Story Hour Readers — Book Three

THE LAND OF STORY BOOKS _Robert Louis Stevenson_ HANSEL AND GRETEL _Fairy Tale_ THE EAGLE AND THE FOX _Fable_ HIAWATHA'S BROTHERS _Henry W. Longfellow_ THE BEAVERS' LODGE _India...

Once upon a time, there was a proud, selfish woman who had three daughters. The youngest was prettier than her sisters, and they were jealous of her beauty. They made her do all...

Then Gray Mole called to the Indian to look toward the Place of Breaking Light. There, in a little bay on Gray Mole's island, stood a birch canoe. Soon the canoe floated to wher...

Now it happened that the king and queen had failed to invite a spiteful and ill-tempered old witch. The old witch was very angry, because she had not been invited to the party.

"Pass through the halls, but be careful to touch nothing, not even the walls, for if you do, you will certainly die. When you have passed through the halls, you will reach a gar...

Every seventh notch was twice as long as those for the days between, and the notch for every first day of the month was twice as long again. Thus Crusoe kept a calendar, or week...