ghtingale, The, =184=

Noodle story; _See_ Droll

_Norse Stories_, =348=, =360=

NORTON, C. E., =420=

Nursery rhymes; _See_ Poetry

_Nursery Rhymes and Tales_, =59-63=, 56, 71

_Nursery Rhymes of England_, 20

_Odyssey, The_, 577

_Old Deccan Days_, =152=, 150, 151

_Old Greek Folk Stories_, =335=, =337=

Old Ironsides, =425=

"Old King Cole," =29=

Old Man and His Sons, The, =275=

_Old Mother West Wind_, =515=

Old Pipes and the Dryad, =234=

Old Woman and Her Pig, The, =56=

"Once I saw a little bird," =29=

"One for the money," =29=

"One misty, moisty morning," =29=

"1, 2, 3, 4, 5," =29=

"One, two," =29=

OUIDA, =535=, 534

Over Hill, Over Dale, =423=

Owl and the Pussy-Cat, The, =403=

PAINE, A. B., =516=

Pandora's Box, 309

Parables, =289=;
defined, 289

Paradise of Children, The, =309=

PARENT'S ASSISTANT, THE, =459=

Pass of Thermopylae, The, =671=

"Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake," =29=

PEABODY, J. P., =336=, =337=, 335

"Pease-porridge hot," =29=

Peddler's Caravan, The, =395=

PERRAULT, C. =93=, =97=, =100=, =102=, 19;
work of, 92

"Peter, Peter, pumpkin-eater," =30=

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers," =30=

_Peter Rabbit Books_, =513=

Phaethon, =340=

Piper, The, =401=

Pippa's Song, =399=

Planting of the Apple-Tree, The, =417=

Poacher and the Silver Fox, The, =551=

Pobble Who Has No Toes, The, =404=

POE, E. A., =415=

Poetry:
(_a_) modern, =371-437=;
discussion of, 369-370;
reading of, 14, 370;
selection of, 14, 369;
teaching of, 9, 14, 369;
(_b_) traditional, or nursery rhymes, =23-50=;
discussion of, 19-22;
appeal to children, 7, 10, 19, 21, 34;
history of, 19-22.
_See also_ Mother Goose, Literature, and Course of study

Poet's Song, The, =413=

"Poor old Robinson Crusoe," =30=

_Popular Tales from the Norse_, =123-125=, 122

PORTER, W. S., _See_ HENRY

POTTER, B., =513=

Pourquoi story, 172

PRENTISS, E., =372=

Pride Goeth before a Fall, =154=

Prince's Dream, The, =227=

Prodigal Son, The, =289=

Proserpine, 354. _See also_ Story of the Springtime

Proud King, The, =620=

Psalm of Life, The, =411=

Puss-in-Boots, =97=

"Pussy-cat, pussy-cat," =30=

"Pussy sits beside the fire," =30=

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