Young Folks Treasury Volume 3 (of 12) - Hamilton Wright Mabie (classic books to read .txt) 📗

Introduction


CLASSIC TALES


Don Quixote

By Miguel Cervantes. Adapted by John Lang

I. HOW DON QUIXOTE WAS KNIGHTED

II. HOW DON QUIXOTE RESCUED ANDRES; AND HOW HE RETURNED HOME

III. HOW DON QUIXOTE AND SANCHO PANZA STARTED ON THEIR SEARCH FOR
ADVENTURES; AND HOW DON QUIXOTE FOUGHT WITH THE WINDMILLS

IV. HOW DON QUIXOTE WON A HELMET; HOW HE FOUGHT WITH TWO ARMIES; AND
HOW SANCHO'S ASS WAS STOLEN

V. HOW DON QUIXOTE SAW DULCINEA

VI. HOW DON QUIXOTE FOUGHT WITH A LION; AND HOW HE DEFEATED THE MOORS

VII. THE BATTLE WITH THE BULLS; THE FIGHT WITH THE KNIGHT OF THE WHITE
MOON; AND HOW DON QUIXOTE DIED


Gulliver's Travels: Voyage to Lilliput

By Jonathan Swift. Adapted by John Lang

I. GULLIVER'S BIRTH AND EARLY VOYAGES

II. GULLIVER IS WRECKED ON THE COAST OF LILLIPUT

III. GULLIVER IS TAKEN AS A PRISONER TO THE CAPITAL OF LILLIPUT

IV. GULLIVER IS FREED, AND CAPTURES THE BLEFUSCAN FLEET

V. GULLIVER'S ESCAPE FROM LILLIPUT AND RETURN TO ENGLAND


The Arabian Nights

Adapted by Amy Steedman

I. ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP

II. THE ENCHANTED HORSE

III. SINDBAD THE SAILOR


The Iliad of Homer

Adapted by Jeanie Lang

I. THE STORY Of WHAT LED TO THE SIEGE OF TROY

II. THE COUNCIL

III. THE FIGHT BETWEEN PARIS AND MENELAUS

IV. HECTOR AND ANDROMACHE

V. HOW PATROCLUS FOUGHT AND DIED

VI. THE ROUSING OF ACHILLES


The Odyssey of Homer

Adapted by Jeanie Lang

I. WHAT HAPPENED IN ITHACA WHILE ODYSSEUS WAS AWAY

II. HOW ODYSSEUS CAME HOME


Robinson Crusoe

By Daniel Defoe. Adapted by John Lang

I. HOW ROBINSON FIRST WENT TO SEA; AND HOW HE WAS SHIPWRECKED

II. ROBINSON WORKS HARD AT MAKING HIMSELF A HOME

III. THE EARTHQUAKE AND HURRICANE; AND HOW ROBINSON BUILT A BOAT

IV. ROBINSON BUILDS A SECOND BOAT, IN WHICH HE IS SWEPT OUT TO SEA

V. ROBINSON SEES A FOOTPRINT ON THE SAND, FINDS A CAVE, AND RESCUES
FRIDAY

VI. ROBINSON TRAINS FRIDAY AND THEY BUILD A LARGE BOAT; THEY RESCUE
TWO PRISONERS FROM THE CANNIBALS

VII. ARRIVAL OF AN ENGLISH SHIP: ROBINSON SAILS FOR HOME


Canterbury Tales

By Geoffrey Chaucer. Adapted by Janet Harvey Kelman

I. DORIGEN

II. EMELIA

III. GRISELDA


The Pilgrim's Progress

By John Bunyan. Adapted by Mary Macgregor


Tales from Shakespeare

By Charles and Mary Lamb

I. THE TEMPEST

II. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM


OLD-FASHIONED STORIES


Simple Susan

By Maria Edgeworth. Adapted by Louey Chisholm

I. QUEEN OF THE MAY

II. BAD NEWS

III. SUSAN'S GUINEA-FOWL

IV. SUSAN VISITS THE ABBEY

V. SUSAN'S PET LAMB

VI. THE BLIND HARPER

VII. GOOD NEWS

VIII. BARBARA VISITS THE ABBEY

IX. A SURPRISE FOR SUSAN

X. BARBARA'S ACCIDENT

XI. THE PRIZE-GIVING

XII. ATTORNEY CASE IN TROUBLE

XIII. SUSAN'S BIRTHDAY


Limby Lumpy


The Sore Tongue

By Jane Taylor


Eyes and No Eyes, or The Art of Seeing

By John Aikin and Mrs. Barbauld


Prince Life

By G.P.R. James


The Fruits of Disobedience, or The Kidnapped Child


Dicky Random, or Good Nature Is Nothing Without Good Conduct


Embellishment

By Jacob Abbott


The Oyster Patties


Two Little Boys

By Thomas Day

I. THE GOOD-NATURED LITTLE BOY

II. THE ILL-NATURED LITTLE BOY


The Purple Jar

By Maria Edgeworth


The Three Cakes

By Armand Berquin


Amendment


Trial

By John Aikin and Mrs. Barbauld


A Plot of Gunpowder: An Old Lady Seized for a Guy

Ascribed to William Martin ("Peter Parley")


Uncle David's Nonsensical Story About Giants and Fairies

By Katherine Sinclair


The Inquisitive Girl


Busy Idleness

By Jane Taylor


The Renowned History of Little Goody Two-Shoes

Ascribed to Oliver Goldsmith


INTRODUCTION

I. HOW AND ABOUT LITTLE MARGERY AND HER BROTHER

II. HOW AND ABOUT MR. SMITH

III. HOW LITTLE MARGERY OBTAINED THE NAME OF GOODY TWO-SHOES, AND
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PARISH

IV. HOW LITTLE MARGERY LEARNED TO READ, AND BY DEGREES TAUGHT OTHERS

V. HOW LITTLE TWO-SHOES BECAME A TROTTING TUTORESS, AND HOW SHE
TAUGHT HER YOUNG PUPILS

VI. HOW THE WHOLE PARISH WAS FRIGHTENED

VII. CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF ALL THE SPIRITS OR THINGS SHE SAW IN THE
CHURCH

VIII. OF SOMETHING WHICH HAPPENED TO LITTLE MARGERY TWO-SHOES IN A
BARN, MORE DREADFUL THAN THE GHOST IN THE CHURCH; AND HOW SHE
RETURNED GOOD FOR EVIL TO HER ENEMY, SIR TIMOTHY

IX. HOW LITTLE MARGERY WAS MADE PRINCIPAL OF A COUNTRY COLLEGE


(Part Two.) The Renowned History of Mrs. Margery Two-Shoes

I. OF HER SCHOOL, HER USHERS, OR ASSISTANTS, AND HER MANNER OF
TEACHING

II. A SCENE OF DISTRESS IN A SCHOOL

III. OF THE AMAZING SAGACITY AND INSTINCT OF A LITTLE DOG

IV. WHAT HAPPENED AT FARMER GROVE'S, AND HOW SHE GRATIFIED HIM FOR
THE USE OF HIS ROOM

V. THE CASE OF MRS. MARGERY

VI. THE TRUE USE OF RICHES


ILLUSTRATIONS


VOLUME III


THE HORSE FLEW THROUGH THE AIR

"PAY AT ONCE, YOU SCOUNDREL"

HORSE AND MAN WERE SENT ROLLING ON THE GROUND

THE BULLS HAD RUN RIGHT OVER HIM AND ROZINANTE

HE FOUND THAT HIS ARMS AND LEGS WERE TIGHTLY FASTENED TO THE GROUND

GULLIVER IN LILLIPUT

ON THIS OCCASION, GULLIVER ATE MORE THAN USUAL

ALADDIN AND THE MAGICIAN

HINDBAD WAS CARRYING A VERY HEAVY LOAD

FROM FAR AND WIDE DID THE GREEK HOSTS GATHER

ANDROMACHE IN CAPTIVITY

TELEMACHUS KNELT WHERE THE GRAY WATER BROKE ON THE SAND

THE ESCAPE FROM THE SHIPWRECK

HE SAW THE MARK OF A NAKED FOOT ON THE SAND

ROBINSON RAN TO THE WHITE PRISONER AND CUT HIS BONDS

ALAS! OF ALL THE SHIPS I SEE, IS THERE NEVER ONE THAT WILL BRING MY LORD HOME?

THE CURTAIN AT THE DOORWAY WAS DRAWN ASIDE

THEN DID CHRISTIAN DRAW HIS SWORD

MIRANDA WATCHING THE STORM

THE FAIRIES SING TITANIA TO SLEEP

BENDING DOWN A BRANCH OF THE LABURNUM-TREE

"IT WON'T DO," SAID BARBARA, TURNING HER BACK

"AND HERE'S HER CROWN!" CRIED ROSE

SHE SPOKE OF WHAT SHE DID NOT UNDERSTAND

HE WAS WANTED TO HOLD THE JUG OF MILK

HE TOOK THE CURRANT TART, AND ... THREW IT AT HIS NURSE

ROSAMOND RAN UP TO IT WITH AN EXCLAMATION OF JOY

WIDOW DOROTHY CAREFUL MADE A CURTSEY

THE GOAT DASHED IN AMONG THEM AND THE CHAIR WAS UPSET

EACH OF MY VISITORS IS QUITE AN EXCLUSIVE

IF LOUISA RECEIVED A NOTE, SHE CAREFULLY LOCKED IT UP


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


INTRODUCTION


I

CLASSIC TALES


After our boys and girls have read the first half of this volume, containing selected and simplified stories from some of the greatest books of all time, their authors will cease to be merely names. Homer, Shakespeare, Chaucer, Cervantes and Bunyan will be found here as familiar and easy in style as "Cinderella" or "The Three Bears." True enough, the first word in "Classic Tales" may look somewhat alarming to the eyes of youthful seekers after romance and adventure, but we challenge them to turn to any one of these selections from immortal masterpieces and not become spellbound and, moreover, impatient for more. And, believing now that they have grown very much interested in these famous books, of course we also believe they want to learn something about them.

Following the order of our stories we must begin with "Don Quixote." Its author wrote it under great difficulties and distress; but one would never think so, as it is full of laughable doings. When you read our selections you must not think that Don Quixote was merely a silly old man, for indeed he was a very noble gentleman and tried with all his might to do what he believed to be his duty, and in no act of his life was there ever a stain of dishonor or of meanness. As for his queer fancies, you will find in your own experience that many things are not as they seem.

Next comes one of Gulliver's voyages. Under all this account of a tiny race of people there is fun poked at government and its ministers. But we do not concern ourselves with such matters-all we think about is the wonderful deeds of Gulliver in the land of the Lilliputians. Do not think such people are impossible, for did not Stanley, the explorer, find in Africa a race of dwarfs so little that he called them pygmies? And perhaps when some of our young readers grow up, they, too, may discover small folks in the world.

In regard to the "Arabian Nights," from which we give you three choice stories, you ought to know