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    b. Sleeping Beauty 231
    c. Red Riding Hood 232
    d. Puss-in-Boots. (See Appendix) 232
      1) The Norse Lord Peter (See Appendix) 232
    e. Tom Thumb, a romantic tale of fancy. (See Appendix) 232
      1) The French Little Thumb. (See Appendix) 232
      2) The English Tom Thumb. (See Appendix) 232
    f. Snow White and Rose Red, a highly idealized romantic type tested by the standards included here. (See Appendix) 232
  6. The old tale and the modern tale 234
    a. The modern tale often lacks the great art qualities of the old tale, unity and harmony, sincerity and simplicity 235
    b. The modern tale often fails to use the method of suggestion 235
    c. The modern tale often does not stand the test of literature 235
    d. The modern tale gives richly to the primary and elementary field 235
    e. Criticism of a few modern tales 236
      1) Little Beta and the Lame Giant, a good modern tale 236
      2) The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen, a good modern tale 238
      3) Peter Rabbit, a classic; other animal tales 239
      4) The Elephant's Child, a modern animal tale. (See Appendix) 239
      5) A Quick-Running Squash, a good modern tale 240
      6) A few St. Nicholas fairy stories 241
      7) The Hop-About-Man, a romantic modern fairy tale 241
    f. What the modern fairy tale is 243