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Art of Story-Telling, with nearly half a hundred stories

English· 05:29:14· 36 chapters

In preparing this book the author has sought to awaken a keener perception and a higher appreciation of the artistic and ethical value of story-telling; to simplify some of its problems; to emphasize the true delight which the story-teller may share with her hearers; and to present fresh material which answers to the test of being good in substance as well as in literary form. - Summary by From the preface

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Chapters

Chapter 1
Story-Telling in the Home
14:53
Chapter 2
Why Tell Stories in School?
06:48
Chapter 3
How to Choose Stories for Telling
11:14
Chapter 4
The Telling of the Story
11:51
Chapter 5
Use of the Story in Primary Grades
14:15
Chapter 6
Jingles, Fables, and Folk-Lore
19:02
Chapter 7
Myth and Hero Tale
21:18
Chapter 8
Holiday and Vacation Stories
06:42
Chapter 9
Bible Stories
07:52
Chapter 10
Systematic Story-Telling
07:25
Chapter 11
The Joy of Story-Telling
04:47
Chapter 12
Story-Telling as an Art
10:00
Chapter 13
Selected Stories to Tell; The Robin’s Carol; The Little Baldhead; Why the Bear Sleeps All Winter; The Little Boy Who Forgot to Wash His Hands
11:40
Chapter 14
The Honest Woodman; Tabby and the Mice; The Gold Bugs
10:02
Chapter 15
The History of Tip-Top
07:04
Chapter 16
The Good King
04:52
Chapter 17
The Plowman Who Found Content
07:42
Chapter 18
King of the Frogs; The Adder That Did Not Hear
06:18
Chapter 19
The North Star; The Cobbler
05:25
Chapter 20
Opechee the Robin Redbreast; The Country Cat
07:59
Chapter 21
Legend of the Arbutus; Why the Dog Cannot Endure the Cat, Nor the Cat the Mouse
08:27
Chapter 22
The Miser of Takhoma
07:38
Chapter 23
Little Sister Kindness and the Loving Stitches
07:58
Chapter 24
The Queen’s Necklace
15:56
Chapter 25
Robin Hood and Sir Richard-at-the-Lee
11:51
Chapter 26
How the Queen of the Sky Gave Gifts to Men
07:14
Chapter 27
King Midas’ Ears
05:27
Chapter 28
Hold Fast, Tom
10:08
Chapter 29
Nils and the Bear
10:19
Chapter 30
Jericho Bob
08:49
Chapter 31
Jerusalem Artie’s Christmas Dinner
06:26
Chapter 32
Robin’s Christmas
08:23
Chapter 33
A Tale of the Christ Child
06:38
Chapter 34
Story of the Ark; The Flood; The Olive Leaf; The Rainbow of Promise
09:11
Chapter 35
The Story of David
06:07
Chapter 36
The Twenty-third Psalm
01:33

Art of Story-Telling, with nearly half a hundred stories

Chapters

Story-Telling in the Home

Why Tell Stories in School?

How to Choose Stories for Telling

The Telling of the Story

Use of the Story in Primary Grades

Jingles, Fables, and Folk-Lore

Myth and Hero Tale

Holiday and Vacation Stories

Bible Stories

Systematic Story-Telling

The Joy of Story-Telling

Story-Telling as an Art

Selected Stories to Tell; The Robin’s Carol; The Little Baldhead; Why the Bear Sleeps All Winter; The Little Boy Who Forgot to Wash His Hands

The Honest Woodman; Tabby and the Mice; The Gold Bugs

The History of Tip-Top

The Good King

The Plowman Who Found Content

King of the Frogs; The Adder That Did Not Hear

The North Star; The Cobbler

Opechee the Robin Redbreast; The Country Cat

Legend of the Arbutus; Why the Dog Cannot Endure the Cat, Nor the Cat the Mouse

The Miser of Takhoma

Little Sister Kindness and the Loving Stitches

The Queen’s Necklace

Robin Hood and Sir Richard-at-the-Lee

How the Queen of the Sky Gave Gifts to Men

King Midas’ Ears

Hold Fast, Tom

Nils and the Bear

Jericho Bob

Jerusalem Artie’s Christmas Dinner

Robin’s Christmas

A Tale of the Christ Child

Story of the Ark; The Flood; The Olive Leaf; The Rainbow of Promise

The Story of David

The Twenty-third Psalm