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ALL THE CHILDREN OF ALL THE WORLD 9
THE SONG SPARROW’S WORK _Etta Austin Blaisdell_ 15
DUTCH CHILDREN 20
A LITTLE DUTCH GIRL _Edith Colby Banfield_ 25
THE GREAT FEAST _Laura E. Richards_ 26
LITTLE GRANDMOTHER’S SHOES 30
LITTLE-FOLK LAND _Edith Colby Banfield_ 33
CHILDREN OF A SUNNY LAND
A STRANGE MILK WAGON 35
A RIDE IN A CHAIR 36
THE CARNIVAL 39
THE LITTLE PLANT _Anna von Rydingsvärd_ 42
TWO WAYS _Laura E. Richards_ 44
A SONG IN THE WOODS _Louise C. Moulton_ 46
HOW THE CORN GREW _Julia Dalrymple_ 47
“DO YOU KNOW?” _Edith Colby Banfield_ 51
THE LITTLE GOATHERDS 52
SWISS CHILDREN 56
LULLABY-LAND _Edith Colby Banfield_ 60
THE STONE BLOCKS _Laura E. Richards_ 61
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDMA’S CHRISTMAS IN ENGLAND 63
THE WHIPPING BOY 69
THE CHRISTMAS SPRUCE TREE _Anna von Rydingsvärd_ 72
A ROSE _Emily Dickinson_ 76
THE EVE OF ST. NICHOLAS 77
ROBIN REDBREAST _William Allingham_ 81
“THE LITTLE TURKEYS”
IN SCHOOL 83
AT HOME 88
“GILLYFLOWER GENTLEMAN” _Laura E. Richards_ 91
THE RULER _Laura E. Richards_ 93
THE MOON _Edith Colby Banfield_ 95
THE CHILDREN OF ARMENIA 96
ARMENIAN HOMES 100
THE NEST _Helen Hunt Jackson_ 104
AHMOW—THE WOLF _Frederick Schwatka_ 106
ESKIMO CHILDREN 113
THE DREAM-SHIP _Blanche M. Channing_ 117
A TRIP TO JAPAN _Charlotte Chaffee Gibson_ 118
URASHIMA _Charlotte Chaffee Gibson_ 125
A DAY _Emily Dickinson_ 130
THE ANTS’ MONDAY DINNER _Helen Hunt Jackson_ 131
MY ANT’S COW _Helen Hunt Jackson_ 139
COLORADO SNOW-BIRDS _Helen Hunt Jackson_ 148
THE PETERKINS’ EXCURSION AFTER MAPLE SYRUP _Lucretia P. Hale_ 153
THE GRASS _Emily Dickinson_ 164
SUNSET _Emily Dickinson_ 165
THE BABY SQUIRRELS _Julia A. Schwartz_ 166
THE BABY THAT SLEEPS IN A POCKET _Julia A. Schwartz_ 180
THE EMPEROR AND THE PEASANT _Anna von Rydingsvärd_ 194
THE CHRISTMAS MONKS _Mary E. Wilkins_
THE GARDEN 203
PETER AND THE PRINCE 206
THE PRETTIEST DOLL 210
CHRISTMAS GIFTS 214