bard 18
The Death of Cock-Robin 26
"Who Has Been Tasting My Soup?" 34
It Was Her Fairy Godmother! 38
I Was the Giant Great and Still, that Sits Upon the Pillow Hill 82
I Found My Poor Little Doll 104
A Fair Little Girl Sat Under a Tree 108
Hansel and Gretel 118
Do Not Grieve, Dear Master 126
Little Red Riding-Hood 140
Red Riding-Hood and the Wolf 142
Prince Florimond Finds the Sleeping Beauty 150
The Tortoise and the Hare 222
The Fox without a Tail 222
A Voice Said Aloud, "The Tin Soldier!" 234
Two-Eyes, the Goat, and the 'Magic Table 286
Little Snow-White and the Peddler-Woman 306
The Prince Starts Homeward with His Treasure 322
The Castle of the White Cat 336
She Was Happy All Day Long in Fairyland 340
This is the Valiant Cornishman Who Slew the Giant Cormoran 358
Connla and the Fairy Maiden 390
A Pheasant Also Came Flying and Said: "Give Me a Dumpling" 434

_(Many of the illustrations in this volume are reproduced by special
permission of E. P. Dutton & Company, owners of the American rights.)_

CHILDHOOD'S FAVORITES

AND

FAIRY STORIES

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NURSERY RHYMES

Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree-top,
When the wind blows the cradle will rock;
When the bough breaks the cradle will fall,
Down will come baby, bough, cradle, and all.

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Rock-a-bye, baby, thy cradle is green;
Father's a nobleman, mother's a Queen;
Betty's a lady, and wears a gold ring;
And Johnny's a drummer, and drums for the King.

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Bye, baby bunting,
Daddy's gone a-hunting,
To get a little rabbit-skin,
To wrap his baby bunting in.

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Hush thee, my babby,
Lie still with thy d