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statesmanship�察�of struggle with primitive conditions�察�of generous love and 

sacrifice�察  �andin   some   measureof   physical   courage�察  �form   a   subtle   and 

powerful influence for pride in one's people�察�the intimate sense of kinship 

with one's own nation�察�and the desire to serve it in one's own time。 

     It is not particularly useful to tell batches of unrelated anecdote。 It is 

much more profitable to take up the story of a period and connect it with a 

group of interesting persons whose lives affected it or were affected by it�察�

telling   the   stories   of   their   lives�察  �or   of   the   events   in   which   they   were 

concerned�察�as   ;true   stories。; These   biographical stories must�察�usually�察  �be 

adapted for use。 But besides these there is a certain number of pure stories´ 

´works of artwhich already exist for us�察�and which illuminate facts and 

epochs almost without need of sidelights。 Such may stand by themselves�察�

or be used with only enough explanation to give background。 Probably the 

best   story   of   this   kind   known   to   lovers   of   modern   literature   is   Daudet's 

famous La Derniere Classe。��1�А�

       ��1�А�See The Last Lesson。 

       The historical story�察�to recapitulate�察�gives a sense of the reality and 

humanness of past events�察�is a valuable aid in patriotic training�察�and stirs 

the desire of emulating goodness and wisdom。 



                                    CHAPTER II 



                       SELECTION OF STORIES TO TELL 



       There is one picture which I can always review�察�in my own collection 

of   past   scenes�察   �though    many    a  more    highly    coloured    one   has   been 

irrevocably  curtained   by  the   folds   of   forgetfulness。   It   is   the   picture   of   a 

little girl�察�standing by an old´fashioned marble´topped dressing table in a 



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pink�察�sunny room。 I can never see the little girl's face�察�because�察�somehow�察�I 

am   always   looking   down   at   her   short   skirts   or   twisting   my   head   round 

against the hand which patiently combs her stubborn curls。 But I can see 

the brushes   and   combs   on   the   marble   table   quite plainly�察 �and   the   pinker 

streaks of sun on the pink walls。 And I can hear。 I can hear a low�察�wonder´ 

working voice which goes smoothly on and on�察�as the fingers run up the 

little girl's locks or stroke the hair into place on her fore head。 The voice 

says�察 �And little Goldilocks came to a little bit of a house。 And she opened 

the door and went in。 It was the house where three Bears lived�察�there was a 

great Bear�察�a little Bear�察�and a middle´sized Bear�察�and they had gone out 

for a walk。 Goldilocks went in�察�and she saw;the little girl is very still�察�

she would not disturb that story by so much as a loud breath�察�but presently 

the   comb   comes   to   a   tangle�察  �pulls��and   the   little   girl   begins   to   squirm。 

Instantly the voice becomes impressive�察�mysterious�此 �she went up to the 

table�察  �and   there   were   THREE   PLATES   OF   PORRIDGE。   She   tasted   the 

first   one;the   little   girl   swallows   the   breath   she   was   going   to   whimper 

with�察�and waits;and it was too hot� �She tasted the next one�察�and THAT 

was too hot。 Then she tasted the little bit of a plate�察�and thatwasjust 

right� ─�

     How I remember the delightful sense of achievement which stole into 

the little girl's veins when the voice behind her said ;just right。; I think she 

always chuckled a little�察�and hugged her stomach。 So the story progressed�察�

and   the   little   girl   got   through   her   toilet   without   crying�察  �owing     to  the 

wonder´working          voice    and    its  marvellous      adaptation     of   climaxes     to 

emergencies。 Nine times out of ten�察�it was the story of The Three Bears 

she   demanded   when�察  �with   the   appearance   of   brush   and   comb�察  �the   voice 

asked�察 �Which story shall mother tell�拭─�

       It was a memory of the little girl in the pink room which made it easy 

for   me   to   understand   some   other   children's   preferences   when   I   recently 

had occasion to inquire about them。 By asking many individual children 

which story of all they had heard they liked best�察�by taking votes on the 

best story of a series�察�after telling it�察�and by getting some obliging teachers 

to   put   similar   questions   to   their   pupils�察  �I   found   three   prime   favourites 

common   to   a   great   many   children   of   about   the   kindergarten   age。   They 



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were The Three Bears�察�Three Little Pigs�察�and The Little Pig that wouldn't 

go over the Stile。 

     Some of the teachers were genuinely disturbed because the few stories 

they  had   introduced   merely  for   amusement   had   taken   so   pre´   eminent   a 

place in the children's affection over those which had been given seriously。 

It   was   of   no  use�察  �however�察  �to  suggest   substitutes。   The   children   knew 

definitely what they liked�察�and though they accepted the recapitulation of 

scientific   and   moral   stories   with   polite  approbation�察 �they  returned to   the 

original answer at a repetition of the question。 

     Inasmuch as the slightest of the things we hope to do for children by 

means of stories is quite impossible unless the children enjoy the stories�察�it 

may be worth our while to consider seriously these three which they surely 

do enjoy�察�to see what common qualities are in them�察�explanatory of their 

popularity�察�by which we may test the probable success of other stories we 

wish to tell。 

     Here they are��three prime favourites of proved standing。 



           THE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS��1�А�



     ��1�А�Adapted from Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales ��David Nutt�察�57´ 

69 Long Acre�察�W。C。 6s。���察�

       Once upon a time there were three little pigs�察�who went from home to 

seek their fortune。 The first that went off met a man with a bundle of straw�察�

and said to him�此�

     ;Good man�察�give me that straw to build me a house。; 

     The   man   gave   the   straw�察  �and   the   little   pig   built   his   house   with   it。 

Presently came along a wolf�察�and knocked at the door�察�and said�此�

     ;Little pig�察�little pig�察�let me come in。; 

     But the pig answered�此�

     ;No�察�no�察�by the hair of my chiny´chin´chin。; 

     So the wolf said�此�

     ;Then I'll huff�察�and I'll puff�察�and I'll blow your house in。; 

     So he huffed�察�and he puffed�察�and he blew his house in�察�and ate up the 

little pig。 

     The second little pig met a man with a bundle of furze�察�and said�此�

     ;Good man�察�give me that furze to build me a house。; 



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     The man gave the furze�察�and the pig built his house。 Then once more 

came the wolf�察�and said�此�

     ;Little pig�察�little pig�察�let me come in。; 

     ; No�察�no�察�by the hair of my chiny´chin´chin。; 

     ;Then I'll puff�察�and I'll huff�察�and I'll blow your house in。; 

     So he huffed�察�and he puffed�察�and he puffed and he huffed�察�and at last 

he blew the house in�察�and ate up the little pig。 

     The third little pig met a man with a load of bricks�察�and said�此�

     ;Good man�察�give me those bricks to build me a house with。; 

     The man gave the bricks�察�and he built his house with them。 Again the 

wolf came�察�and said�此�

     ;Little pig�察�little pig�察�let me come in。; 

     ;No�察�no�察�by the hair of my chiny´chin´chin。; 

     ;Then I'll huff�察�and I'll puff�察�and I'll blow your house in。; 

     So   he   huffed�察  �and   he   puffed�察  �and   he   huffed�察  �and   he   puffed�察  �and  

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