Table of Contents

Front Matter

Billy, Betty, and Ben as Soldiers
Mother Fairie
When Betty Closed the Windows
The Cat and the Fox
Daffy-down-Dilly
How Audubon Came To Know about Birds
The Ant and the Cricket
Climbing Alone
Work
The Little Spider's First Web
Little by Little
The Young Raccoons Go to a Party
The Pond
How the Crickets Brought Good Fortune
Which Loved Best?
The Old Grandfather's Corner
Only One
A Four-Footed Gentleman
The Hare of Inaba
One, Two, Three
The Water of Life
The Boy Who Never Told a Lie
Up to the Sky and Back
Wellington and the Plowboy
Billy, Betty, and Ben and the Circus
The Horse and the Laden Ass
The Seven Ways of the Woods
To a Child
A Persian Lad
The Unseen Playmate
The Basket Woman
The Shower of Gold
Three Bugs
Partners
Little Ted
The World's Music
The Boy Who Recommended Himself
The Two Friends
Deeds of Kindness
The Fox and the Stork
The Three-Inch Grin
A German Story
Dr. Goldsmith's Medicine
Hans, the Shepherd Boy
A Thanksgiving Fable
The Children and the Dog
The Bell of Justice
Prince Hal Goes to Prison
My Own Land Forever
Three Hundred Heroes
A Brave Boy
The Prince and the Lions
The Story of a Sea Gull
The Queen Bee
The Slave and the Lion
Foolish Fear
The Wonderful World