Chapter 18

listening, by the teacher in her preparation 112

6. The telling of the tale 112

a. The re-creative method of story-telling. Illustrated by a criticism of the telling of _The Princess and the Pea_ 114

b. The re-creative method illustrated by _The Foolish, Timid Rabbit_ 116

7. Adaptation of the fairy tale. Illustrated by _Thumbelina_ and by _The Snow Man_ 118

III. The return from the child 119

Story-telling as one phase of the art of teaching. Introductory 119

1. Teaching as good art and as great art; and fairy tales as subject-matter suited to accomplish high purposes in teaching 120

2. The part the child has to play in story-telling 121

3. The child's return, the expression of his natural instincts or general interests 125

1. The instinct of conversation 125

a. Language expression, oral re-telling 125

b. The formation of original little stories 126