CONTENTS


THE TRAVELLERS AND THE HATCHET

Adapted from Aesop’s Fable, The Travellers and the Hatchet.
THE OLD MAN AND HIS GRANDSON

Adapted from Grimm’s The Old Man and his Grandson.
THE CROW AND THE FOX

Suggested by Aesop’s Fable, The Crow and the Fox.
THE MILLER, HIS SON, AND THEIR DONKEY

Suggested by Aesop’s Fable, The Miller, his Son, and their Ass.
EACH IN HIS OWN PLACE

Suggested by Grimm’s The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage.
WHAT THE GOODMAN DOES IS ALWAYS RIGHT

Adapted from Hans Andersen’s What the Goodman does is always Right.
THE CAT AND THE MOUSE

Suggested by Grimm’s The Cat and the Mouse.
THE GIRL WHO TROD ON THE LOAF

Suggested by Hans Andersen’s The Girl who trod on the Loaf.
THE UGLY DUCKLING

Suggested by Hans Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling.
THE RED SHOES

Suggested by Hans Andersen’s The Red Shoes.
THE STORY OF ALI COGIA

Adapted from The Story of Ali Cogia from The Arabian Nights’ Entertainments.
THE WILD SWANS

Suggested by Hans Andersen’s The Wild Swans.
THE TWO COUNTRYMEN

Suggested by an oriental legend; source unknown.
THE MAN AND THE ALLIGATOR

From a folk-tale of Spanish Honduras.
THE SONG IN THE HEART

Suggested by Grimm’s The Three Spinners.
THE EMPEROR’S TEST
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS