a. Plot must be entertaining, comical, novel, or thrilling 73 b. Plot must show a beginning, a middle, and an end 73 c. Plot must have a distinct climax 74 d. Introduction must be simple 74 e. Conclusion must show poetic justice 74 f. Plot must be good narration and description 74 1) Narration must have truth, interest, and consistency 74 2) Description must have aptness and concreteness 75 g. Structure illustrated by _Three Pigs_ and _Briar Rose_ 76 3. Setting 77 a. Setting must give the time and place, the background of the tale 77 b. Setting must arouse sensation and feeling 77 c. Effect of transformation of setting 77 1) Story sequence preserved by setting illustrated by _Robin's Christmas Song_ 78 d. Setting and phonics, illustrated. _The Spider and the Flea_ 79 e. Setting illustrated. _Chanticleer and Partlet_ 81 4. A blending of characters, plot, and setting illustrated by _The Elves and the Shoemaker_ 82 5. Tests to be applied to fairy tales 84 6. Tales examined and tested by the complete test of interests, classic, literature, short-story, narration, and description 84 a. _How the Sun, Moon, and West Wind Went to Dinner_ (Indian) 84 b. The Straw Ox (Cossack) 86 IV. References 87 III. THE TELLING OF FAIRY TALES Story-telling as an Art. Introductory 90 1. Story-telling as an ancient art 90 2. The place of the story in the home, library, and the school 93 3. Principles of story-telling 94 I. The teacher's preparation. Rules 94 1. Select the tale for some purpose 94 a. The teacher's problem of selecting the tale psychologically or logically 95