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FOR THE STORY TELLER


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BOOKS BY

CAROLYN SHERWIN BAILEY

    DAILY PROGRAM OF GIFT AND OCCUPATION WORK
    FOR THE CHILDREN’S HOUR
    FIRELIGHT STORIES
    STORIES AND RHYMES FOR A CHILD
    SONGS OF HAPPINESS

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FOR THE STORY TELLER

Story Telling and Stories to Tell

by

CAROLYN SHERWIN BAILEY


[Illustration]






1913
Milton Bradley Company
Springfield, Mass.

New York     Boston     Philadelphia     Atlanta     San Francisco

Copyright, 1913,
By Milton Bradley Company,
Springfield, Mass.




PREFACE


The new-old art of story telling is being rediscovered. We are finding
that the children’s daily story hour in school, in the neighborhood
house, and at home is a real force for mental and moral good in their
lives. We are learning that it is possible to educate children by means
of stories.

Story telling to be a developing factor in a child’s life must be
studied by the story teller. There are good stories and there are poor
stories for children. The story that fits a child’s needs to-day may
not prove a wise choice for him to-morrow. Some stories teach, some
stories only give joy, some stories inspire, some stories just