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Hereafterthis – English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs

Once upon a time there was a farmer called Jan, and he lived all alone by himself in a little ...
HERRING GULL – Birds for Kids

HERRING GULL – Birds for Kids

"Every child" who has crossed the ocean or even a New York ferry in winter, knows the big, pearly-gray and ...
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Hoop Games for Kids – Outdoor Games for Kids

Excerpt from the book: EVERY BOY’S BOOK: A COMPLETE ENCYCLOPÆDIA OF SPORTS AND AMUSEMENTS Iron hoops have almost superseded the ...
HOT BOILED BEANS GAME – Indoor Games for Kids

HOT BOILED BEANS GAME – Indoor Games for Kids

In this game, one of the players is sent out of the room, while the others hide a handkerchief or ...
HOT COCKLES GAME – Indoor Games for Kids

HOT COCKLES GAME – Indoor Games for Kids

One player with his eyes bandaged lays his head on a chair, or in another player's lap, while the others ...
House Sparrow – Birds for Kids

House Sparrow – Birds for Kids

Is there a boy or girl in America who does not already know this saucy, keen-witted little gamin who thrives ...
House Wren and House Wren Song – Birds for Kids

House Wren and House Wren Song – Birds for Kids

If you want some jolly little neighbours for the summer, invite the wrens to live near you year after year ...
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HOW A BOY WAS CURED OF BOASTING – Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powers

There was once an Indian boy, who thought he knew more and could do more than anyone else. He was ...
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HOW AN INDIAN BOY WON HIS NAME – Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powers

It was bluebird time, many moons ago. Little brooks laughed and danced, and all the forest was glad. An Indian ...
How Black Became White – Brazilian Fairy Tales

How Black Became White – Brazilian Fairy Tales

ONE often hears the saying that one cannot make black white or white black. I said something about it once ...
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HOW FOOTBINDING STARTED – Chinese Fairy Tales

In the very beginning of all things, when the gods were creating the world, at last the time came to ...
HOW GOOD AND EVIL CAME TO BE – Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powers

HOW GOOD AND EVIL CAME TO BE – Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powers

Every boy has wondered how there came to be two of him. Every girl has puzzled over how she happened ...
HOW JACK WENT TO SEEK HIS FORTUNE – English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs

HOW JACK WENT TO SEEK HIS FORTUNE – English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs

Once on a time there was a boy named Jack, and one morning he started to go and seek his ...
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HOW LITTLE SHOOTER LOST HIS LUCK – Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powers

One day, an Indian boy was playing beside a stream, when one of the little elf men came along in ...
51 HOW MICE OVERCAME THE WARRIORS

HOW MICE OVERCAME THE WARRIORS – Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powers

Once a tribe of the Iroquois became very warlike and cruel. They liked to follow the warpath rather than the ...
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HOW MORNING STAR LOST HER FISH – Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powers

Once the Little People, the Indian fairies, ran with the Red Children through the woods, and played with them beside ...
How Night Came – Brazilian Fairy Tales

How Night Came – Brazilian Fairy Tales

Years and years ago at the very beginning of time, when the world had just been made, there was no ...
64 HOW OLD MAN WINTER WAS DRIVEN BACK

HOW OLD MAN WINTER WAS DRIVEN BACK – Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powers

Far away in the North Sky lives Old Man Winter. Every year he leaves his wigwam in the sky and ...
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How Sun, Moon, and Wind went out to Dinner – Indian Fairy Tales

ONE day Sun, Moon, and Wind went out to dine with their uncle and aunts Thunder and Lightning. Their mother ...
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How the Brazilian Beetles Got Their Gorgeous Coats – Brazilian Fairy Tales

IN Brazil the beetles have such beautifully colored, hard-shelled coats up on their backs that they are often set in ...