racle--The ten
plagues--The flight from Egypt--Across the Red Sea--Through
the wilderness--The ten commandments--The worship of the
Golden Calf--The building of the tabernacle--Balaam and the
ass--Moses' death--Joshua leads them into the promised land.

6. The story of Gideon.
The story of Samson.

7. David, the Shepherd King.

Saul disobeys God and David is made king--David plays the
harp before Saul--David kills the giant, Goliath--Saul seeks
to kill David--The Love of Jonathan and David--David spares
Saul's life--The battle of Gilboa--David's lament--The
twenty-third psalm.

8. The story of Solomon.

Solomon's choice--He sits in wise judgment between two
women--The building of the temple--The visit of the Queen of
Sheba--Some of the proverbs of Solomon.

9. The story of Ruth.
The story of Esther.

10. Little Samuel.
Daniel, the fearless.

_Sources for the story teller:_

Bible text:
Douay version.
King James version.

Josephus, Flavius. Our young folks Josephus.

A simplification of the Jewish history of Josephus. Contains:
Story of Abraham--Story of Joseph--Story of Moses--Stories of
Gideon and Samson--Story of David--Story of Solomon--Stories
of Ruth and Esther.

_Adaptations of the Bible text_:

Bible stories retold by L.L. Weedon.

Retold simply but not without dignity.

Bible stories. Old Testament; with an introduction
and notes by R.G. Moulton.

"Stories in the language of Scripture, altered only by
omissions."

Bible stories in Bible language, by E.T. Potter.

Similar in plan to the Moulton and Tappan editions.

Garden of Eden, by G. Hodges.

Stories from the first nine books of the Old Testament.
Somewhat modern in spirit. Contains: The Creation; Story of
Noah; Story of Abraham; Story of Joseph; Story of Moses;
Stories of Gideon and Samson; Story of David; Story of Ruth;
Story of Samuel.

Old, old story book, compiled from the Old Testament by E.M. Tappan.

The Bible text is followed literally, omissions being made
for the sake of clearness.

Old Testament stories, selected for the children by E. Chisholm.

Retains the dignity and simplicity of the Bible narrative.
Contains: Story of Abraham; Story of Joseph; Story of Moses.

Stories from the Old Testament for children, by H.S.B. Beale.

Told in the langua