c. The modern tale often does not stand the
test of literature 235
d. The modern tale gives richly to the primary
and elementary field 235
e. Criticism of a few modern tales 236
1) Little Beta and the Lame Giant, a good
modern tale 236
2) The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red
Hen, a good modern tale 238
3) Peter Rabbit, a classic; other animal
tales 239
4) The Elephant's Child, a modern animal
tale. (See _Appendix_) 239
5) A Quick-Running Squash, a good modern
tale 240
6) A few St. Nicholas fairy stories 241
7) The Hop-About-Man, a romantic modern
fairy tale 241
f. What the modern fairy tale is 243
VI. SOURCES OF MATERIAL FOR FAIRY TALES: A LIST OF FAIRY TALES,
FOLK-TALES, PICTURES, PICTURE-BOOKS, POEMS, AND BOOKS.
Basis on which lists are made. Introductory 245
I. A list of fairy tales and folk-tales suited to the
kindergarten and first grade 246
1. Tales of Perrault 246
2. Tales of the Grimms 246
3. Norse tales 247
4. English tales, by Jacobs 247
5. Modern fairy tales, by Andersen 248
6. Uncle Remus tales, by Harris 248
7. Miscellaneous tales 249
II. Bibliography of fairy tales 253
III. A list of picture-books 254
IV. A list of pictures 255
V. A list of fairy poems 256
VI. Main standard fairy-tale books 256
VII. Fairy tales of all nations 258
VIII. Miscellaneous editions of fairy tales 259
IX. School editions of fairy tales 262
APPENDIX
Illustrations of creative return 265
Tales suited for dramatization 265
Little Two-Eyes 265
Snow White 266
The Little Lamb and the Little Fish 267
How the Birds came to Have Different Nests 270
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