wise Rabbis of old
took into account the necessities of the little ones, whose minds they
understood so perfectly, is obvious from such legends as those dealing
with boyish exploits of the great Biblical characters, Abraham, Moses,
and David. These I have rewritten from the stories in the Talmud and
Midrash in a manner suitable for the children of to-day.

I have ventured also beyond the confines of these two wonderful
compilations. There is a wealth of delightful imagination in the
legends and folk-lore of the Jews of a later period which is almost
entirely unknown to children. I have drawn also on these sources for
some of the stories here presented. My desire is to give boys and
girls something Jewish which they may be able to regard as companion
delights to the treasury of general fairy-lore and childish romance.

AUNT NAOMI.
LONDON, _March, 1919_.

CONTENTS

THE PALACE OF THE EAGLES 15

THE GIANT OF THE FLOOD 27

THE FAIRY PRINCESS OF ERGETZ 35

THE HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDY PALACE 67

THE RED SLIPPER 77

THE STAR CHILD 87

ABI FRESSAH'S FEAST 99

THE BEGGAR KING 113

THE QUARREL OF THE CAT AND DOG 119

THE WATER-BABE 127

SINBAD OF THE TALMUD 133

THE OUTCAST PRINCE 151

THE STORY OF BOSTANAI 163

FROM SHEPHERD-BOY TO KING 173

THE MAGIC PALACE 179

THE SLEEP OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS 187

KING FOR THREE DAYS 195

THE PALACE IN THE CLOUDS 203

THE POPE'S GAME OF CHESS 213

THE SLAVE'S FORTUNE 225

THE PARADISE IN THE SEA