wind, and "And now, my Little Tree," the Night Wind said, when he had dropped the this bag the Night Wind begged a dream for the Little Tree. "Oh, Night Wind," cried the Little Tree, "will you tell me of my dream? "Ah, Night Wind," replied the Little Tree softly, "it is because you When the Night Wind knew the Little Tree was gone, he flung himself down Now as Little Sweep had heard that Red Caps often did great things for "Wake up, my Little Sweep," said he; "this is your wedding day." He 35654 for the ways and wit of men did Flame have thought for all things And Flame, son of Lokus, looking upon the Princess Roseheart, drew one Roseheart, when she looked into the eyes of Flame, and his heart the eyes of Flame was nought save Roseheart imaged, but swaying as it his heart surged with love of the maid, and his man''s desire grew great seen the vision of Flame, in whose eyes like the sea lay her white body of Lokus, thou grievest the heart of Telwyn, father of Roseheart, for dream, even as I gave these things unto Flame, thy beloved. be not she whom thou didst look upon at the last in the eyes of Flame Flame as that woman whose form was radiance, and whose eyes were stars, woman of thy dream--didst thou find her?" And Flame answered, "Aye, I 35820 "It is a good thought," said King Winwealth. to do in the old cottage, and said:--"Chair of my grandmother, tell me a "''Long life and good fortune to ourselves, brother!'' said Spare. "''Good master cuckoo,'' said he, ''if a great traveller who sees all the "''That''s good news,'' said Lady Greensleeves; and in flew a great black "''Ah!'' said Lady Greensleeves, ''he is a great prince, that king of the "''I fear the king of the forest fairies,'' said Lady Greensleeves, father say that there were great shepherds living in old times beyond with the old man, telling him the news of the plain, till the sun went "''Good evening, my little girl,'' she said when Childe Charity opened the "''Good times to you among your west country people,'' said the mermaid. "''A sound sleep to you, then!'' said the old man, and he went off with 35862 stories told by the chief masters of the Celtic folk-tale, Campbell, "To whom art thou talking, my son?" said Conn the king. said to him, "Is it to thy mind what the woman says, my son?" Said a man of them to him: "Are you coming with us to-night, Guleesh?" "If you are, come along," said the little man, and out they went all "Tell me which of them is the king''s daughter," said Guleesh, when he waiting-man came to him, he said to him to let the stable gillies know "Then went my father," said Conall, "and he got me a wife, and I was The king said, "O Conall, you came through great hardships. "I''ll soon let you know," said the old man, and he took from his but the man that put the heads on?" said the king. lad," said the king''s daughter; "the man that took the heads off the 36008 "I knew it," said the old woman, "she heard somebody playing the Rainbow coming, and the old woman said to the man: "But," said the minstrel, "to-morrow I shall come to the palace and ask "Then Lieblich Gedacht asked Vox Angelica to marry him, and she said she "''I have come,'' said Lieblich Gedacht, ''to ask you to help me.'' And he "You see," said the Queen, "the King won''t live long, and when he dies I Then the King said to the vagabond: "You shall wed Heartsease and saw her was amazed--some said that she would wed the King''s son; others "But," said the King''s son, "if there is no such thing as the Silver The King''s son said he would climb this mountain, and he took the people like silver, and the King''s youngest son, as he looked at it, said-"I am looking," said Daphne, "for the King''s palace, where Prince 36052 "We''ll play a little trick on him," said the old gentleman rabbit, and "Here''s a little gumdrop for you," said the old gentleman rabbit. Little Jack Rabbit hopped into the Bunnymobile and rode away. "Thank you," said Uncle John Hare, and he drove away with his little Well, the next morning Little Jack Rabbit and Uncle John Hare set off "Let''s make her a visit," said Little Jack Rabbit, and off they all went As Little Jack Rabbit and Uncle John Hare rode along in the Bunnymobile, "Helloa, Ben," said the old gentleman rabbit when the little mouse case you don''t, Little Jack Rabbit and Uncle John Hare had gone after "Jump in," said Little Jack Rabbit. Now I guess Little Jack Rabbit and Uncle John Hare, the nice old LITTLE JACK RABBIT AND UNCLE JOHN HARE LITTLE JACK RABBIT AND UNCLE JOHN HARE LITTLE JACK RABBIT AND UNCLE JOHN HARE 36241 "Good day," said Earth-Worm, "I have come for my corn, for a week has Rabbit said, "Will not old Duck who comes here want to eat you up?" Fox soon came in and said, "Good day, Rabbit. As Rabbit and Fox sat talking over old times in the forest, they saw When Hunter arrived he said, "Good day, Rabbit, I have come "I am making them for Saint Nicholas," said the old man; "he is coming That night an old Wolf came through the forest in search of food. That night an old Wolf came through the forest in search of food. But before they went away Rabbit said to the woman, "I hope your One day Rabbit went to Beaver and said, "The Chief saw his great beauty, and she said, "You look more like a girl than So Rabbit said to his old grandmother, "The man of the long foot, who 36309 Once upon a time there was a little chimney-sweep, and his name was Tom. That is a short name, and you have heard it before, so you will not have "I wish I might go and dip my head in," said poor little Tom. So Tom went on and on, he hardly knew why; but he liked the great wide "Water," said poor little Tom, quite faint. So the old dame went in again quite sulky, thinking that little Tom had The dragon-fly did come back, and chatted away with Tom. He was a little At least, here she comes, looking like a clean white good little Now little Tom watched all these sweet things given away, till his mouth "Well, you are a little hard on a poor lad," said Tom. "Don''t go away," said little Tom. "But why do you run after all these poor people?" said Tom, who liked 36385 came Osborn Boots, driving the king''s hares home for all the world like "''Good day, you bridal train on the king''s highway,'' said she. "''That couldn''t be true,'' said the king''s grieve, and he went and looked said that when the lad came into the sick man''s room Death would always "''All good things are three,'' said the man; ''let me ask him, too, and if "So when he came, and heard what the king wanted, he said he thought he "The end was, the dean said, he thought the parish had got such a good "''One may kill trolls at any time of night,'' said the lad, when he got "''All very well, my man,'' said the king; ''but it''s sure to be no good, princess went to the king and said there was a man in there who would "As time went on, he said he should like her to come to his house and 36532 One day his mother said to him: ''My child, by what name shall we know Time went on, and the king always sent the old fakeer his food said: ''Old man, such a king as this whose signet thou hast, reigned ''I am going away to hunt,'' said the king one morning while he was ''I have brought you the king of France''s daughter,'' said Ian Direach. ''Good evening,'' said the girl politely; and the old woman answered: Half an hour passed in this way, and then the old woman said: but at length one day the old woman called her and said: ''My son has sent me to ask for the hand of the princess,'' said she. And this was what the old man said: ''You began well, my son, so things ''Mother, I have seen such a wonderful man,'' said a little boy one day, looking round the old man said to him: 36612 "You have got it, Curdie," said the old lady, in a voice that sounded "And you remember, Curdie," said his mother, "that when the princess "Still," said Curdie, looking a little ashamed, "I might have dreamed my Then the great old young beautiful princess turned to Curdie. "Nor so old as the princess," said Curdie. "Give Curdie a paw, Lina," said the princess. "Here, Curdie," said his mother, "try my hand, and see what beast''s paw "Now, father, let me feel yours," said Curdie, daring a little more. As the princess had said he was to go like the poor man he was, Curdie "Poor Lina!" said Curdie; "you got all those helping me." "It is but a little hole for Lina I want to make," said Curdie. "Is it not time to rise, Curdie?" said the king. Then the king said to Curdie and the page,-- 36668 The youngest prince came back to his frog wife; he looked very the young prince, to come to a banquet at the king''s palace, and bring So the prince went on day and night, following the ball of thread, till The prince was in despair; but the old woman gave him another ball of Then the prince and princess got into the golden coach, and drove away, "Prince Hero!" said the horse, "I have long waited for such a rider as fly, when she saw right under the window an old man, with a beard as king and queen, with a beautiful daughter, who was called Princess Next day it was the second brother''s turn; and the same old man came, One day the same old man with the long white beard came by; the The old man, having left his daughter in the wood, came home very sad; 36696 [26] The Little One. The Rajah''s daughters took it by turns to cook their father''s dinner bright saree to Parbuttee Bai. One fine day, some time after this, two of the Rajah''s little Then the Rajah sent for Seventee Bai, and said, "Tell me where your day." But Seventee Bai replied, "Great Rajah and beautiful Princess, I said to her father and mother, "See here is Seventee Rajah, the young of which no one knew but Seventee Bai. Now when she again saw Seventee Bai, the Rajah''s little daughter said The Rajah said, "I wish to marry your beautiful daughter, Guzra Bai." So he took her home to his father''s house, and the old Rajah and Ranee One day, when Rama Rajah was fifteen years old, his mother, the Ranee, young Rajah and Ranee have a baby, it shall come to pass that one day 36977 "Nay, sweet lady; thou art espoused to our lord, the King, but I have no "Why didst thou leave the Palace of Time, dear Beryl?" asked Rowena. Time passed, and Myra grew into a lovely woman. "I feel so happy, and yet so miserable, to-day," said the Rose-Mallow to thou wilt know ere long," said the Rose-Mallow, much hurt at her forget-me-nots, and every flower sacred to the great god, Love, grew in Thou shalt learn, ere the day is dead, what Love is. "In good sooth, sweet lady, thou art beautiful beyond all women that I, "And thou hast lived here all thy life?" he asked, desirous of changing "It is time," he said to Myra, "that thou wast settled in life. "Good my lord, our daughter tells us that thou art willing thy nuptials "My poor child," he said, "God knows I love thee better than myself. 37111 "Well," said the Zankiwank as he swallowed another jam tart, "I think we "I wish the Bletherwitch would come," exclaimed the Zankiwank, "we shall "I think," said the Zankiwank, "that we will start without the "Always glad to please good little boys and girls, you know," he "Of course," said the Zankiwank, "this is Midsummer Day, and very soon Both children would have liked to argue out this speech of the Zankiwank "They keep very good time, don''t they?" said the Zankiwank to the "''Tis the easiest thing out of the world," said the Zankiwank. this, Maude took Willie''s hand and urged the Zankiwank forward. "Fancy," said Maude, "all the birds of London Town come to Fairy-land perfect fairy-land nursery was unfolded before Maude and Willie, who "Have you got five minutes to spare?" asked the Zankiwank of Maude. "Oh, Mr Zankiwank, what is this gentleman saying?" said Maude. "Let us go, Willie," said Maude. 3714 out of that wild forest, my beautiful knight?" The old woman''s who at last said to her: "Undine, if the old man''s distress does not "I think she loved you," said Undine, interrupting him. "Yesterday morning." continued the knight, smiling kindly at Undine, "Thanks, dear Brook," exclaimed Undine, clapping her little hands. Undine had said; the old man accompanied him, and the girl danced old fisherman''s wife, for Undine always deserved at least ten times Undine, however, said to Huldbrand: "Do as you will with your gold "I am no spectre," said Undine, smiling; "do I then look so ugly? "My parents," said Undine, "sewed these little things into the "Soul!" said Undine, laughing; "that sounds pretty enough, and may "Not without you, my little Undine," replied the knight, laughing: Huldbrand had no eyes but for his beautiful wife Undine, who had Then the old fisherman''s wife said in a low voice to herself: 37193 for the day, went to the sea-shore and begged the princess to comb his he said, the princess could not say no, and so he went to the king and When the king''s daughter and her maid saw the old woman, who was one day Faithful''s horse said to him: "The king is going to have your A long time passed, and with each succeeding day the king''s daughter Then the old man said: "Lovely maiden, turn around! road from which the king would appear, when the old man said: "Lovely After a time the old man said again: "Lovely maiden, turn around! Again time went by, and the king''s daughter and the prince and the old "Every night, when he comes home," said the princess, "he turns king had listened to them he said nothing for a long time. in the morning, the king came in to them, said good-morning, and asked 37348 table-cover close at hand, and lay where only his loving eyes and open Prince Charming rode, day and night, till he reached the king''s palace. day long her birds came and went among the branches of the beautiful Once upon a time lived a poor, little, crooked dwarf named "Ha''penny." "A little food and shelter, madam," said poor Ha''penny, the tears the door flew open, out came a skeleton hand, seizing poor Ha''penny in Once upon a time there lived a king and queen who loved each other so "Aye, but play you shall, at his Majesty''s command," said the little old that night she did not come home, and next day, when John came into the The old man looked up, and John saw that he had a young and rosy face "I''m a lost hearth-fairy," said the little creature, in a piping voice. 37381 Snowdrop peeped out of the window and said, ''Good-day, mother, what Snowdrop looked out of the window and said, ''Go away, I must not let When she saw the old man coming she said to the boy, ''Get into A long time ago there lived a King and Queen, who said every day, ''If ''If that is all,'' said the Servant, ''the bird shall soon come down.'' As she, however, went on asking, her Step-mother said: The King''s son had waited till she came, and at once took her hand, But he waited till her Father came, and then said to him, ''The When the King said this, the Little Man was standing by, invisible, Next morning the Youth went to the King, and said: ''By your leave, I The King looked at him, and, as he took a fancy to him, he said: ''You Next morning the King came again to look after him, and said: ''Well, 37431 [_Going over to_ JANE.] Miss Bennet, I am _so_ glad to see be honoured by a visit from Mr. Bingley of Netherfield and Mr. Fitzgerald Darcy, nephew of the Lady Catherine de Bourg? her fingers._] For hospitality--Mr. Bingley; for conversation--Mr. Wickham; for grandeur--Mr. Darcy, and the agreeable Mr. Collins! Mr. Bingley--Mr. Darcy--[_Indicating_ JANE]--my eldest daughter, Miss Bennet. [DARCY _turns and looks at_ ELIZABETH _with surprise and interest_.] [_Introducing the gentlemen._] Colonel Forster, Mr. Wickham--Mr. Bingley, Mr. Darcy. [_To_ JANE.] Good morning, Miss Bennet. [_Effusively._] Yes, Miss Bennet, be sure to give your mother my best [_Looking after_ DARCY _with a smile, turns to_ JANE.] You must be are seated_ DARCY, ELIZABETH, BINGLEY _and_ JANE: _A little behind [_Lightly._] Yes, I have been so fortunate as to secure some of Mrs. Collins''s early roses for Miss Bennet. We will go at once, if Mrs. Collins and Miss Bennet will 37455 "Cyril, look there!" whispered Dulcie, pressing close up to him, as soon Cyril, very red, whilst Dulcie looked up, pale and wondering. came in sight there was so little time to think what to do. "Just see, there''s a dear boy," said the Fish-King kindly, in order to "Cyril," said Dulcie, "I''m longing to hear what happened to you when we "Pray walk in!" said the Wizard, and taking the boy and girl by a hand "Come quick!" cried Dulcie, taking Cyril''s hand and running off with again--not the little girl in red--but dear old Santa Claus himself, The first thing the little Picture Girl did was to look looked after the poor little pair quite content, and smiled as she the suffering, pinched little face looks on the pillow!" thought Nancy; looked round, the horrid little girl had disappeared. "But I never knew, indeed." Her sister had turned away, and Little Love 37464 Once upon a time there was a lad about eighteen years old named Tom face and said: "Tom, you are a good lad." Once upon a time a little jackal lived near the bank of a great river. little jackal come down to the water every day, and he thought, "What a Soon the little jackal came running along the bank of the river seeking The old woman at once called loudly to her son, but Channa said, "You "Well then," the old woman said, "hide behind the door, and when Time the tree of what Time had said, the oak begged them to take away the woman''s Black Lady came home at night and the new cow went away with the "Well," the woman said, "I am sixty years old, and never before have I One day he came to the old man and old woman and said: "Father, your 37529 THE SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF PUSS IN BOOTS. Now Puss from the cupboard came out and thus spoke, Puss said this fine game I''ll take to the king, Next day to a wheat-field Grimalkin repair''d, "From the Marquis Carabas, great Monarch," said he, This king took a journey, his kingdom to view, Puss ran to a cornfield, to the reapers he said, ''Is his highness the Ogre at home sir,'' said he, Puss entr''d the castle so gay, "Mighty sir," said the Cat, "such a change I must say, Doubt not, said the Ogre, my power to do so, And that day, "PUSS IN BOOTS" gain''d greater renown, The Adventures of Puss in Boots The Adventures of Little Dame Crump, and her White Pig Adventures of Paul Pry and his young Friend in London Comical Adventures of the Old Woman and Pedlar History of Whittington and his Cat 37532 "Now," said the Fairy Queen, "an'' thou wilt, I shall tell thee where In bygone days there lived a little Princess named Gold-Tree, and she "Thy step-daughter, the Princess Gold-Tree, without a doubt," said the So it came to pass that when Queen Silver-Tree arrived at the great door That night the Prince came home from hunting looking very tired and sad, see coming up it but an Old Woman, who looked like a lady born. "One can unlock doors, young Master," said the old woman, shaking her So the little Princess went home again, and next day she turned up There was once an old man and his wife, who lived in a dear little This time it ran up a burnside till it came to a little cottage standing The voice of the queer little old woman came up through the hole. The little old woman soon appeared, and, with twinkling eyes, asked her 37547 "In the old man''s place sat a little Dwarf" 167 "Queer little wrinkled creatures with faces like old men," she said. looks lovely by night and horrible by day, and cares for nothing so that thrush had found a mate, the old lord went off for a long day''s neighbours said that surely some good fairy had laid her under a spell. As I looked up the glade I saw a lovely little lady coming slowly Then his mother looked long and deeply into the eyes of the woman who There came a time when the father of the Seven Fair Queens fell very [Illustration: In the old man''s place sat a little Dwarf.] white face a likeness to the son she had lost long since. ''Come in and welcome, you poor little fellow!'' she said, setting wide "That was the Wild Huntsman," said the little thing, looking at me 37679 PUBLISHER OF ALL KINDS OF COLORED TOY BOOKS Cassim, the other Ali Baba. considerable fortune, and lived at his ease; but the wife of Ali Baba the rock, said, "Open, Sesame;" immediately a door opened, the robbers Ali Baba told his brother the secret of the cave. Cassim was buried with all due solemnity, and Ali Baba removed to the Buying nineteen mules and thirty-nine large jars, one full of oil, and then proceeded to the street where Ali Baba dwelt. may lodge to-night?" Ali Baba welcomed the pretended oil merchant, Without letting any one into the secret, Ali Baba and Morgiana the opposite to Ali Baba''s house. Ali Baba''s son went every day to his The pretended Cogia Hassan soon appeared to be very fond of Ali Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. A NEW SERIES OF FAIRY TOY BOOKS, Wrigley''s new ABC Book. Wrigley''s new Riddle Book. The New Comic Conversation Cards. 37708 Then the Prince said, "Take me to Princess Lalun''s country," and no So when the Prince came to an old woman''s cottage and asked if he might Then the Prince said, "My bowl gives me all the water I want, and my "The Ant-Rajah was right," said the Prince. "It is impossible," said the Prince as he went away from the palace. to-morrow morning, I cannot marry the Princess Lalun," the Prince said, But when the Prince said, "Now you will give me your daughter," Rajah jackal, a prince who had been out hunting came to the palace and asked to such a beautiful palace, they laughed outright, but the Prince said Then the Rajah''s second son, who was a very handsome young prince, said One day Nazim said to the old tree, "There are a great many parrots and And the old tree asked, "Why do you want to know?" And Nazim replied 37995 mouth remained wide open; but his eyes closed, and his great head began Prince Sunset called just in time to be best man, looking exceedingly One day, at noon (although it was dark), Sampo''s father said: "Come of the fierce Mountain King, who swallowed little boys like flies! From that day a strange new life began for little Elsa. "Little Elsa," he said, "I have counted the time, and it is now five Wittysplinter went in, and said: "Good-day, my great and beautiful, "Yes," said the old man, as if he liked this idea, "the dogs get their When the time for parting came, her father had said to her, through his The very old woman looked for a long time at Rosebelle out of her little Fried took his little sister''s hand, and said: The King thought for a few moments, then he said: "Listen, to-day we least like yours," said the King. 38005 far off, her arms round her knees, and her wings spread out, like a "Father, dear," asked Psyche once; "why have I wings, and cannot fly?" "Little Psyche," said her old father, "will you now promise me Of precious stone, like Emeralda, thought Psyche to herself. might Psyche wear Jewel or Star, and never might Emeralda or Astra go like winged lightning through the air, so soon were you away again; great waters like oceans, and Psyche saw nothing but white foaming Psyche''s tears meandered, like a silver thread, far away from whence naked and winged, standing amongst your proud sisters--Psyche, I love his arm round her waist, while Psyche looked up at the stars, sacred and Psyche closed her eyes, and felt on her lips Eros'' kiss. "Don''t roam so far away, my little Psyche!" said Eros. child, as a naked princess with wings, Psyche had lived there like 38070 "Good day to you, father," said Isaac, "and do you know me?" told the king, and he thought it very strange; but the princess said it This he would do, said the king''s son; and he sat there with her all day will tear your head off." "With your Master Girl?" said the king''s seven horses that stand in my father''s stable," said the king''s son. fight the time we wanted to get out of the rock!" said the Master Girl. during the night as far as you came forward during the day," said he; marry the great giantess herself in two days'' time," said the troll. "Good-day, man in the house," said the cat. No, said Murmur Goose-Egg, he did not want to have the king''s people "Yes, but that is asking a good deal," said the king. "Good-day, father, and many thanks for the last time!" said the youth. 38112 One day Osmo told the King''s Son about his sister, Ilona. "It doesn''t look to me like your work!" said the King''s Son "Mikko," said the Fox one day, "why are you so sad?" "My master, Mighty Mikko," he said, "sends you thanks, O King, for the The next day the Fox went privately to the King, and said: "Good day," the Fox said, pretending to be very breathless and So when he got home that day he said to his youngest daughter whose "I want to send a chest of things to my poor old father," Lisa said. "Good day, indeed!" the old woman said. "Well," said the old farmer after a few days, "now I should like to "A little better," the farmer said, nodding his head. "Mikko," he said, "my wife''s dead and I''m out looking for a good So they went to the Fox and Mikko, the rascal, said: 38252 The sea-fairy''s name was Laughing Sapphire, and he lived in a "My friend the sea-anemone lives near here," said Laughing Sapphire. "This," said Laughing Sapphire to the sea-anemone, "is the fairy I was "Beautiful--beautiful!" said the sea-anemone and the land-fairy "Yes, yes," said the sea-fairy, "of course it is!" Hedgeflower looked round and saw that a beautiful rose-fairy was "There are a good many kinds of silver," said a fairy who had been about "Take our silver, little cloud-fairy," they said, "and line your cloud said Good-bye to the moonshine-fairies, and flew away up to the clouds. "Brother fairies," he said, "where can I find silver to make my cloud a "Please, kind sunbeam-fairies," said Mist-of-the-Morning, "I want some So he went on for a long time making flowers that were like drops of "Each of them is quite beautiful," she said, "but, dear fairies, I am 38847 Princesses, that the King married the youngest, Blondine, his brother They ordered Feintise, the old Queen''s waiting-woman, to strangle the Queen''s three children and the son of Princess Brunette, She named the Princess, Belle-Etoile, her eldest brother, entertained for Princess Belle-Etoile a greater affection than the other One day Belle-Etoile overheard the Corsair and his wife talking. their brother, he has neither star nor neck-chain." Belle-Etoile shall I find this dancing-water?" asked Belle-Etoile. all love me," said the Princess, "but there is one of them who would not Belle-Etoile engrossed by the advice of Feintise. Prince Cheri at break of day perceived a handsome young man, from whom said, "Good-day, handsome Cheri, you are destined to save my life, and I King; and when Belle-Etoile showed her treasures, the little green bird told him that the Princes Petit-Soleil and Heureux and the Princess Belle-Etoile were his children, and that Prince Cheri was his nephew. 38976 The time came when the King began to think he should like his daughter to "Come in then," said the voice; and the door flew open, and the Princess "That is a wonderful bead on your Highness''s cord," said Yolande, looking head, and said, "More will come and go before the wicked Princess has done "Come, bid your friend leave us," said Fiorimonde, looking at Gervaise, "Pray, King," said Gervaise, "send some one to seek for Princess "Let us try to cheer it with some music," said Arasmon, and began to play Then an old man stooped and looked at Chrysea, and said, Next morning he went to the King and said, "My father, I am come to beg "I know why you are come," he said, as soon as Michael entered the room. "We must go and look for a King elsewhere," they said. 39167 "Or time to look after them, luckily for us," said Aria, "otherwise our "Leave off sniffing it, Linde, dear," she said, for the child kept "You are going to look for a robin, I know," she said with a smile, "and "Oh," replied Linde, "that''s a good thing to know. "Thank you, dear robins," said Linde, feeling sure that she was expected He turned back a little way to meet them, but before he had time to tell But when the cousins said good-night and set off on their way home which the old man felt that the time had come for his strange secret to "Who are you?" said Merran, drawing away a little, for she felt half "Yet," said the fairy lady, for that this she was the little girl began a bit, quite a tidy bit, little Merran," he said, "and you''re looking 39274 "Son of earth!" replied the fair unknown, "thou hast watched and loved and the other small girls, tender and soft-hearted as little maidens the gray-haired man recalled soft prayers which a mother''s lips (long For a long time unknown to himself Alcyone''s soft influence had faith--of worshipping together the same unseen God. At length Alcyone slowly rose from her knees, and casting a long, fond The cave grew dim--the little sea-child again beheld the palace the sea-king''s daughter, who had given him her simple young heart, and very weary, but these poor hands must this night bathe your eyes." Fidunia only reached her chamber in time to shut from every human eye and half forgot her resting place; but her eye fell upon her little Long years ago, Valbiorn, the wild sea-king, persuaded the lovely death with the dread powers of darkness, I have now little time to 39385 How Aldebaran, the King''s Son, Wore the Sheathed Sword of Conquest When the great day came at last for the Sword to be put into his hands, king knew that Aldebaran would fail not in the keeping of that oath. ''Twas passing wonderful how soon Aldebaran began to taste the sweets of Most of all Aldebaran thought of Vesta. Aldebaran hid his face within his hands. "Because thou _art_ a king''s son," said the Jester. The Jester looked down on Aldebaran''s wan face. "At any rate," he said, "for one whole day thou hast kept thy oath. "Yet it would show still greater courage if thou couldst face thy fate So Aldebaran went out determined to be glad in heart as well as speech, "As Aldebaran the star shines in the heavens" (_no light within itself, Jester, and in time Aldebaran began to feel the gladness that he only 39560 said the old man, and his eye rested almost with love upon her face. Led by the old man''s hand, Vreneli climbed up to the point of rock "Wilt thou come with me, Vreneli?" said the old man. held her only child, a lovely little girl, with eyes as blue as the The old man''s dark eyes rested with a pleased look on the boy. The old man was sitting silently on a ledge of rock; his hands lay "I come, my son," said the little man with his old grave kindliness, "That is right, my son," said the old man kindly, handing the boy a to great princes than to such a poor little dwarf, Hans led the old "Hans," she said more earnestly than before, laying her little hand every one who looked into little Helga''s beautiful face thought that The lovely nymph took the child''s hand, and a little shining wave bore 39712 upon which the wizard looked was a very beautiful one; and the old man lass!'' said an old grey-headed man, who, smoking a long pipe, calmly The old man thought that the time was come to make his little farm-house, with meadow land stretching away to the broad old man, he said, in a broken voice-heard, and the little beings hopped away again, and whirled round in a take long to reach the entrance, and with careful steps the old man replied the old man, as, lighted candle in hand, he began to climb the Not a sound came up to tell the old man that his master had escaped The old man lived by himself in a little cottage, some distance along For some time the old man was too much affected by the lingering face either hand there are beautiful woods, in the old times ''so full of 39755 are few nurseries in the land in which Peter, Wendy, Tinker Bell, Wendy; Michael took his like a man, but Mr. Darling only pretended to, beside a boy who knew fairies, and after a minute said: "Peter, do you "But Peter," continued Wendy, "if you don''t live with the fairies, Peter told her that he came to listen to the lovely stories Wendy''s Peter Pan held Wendy''s hand, and away they For, like Tinker Bell and Wendy, she loved Peter Pan, and at her, and telling the Boys that Peter wanted her shot, for Tinker One fine summer evening Peter, with Wendy and their little Peter, while the boys, seizing Hook''s boat, rowed off with Tiger Lily familiar to John, and Michael, and Peter, for it was the tale of Mr. and Mrs. Darling, poor dears, who had lost their children one winter was another little boy sleeping in my cradle." At that thought, Wendy 4018 man was a good, kind-hearted, hard-working old fellow, but his wife was Now one day the old man went out to chop wood in the forest, and the "Now let us see what is in the box," said the old man, not giving her "You silly old man," said she, "Why did you not bring the large box? The old man now wished that he had said nothing about the big box, but this wonderful land or the Sea King''s palace, and he said to himself: where lies my daily work," said the old man, and taking the little "The time has come," he said, "for Princess Moonlight to return to the happened to look up and saw the old man coming towards him. "That is good," said the old man. "That is good," said the old man. "Whatever you like," said the old man. 40359 When Pinkel came, the King said: "Thy brothers have been Pinkel came, the King said: "I have long been aware that thou hast an "Good day, and thanks for your kindness last time we met," said the Ram So when he came and heard what the King wanted, he said he thought he married to that horrid little dwarf, the King''s son," she said to Princess he at once told the King, who came in a great fury, asking that the King was coming she went out to meet him, and said that the Then the old woman went back to the King and said to him: "Your the King''s daughter can eat herself well." "Well," said the Little Man, one here to-day, but he went away again." So Old Griffin said no more. A LONG time ago there lived a king and a queen, who said every day, "If 40502 "But Florimel is the late king''s son, and heir to the throne," said "This is very serious," said Queen Titania gravely, "for little birds "But you are not a Brownie!" said the Chinaman to Florimel in a most "Still Dragonfel the enchanter has made his threats," said Florimel. "The Brownies must be coming!" cried Florimel to Titania. "Well, after you''re married, Florimel," said King Stanislaus seriously, Dragonfel to Titania, who said never a word. "Evidently Dragonfel has a fire department," said King Stanislaus. "Yes, we are the Brownies," cried King Stanislaus, "come Close at his heels came Florimel and the Brownies, with King Stanislaus Florimel and the Brownies at once entered, and King Stanislaus ran after confidence in Florimel and the Brownies Titania was filled with great This Florimel noted, and he said to King "Poor little thing!" said Titania, when she noticed that it was in great 40573 "Ah," said the little Princess, wisely, "the bravest boy of all would "I have come to fight for the King," said Kit, when the guards came out "You have come in the very nick of time," said King Hurlyburly, "for the "I have come from King Hurlyburly to declare war," said Kit, who always "You have not won the Princess," said King Hurlyburly, who was now "Isn''t it wonderful?" said the little Princess, in a whisper. instant the little girl saw the King and came running up the hill "Don''t be a foolish little boy," said the wymp, calmly. "When I was a little girl," said Princess Gentianella, drawing herself "He is a _real_ Prince," said her little daughter; "and I should not be The wymp fairly wimpled when he saw the poor little Princess looking so "He is my Prince, of course!" answered the little Princess, laughing 40950 wavering army of little lights, like thousands of lost souls coming And opening her hand, Eric perceived three little pulsing hearts, Eric stared, his head close to his beautiful companion''s, and saw a thee," added the old man, laying his hand on Eric''s. The old man turned his head and looked into the young man''s eyes. Eric bowed his head, kissed the kind old hand, and then turned his face when Eric turned round to look down upon the forest that lay far Then Eric covered his face with his hands and sobbed as if his heart Eric remained for a long while, his face turned to the sky, his eyes Each day Eric came to this spot of beauty to look upon the being who was Eric covered his face with his hands, and Zorka felt the burning tears the restless flames she looked upon a face the like of which human hand 41729 Majesty," said Harold, trying to look brave, though his knees were Harold began to read from the red-and-gold book; but he had not gone far "Your Majesty," said Arthur, "do you not remember how David was a little "I was not sure that Your Majesty would like the tale," said Harold. "Mother," said Harold, "I believe Red Rex has no joy in reading for "Arthur fought wicked Dragons, not men," said Harold. "Dear me!" said Red Rex, when Harold had finished this story. "What about this ''Old One,'' and this ''Great Fear''?" asked the Red King. "True," said Red Rex, and he looked at the lion-doll earnestly. "It is made from the recipe for the King''s Pie," said Harold. of the King''s Pie, which Harold was to read to the War-Lord on that day. Here follows the tale which the Red King told to Harold on the next day; 41921 curious little figure of an old man, trundling at his side a strange But the strange old man who had made rainbows out of the little girl''s "Who and what are you?" said this old man, stepping out a little in looked in her mirror and said, "I am more beautiful." "That is a beautiful mirror you have by your side," said the old man. And the poet took the mirror from the old man and looked; and, as he "Why," said the wise old man, "do you let fall the princess''s mirror?" "What do you see in the mirror," said the old man, "that you gaze so "Yet, look again," said the old man, "into this other mirror, the mirror "It will be safe now," said the old man, half rising and looking out "Sing to me," said the old man, "to cheer my tired heart." 42366 When I got to the Cave, the Lion was sitting outside his door and "I am a poor sensitive lonely orphan Lion,'' he said. They never invite them to children''s parties--nice little He must have been rather a nice Lion because that minute he began little Skip just jumped up and stood on the end of the Lion''s nose minute I heard little children''s voices singing like skylarks farther down on the Huge Green Hill--actually little children a And the little children on the Huge Green Hill side were coming Little boys called out, "Hello, Lion! "Jump on to the Lion''s tongue," I said to him, "and smooth it off The fathers thought of the Lion the first thing, but the mothers up the Huge Green Hill to where the Lion''s Cave was and then they and right in front of the Cave there stood the Lion looking 43050 soon did as they were bid; no sooner did Blue Beard see Fatima than he great Blue Beard;" Such was the thought of Irene. Fatima had a real love for Selim, to whom her father had promised his forced to go with Blue Beard, she wrote immediately to Selim. be happy, as her heart was given to Selim; he knew that Blue Beard Fatima away: or, if Blue Beard had already got her, to force her from they were forbid to enter: ''well, sister Fatima,'' says Irene, ''I am ''Dear sister,'' said Fatima, ''pray don''t ask me, I dread the thought of ''Come, dear sister,'' said Irene, ''let us get away, I am very sorry ''Now as they were going,'' Fatima says to Irene, ''my dear sister, ''yes,'' cried Fatima; when calling again to Irene, she said, ''sister, Beard; love to Selim; while poor Fatima sat trembling on the floor. 43127 "And he said there were fairy stories in _every_ country," Alix went on. "She''s gone for good," said Rafe dolefully; but Alix''s eyes sparkled. "If they''re good kind of fairies," said Rafe sagely--"and I think "You seem to know a great lot about fairies," said Alix, who had no idea "I daresay," said Alix, looking up, "that the children used to run along "Alix," he said, "the tapping is going on--a little farther off now, and "Are you going to _knit_ the story?" said Alix, looking very surprised. "Very good things in their way," said the old woman, as Alix unpacked "Oh, that''s beautiful," said Alix; "it''s like the children and the white "I wish you had let me go to bed," said Arminel hastily; and Chloe''s "I think your wish a very good one," said Arminel. "It feels like the end of the story," said Alix. 43457 [Illustration caption: While Fatima is kneeling to Blue Beard, and There resided, at some considerable distance from Blue Beard''s castle, When the proposals of Blue Beard were mentioned to the young ladies Blue Beard having called next day, the old lady told him what her When they reached the castle, Blue Beard, attended by a number that Fatima, the youngest of the two sisters, began to think Blue Beard Fatima, accompanied by her sister, returned to the castle the wife of When Blue Beard was gone, Fatima sent a kind invitation to her friends the riches of Blue Beard''s castle, of which they had heard so much, that These ladies had all been married to Blue Beard, and had Fatima rose at a late hour next day, and consulted with her sister how Fatima, who had fallen to the ground at the time Blue Beard quitted 4357 "Thank you," said the glass-blower, and went back to his room. So the glass-blower came, poured the magic drop into a little water, "I know," said the young lady, "but we must have time to make proper "I want to speak with Miss Mydas," said the glass-blower. "Well, to tell the truth," said the lady, "I don''t like your looks. "Can''t I marry a mother, instead?" asked the poor little king, who "If I must marry at all," said the king, after a moment''s thought, But the rich ladies never looked at the poor little king squatting "Why, yes," said the king, thoughtfully, "but it will take some time "The counselor has lost your money," said the boy king, "but he she began to realize what the man meant when he said he gave her the But Gouie, being a thoughtful black man, went away without further Father Time gave him a severe look, but said: 43600 "If thou wilt sail with me, little Yalmar," said Olé Luckoiè, "thou "Leave that to me," said Olé Luckoiè; "I shall make thee little "Now thou canst borrow the tin soldier''s clothes," said Olé Luckoiè; "I "Shall I have any stories?" said little Yalmar, as soon as Olé Luckoiè One morning it opened its little shining white flower-leaves, which looked just like rays of light all round the little yellow sun "Poor little soul!" said the old poet, and got up to open the door. "Thou poor little soul!" said the kind old poet, and took him by the "Thou poor little thing!" said the fieldmouse, for she was at heart "Farewell, thou pretty little bird," said she; "farewell, and thanks "Farewell, farewell, thou good, sweet little maiden!" said the swallow, "My poor flowers are quite dead," said little Ida. "But flowers cannot dance," said little Ida. flowers cannot talk," said little 44447 The Princess looked in at the door and said-And that''s why they called the child Little Red Riding Hood. Ere Red Riding Hood opened her eyes, I''m afraid, Little Red Riding Hood promised her mother "Poor dear," said the wolf, with a pitying grin ; For said he, "For Red Riding Hood if I''d have any Said Little Red Riding Hood, trying to smile, And he''d work like a slave for his brothers, he said. Said the monarch one day, "Come, tell me, I pray, Said the cat, "My young friend, to this warning attend ; Said the King, "My dear Marquis, it''s really a treat So, making a bow, he said, "Pray allow The things which his father and mother had said, Said the father, "Come, children, I''m off to the wood, Said Hop o'' my Thumb, "Madam, pray how d'' ye do ? 44558 Blue Beard became acquainted with the mother of these young ladies; [Illustration: Blue Beard''s servant announces his master''s intention of received by Blue Beard, and a retinue of servants in the most costly Blue Beard had not been inattentive to the ladies in his personal [Illustration: Blue Beard gives his wife the forbidden key.] [Illustration: Mrs. Blue Beard examining her husband''s treasures.] [Illustration: Mrs. Blue Beard opens the door of the forbidden chamber.] [Illustration: Mrs. Blue Beard and her sister considerably astonished.] [Illustration: Blue Beard comes home.] Some time after the marriage had taken place, however, Blue Beard Blue Beard set off upon his journey; and Fatima having informed her Among the keys Blue Beard had left, they found one which opened this How soon Blue Beard would return, she had no means of the castle, and in a few moments Blue Beard himself entered their 44924 forward on the great flakes of snow-like foam; of the fairy who looked For some little time all was silence, and the forest looked so peaceful Why, of course not, you old noodle," said the King, whose manner good old woman said that she never _could_ think in such a grand place said nothing, whilst Zac turned upon them a grateful look for having heard, and the figure of a little old woman, long past middle age and lived in those good old days when either a fairy or a witch, an ogre or There was a time, she said, when dogs and cats were certainly upon As she said these words the old woman placed the ring upon Ophelia''s is now a long time ago, but I know a great deal that happened before I not, however, beyond all doubt such was the case, in the good old times 45021 "How feel ye now," cried Jack, "old chap? Sir Giant," said Jack, with a bow, _Me_" thought Jack; as the Giant said--"Walk in, to tea." Jack answered--"I wish you a very good night." "''Tis I," said Jack, "old fellow, though." Said Jack, "My lord, my trusty sword Then he turned to Jack, and cried "Good lack! "My lord," Jack said, "I ''ll pledge my head "Your poor cousin Jack," said the hero. Said the Giant, "what news, cousin Jack, to-day?" "Jack," said the Giant, "yes, you may, Jack canters off like air: Jack approached the Giant nigh, If I don''t, I''m ------!" Said Sir Jack, "You ''re right!" "Thank you," said Jack; "the Giants twain "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed bold Jack, "let him come--I shall whack him." Jack dodges the Giant apace, "Oh!" said Jack, and he made a face, "My eye!" said Jack, a little serious; 45279 was a fierce old man called Ka-bib-on-okka by the Indians--meaning in our you the time of day--there lived in a beautiful valley a little boy and long way off, to get a good start, ran toward the rock with great leaps, "Instead of looking up in the sky," said one of the sisters, "he had It was a wonderful place for a little boy to live in--close to the stars far-away land, with its lovely lakes and rivers, its great, green Great Spirit, who made all things on land, and in the sky and water, had when you came to think that the sun was so far away from the earth, and stars which the wise old men said was exactly like a lynx. Once, when the great Manito, named Man-a-bo-zho, took a wife and came "Look!" said Mish-o-sha, as they walked along the beach. Seegwun said to the old man: "Mish-o-sha is no more," said Seegwun. 45288 ''I am a fairy, a friend to ye, Jack; see yonder a Giant ''Jack march''d up to the gate, in a moment pass''d to the ''Back Jack shrank in alarm: with fat cheeks peony-bulbous, ''Then strode in, with a loud heavy-booted thunder of heel''So Jack seized the melodious harp, and bolted. ''Chased little Jack with a shout of mighty, maniacal JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK ''Waved with a shining hand, and Jack with an humble ''Waved with a shining hand, and Jack with an humble ''I am a fairy, a friend to ye, Jack; ''Chased little Jack ''Cried Jack, alighting on earth. ''Cried Jack, alighting on earth. ''Jack cleft clean thro'' the haulm; that Giant desperate ''Jack cleft clean thro'' the haulm; that Giant desperate ''"I''m your master now," said Jack to the harp at his ''"I''m your master now," said Jack to the harp at his 45907 [Illustration: THE WONDERFUL BIRD, LIKE A FIRE OF MANY COLOURS COME moon,--so the beauty of _Laylá_, which smote all hearts to love. ''Thou knowest, Zeyd,'' said Qays, ''that in the palace of the chief of in all things save his mad love, the chief said within himself: ''If I knew him for _Majnún_, thy son; for the tale of beauty and love, O ''O chief of Basráh,'' he said, ''I give thee one day to think about this _Laylá''s_ father heard the news without grief, and Ibn said, ''Now there the wonderful garden, but those who heard the _Nightingale_ sing said, beauty of the emperor''s palace and garden only as a fit setting for the ''Little _Nightingale_,'' said the emperor tenderly, ''you must come and ''Do,'' said _Blue Beard_, and, while she ran off, he stood there looking ''Tush, girl!'' said _Asenath_, ''surely thou hast gone from thy mind to 47178 One time the eldest prince came to the king and asked to be allowed to After a time the peahens came up from the water, and the princess said to the prince and said, "My dear husband, the time has now come when When the old gray woman saw him coming in this way instead of upon his it said, "and I have come from far away, a three days and three nights'' after a long time the door opened a crack and an old, old woman looked she came to the door and saw the old woman sitting there as though she day the princess appeared to be an old woman, but at night she went "Tell me, old woman," he cried, "have you seen a beautiful young girl So the next time the Sun came to see his sister the old woman changed 47285 _The Sultan and his Vizier looking for Aladdin''s magic Palace_ 104 ten gold pieces in his hand, he said, "Hasten now to thy mother and "O my mother," said Aladdin, "how much thou art to blame! "Look at it, Mother!" cried Aladdin; "and thou wouldst have me cast "Then," said Aladdin, "see thou to it that in thy gossip woman, for many days," said the Sultan; "and thou hast not approached thy speech," said Aladdin, "that thou hast some bad news. Aladdin answered: "Know, O Slave of the Lamp, that the Sultan promised "O Slave of the Lamp," said Aladdin, "do as thou didst last "What is thy suit?" asked the Sultan of Aladdin''s mother as soon as she "By Allah!" said the Sultan, "thou art of ready wit, O Vizier! Lamp," said Aladdin, "this is my wedding day and I go to the Sultan''s 48469 "Manabozho," said the old wolf, "you must have been looking or you would The pot soon boiled, whereupon the old man said in a very quiet way: Toward night-fall Maidwa reached the lodge of the third old man. As the young man entered the lodge, the magician heaved a great groan After two or three days they reached the lodge of the third old man As they went on and came to the lodge of the first old man, their "My son," said the old man, "leave the cage of birds at the door of the After wandering a long time he came to the lodge of Manabozho, who was "Mother," said the young man, placing his hand to his head and leaning Every morning his father came to the door of the little lodge and The next morning the little spirit or boy-man set off as he had the day 48593 Ellen stood at the nursery window looking out at the gray sky and the curious little house that Ellen went nearer to look at it. The gander stayed his wings so that Ellen could look. Ellen said she did, so the gander turned in that direction. "What''s the matter, you poor little pig?" asked Ellen, looking down at As the little pig hurried in through the door, Ellen asked of the "It''s a dear little house," said Ellen. "I thought maybe the gander would carry us," said Ellen, but the white As Ellen followed the dwarf into the house she looked about her and "Who lives there?" asked Ellen, pointing to a little house she had just "Come, then," and Ellen began to run toward the house; while the gander Ellen, who heard this, looked at the gander. "Was that a parade that just went away?" asked Ellen, as the gander 51275 story of _The Sleeping Beauty_ to end with the Prince''s kiss, and that unlucky gift upon the little _Princess_, went as soon as she rose from grand set-piece wishing _Long Life to the Princess Aurora!_ in all the ''I wonder sometimes,'' said the old woman, ''what the world is coming ''I am an old man,'' said the _Prince''s_ father; ''I have reigned long ''My dear _Fatima_,'' said her sister _Anne_ with a little yawn, ''I And now her two sisters knew _Cinderella_ to be the same beautiful ''Well, _Beauty_,'' he said, ''and what shall I bring home for you? and I love roses.'' In this way _Beauty_ contrived to obey her father _Beauty_ began to excuse many things in the _Beast_--his voice, for ''Good night, _Beast_,'' answered _Beauty_, relieved of her fright. ''I doubt, _Beauty_, if even now you have come in time. ''_Beauty_,'' said the _Beast_ faintly, ''you are very good if indeed 51762 there he began to dig, and another man came to him and said: Then another man said he had seen the little seen in the middle of the sea, where no man ever saw the like before. whole place was crowded with Little People, young and old, men and the Hill of the Rising Day. When little evening came, the yawls said: ''There''s no time goin'' to-night: I want to go from home apiece, ''I don''t like thee at all, boy,'' said the Fynoderee, ''for thou can ''It is a bad time you have chosen to come this way,'' said the Little The next night Billy Beg set off along the mountain road and came in through the open door came a fine company of Little People, in So things went on for three years, until one day a poor man going it is said that in the old times a great battle between the Manx 52309 Now one day the monk came to court, gave the king a piece of fruit as So the king knew that a goblin lived in it, and said without fear: One day he said to his wife: "My dear, my friend the counsellor''s son When the king heard this, he said to the goblin: "The man who painfully he said: "My dear father, I am a lucky boy if the king lives at the goblin said to him: "O King, you are wise and good, so I am pleased And the king said to the goblin: "The body with the husband''s head on But the king pointed to Good and said: "My dear girl, he told me of the goblin on his shoulder said: "O King, I will tell you a strange story his shoulder said: "O King, I will tell you a story about a great love. 52402 "But she shall know love," she said softly, after a little time. The Princess Pourquoi came one day to visit it, and stood a long time "My Lord and Father," said the Princess Pourquoi, bending in courtesy, "Whoever reported my poor opinion to the Princess," said the man, "had "Gracious Lady and Princess," he said humbly, "I have answered nothing, "Hush!" said Hugh, with loving hands upon the maiden''s ears so that she "I''m going out to find and fight a dragon," said Princess Victorine. "Ye-es!" said the Princess, with a great heave of her bosom as she "I''m not a lovely lady, I''m a warrior," said the Princess; "but of "Victorine," said the Knight, fixing his dark eyes on her, "I love you, "And so we ask," said Dorothée, who had gray eyes,-"Little Clementine," said My Lord Rector, "your student life is almost "If the right man comes," said the maiden. 5242 and said to him, "God on thee, O my lord, go with me, for thou thee?'' and do thou answer her, saying, ''May thy head outlive Zubeideh said, "Indeed he hath not been with thee, nor hast thou captain of the caravan said, "God maketh thee gift of him, O king servants went in to him and said to him, ''O king, if thou keep thou shall find ease in thy patience.'' But the man said to him, said, "O king, it behoveth thee, if thou see or hear that one the vizier said, ''O king, this woman to whose love thy heart said to him, ''God shall surely slay thee, for that thou Then said she to him, ''When the king saw him and questioned thee Then said the king, "How long wilt thou beguile us with thy thee and do thou let me go my way.'' Then said the wife, ''O man, 5243 said, ''Praise be to God, the King who availeth unto all things, said to him, ''I am thy brother''s wife and God (extolled be His money-changer, ''God requite thee for us with good, for that thou hawk saw her, he said, "God requite thee with good! So the young man said to his sister Selma, ''Abide thou So he said to him, ''O youth, wilt thou that I release thee from with him till the break of day." And he said, "As thou wilt." came to a lodging-house and said to the housekeeper, "Hast thou my face, said, "Who took this man?" Quoth the officers, "Thou I, and he said, "What is that thou hast with thee?" So I came thither, when he said to me, "May God not forsake thee! kissed her hands, till she said, ''Arise and I will set thee down 5244 do thou content thyself with that which God hath given thee and night, and on the morrow thou shall take thy slave-girl and go in Faithful said to her, "O damsel, thou art in love." "Yes," thee and to-day thou stealest!" So the hearts of the folk were bear thee company till thou come to thy place of assurance." And and said, "O king of the time and lord of the age and the day, workmen went to his father and said to him, "Thy son El Abbas when they saw him, they said to him, "O king, except thou succour Then said the king, "Hast thou a need we may accomplish unto words, she said to him, "O my lord, and which of the kings is thy be our excuse with thee, and thou of the sons of the kings?" But Quoth Shefikeh, "My mistress hath occasion for thee; so come thou 5245 and said to him, "God on thee, O my lord, go with me, for thou merchant took his eyes in his hand and said, ''How long [wilt thou thou shall find ease in thy patience.'' But the man said to him, said, "O king, it behoveth thee, if thou see or hear that one the vizier said, ''O king, this woman to whose love thy heart said to him, ''God shall surely slay thee, for that thou Then said the king, "How long wilt thou beguile us with thy young man said to the other, ''I hear that thou hast with thee a thou pleasest,'' rejoined the king, and the old man said, ''Verily, ground; [but meanwhile the lover had returned to his hidingplace] and his wife said to him, ''What sawest thou?'' ''I saw a man thee and do thou let me go my way.'' Then said the wife, ''O man, 5302 strong, beautiful King Amor came down from his castle on the mountain sweet cool wind blew about them as the Ancient One took King Amor from Then King Amor opened his eyes, and when he saw the stars in the dark "Like a King and a soldier he salutes them," said the Ancient One; high as you walk, young King, and often look upward. So hearing these things every day King Amor learned the meaning of both land,--and King Amor stood erect and strong like some little soldier, "Hold high your head when you walk, young King, and often look "I see many people gathered in crowds," Amor said, when he had looked "There is no time for anger," said Amor, holding his crowned head high. few flower seeds, and because the King Amor looked so much more powerful what King Amor would do to them if they had no Blue Flower. 5590 he found a beautiful young woman, more lovely than any one the greyhaired George had ever seen. Hot rage took possession of the heart of Wendelin when he saw the tears old women and wise men, who drew long faces, and said that children born spring into the lake for a swim, and when Wendelin was freezing, George friendly words came distinctly from below: "George, my poor boy, are you "And shall I never see my mother and Wendelin again?" George asked, Once when the duchess looked in the mirror, she saw George who had grey lock, had become fat and red in the face, and looked like a common George held his mother''s hand and his wife''s in his own, few George''s wife and mother George grew to be the pride of his mother, and became a noble prince George Peregrinus of the princely house of the Greylocks. 5612 The sixth night being come, the sultan and his lady went to bed. Great prince of genies, says the old man, you must know that we great deal of passion and action, she said to lovely Amine, Pray tailor came in and told me, An old man, said he, whom I do not he soon heard a voice, which said, Do you know what honest man man cast his eyes upon me, and said, My good lady, pray let me This prince one day commanded the grand vizier Giafar to come to to him, and said, Good slave, pray thee tell me where thou hadst very little time came home, and brought with him a young man, a Ebn Thaher hearing the prince of Persia speak, said to him, Sir, The jeweller having taken his place again near the prince, said Son, said the old man, you could not have come in a better time, 5664 The lady happening at this time to look up, saw the two princes vizier," said he, "after having represented to king Sinbad, that time, "Take those fish," said he to his vizier, "and carry them the sultan took some rest; but the young prince passed the night return," said the prince "I do indeed believe that you came Zobeide said to the two ladies, when she came to them, "Sisters, raising himself up, said, "Most beautiful lady, you began my good tailor came in and said, "An old man, whom I do not know, brings daughter''s health." "Sir," said the good man, "if your majesty The old man having sat a short time, arose, and went out; but he The young man turned his eyes towards me, and said, "My good said the caliph, "that old man is not rich; let us go to him and "Go," said the caliph to the grand vizier, "and cause 5665 said he, with a pleasant easy air, "I know it is in good hands; I the rest were viewed, "Come," said the caliph, "let us see what face of a highwayman, said to me, "Good old man, how came you to The prince of Persia and Ebn Thaher were a long time engaged in a wise man," said the prince of Persia, "I doubt not but you look Ebn Thaher, hearing the prince of Persia speak, replied, "Sir, I In the mean time, the trusty slave conducted the prince and Ebn The prince of Persia interrupted him, and said, "Kind Ebn Thaher, The jeweller having taken his place again near the prince, said When the prince had done speaking, the king said to him, "This the princess great pleasure, "Sire," said he to the prince, "your The prince having finished his account, the king said to him, "I 5666 Persia took great care not to let her know that he had come away The young sultan having read these words, said to the queen, "I "I know all, my son," said the sultan again, after having long "I do not pretend, son," said Abou Hassan''s mother, "to dissuade Abou Hassan''s mother went every day to visit her son, and could said she one day, "you do not observe that every time Abou Hassan Alla ad Deen''s mother took the lamp, and said to her son, "Here Alla ad Deen''s mother, knowing what her son was going to do, went place, said to Alla ad Deen, "I thought, prince, that nothing in "Alla ad Deen," said the sultan, "I cannot Alla ad Deen had not much to tell the sultan, but only said, Alla ad Deen with great tenderness, and said, "My son, be not 5667 The sultan of the Indies having kindly heard all that the princes to wonder that I know you, the sultan your father, the princes honoured the sultan his father, felt a great desire to know how The sorceress left the sultan, and knowing the place where prince "Good father," said the princess, "I have travelled a great way, unwell." "It is as thou hast said," replied the sultan. appeared, the sultan said, "Art thou a judge of horses?" He instants; after which, he said, "My son, many sultans and princes When the prince had reached the palace, the sultan perceiving his Having said this, the sultan released the prince, who repaired to When the sultan had entered the princess''s apartment, he said, kingdom." The prince having returned to the sultan, proposed his prince having answered all his queries, the sultan said, "Noble the prince, and said, "Go to the sultan, and acquaint him that 5668 the sultan took some rest; but the young prince passed the night return," said the prince "I do indeed believe that you came tailor came in and said, "An old man, whom I do not know, brings daughter''s health." "Sir," said the good man, "if your majesty said the princess, "your majesty shall soon understand that I am This said, she went to the palace, and soon returned with a purse The jeweller having taken his place again near the prince, said the princess great pleasure, "Sire," said he to the prince, "your The prince having finished his account, the king said to him, "I The young sultan having read these words, said to the queen, "I "I know all, my son," said the sultan again, after having long sultan, the vizier, or his son, he only said, "Perhaps, mother, place, said to Alla ad Deen, "I thought, prince, that nothing in 5676 standing in the door, and looking down upon the wise woman, saw never a princess struggling and screaming all the time, and the wise woman the sternness on the face of the wise woman came from the same heart the folds of the wise woman''s cloak--a very ugly little owlet she mouthful--only followed the basin with longing looks, as the wise woman "Look at me, Rosamond," said the wise woman. "I want to help you to do what I tell you," said the wise woman. have said, the wise woman had her eye upon her: she saw that something The wise woman said nothing, but fixed her eyes upon her, and soon the "But where is the wise woman?" asked Rosamond, looking all about. And Rosamond, looking again, saw the wise woman, folded as usual in her "Do not think," the wise woman went on, "that the things you have seen 57 coming." Aladdin ran home and told his mother of his newly found Next day the magician led Aladdin into some beautiful gardens a long Aladdin found everything as the magician had said, gathered some fruit away, but Aladdin, snatching the lamp, said boldly: "Fetch me something Aladdin''s mother, when she came to herself, said: "Whence comes this the vizier''s son out of bed, leaving Aladdin with the Princess. The Sultan than turned to Aladdin''s mother, saying: "Good woman, a Next day Aladdin invited the Sultan to see the palace. She went and said to the magician: "Give me a new lamp for my life, genie," said Aladdin, "and bring my palace back." "That is must ask him of the lamp." "Even so," said Aladdin, "but thou canst After he had kissed her Aladdin said: "I beg of you, Princess, but Aladdin went to the dead magician, took the lamp out of his vest, 592 "Bird, do you dream of our home-coming day High in the sky shines a field as wide as the world. The Fantasy shows how tiger-hearts are the cause of war in all ages. While the Tiger Trees roared of the glories of old, Deep are the days the old arts bring: And here lived old King Silver Dreams, her own stage business for King Solomon, The Potatoes'' Dance, has chanted John Brown and King Solomon for the last two years Men''s Leader: The Queen of Sheba came to see King Solomon. Women''s Leader: The Queen of Sheba asked him like a lady, Men''s Leader: King Solomon made answer to the lady, Men''s Leader: King Solomon made answer to the lady, Men''s Leader: King Solomon he asked the Queen of Sheba, Men''s Leader: King Solomon he asked the Queen of Sheba, Men''s Leader: King Solomon, Men''s Leader: King Solomon, 697 "I am sure, dear king, I am very sorry," said the queen. "It is a bad thing to be light-headed," answered the queen, looking "''Tis a good thing to be light-handed," said the king. "''Tis a good thing to be light-footed," said the king. The prince now saw that he had come upon the bewitched princess, and "How do YOU like falling in?" said the princess. "Don''t you like falling in then?" said the prince. "Don''t you like falling in then?" said the prince. "Would you like a fall, princess?" said the prince, looking down. Yes, if you please, prince," said the princess, "Because you are a very nice young man, prince," said the princess. The prince soon found out that while in the water the princess was very "This is very kind of you, prince," said the princess at last, quite "Why, prince," she said, "you don''t look well! 701 "You''ll soon dry there, sir," said Gluck, and sat down again to turn "I beg pardon, sir," said Gluck at length, after watching the water "I don''t know, indeed, brother," said Gluck in great terror. "You promised me one slice, brother, you know," said Gluck. Dawn came at last, and the two brothers looked out of Gluck''s little "Suppose we turn goldsmiths," said Schwartz to Hans as they entered the "Ah!" said Gluck aloud, after he had looked at it for a little while, Gluck, my boy," said the little man. HOW LITTLE GLUCK SET OFF ON AN EXPEDITION TO THE GOLDEN RIVER, AND HOW HOW LITTLE GLUCK SET OFF ON AN EXPEDITION TO THE GOLDEN RIVER, AND HOW that water." Then Gluck looked at him, and when he saw that he was before Gluck stood his old acquaintance, the King of the Golden River. 7074 Beauty?" said her father. not imagine any such thing, my sons, (said the merchant,) Beast''s power better go back, and let me stay here." "No, father, (said Beauty, in a thing disappeared, and Beauty''s apprehensions at this proof of Beast''s think me very ugly?" "That is true, (said Beauty,) for I cannot tell a "Yes, yes, (said the Beast,) my heart is good, but still I am a Beast having said, in a mournful voice, "then farewell, Beauty," left and poor Beast will die with grief." "No, (said Beauty, weeping,) I he is alone." "You shall be there tomorrow morning, (said the Beast,) Beauty thanked good Beast for his kind care, opened his eyes, and said to Beauty, "You forgot your promise, and I was "No, dear Beast, (said Beauty,) you must not die; live to be my husband; great hall, her father and his whole family, whom the beautiful lady, 708 There was once a little princess whose father was king over a great I have said the Princess Irene was about eight years old when my story The little princess put her hand in the old lady''s, who, looking this ''I want to talk to you,'' said Irene to the little miner; ''but it''s so ''Well, Irene,'' said Curdie, with a glance at the nurse which showed he ''Nurse, a princess must not break her word,'' said Irene, drawing ''Good night, Irene; good night, Lootie,'' said Curdie, and turned and ''I will ask my king-papa the next time he comes,'' said Irene. ''Won''t you, Curdie?'' said Irene, looking round at him as she asked the ''No, Princess Irene,'' said Curdie; ''I wasn''t good enough to be allowed Curdie had left the king and the princess to look after his mother, ''Yes, that we will, Curdie!'' said the princess. 709 ''You have got it, Curdie,'' said the old lady, in a voice that sounded ''And you remember, Curdie,'' said his mother, ''that when the princess ''Still,'' said Curdie, looking a little ashamed, ''I might have dreamed Then the great old, young, beautiful princess turned to Curdie. ''Nor so old as the princess,'' said Curdie. ''Give Curdie a paw, Lina,'' said the princess. ''Here, Curdie,'' said his mother, ''try my hand, and see what beast''s paw ''Now, Father, let me feel yours,'' said Curdie, daring a little more. As the princess had said he was to go like the poor man he was, Curdie ''Poor Lina!'' said Curdie, ''you got all those helping me.'' ''It is but a little hole for Lina I want to make,'' said Curdie. ''Is it not time to rise, Curdie?'' said the king. Then the king said to Curdie and the page: 7488 hath he not said, "Because of this fair child shall great sorrow come upon And the man returned to King Concobar and said, ''Of a surety Deirdre, the When Grania heard the words that Dermat spake, she said, ''I place thee And Dermat said to the Princess, ''Even now, I pray of thee, return to thy ''Then go forward, O Grania,'' said Dermat, and the two went forth. When Finn found that Grania had fled with Dermat, great was his wrath, and But Dermat said, ''We will not flee, but neither Finn nor his men shall hut where Dermat and Grania dwelt, and, unseen of Finn or his chiefs, he longer, she said to Dermat, ''So great is my longing for the berries of the Therefore Finn said to his men, ''Under this tree shall we rest until the But when Angus came to Dermat he said he would not make peace unless he 7841 "What a big duckling!" said the old duck. The little tree said, "I do not like needles. Night came and the little tree went to sleep. Then the little tree said, "I do not want any leaves. Loki said, "Good morning, Idun Those are beautiful apples." And Loki said, "Oh, nobody else can make such things as my little Brok said, "Loki has a golden crown that will grow like real hair. When he saw Loki, he said, "What do you want?" Loki said, "I have come for the hammer." Then he said to Jason, "You may be king when you bring me the golden When Jason came to Colchis, he went to the king and said, "Will you Now Jason went to the king and said, "Give me the dragon''s teeth." The next day Jason went to the king and said, "Now, give me the 7871 Long ago, in Dutch Fairy Land, there lived a young mermaid who was very Klaas Van Bommel was a Dutch boy, twelve years old, who lived where cows He had heard old people tell of the ladies of the wood, saw the little white thing that had come up through the baby''s gums, she In these old days, long since gone by, there were more people than there wooden shoes of the twenty or thirty people within, men and women, girls The grown imps look like old men with beards, but no one ever coats coming just below their thighs, and little red caps, looking like heard that the Dutch people like cheese, walk in wooden shoes, eat with people, the babies and their mothers, men, women, horses and cattle, By this time, the father of the lion family looked as if he had come out "Gold makes a woman penny-white," said the Dutch, in the days when 7885 stories told by the chief masters of the Celtic folk-tale, Campbell, "To whom art thou talking, my son?" said Conn the king. Said a man of them to him: "Are you coming with us to-night, Guleesh?" "If you are, come along," said the little man, and out they went all "Tell me which of them is the king''s daughter," said Guleesh, when he waiting-man came to him, he said to him to let the stable gillies know "Then went my father," said Conall, "and he got me a wife, and I was The king said, "Oh, Conall, you came through great hardships. Now it happened about this time that the son of a great king had come "I''ll soon let you know," said the old man, and he took from his pocket but the man that put the heads on?" said the king. lad," said the king''s daughter; "the man that took the heads off the 8226 do a great number of other fairy stories, each being told in different and Old-world stories, when we come to know the meaning of them, take us story of "The Land East of the Sun and West of the Moon," which is told night a man came and lay down with her, and went away before daylight, Then Said the Giant, "Thou art the cook''s son," and he killed the story-teller says--the Giant''s daughter said to her husband, "My of day the Giant''s daughter said again, "My father''s breath is burning countries, the old stories changed a great deal, and their meaning was stories mean the same thing: they are only the old Aryan Sun-myths put old man said, "It is not your son you have got; the boy has been carried and the Giant said to the youngest son that he should have the King''s 8599 The King of Persia, in great astonishment, said ''Madam, can it be King of Persia, in whose palace she was at present; ''Sister,'' said Having so spoken, King Saleh, who had restored Prince Beder to his the King of Persia said to Queen Gulnare, ''Madam, I should have length, to the great grief of King Beder and Queen Gulnare, who queen his mother and the princesses, no sooner saw that King Beder Now King Beder had heard what they said, and he immediately fell in ''Fair queen,'' answered King Beder, receiving it with great respect, ''"Sir," said the princess to the king her father, "you have an taking the prince by the hand, ''Come then, my son,'' he said, ''let As soon as the prince came into the king''s presence, he bowed and When the prince had done speaking, the king said to him, ''This presented me to their king, who was a good prince. 8653 One day the White Bear came to her and said: "Lassie, why are you so So when he came to the king''s palace, and said he wished to make the "Well, I''d just like to try first," said Boots, and so he got leave. "Good-day!" said the lad, "and thank you for coming to see us." One day Boots said to the King,-wolf had said, and so lovely a princess Boots had never set eyes upon. "Yes, I know there is," said the Princess, "for there came a crow flying So the Giant said no more about it, and when night came they went to horse aside that time, and when the king came up beside him, he said, "Dear pancake," said the man, "don''t roll so fast; stop a little and let When he got in, everything went just as the old man had said. 8655 till one day he said to him, "O my brother, I see that thou art come to release thee till now!'' Then he said to the Afrit, ''Spare lady said to him, ''What ails thee that thou dost not go away? God who hath sent thee to me!" Then she said, "O youth, art thou "O Beauty," said they, "dost thou know his like?" It answered, saying, "God requite thee with good and gladden thy heart as thou said, "Hold thy tongue and let him kiss thee, and thou shalt keep of thy desert." "O my lord," said Bedreddin, "wilt thou not tell himself, till the Vizier said to him, "Of what art thou thee!'' ''May God hear thy prayer!'' answered I: and he said, ''Be of place, as if she fled from thee, and thou after her, till thy out and said, ''Who art thou?'' ''Tell thy master,'' replied he, 8656 near thee till thou hast made thy preparations and sayest, ''Come do what thou sayest, when I know that, if I came to thy King Omar him that which thou hast heard so that thy father equipped thee hand and said, "Praise be to God who hath bestowed thee on me and So Sherkan went out to her and said, "The king calls for thee." the King long life; and he said to her, "Why hast thou not told this, till one day his father said to him, "What ails thee, that "one of the kings before thee went forth, in a time before thy God hath been gracious to thee in thy love, in that she whom thou my hand, said, "O my lord, God give thee joy of thy youth! King rejoiced and said to Dendan, "Go thou and rest thee of the 8657 calls for thy coming in to me.'' ''O man,'' answered she, ''dost thou thou know me, thy sickness will leave thee and health return to thee till thou tell me the truth.'' ''Then,'' said the jeweller, ''I me know where I shall come to thee,'' said she, and I answered, or day, till at last the Vizier came in to him and said, ''O King God bless thee,'' answered Merzewan, ''and preserve thy son to thee!'' Then said the King, ''From what country comest thou?'' thee with thy father hath befallen her with hers, and thou art darkness and he said, ''O King, thou hast in thy palace women and Kemerezzeman and said, ''O king''s son, art thou minded to marry my they before their death?" do thou answer, "Thy sons salute thee come to thee," said she; "but tell me who thou art and who 8658 he said to me, "O my son, God hath blessed thee with this wealth, Ali Shar and kissing his hands, said to him, ''O my lord, buy thou If in thy time thou find but one to love thee and be true, I rede God never bring thee to need!'' Ali went on, but, as he came to a worthy old woman, saw him and said to him, ''God keep thee, O my replied the Khalif, ''let us hear it; for report is not like eyewitness.'' ''O Commander of the Faithful,'' said Ibn Mensour, ''lend Yea, I conjure thee by thy life, tell me what thou hast heard: came up two men, who said to her, ''What makes thee weep?'' Quoth Quoth they, ''Wilt thou that God restore thee thy hands as they King said, ''O my son, an thou sawest this horse, thy wit would feet, said, "O my lord, God hath heard thy prayer and answered 8933 When he got in, everything went just as the old man had said. and as soon as the Man o'' the Hill came home, she said to him: and every day he went to the king''s palace, as he said, to hew wood ''Good day!'' said the hag, as she came in at the door; ''is your ''If you must know, it came of that blue belt which lay on the hillside that time when you and I were out begging'', said the lad. ''Whiteland'', said the man, who went on to ask the lad whence he came, he got home and told his story, the wife said, right out, ''No!'' the coachman went and told the king, and he said to the lad: they thought of telling the king he had said he was man enough to set when the time came that the sailor had said they would come, the King 9368 early Cymric or Welsh people better manners and many good things to Men might be born, live and die, come and go, like leaves on the One day news came to the young men on the hill top, that the valley looking old men were robed in white, with long, snowy beards falling things that are like A B C to the fairies of to-day. been Puck''s fun, when he saw men in the early days, working so hard to One day, the wife and mother said to her husband, that she had a great Now the fairies usually like things that are old, and they are very The young man immediately began to make love to the fairy maid, hoping Sometimes people called the big fellow, that lived in a castle, Giant One day, in telling his mother of the fun and good times he had in 9952 "If you were a court lady," said Prince Hugh, "you would know that one Then King Cuthbert grew red like old leather, and laughed and sighed and Then the proud court lady took the Princess up a winding stair, like the The King then asked a lackey to summon Prince Richard, who came looking King said to him: "Wilt thou lead this beggar-maid in the dance?" when all were moving, the Princess saw that Prince Merlin stood like a "Wilt thou continue thy search, Princess Myrtle?" the King said said softly, "Will you look into my mirror, Prince Merlin?" "Sweet Princess," said the Wizard, "King Theophile intends to make war sea-wind like little princesses who would dance before they died. "May I tell you," said Prince Martin, "that your eyes are like stars?" "My love is a great wind," she said. "Don''t you know, sweet Felice," he said, "that love is like the seed in