A glance at the Contents will show that the chapters fall into two groups; those headed _The Story of Tig_, which are meant to be a story and nothing more; and those headed _Dick and his Friends_, which aim at explaining parts of the story and giving further details and comments from the standpoint of a later time. For anyone who finds these chapters dull, nothing is easier than to skip them. A longish list might be made of the various books which have been read or consulted in the preparation of these chapters. They are all well-known standard books, such as would be readily found by anyone who might wish to follow the subject further. This edition includes six chapters that are new--numbers six, nine, and fifteen to eighteen--besides various paragraphs and oddments scattered throughout the book; the chapter-headings have been altered in most instances, and the illustrations are nearly all new. The author wishes to offer his sincere thanks to Professor W. Boyd Dawkins, F.R.S., who generously consented to look over the proofs of the original book; and to Professor J. J. Findlay and Miss Maria E. Findlay for their invaluable help and kindly encouragement. _The Contents of Chapters_ Preface _page_ v I How Dick and his Friends heard a Story 1 II _The Story of Tig_: Tig’s Birthday & his Home 11 III _The Story of Tig_: Tig’s Mother and the Lessons that she taught him 18 IV _Dick & his Friends_: The Hut that the Boys built 26 V _The Story of Tig_: How Garff provided Food for his Family 34 VI _The Story of Tig_: How Gofa sold some Meal to a Hungry Man 42 VII _The Story of Tig_: The Harvest of the Fields and of the Woods 48 VIII _The Story of Tig_: How Crubach became a Sower of Corn 54 IX _The Story of Tig_: The Story of the Wolf that hunted alone 57 X _Dick & his Friends_: A Talk about Food Supplies 64 XI _The Story of Tig_: How Tig got his first Bow and Arrows 72 XII _The Story of Tig_: How Tig visited Goba the Spearmaker 76 XIII _The Story of Tig_: Arsan’s Story about Grim the Hunter 86 XIV _Dick & his Friends_: A Talk about Stone Weapons 93 XV _The Story of Tig_: How the Pond of the Village went dry 99