My Short Story Book [Illustration] LIST OF THE SERIES _Uniform in Price and Style_ _MY BIBLE STORY BOOK_ _MY SHORT STORY BOOK_ _MY WILD ANIMAL BOOK_ _MY FARMYARD STORY BOOK_ _MY NURSERY RHYME BOOK_ _MY NURSERY TALE BOOK_ [Illustration] My Short Story Book by Olive Molesworth, E. Nesbit, L.L. Weedon, etc. [Illustration] Ernest · Nister · London · E · P · Dutton & Co. New York · No. 3233. [Illustration] CONTENTS PAGE THE SNOW WITCH _Louisa Molesworth_ 7 THE CHRISTMAS-TREE PUNCH _L. L. Weedon_ 12 THE GRATEFUL PEDLAR _E. Nesbit_ 16 THE LITTLE LOST DOLL _M. A. Hoyer_ 20 THE UNINVITED GUEST _Emily Bennett_ 24 THE WINGED FLOWER _E. Dyke_ 28 THE STUCK-UP RABBIT _E. Nesbit_ 30 APRIL SHOWERS _L. L. Weedon_ 32 THE STORY OF TOMMY _Constance Milman_ 35 THE NEW SHIP _L. L. Weedon_ 40 THE HAPPY LILY _E. Nesbit_ 44 CONTENTED CHARLIE _L. L. Weedon_ 47 OUR CAT’S TALE _E. Nesbit_ 50 DOING NOTHING _E. Nesbit_ 52 GREEDY TODDLES _L. L. Weedon_ 57 THE SANDMAN _Sheila_ 60 DODO’S KITTEN _L. L. Weedon_ 64 THE THREE WISHES _E. Nesbit_ 68 THE FASHIONABLE FUR _E. Nesbit_ 71 NELL’S SECRET _L. L. Weedon_ 77 HIDE AND SEEK _E. Nesbit_ 81 TWELFTH NIGHT FAIRY _L. L. Weedon_ 85 THE PEN FAIRY _E. Nesbit_ 89 THE LITTLE DANCING GIRL _L. L. Weedon_ 92 DOLLY’S VOYAGE _L. L. Weedon_ 96 THE LOVE MATCH _E. Nesbit_ 99 THE LITTLE GREEN MAN _E. Dyke_ 101 THE RUBBER FAIRY _E. Nesbit_ 104 THE PROUD GILT BUTTON _L. L. Weedon_ 106 THE GRATEFUL FAIRY _E. Nesbit_ 110 THE BUNCH OF VIOLETS _E. Dyke_ 114 THE PINK EGG _E. Nesbit_ 117 OUR BLACK CAT _E. Nesbit_ 120 THE MIRROR OF TRUTH _E. Nesbit_ 123 THE LITTLE BOY NEXT DOOR _E. Nesbit_ 127 [Illustration] THE SNOW WITCH. _THERE_ was skating on the ponds where the snow had been cleared; there were icicles on the trees, nice blue, clear skies in the daytime, cold, bright, wintry moonlight at night.