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Good stories for great holidays : arranged for story-telling and reading aloud and for the children's own reading

  
[title page]
  
TO THE STORY-TELLER
  
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  
CONTENTS
  
ILLUSTRATIONS

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GOOD STORIES FOR GREAT HOLIDAYS
  
THE FAIRY'S NEW YEAR GIFT BY EMILIE POULSSON [ADAPTED]
  
THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN [TRANSLATED]
  
THE TWELVE MONTHS A SLAV LEGEND BY ALEXANDER CHODZKO [ADAPTED]
  
THE MAIL-COACH PASSENGERS BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN [ADAPTED]
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LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY [FEBRUARY 12]
  
HE RESCUES THE BIRDS BY NOAH BROOKS [ADAPTED]
  
LINCOLN AND THE LITTLE GIRL BY CHARLES W. MOORES
  
TRAINING FOR THE PRESIDENCY BY ORISON SWETT MARDEN
  
WHY LINCOLN WAS CALLED “HONEST ABE” BY NOAH BROOKS
  
A STRANGER AT FIVE-POINTS [ADAPTED]
  
A SOLOMON COME TO JUDGMENT BY CHARLES W. MOORES
  
GEORGE PICKETT'S FRIEND BY CHARLES W. MOORES
  
LINCOLN THE LAWYER BY Z. A. MUDGE [ADAPTED]
  
THE COURAGE OF HIS CONVICTIONS [ADAPTED]
  
MR. LINCOLN AND THE BIBLE BY Z. A. MUDGE [ADAPTED]
  
HIS SPRINGFIELD FAREWELL ADDRESS
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SAINT VALENTINE'S DAY [FEBRUARY 14]
  
SAINT VALENTINE
  
A PRISONER'S VALENTINE BY MILLICENT OLMSTED [ADAPTED]
  
A GIRL'S VALENTINE CHARM AS TOLD BY HERSELF [FROM THE CONNOISSEUR, 1775]
  
MR. PEPYS HIS VALENTINE AS RELATED BY HIMSELF IN 1666 [ADAPTED]
  
CUPID AND PSYCHE BY JOSEPHINE PRESTON PEABODY THE ENCHANTED PALACE
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WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY [FEBRUARY 22]
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THREE OLD TALES BY M. L. WEEMS [ADAPTED]
 1. 
I. THE CHERRY TREE
 2. 
II. THE APPLE ORCHARD
 3. 
III. THE GARDEN-BED
  
YOUNG GEORGE AND THE COLT BY HORACE E. SCUDDER
  
WASHINGTON THE ATHLETE BY ALBERT F. BLAISDELL AND FRANCIS E. BALL
  
WASHINGTON'S MODESTY BY HENRY CABOT LODGE [ADAPTED]
  
WASHINGTON AT YORKTOWN BY HENRY CABOT LODGE
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RESURRECTION DAY [EASTER] [MARCH OR APRIL]
  
A LESSON OF FAITH BY MRS. ALFRED GATTY [ADAPTED]
  
A CHILD'S DREAM OF A STAR BY CHARLES DICKENS
  
THE LOVELIEST ROSE IN THE WORLD BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN [ADAPTED]
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MAY DAY [MAY 1]
  
BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN [ADAPTED]
  
FROM THE GERMAN]
  
THE WATER-DROP BY FRIEDRICH WILHELM CAROVÉ [ADAPTED FROM THE TRANSLATION BY SARAH AUSTIN]
  
THE SPRING BEAUTY AN OJIBBEWAY LEGEND BY HENRY R. SCHOOLCRAFT [ADAPTED]
  
THE FAIRY TULIPS ENGLISH FOLK-TALE
  
THE STREAM THAT RAN AWAY BY MARY AUSTIN [ADAPTED]
  
THE ELVES AN IROQUOIS LEGEND BY HARRIET MAXWELL CONVERSE [ADAPTED]
  
THE CAÑON FLOWERS BY RALPH CONNOR [ADAPTED]
  
CLYTIE, THE HELIOTROPE BY OVID [ADAPTED]
  
HYACINTHUS BY OVID [ADAPTED]
  
ECHO AND NARCISSUS BY OVID [ADAPTED]
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MOTHERS' DAY [SECOND SUNDAY IN MAY]
  
THE LARK AND ITS YOUNG ONES A HINDU FABLE BY P. V. RAMASWAMI RAJU [ADAPTED]
  
BY JAMES BALDWIN
  
QUEEN MARGARET AND THE ROBBERS BY ALBERT F. BLAISDELL [ADAPTED]
  
THE REVENGE OF CORIOLANUS BY CHARLES MORRIS [ADAPTED]
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MEMORIAL DAY [APRIL OR MAY] FLAG DAY [JUNE 14]
  
BETSY ROSS AND THE FLAG BY HARRY PRINGLE FORD [ADAPTED]
  
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER BY EVA MARCH TAPPAN [ADAPTED]
  
THE LITTLE DRUMMER-BOY BY ALBERT BUSHNELL HART [ADAPTED]
  
A FLAG INCIDENT BY M. M. THOMAS [ADAPTED]
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TWO HERO-STORIES OF THE CIVIL WAR BY BEN LA BREE [ADAPTED]
 1. 
I. BRAVERY HONORED BY A FOE
 2. 
II. THE BRAVERY OF RICHARD KIRTLAND
  
THE YOUNG SENTINEL BY Z. A. MUDGE [ADAPTED]
  
THE COLONEL OF THE ZOUAVES BY NOAH BROOKS [ADAPTED]
  
GENERAL SCOTT AND THE STARS AND STRIPES BY E. D. TOWNSEND [ADAPTED]
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INDEPENDENCE DAY [JULY 4]
  
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BY WASHINGTON IRVING
  
BY H. A. GUERBER
  
BY JAMES JOHONNOT [ADAPTED]
  
BY JOHN ANDREWS [ADAPTED]
  
BY JOHN ESTEN COOKE [ADAPTED]
  
THE CAPTURE OF FORT TICONDEROGA BY WASHINGTON IRVING [ADAPTED]
  
WASHINGTON AND THE COWARDS BY WASHINGTON IRVING [ADAPTED]
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LABOR DAY [FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER]
  
THE SMITHY A HINDU FABLE BY P. V. RAMASWAMI RAJU [ADAPTED]
  
BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM [TRANSLATED]
  
THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER BY HORACE E. SCUDDER
  
THE HILLMAN AND THE HOUSEWIFE BY JULlANA HORATIA EWING [ADAPTED]
  
HOFUS THE STONE-CUTTER A JAPANESE LEGEND FROM THE RIVERSIDE THIRD READER [ADAPTED]
  
ARACHNE BY JOSEPHINE PRESTON PEABODY
  
THE METAL KING A GERMAN FOLE-TALE [ADAPTED]
  
THE CHOICE OF HERCULES BY XENOPHON [ADAPTED]
  
THE SPEAKING STATUE FROM GESTA ROMANORUM [ADAPTED]
  
THE CHAMPION STONE-CUTTER BY HUGH MILLER
  
BILL BROWN'S TEST BY CLEVELAND MOFFETT
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COLUMBUS DAY [OCTOBER 12]
  
BY JAMES BALDWIN [ADAPTED]
  
COLUMBUS AT LA RABIDA BY WASHINGTON IRVING [ADAPTED]
  
THE MUTINY BY A. DE LAMARTINE [ADAPTED]
  
THE FIRST LANDING OF COLUMBUS IN THE NEW WORLD BY WASHINGTON IRVING [ADAPTED]
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HALLOWEEN [OCTOBER 31]
  
THE OLD WITCH BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM [TRANSLATED]
  
BY MARY F. NIXON-ROULET [ADAPTED]
  
HANSEL AND GRETHEL BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM [ADAPTED]
  
BURG HILL'S ON FIRE A CELTIC FAIRY TALE BY ELIZABETH W. GRIERSON [ADAPTED]
  
THE KING OF THE CATS AN ENGLISH FOLK-TALE BY ERNEST RHYS
  
THE STRANGE VISITOR AN ENGLISH FOLK-TALE BY JOSEPH JACOBS
  
THE BENEVOLENT GOBLIN FROM GESTA ROMANORUM [ADAPTED]
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THANKSGIVING DAY [LAST THURSDAY IN NOVEMBER]
  
THE FIRST HARVEST-HOME IN PLYMOUTH BY W. DE LOSS LOVE, JR [ADAPTED]
  
THE MASTER OF THE HARVEST BY MRS. ALFRED GATTY [ADAPTED]
  
SAINT CUTHBERT'S EAGLE BY THE VENERABLE BEDE [ADAPED]
  
THE EARS OF WHEAT BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM [TRANSLATED]
  
HOW INDIAN CORN CAME INTO THE WORLD AN OJIBBEWAY LEGEND BY HENRY R. SCHOOLCRAFT [ADAPTED]
  
THE NUTCRACKER DWARF BY COUNT FRANZ POCCI [TRANSLATED]
  
THE PUMPKIN PIRATES A TALE FROM LUCIAN BY ALFRED J. CHURCH [ADAPTED]
  
THE SPIRIT OF THE CORN AN IROQUOIS LEGEND BY HARRIET MAXWELL CONVERSE [ADAPTED]
  
THE HORN OF PLENTY BY OVID [ADAPTED]
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CHRISTMAS DAY [DECEMBER 25]
  
LITTLE PICCOLA AFTER CELIA THAXTER
  
THE STRANGER CHILD A LEGEND BY COUNT FRANZ POCCI [TRANSLATED]
  
SAINT CHRISTOPHER A GOLDEN LEGEND ENGLISHED BY WILLIAM CAXTON [ADAPTED]
  
THE CHRISTMAS ROSE AN OLD LEGEND BY LIZZIE DEAS [ADAPTED]
  
THE WOODEN SHOES OF LITTLE WOLFF BY FRANÇOIS COPPÉE [ADAPTED]
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THE PINE TREE BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN [TRANSLATED]
 1. 
I WHEN IT WAS LITTLE
 2. 
II CHRISTMAS IN THE WOODS
 3. 
III CHRISTMAS IN THE HOUSE
 4. 
IV IN THE ATTIC
 5. 
V OUT OF DOORS AGAIN
  
THE CHRISTMAS CUCKOO BY FRANCES BROWNE [ADAPTED]
  
THE CHRISTMAS FAIRY OF STRASBURG A GERMAN FOLK-TALE BY J. STIRLING COYNE [ADAPTED]
  
THE THREE PURSES A LEGEND BY WILLIAM S. WALSH [ADAPTED]
  
THE THUNDER OAK A SCANDINAVIAN LEGEND WILLIAM S. WALSH AND OTHER SOURCES
  
THE CHRISTMAS THORN OF GLASTONBURY A LEGEND OF ANCIENT BRITAIN ADAPTED FROM WILLIAM OF MALMESBURY AND OTHER SOURCES
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THE THREE KINGS OF COLOGNE : A LEGEND OF THE MIDDLE AGES BY JOHN OF HILDESHEIM-MODERNIZED BY H. S. MORRIS [ADAPTED]
 1. 
THE STAR
 2. 
THE CHILD
 3. 
HOW THEY CAME TO COLOGNE
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ARBOR DAY
  
THE LITTLE TREE THAT LONGED FOR OTHER LEAVES BY FRIEDRICH RÜCHERT [TRANSLATED]
  
WHY THE EVERGREEN TREES NEVER LOSE THEIR LEAVES BY FLORENCE HOLBROOK
  
WHY THE ASPEN QUIVERS OLD LEGEND
  
THE WONDER TREE BY FRIEDRICH ADOLPH KRUMMACHER [ADAPTED]
  
[TRANSLATED]
  
BAUCIS AND PHILEMON
  
THE UNFRUITFUL TREE BY FRIEDRICH ADOLPH KRUMMACHER
  
THE DRYAD OF THE OLD OAK BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL [ADAPTED]
  
DAPHNE BY OVID [ADAPTED]
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BIRD DAY
  
THE OLD WOMAN WHO BECAME A WOODPECKER BY PHŒBE CARY [ADAPTED]
  
THE BOY WHO BECAME A ROBIN AN OJIBBEWAY LEGEND BY HENRY R. SCHOOLCRAFT [ADAPTED]
  
THE TONGUE-CUT SPARROW BY A. B. MITFORD [ADAPTED]
  
THE QUAILS A LEGEND OF THE JATAKA FROM THE RIVERSIDE FOURTH READER
  
THE MAGPIE'S NEST BY JOSEPH JACOBS
  
THE GREEDY GEESE FROM IL LIBRO D'ORO [ADAPTED]
  
THE KING OF THE BIRDS BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM [TRANSLATED]
  
THE DOVE WHO SPOKE TRUTH BY ABBIE FARWELL BROWN
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THE BUSY BLUE JAY BY OLIVE THORNE MILLER [ADAPTED]
 1. 
I
 2. 
II
  
BABES IN THE WOODS BY JOHN BURROUGHS
  
THE PRIDE OF THE REGIMENT BY HARRY M. KIEFFER [ADAPTED]
  
THE MOTHER MURRE BY DALLAS LORE SHARP

  
REFERENCE LISTS FOR STORY-TELLING AND COLLATERAL READING
  
INDEXES
  
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GOOD STORIES FOR GREAT HOLIDAYS
ARRANGED FOR STORY-TELLING AND READING ALOUD AND FOR THE CHILDREN'S OWN READING

BY

FRANCES JENKINS OLCOTT


WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
The Riverside Press Cambridge

COPYRIGHT, 1914, BY FRANCES JENKINS OLCOTT
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Published October 1914
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