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GERMAN STORY OF THE MOON 65 



ICELANDIC STORY OF THE MOON ..... 66 



FROM " SEVEN TIMES ONE." Jean Ingelow ... 68 



WINTER STORIES AND POEMS 



PREPARATION FOR WINTER 



THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER. ^Esop ... 71 

 THE KIND OLD OAK. 1 From " Fairyland of Flowers," 



Marah Pratt 72 



LEAVES AT PLAY. Frank Dempster Sherman . .73 



THE BROKEN WING. An Indian Story .... 75 



A BIRD STORY. Adapted 79 



THE STARS 



THE STAR AND THE LILY. An Indian Story . . 82 



SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP. German Folk Song ... 85 



THE WHITE BEAR 85 



THE BIRDS 



BLUE JAY. Shakespeare 90 



CHICKADEE. Ralph Waldo Emerson . . . .91 



THE STORY OF THE PEACOCK 92 



THE CROW'S CHILDREN. Phoebe Gary .... 95 



THE INDIAN STORY OF THE EAGLE .... 97 

 WHY THE CROW is BLACK. Adapted from " Canterbury 



Tales " 99 



1 With the kind permission of the Educational Publishing Company. 



