The Happy Prince Oscar Wilde 110
The Dwarf Roots' Story of the Pumpkin Seed A. M. K. 121
A Horse's Story From Anna Sewell 126
A Bewitched Donkey A. M. K. 130
The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean Folk Tale 136
Mother Holle Folk Tale 138
Tom Thumb English Folk Tale 143
The Two Brothers Folk Tale 158
The Wooing A. M. K. 162
Jack-the-Giant-Killer English Folk Tale 165
The Pixies' Thanks A. M. K. 167
The Cat and the Parrot Eastern Folk Tale 170
Lampblack La Ramée 174
Lazy Jack Folk Tale 183
The Time that Will Come Again A. M. K. 188
The Owl's Answer to Tommy From Mrs. Ewing's Brownies 197
The Story of Coquerico Spanish Folk Tale 204
The Scarecrow A. M. K. 209
Oeyvind and Marit Björnstjerne Björnson 214
Blunder Louise E. Chollet 219
The Golden Pears Folk Tale 227
SOME VERY SHORT STORIES 237
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