VIII. HOW TO READ FICTION 143 Different Kinds of Literature 143 Reading Stories 145 Plot 149 _Cinderella_ 150 Persons 156 _The Hardy Tin Soldier_ 158 The Scenes 162 _The Dog and His Shadow_ 164 _The Fox and the Stork_ 166 _A Christmas Carol_ 168 The Lesson and the Author's Purpose 170 _The Fir Tree_ 173 The Method and Style of the Author 174 Emotional Power 176 _Rab and His Friends_ 177 General Principles and Reflections 181 Completed Studies 185 _The Hare and the Tortoise_ 185 _The Fox and the Crow_ 187 _The Drummer_ 193 _Tom, the Water Baby_ 198 _The Passing of Arthur_ 214 IX. CLOSE READING OR STUDY 224 _Rab and His Friends_ 225 _Braddock's Defeat_ 227 _Industry and Sloth_ 229 _Why the Sea is Salt_ 231 _Faithless Sally Brown_ 232 _The Definition of a Gentleman_ 234 _Adventures in Lilliput_ 235 _The Heart of Bruce_ 238 _Annie Laurie_ 243 _The Lost Child_ 243 _David Crockett in the Creek War_ 244 _The Impeachment of Warren Hastings_ 248 From _The Death of Cæsar_ 253