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The following stories are selected with a view to fulfilling various purposes, to meeting varied needs. Though not all are great stories, yet the object to be attained by telling them is great; for the work of molding the mind of a child can be nothing less. Each story is worth while: most of them lie outside the beaten path.

The Robin's Carol

This is the carol the robin throws Over the edge of the valley; Listen how boldly it flows, Sally on sally:

Tirra-lirra, Down the river, Laughing water