103. There was an old woman of Norwich 32
104. There was an old woman tossed up in a basket 32
105. There was an old woman who lived in a shoe 33
106. There was an owl lived in an oak 33
107. This is the way the ladies ride 33
108. This little pig went to market 33
109. Three blind mice 33
110. Three wise men of Gotham 33
111. To market, to market, to buy a fat pig 33
112. Tom, Tom, the piper's son 33
113. Two-legs sat upon three-legs 33
114. When a twister a-twisting 34
115. "Willy boy, Willy boy, where are you going?" 34
WILHELMINA SEEGMILLER
116. Milkweed Seeds 34
117. An Anniversary 34
118. Twink! twink! 34
MOTHER GOOSE (Longer rhymes)
119. A Was an Apple-Pie 34
120. Tom Thumb's Alphabet 35
121. Where Are You Going 35
122. Molly and I 35
123. London Bridge 36
124. I Saw a Ship 36
125. There Was an Old Woman 36
126. Little Bo-Peep 37
127. Cock a Doodle Doo 37
128. Three Jovial Huntsmen 37
129. There Was a Little Man 37
130. Taffy 38
131. Simple Simon 38
132. A Farmer Went Trotting 38
133. Tom the Piper's Son 38
134. When I Was a Little Boy 39
135. The Babes in the Wood 39
136. The Fox and His Wife 40
137. For Want of a Nail 40
138. A Man of Words 40
139. Jemima 41
140. Mother Hubbard and Her Dog 41
141. The Courtship, Merry Marriage, and Picnic Dinner of Cock Robin and Jenny Wren 42
142. The Burial of Poor Cock Robin 44
143. Dame Wiggins of Lee, and Her Seven Wonderful Cats 45
144. This Is the House That Jack Built 47
145. The Egg in the Nest 49
146. Change About 49
SECTION III
FAIRY STORIES--TRADITIONAL TALES
Bibliography 52
Introductory 53
ENGLISH:
147. The Old Woman and Her Pig 56
148. Henny-Penny 58
149. Teeny-Tiny 59
150. The Cat and the Mouse 60
151. The Story of the Three Little Pigs 61
152. Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse 63
153. The Story of the Three Bears 64
154. The Three Sillies 67
155. Lazy Jack 69
156. The Story of Mr. Vinegar 71
157. Jack and the Beanstalk 73
158. Tom Thumb 79
159. Whittington and His Cat 84
160. Tom Tit Tot 89
FRENCH:
161. Little Red Riding Hood 92
162. True History of Little Golden Hood 94
163. Puss in Boots 97
164. Toads and Diamonds 100
165. Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper 102
166. Drakestail 106
167. Beauty and the Beast 110
NORWEGIAN:
168. Why the Bear Is Stumpy-Tailed 122
169. The Three Billy-Goats Gruff 123
170. The Husband Who Was to Mind the House 124
171. Boots and His Brothers 125
172. The Quern at the Bottom of the Sea 128
GERMAN:
173. The Traveling Musicians 131
174. The Blue Light 134
175. The Elves and the Shoemaker 136
176. The Fisherman and His Wife 138
177. Rose-Bud 142
178. Rumpelstiltskin 144
179. Snow-White and Rose-Red 146
INDIAN:
180. The Lambikin 150
181. Tit for Tat 151
182. The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal 152
183. Pride Goeth before a Fall 154
JAPANESE:
184. The Mirror of Matsuyama 156
185. The Tongue-Cut Sparrow 158
SLAVIC:
186. The Straw Ox 160
IRISH:
187. Connla and the Fairy Maiden 162
188. The Horned Women 164
189. King O'Toole and His Goose 165
SECTION IV
FAIRY STORIES--MODERN FANTASTIC TALES
Bibliography 170
Introductory 171
ABRAM S. ISAACS
190. A Four-Leaved Clover 174
I. The Rabbi and the Diadem 174
II. Friendship 175
III. True Charity 175
IV. An Eastern Garden 176
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE
191. The Lord Helpeth Man and Beast 177
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
192. The Real Princess 179
193. The Emperor's New Clothes 180
194. The Nightingale 183
195. The Fir Tree 190
196. The Tinder Box 195
197. The Hardy Tin Soldier 200
198. The Ugly Duckling 203
FRANCES BROWNE
199. The Story of Fairyfoot 209
OSCAR WILDE
200. The Happy Prince 217
RAYMOND MACDONALD ALDEN
201. The Knights of the Silver Shield 223
JEAN INGELOW
202. The Prince's Dream 227
FRANK R. STOCKTON
203. Old Pipes and the Dryad 233
JOHN RUSKIN
204. The King of the Golden River 245
SECTION V
FABLES AND SYMBOLIC STORIES
Bibliography 262
Introductory 263
AESOP
205. The Shepherd's Boy 266
206. The Lion and the Mouse 266
207. The Crow and the Pitcher 266
208. The Frog and the Ox 267
209. The Frogs Desiring a King 267
210. The Field Mouse and the Town Mouse 268
CHRISTINA G. ROSSETTI
211. The City Mouse and the Garden Mouse 268
HORACE
212. The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse 268
AESOP
213. Androcles 269
THOMAS DAY
214. Androcles and the Lion 270
AESOP
215. The Wind and the Sun 272
216. The Goose with the Golden Eggs 272
LA FONTAINE
217. The Hen with the Golden Eggs 272