Stories and Rhymes for Young Children
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Compiled From: A Book of Nursery Rhymes, by Charles Welsh, Boston, New York, Chicago: D.C. Heath & Co. Publishers, (1901). A Child’s Garden of Verses, by Robert Louis Stevenson, New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, (1905). The Land of Make Believe, by Eugene Field, Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., (1931). Poems for Children, by Christina G. Rossetti, New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco: Educational Publishing Co., (1907). Stories for Little Children, Compiled by Susan S. Hardman, Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, (1920). Firelight Stories, by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, Springfield, Mass.: Milton Bradley Company, (1907). Mother’s Nursery Tales, by Katharine Pyle, New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, (1918).
Copyright Continued Rhymes and Stories, by Marion Florence Lansing, Boston: Ginn and Company, (1907). Mother Stories, by Maud Lindsay, Springfield, Mass.: Milton Bradley Company, (1907). The Boston Collection of Kindergarten Stories, by Boston Kindergarten Teachers, Boston: J.L. Hammett Company, (1913). Raggedy Ann Stories, by Johnny Gruelle, Chicago: P.F. Volland Company, (1918). Uncle Wiggily’s Adventures, by Howard R. Garis, New York: A.L. Burt Company, (1912). Classic Stories for the Little Ones, by Mrs. Lida Brown McMurry, Bloomington, Illinois: Public-School Publishing Company, (1911).
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Table of Contents Mother Goose Rhymes............................................... 1 Personal to the Child ................................................................ 3 Animals and their Doings ....................................................... 11 Other Children and Other ...................................................... 22 People in Relation to the Child ............................................... 22 Days and Nights, Weeks and Months and Years, Time and the Weather, Etc. .......................................................................... 32 Plays, Games, Riddles, ............................................................ 37 Counting Rhymes, Etc. ........................................................... 37 Stories, Proverbs, Paradoxes, Experience Rhymes, Rhyming Alphabets, Etc. ........................................................................ 46
A Child’s Garden of Verses ...................................... 57 Bed in Summer ....................................................................... 59 A Thought .............................................................................. 59 At the Seaside ......................................................................... 60 Young Night Thought ............................................................. 60 Whole Duty of Children ......................................................... 61 Rain ......................................................................................... 61 Pirate Story ............................................................................. 61 Foreign Lands .......................................................................... 62 Windy Nights .......................................................................... 63 Travel ...................................................................................... 64
Table of Contents Continued Singing .................................................................................... 65 Looking Forward..................................................................... 66 A Good Play ........................................................................... 66 Where Go the Boats? .............................................................. 67 Auntie’s Skirts ........................................................................ 67 The Land of Counterpane ...................................................... 68 The Land of Nod .................................................................... 68 My Shadow ............................................................................. 69 System .................................................................................... 70 A Good Boy ............................................................................ 70 Escape at Bedtime ................................................................... 71 Marching Song ........................................................................ 72 The Cow ................................................................................. 73 Happy Thought ...................................................................... 73 The Wind ............................................................................... 73 Keepsake Mill ......................................................................... 74 Good and Bad Children .......................................................... 76 Foreign Children..................................................................... 77 The Sun’s Travels ................................................................... 78 The Lamplighter ..................................................................... 78 My Bed is a Boat ..................................................................... 79 The Moon ............................................................................... 80 The Swing ............................................................................... 81 Time to Rise ........................................................................... 81 Looking-Glass River ............................................................... 82 Fairy Bread ............................................................................. 83
Table of Contents Continued From a Railway Carriage ......................................................... 83 Winter Time ........................................................................... 84 The Hayloft ............................................................................. 85 Farewell to the Farms .............................................................. 86 North-West Passage ................................................................ 87 1. Good Night ..................................................................... 87 2. Shadow March ................................................................ 88 3. In Port............................................................................. 88 The Child Alone ..................................................................... 90 The Unseen Playmate ......................................................... 90 My Ship and I ..................................................................... 91 My Kingdom ....................................................................... 91 Picture-Books in Winter ..................................................... 93 My Treasures ...................................................................... 94 Block City ........................................................................... 95 The Land of Story-Books .................................................... 96 Armies in the Fire ............................................................... 97 The Little Land ................................................................... 98 Night and Day ................................................................... 100 Nest Eggs .......................................................................... 102 The Flowers ...................................................................... 104 Summer Sun ..................................................................... 105 The Dumb Soldier ............................................................ 106 Autumn Fires .................................................................... 107 The Gardener ................................................................... 108 Historical Associations ..................................................... 109
Table of Contents Continued Envoys .................................................................................. 110 To Willie and Henrietta ................................................... 110 To My Mother .................................................................. 111 To Auntie ......................................................................... 111 To Minnie ......................................................................... 111 To My Name Child .......................................................... 114 To Any Reader ................................................................. 115
Selected Poems for Young Children .......................117 The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat ................................. 119 Wynken, Blynken, and Nod ................................................. 120 The Sugar-Plum Tree ........................................................... 122 The Dream Ship ................................................................... 123 Love Me−I Love You ........................................................... 125 Angels ................................................................................... 126 Baby, Sleep ........................................................................... 126 Mix a Pancake ...................................................................... 126 Lullaby .................................................................................. 127 Sing Me a Song ..................................................................... 127 The Swallow and the Snail ................................................... 128 The Rainbow ........................................................................ 128 Clouds and Rainbows ........................................................... 128 If I Were a Queen ................................................................. 129 The Caterpillar ..................................................................... 129 What? ................................................................................... 130 Kindness ............................................................................... 131
Table of Contents Continued Selected Stories for Young Children....................... 133 A Teeny-Tiny Story .............................................................. 135 The Little Red Hen ............................................................... 137 The Three Billy Goats Gruff ................................................. 140 Goldilocks and the Three Bears ............................................ 143 The Story of the Three Little Pigs ........................................ 148 Chicken Little ....................................................................... 152 The Gingerbread Boy ............................................................ 155 The Little Steam Engine ....................................................... 159 The Story of Ibbity ................................................................ 162 Master Chanticleer and Dame Hen ...................................... 165 Little Red Riding-Hood ......................................................... 168 The Old Woman and Her Pig ............................................... 173 The Pancake ......................................................................... 177 The Go-Sleep Story............................................................... 182 The Little Gray Pony ............................................................ 184 Mrs. Tabby Gray ................................................................... 188 The Gold Bugs ...................................................................... 191 “I Don’t Care”....................................................................... 194 The Snowman ....................................................................... 196 The Lion and the Mouse ....................................................... 201 The Hare and the Tortoise ................................................... 203 North Wind and the Sun ...................................................... 205 The Fox and the Grapes........................................................ 206 The Dog and His Shadow ..................................................... 207
Table of Contents Continued The Ant and the Dove .......................................................... 208 The Tale of Peter Rabbit ...................................................... 209 Why the Bear Sleeps all Winter ........................................... 213 Lazy Jack ............................................................................... 217 The Two Little Maple Leaves ............................................... 220 The Little Pine Tree Who Wished for New Leaves ............. 223 Story of an Acorn ................................................................. 225 The Anxious Leaf ................................................................. 227 The Lost Lamb...................................................................... 229 Thumbling ............................................................................ 233 The Lark and Her Young Ones ............................................ 237 The Magic Flower ................................................................. 239 The Legend of the Pond Lily ................................................ 243 The Song of the Flute ........................................................... 246 The Wishing Book ............................................................... 251
Raggedy Ann Stories...............................................255 Preface and Dedication ......................................................... 257 Introduction.......................................................................... 259 Raggedy Ann Learns a Lesson .............................................. 261 Raggedy Ann and the Washing ............................................ 267 Raggedy Ann and the Kite .................................................... 271 Raggedy Ann Rescues Fido .................................................. 276 Raggedy Ann and the Painter ............................................... 281 Raggedy Ann’s Trip on the River ......................................... 286 Raggedy Ann and the Strange Dolls ..................................... 290
Table of Contents Continued Raggedy Ann and the Kittens ............................................... 296 Raggedy Ann and the Fairies’ Gift ........................................ 302 Raggedy Ann and the Chickens ............................................ 306 Raggedy Ann and the Mouse ................................................ 311 Raggedy Ann’s New Sister .................................................... 317
Uncle Wiggily’s Adventures ................................... 323 Uncle Wiggily Starts Off ....................................................... 325 Uncle Wiggily Goes Fishing .................................................. 330 Uncle Wiggily and the Black Crow ....................................... 335 Uncle Wiggily and Fido Flip-Flop ......................................... 340
Sources of Selected Stories for Young Children ..... 350
Mother Goose Rhymes
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Part 1
Personal to the Child
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Stories for Young Children
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Mother Goose Rhymes
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Stories for Young Children
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Stories for Young Children
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Stories for Young Children
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Part 2
Animals and their Doings
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Stories for Young Children
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Stories for Young Children
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Part 3
Other Children and Other People in Relation to the Child
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Stories for Young Children
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Part 4
Days and Nights, Weeks and Months and Years, Time and the Weather, Etc.
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Stories for Young Children
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Part 5
Plays, Games, Riddles, Counting Rhymes, Etc.
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Stories for Young Children
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Part 6
Stories, Proverbs, Paradoxes, Experience Rhymes, Rhyming Alphabets, Etc.
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A Child’s Garden of Verses Robert Louis Stevenson
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Bed in Summer
A Thought
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Stories for Young Children
At the Seaside
Young Night Thought
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
Whole Duty of Children
Rain
Pirate Story
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Stories for Young Children
Foreign Lands
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
Windy Nights
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Stories for Young Children
Travel
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
Singing
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Stories for Young Children
Looking Forward
A Good Play
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
Where Go the Boats?
Auntie’s Skirts
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Stories for Young Children
The Land of Counterpane
The Land of Nod
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
My Shadow
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Stories for Young Children
System
A Good Boy
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
Escape at Bedtime
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Stories for Young Children
Marching Song
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
The Cow
Happy Thought
The Wind
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Stories for Young Children
Keepsake Mill
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
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Stories for Young Children
Good and Bad Children
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
Foreign Children
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Stories for Young Children
The Sun’s Travels
The Lamplighter
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
My Bed is a Boat
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Stories for Young Children
The Moon
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
The Swing
Time to Rise
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Stories for Young Children
Looking-Glass River
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
Fairy Bread
From a Railway Carriage
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Stories for Young Children
Winter Time
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
The Hayloft
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Stories for Young Children
Farewell to the Farms
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
North-West Passage 1. Good Night
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Stories for Young Children
2. Shadow March
3. In Port
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
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Stories for Young Children
The Child Alone The Unseen Playmate
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
My Ship and I
My Kingdom
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Stories for Young Children
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
Picture-Books in Winter
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Stories for Young Children
My Treasures
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
Block City
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Stories for Young Children
The Land of Story-Books
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
Armies in the Fire
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Stories for Young Children
The Little Land
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
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Stories for Young Children
Night and Day
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
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Stories for Young Children
Nest Eggs
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
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Stories for Young Children
The Flowers
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
Summer Sun
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Stories for Young Children
The Dumb Soldier
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
Autumn Fires
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Stories for Young Children
The Gardener
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
Historical Associations
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Envoys
To Willie and Henrietta
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
To My Mother
To Auntie
To Minnie
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Stories for Young Children
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
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Stories for Young Children
To My Name Child
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A Child’s Garden of Verses
To Any Reader
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Selected Poems for Young Children
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The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat By Eugene Field
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Stories for Young Children
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod By Eugene Field
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Selected Poems for Young Children
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Stories for Young Children
The Sugar-Plum Tree By Eugene Field
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Selected Poems for Young Children
The Dream Ship By Eugene Field
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Stories for Young Children
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Selected Poems for Young Children
Love Me−I Love You By Christina Rossetti
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Stories for Young Children
Angels By Christina Rossetti
Baby, Sleep By Christina Rossetti
Mix a Pancake By Christina Rossetti
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Selected Poems for Young Children
Lullaby By Christina Rossetti
Sing Me a Song By Christina Rossetti
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Stories for Young Children
The Swallow and the Snail By Christina Rossetti
The Rainbow By Christina Rossetti
Clouds and Rainbows By Christina Rossetti
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Selected Poems for Young Children
If I Were a Queen By Christina Rossetti
The Caterpillar By Christina Rossetti
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Stories for Young Children
What? By Christina Rossetti
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Selected Poems for Young Children
Kindness By Christina Rossetti
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A Teeny-Tiny Story 1 Anonymous
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The Little Red Hen 2 Anonymous
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Stories for Young Children
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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The Three Billy Goats Gruff 3
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears 4
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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The Story of the Three Little Pigs 5
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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Chicken Little 6
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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The Gingerbread Boy 7 Anonymous
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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The Little Steam Engine 8 Anonymous
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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The Story of Ibbity 9
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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Master Chanticleer and Dame Hen 10
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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Little Red Riding-Hood 11
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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Stories for Young Children
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The Old Woman and Her Pig 12 Anonymous
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Stories for Young Children
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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Stories for Young Children
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The Pancake 13
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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The Go-Sleep Story 14 By Eudora Bumstead
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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The Little Gray Pony 15 By Maud Lindsay
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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Mrs. Tabby Gray 16
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The Gold Bugs 17
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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“I Don’t Care” 18 Adapted by Susan S. Harriman
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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The Snowman 19 By Maud Lindsay
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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Stories for Young Children
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The Lion and the Mouse 20
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The Hare and the Tortoise 21
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North Wind and the Sun 22
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The Fox and the Grapes 23
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The Dog and His Shadow 24
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The Ant and the Dove 25
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit 26 By Beatrix Potter
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Stories for Young Children
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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Stories for Young Children
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Why the Bear Sleeps all Winter 27
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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Lazy Jack 28
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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The Two Little Maple Leaves 29 By Isa L. Wright
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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Stories for Young Children
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The Little Pine Tree Who Wished for New Leaves 30 Adapted from a German Legend
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Stories for Young Children
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Story of an Acorn 31
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The Anxious Leaf 32
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The Lost Lamb 33
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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Stories for Young Children
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Thumbling 34
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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Stories for Young Children
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The Lark and Her Young Ones 35
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The Magic Flower 36 By Maud Lindsay
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Stories for Young Children
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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Stories for Young Children
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The Legend of the Pond Lily 37 By Ellen Miller Donaldson
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Stories for Young Children
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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The Song of the Flute 38 By Ellen Miller Donaldson
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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Stories for Young Children
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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Stories for Young Children
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The Wishing Book 39 Anonymous
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Stories for Young Children
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Selected Stories for Young Children
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Preface and Dedication
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Stories for Young Children
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Introduction
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Stories for Young Children
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Raggedy Ann Learns a Lesson
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Stories for Young Children
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Stories for Young Children
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Stories for Young Children
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Raggedy Ann and the Washing
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Stories for Young Children
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Stories for Young Children
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Raggedy Ann and the Kite
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Stories for Young Children
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Stories for Young Children
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Raggedy Ann Rescues Fido
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Stories for Young Children
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Stories for Young Children
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Raggedy Ann and the Painter
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Stories for Young Children
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Stories for Young Children
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Raggedy Ann’s Trip on the River
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Stories for Young Children
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Raggedy Ann and the Strange Dolls
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Stories for Young Children
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Raggedy Ann and the Kittens
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Stories for Young Children
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Raggedy Ann and the Fairies’ Gift
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Raggedy Ann and the Chickens
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Raggedy Ann and the Mouse
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Raggedy Ann’s New Sister
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Stories for Young Children
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Uncle Wiggily’s Adventures A Note From the Publisher If you are not familiar with Uncle Wiggily stories, the following letter, which was found inside an old copy of the book, best explains their value. “Once upon a time when I was a little girl , this was my favorite story-telling time--to be read from Uncle Wiggly’s Adventures. My Aunt read it to me every night on Monday through Friday just before bedtime. I wish I had all those stories— there must have been hundreds, because she read new ones to me for years every summer and she had cut them out and kept them until I came up to see her when school was out for summer vacation each year. And what I liked best was that the characters in the stories had real personalities—and were very quaint and interesting and quite believable. Also they talked to each other a lot and had friendly conversations that taught me how to treat other people and how to think about some everyday problems and find answers sometimes. Old Uncle Wiggily was a very patient and friendly and wise Rabbit—a lot like my grandmother and also like my great-uncle. I hope you know people like that in your everyday life, too—since wise, loving rabbits are pretty hard to find.”
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Uncle Wiggily Starts Off
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Uncle Wiggily’s Adventures
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Uncle Wiggily’s Adventures
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Uncle Wiggily Goes Fishing
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Uncle Wiggily’s Adventures
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Uncle Wiggily and the Black Crow
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Stories for Young Children
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Uncle Wiggily’s Adventures
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Stories for Young Children
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Uncle Wiggily’s Adventures
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Uncle Wiggily and Fido Flip-Flop
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Uncle Wiggily’s Adventures
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Stories for Young Children
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Uncle Wiggily’s Adventures
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Uncle Wiggily Does Some Tricks
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Uncle Wiggily’s Adventures
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Sources of Selected Stories for Young Children
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Sources of Selected Stories for Young Children
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