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Good Stories for Great Holidays

by Frances Jenkins Olcott (ed.) from 1916

About

Olcott's holiday anthology — stories for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, and other occasions — collects traditional tales, original stories, and adapted myths suited to family reading. The collection represents the Progressive-era tradition of holiday literature as moral and imaginative enrichment, and individual selections work well as single-occasion readings. The Christmas and Thanksgiving sections are particularly strong.

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Good Stories for Great Holidays

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88.6k
Scenes
10
Duration
~11 hr 5 min

181 sections

88.6k words
#TitleWords
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AND FOR THE CHILDREN'S OWN READING
70:03
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TO THE STORY-TELLER
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CONTENTS
260:12
THE MAIL-COACH PASSENGERS
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THE MAIL-COACH PASSENGERS: Hans Christian Andersen, Fairy Tales
40:02
HE RESCUES THE BIRDS
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HE RESCUES THE BIRDS: Noah Brooks, Abraham Lincoln
160:07
TRAINING FOR THE PRESIDENCY
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TRAINING FOR THE PRESIDENCY: Orison Swett Matden, Winning Out
540:24
THE COURAGE OF HIS CONVICTIONS
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THE COURAGE OF HIS CONVICTIONS: Adapted
210:09
SAINT VALENTINE
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SAINT VALENTINE: Millicent Olmsted
660:30
WASHINGTON'S MODESTY
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WASHINGTON'S MODESTY: Henry Cabot Lodge, George Washington
590:27
THE THREE LITTLE BUTTERFLY BROTHERS
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THE THREE LITTLE BUTTERFLY BROTHERS: From the German
240:11
THE FAIRY TULIPS
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THE FAIRY TULIPS: English Folk-Tale
240:11
THE CANYON FLOWERS
12
THE CANYON FLOWERS: Ralph Connor, The Sky Pilot
80:04
ECHO AND NARCISSUS
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ECHO AND NARCISSUS: Ovid, Metamorphoses
180:08
CORNELIA S JEWELS
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CORNELIA S JEWELS: James Baldwin, Fifty Famous Stories Retold
120:05
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THE WIDOW AND HER THREE SONS
260:12
BETSY ROSS AND THE FLAG
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BETSY ROSS AND THE FLAG: Harry Pringle Ford
550:25
THE COLONEL OF THE ZOUAVES
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THE COLONEL OF THE ZOUAVES: Noah Brooks, Abraham Lincoln
190:09
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
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THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE: Washington Irving, Life of Washington
580:26
WASHINGTON AND THE COWARDS
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WASHINGTON AND THE COWARDS: Washington Irving, Life of Washington
140:06
THE NAIL
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THE NAIL: The Brothers Grimm, German Household Tales
450:20
THE CHAMPION STONE CUTTER
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THE CHAMPION STONE CUTTER: Hugh Miller
610:27
THE OLD WITCH
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THE OLD WITCH: The Brothers Grimm, German Household Tales
100:05
HANSEL AND GRETHEL
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HANSEL AND GRETHEL: The Brothers Grimm, German Household Tales
120:05
THE PHANTOM KNIGHT OF THE VANDAL CAMP
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THE PHANTOM KNIGHT OF THE VANDAL CAMP: Gesta Romanorum
710:32
THE NUTCRACKER DWARF
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THE NUTCRACKER DWARF: Count Franz Pocci, Fur Frohliche Kinder
130:06
THE HORN OF PLENTY
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THE HORN OF PLENTY: Ovid, Metamorphoses
40:02
LITTLE PICCOLA
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LITTLE PICCOLA: Celia Thazter, Stories and Poems for Children
110:05
SAINT CHRISTOPHER
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SAINT CHRISTOPHER: William Caxton, Golden Legend
100:05
THE CHRISTMAS CUCKOO
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THE CHRISTMAS CUCKOO: Frances Browne, Granny's Wonderful Chair
710:32
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ARBOR DAY
300:14
THE PROUD OAK TREE
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THE PROUD OAK TREE: Old Fable
110:05
THE UNFRUITFUL TREE
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THE UNFRUITFUL TREE: Friedrich Adolph Krummacher, Parables
650:29
THE MAGPIE'S NEST
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THE MAGPIE'S NEST: Joseph Jacobs, English Fairy Tales
640:29
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BY EMILIE POULSSON (ADAPTED)
5974:29
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BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN (TRANSLATED)
9467:06
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BY ALEXANDER CHODZKO (ADAPTED)
1.9k14:33
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BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN (ADAPTED)
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BY NOAH BROOKS (ADAPTED)
1100:50
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BY CHARLES W. MOORES
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BY ORISON SWETT MARDEN
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BY NOAH BROOKS
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BY CHARLES W. MOORES
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BY CHARLES W. MOORES
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BY Z. A. MUDGE (ADAPTED)
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BY Z. A. MUDGE (ADAPTED)
1421:04
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HIS SPRINGFIELD FAREWELL ADDRESS
2261:42
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SAINT VALENTINE
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BY MILLICENT OLMSTED (ADAPTED)
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AS TOLD BY HERSELF
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MR. PEPYS HIS VALENTINE
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THE ENCHANTED PALACE
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THE TRIAL OF PSYCHE
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THE TRIAL OF PSYCHE:
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I. THE CHERRY TREE
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II. THE APPLE ORCHARD
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III. THE GARDEN-BED
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BY HORACE E. SCUDDER
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BY ALBERT F. BLAISDELL AND FRANCIS E. BALL
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BY HENRY CABOT LODGE (ADAPTED)
1931:27
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BY HENRY CABOT LODGE
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BY MRS. ALFRED GATTY (ADAPTED)
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BY CHARLES DICKENS
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BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN (ADAPTED)
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MAY DAY
30:01
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BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN (ADAPTED)
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THE THREE LITTLE BUTTERFLY BROTHERS
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BY HENRY R. SCHOOLCRAFT (ADAPTED)
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ENGLISH FOLK-TALE
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BY MARY AUSTIN (ADAPTED)
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BY HARRIET MAXWELL CONVERSE (ADAPTED)
5724:17
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BY RALPH CONNOR (ADAPTED)
3682:46
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BY OVID (ADAPTED)
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BY OVID (ADAPTED)
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BY OVID (ADAPTED)
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BY P. V. RAMASWAMI RAJU (ADAPTED)
1911:26
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CORNELIA'S JEWELS
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BY ALBERT F. BLAISDELL (ADAPTED)
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BY CHARLES MORRIS (ADAPTED)
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BY HARRY PRINGLE FORD (ADAPTED)
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BY EVA MARCH TAPPAN (ADAPTED)
6294:43
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BY ALBERT BUSHNELL HART (ADAPTED)
1.1k8:18
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BY M. M. THOMAS (ADAPTED)
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I. BRAVERY HONORED BY A FOE
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II. THE BRAVERY OF RICHARD KIRTLAND
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BY Z. A. MUDGE (ADAPTED)
3242:26
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BY NOAH BROOKS (ADAPTED)
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BY E. D. TOWNSEND (ADAPTED)
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BY WASHINGTON IRVING
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THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
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A BRAVE GIRL
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THE BOSTON TEA-PARTY
6144:36
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BY JOHN ESTEN COOKE (ADAPTED)
9006:45
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BY WASHINGTON IRVING (ADAPTED)
6304:44
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BY WASHINGTON IRVING (ADAPTED)
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BY P. V. RAMASWAMI RAJU (ADAPTED)
780:35
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THE NAIL
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BY HORACE E. SCUDDER
6604:57
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BY JULIANA HORATIA EWING (ADAPTED)
5173:53
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FROM THE RIVERSIDE THIRD READER (ADAPTED)
6855:08
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BY JOSEPHINE PRESTON PEABODY
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BY XENOPHON (ADAPTED)
9367:01
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FROM GESTA ROMANORUM (ADAPTED)
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BY HUGH MILLER
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BY CLEVELAND MOFFETT
6064:33
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COLUMBUS AND THE EGG
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BY WASHINGTON IRVING (ADAPTED)
1.4k10:13
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BY A. DE LAMARTINE (ADAPTED)
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BY WASHINGTON IRVING (ADAPTED)
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BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM (TRANSLATED)
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A JAPANESE FOLK-TALE
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A JAPANESE FOLK-TALE:
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BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM (ADAPTED)
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BY ELIZABETH W. GRIERSON (ADAPTED)
1.3k9:29
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BY ERNEST RHYS
4793:36
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BY JOSEPH JACOBS
5113:50
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FROM GESTA ROMANORUM (ADAPTED)
2651:59
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FROM GESTA ROMANORUM (ADAPTED)
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BY W. DE LOSS LOVE, JR (ADAPTED)
6074:33
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BY MRS. ALFRED GATTY (ADAPTED)
1.4k10:24
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BY THE VENERABLE BEDE (ADAPED)
3152:22
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BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM (TRANSLATED)
2161:37
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BY HENRY R. SCHOOLCRAFT (ADAPTED)
1.1k7:53
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BY COUNT FRANZ POCCI (TRANSLATED)
4983:44
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BY ALFRED J. CHURCH (ADAPTED)
5534:09
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BY HARRIET MAXWELL CONVERSE (ADAPTED)
5023:46
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BY OVID (ADAPTED)
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AFTER CELIA THAXTER
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BY COUNT FRANZ POCCI (TRANSLATED)
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night I will leave with you my blessing.”
1371:02
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ENGLISHED BY WILLIAM CAXTON (ADAPTED)
1.1k8:04
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BY LIZZIE DEAS (ADAPTED)
1641:14
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BY FRANCOIS COPPEE (ADAPTED)
1.4k10:52
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I. WHEN IT WAS LITTLE
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II. CHRISTMAS IN THE WOODS
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III. CHRISTMAS IN THE HOUSE
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IV. IN THE ATTIC
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V. OUT OF DOORS AGAIN
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BY FRANCES BROWNE (ADAPTED)
2.6k19:44
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BY J. STIRLING COYNE (ADAPTED)
1k7:52
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BY WILLIAM S. WALSH (ADAPTED)
4213:09
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WILLIAM S. WALSH AND OTHER SOURCES
5424:04
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ADAPTED FROM WILLIAM OF MALMESBURY AND OTHER SOURCES
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THE STAR
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THE CHILD
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HOW THEY CAME TO COLOGNE
4173:08
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BY FRIEDRICH RUCHERT (TRANSLATED)
5023:46
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BY FLORENCE HOLBROOK
6775:05
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OLD LEGEND
1891:25
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BY FRIEDRICH ADOLPH KRUMMACHER (ADAPTED)
6044:32
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ADAPTED FROM H. P. MASKEL'S RENDERING OF THE GREEK MYTH
7845:53
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BY FRIEDRICH ADOLPH KRUMMACHER
3442:35
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BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL (ADAPTED)
6875:09
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BY OVID (ADAPTED)
6564:55
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BY PHOEBE CARY (ADAPTED)
3472:36
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BY HENRY R. SCHOOLCRAFT (ADAPTED)
6895:10
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BY A. B. MITFORD (ADAPTED)
7325:29
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FROM THE RIVERSIDE FOURTH READER
4203:09
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BY JOSEPH JACOBS
3832:52
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FROM IL LIBRO D'ORO (ADAPTED)
7105:20
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BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM (TRANSLATED)
6835:07
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BY ABBIE FARWELL BROWN
8946:42
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BY OLIVE THORNE MILLER (ADAPTED)
7845:53
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II
5754:19
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BY JOHN BURROUGHS
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BY HARRY M. KIEFFER (ADAPTED)
5784:20
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BY DALLAS LORE SHARP
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REFERENCE LISTS FOR STORY-TELLING AND COLLATERAL READING
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NEW YEAR'S DAY
770:35
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LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY
1681:16
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SAINT VALENTINE'S DAY
1571:11
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WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY
1551:10
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RESURRECTION DAY (EASTER)
830:37
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MAY DAY
2101:35
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MOTHERS' DAY
1701:17
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MEMORIAL AND FLAG DAYS
1601:12
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INDEPENDENCE DAY
2331:45
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LABOR DAY
3993:00
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COLUMBUS DAY
650:29
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HALLOWEEN
1711:17
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THANKSGIVING DAY
1791:21
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CHRISTMAS DAY
4253:11
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ARBOR DAY
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BIRD DAY
4723:32

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