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likeness with one who ;ain't got the sense he was born with。; And what 

occurred so visibly in his case goes on quietly in the hidden recesses of the 

mind in many cases。 One ;Epaminondas; is worth three lectures。 

     I   wish    there   were    more    of   such   funny    little  tales   in  the   world's 

literature�察  �all   ready�察  �as   this  one   is�察 �for   telling  to  the   youngest    of   our 

listeners。 But masterpieces are few in any line�察�and stories for telling are 

no exception�察�it took generations�察�probably�察�to make this one。 The demand 

for new sources of supply comes steadily from teachers and mothers�察�and 

is    the   more     insistent    because     so    often    met    by   the    disappointing 

recommendations of books which prove to be for reading only�察�rather than 

for telling。 It would be a delight to print a list of fifty�察�twenty´five�察�even 

ten   books   which   would   be   found         full   of   stories   to   tell   without  much 

adapting。   But   I   am   grateful   to   have   found   even   fewer   than   the   ten�察  �to 

which I am sure the teacher can turn with real profit。 The following names 

are�察�of course�察�additional to the list contained in ;How to Tell Stories to 

Children。; 

     ALL      ABOUT         JOHNNIE        JONES。       By    Carolyn     Verhoeff。     Milton 

Bradley Co。�察�Springfield�察�Mass。 Valuable for kindergartners as a supply of 

realistic stories with practical lessons in simplest form。 

     OLD DECCAN DAYS。 By Mary Frere。 Joseph McDonough�察�Albany�察�

New   York。   A   splendid   collection   of   Hindu   folk   tales�察  �adaptable   for   all 

ages。 



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     THE SILVER CROWN。 By Laura E。 Richards。 Little�察�Brown & Co。�察�

Boston。 Poetic fables with beautiful suggestions of ethical truths。 

     THE      CHILDREN'S           HOUR。       BY     Eva    March      Tappan。     Houghton�察�

Mifflin & Co。�察�Boston�察�New York�察�and Chicago。 A classified collection�察�in 

ten   volumes�察  �of   fairy�察  �folk   tales�察  �fables�察  �realistic�察 �historical�察  �and   poetical 

stories。 

     FOR THE CHILDREN'S HOUR。 BY Carolyn Bailey and Clara Lewis。 

Milton Bradley Co。�察�Springfield。 A general collection of popular stories�察�

well told。 

     THE   SONS   OF   CORMAC。   By   Aldis   Dunbar。   Longmans�察  �Green   & 

Co。�察�London。 Rather mature but very fine Irish stories。 

       For   the   benefit   of   suggestion   to   teachers   in   schools   where   story´ 

telling   is   newly   or   not   yet   introduced   in   systematic   form�察  �I   am   glad   to 

append   the   following   list   of   stories   which   have   been   found�察  �on   several 

years'   trial�察  �to   be   especially  tellable   and likable�察 �in   certain   grades   of   the 

Providence   schools�察  �in   Rhode   Island。   The   list   is   not   mine�察  �although   it 

embodies some of my suggestions。 I offer it merely as a practical result of 

the effort to equalize and extend the story´hour throughout the schools。 Its 

makers would be the last to claim ideal merit for it�察�and they are constantly 

improving and developing it。 I am indebted for the privilege of using it to 

the primary teachers of Providence�察�and to their supervisor�察�Miss Ella L。 

Sweeney。 



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     STORIES FOR REPRODUCTION 



    FIRST   GRADE   Chicken   Little   The   Dog   and   his   Shadow   Barnyard 

Talk   The   Hare   and   the   Hound   Little   Red   Hen   Five   Little   Rabbits   Little 

Gingerbread   Boy   The   Three   Bears   The   Lion   and   the   Mouse   The   Red´ 

headed Wood´ The Hungry Lion pecker The Wind and the Sun Little Red 

Riding´Hood The Fox and the Crow Little Half´Chick The Duck and the 

Hen The Rabbit and the Turtle The Hare and the Tortoise The Shoemaker 

and the The Three Little Robins Fairies The Wolf and the Kid The Wolf 

and the Crane The Crow and the Pitcher The Cat and the Mouse The Fox 

and the Grapes Snow´White and Rose´Red 

     SECOND        GRADE      The   North    Wind    The   Lark   and  her   Little  The 

Mouse Pie Ones The Wonderful Traveler The Wolf and the Goslings The 

Wolf    and   the  Fox   The   Ugly   Duckling     The   Star  Dollars   The   Country 

Mouse   and   the   The   Water´Lil   City   Mouse   The   Three   Goats   The   Three 

Little   Pigs   The   Boy   and   the  Nuts   Diamonds      and   Toads   The    Honest 

Woodman   The   Thrifty   Squirrel   The   Pied   Piper   How   the   Robin's   Breast 

King Midas became Red The Town Musicians The Old Woman and her 

Raggylug Pig Peter Rabbit The Sleeping Apple The Boy who cried ;Wolf; 

The Cat and the Parrot 

     THIRD   GRADE   The   Crane   Express   How   the   Mole   became   Little 

Black   Sambo   Blind   The   Lantern   and   the   Fan   How   Fire   was   brought   to 

Why the Bear has a Short the Indians Tail Echo Why the Fox has a White 

Piccola Tip to his Tail The Story of the Morning´ Why the Wren flies low 

Glory Seed Jack and the Beanstalk The Discontented Pine The Talkative 

Tortoise Tree Fleet Wing and Sweet Voice The Bag of Winds The Golden 

Fleece The Foolish Weather´Vane The Little Boy who wanted The Shut´ 

up   Posy   the   Moon   Pandora's   Box   Benjy   in   Beastland   The   Little   Match 

Girl Tomtit's Peep at the World 

    FOURTH GRADE Arachne The First Snowdrop The Porcelain Stove 

The  Three  Golden   Apples   Moufflou   Androclus   and   the  Lion   Clytie   The 

Old Man and his The Legend of the Trailing Donkey Arbutus The Leak in 

the Dike Latona and the Frogs King Tawny Mane Dick Whittington and 

his The Little Lame Prince Cat Appleseed John Dora�察�the Little Girl of the 



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Narcissus Lighthouse Why the Sea is Salt Proserpine The Little Hero of 

Haarlem The Miraculous Pitcher The Bell of Justice 



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     STORY´TELLING IN TEACHING 

                                 ENGLISH 



     I   have   to   speak   now   of   a   phase   of   elementary   education   which   lies 

very close to my warmest interest�察�which�察�indeed�察�could easily become an 

active hobby if other interests did not beneficently tug at my skirts when I 

am minded to mount and ride too wildly。 It is the hobby of many of you 

who are teachers�察�also�察�and I know you want to hear it discussed。 I mean 

the growing effort to teach English and English literature to children in the 

natural way�此�by speaking and hearing��orally。 

     We are coming to a realization of the fact that our ability�察�as a people�察�

to use English is pitifully inadequate and perverted。 Those Americans who 

are   not   blinded   by   a   limited   horizon   of   cultured   acquaintance�察  �and   who 

have     given   themselves      opportunity     to  hear   the  natural    speech    of  the 

younger   generation   in varying sections   of   the   United   States�察  �must   admit 

that it is no exaggeration to say that this country at large has no standard 

of   English    speech。    There    is  no  general    sense   of  responsibility   to    our 

mother   tongue   ��indeed�察  �it   is   in   an   overwhelming   degree   not   our   mother 

tongue�� and no general appreciation of its beauty or meaning。 The average 

young   person   in   every  district   save   a   half´dozen   jealously  guarded   little 

precincts of good taste�察�uses inexpressive�察�ill´ bred words�察�spoken without 

regard to their just sound´effects�察�and in a voice which is an injury to the 

ear of the mind�察�as well as a torment to the physical ear。 

     The structure of the language and the choice of words are dark matters 

to   most   of   our   young   Americans�察  �this   has   long   been   acknowledged   and 

struggled      against。   But   even    darker�察   �and   quite   equally    destructive    to 

English      expression�察    �is  their   state   of  mind     regarding     pronunciation�察�

enunciation�察  �and   voice。   It   is   the   essential   connection   of   these   elements 

with English speech that we have been so slow to realize。 We have felt that 

they were   externals�察  �desirable but not   necessary adjuncts��pretty  tags   of 

an exceptional gift or culture。 Many an intelligent school director to´day 

will say�察 �I don't care much about HOW you say a thing�察�it is WHAT you 

say     that   counts。;    He    cannot     see   that   voice    and    enunciation     and 



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