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Better homes and gardens Second story book ; more favorite stories and poems from world literature /

Nineteen stories and poems, with illustrations in full color. Contains such favorites as: Pied Piper of Hamelin; Story of King Arthur; Perseus and the Gorgon; Lobo, the King of Currumpaw; Diverting history of John Gilpin; Rikki-tikki-tavi; North wind and the sun.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: O'Connor, Betty (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Des Moines, Iowa : Meredith, [1952]
Subjects:
Literature > Collections.
Table of Contents:
  • The pied piper of Hamelin / Robert Browning
  • Your are old, Father William / Lewis Carroll
  • The trial of the bow / Padraic Colum
  • The apple of contentment / Howard Pyle
  • How boots befooled the king / Howard Pyle
  • The white cat / Mme. La Comtesse D' Aulnoy
  • The gnat and the bull / Aesop
  • The dog in the manger / Aesop
  • The story of King Arthur / Sir Thomas Malory
  • Perseus and the Gorgon / Charles Kingsley
  • The reformed pirate / Frank Stockton
  • The lion, jupiter and the elephant / Aesop
  • Lobo, the King of Currumpaw / Ernest Thompson Seton
  • The diverting history of John Gilpin / William Cowper
  • Rikki-tikki-tavi / Rudyard Kipling
  • The North wind and the Sun / Aesop
  • The gnat and the lion / Aesop
  • The kingdom of the lion / Aesop
  • La Befana: an Italian Christmas Story.