Story Index

Here can be found a few of the stories included in the books my mother gave me. I have spent many hours reading from these books and I hope you will find the stories as enjoyable as I have.

The Princess on the Glass Hill - This is a Norse tale by Sir George Webb Dasent.
Teeny-Tiny - This is a cute short story. Great for reading aloud to children! It's pretty silly.
The-Little-Man-As-Big-As-Your-Thumb-With-Mustaches-Seven-Miles-Long - This is a Russian story and it's very funny to read.
The Wee, Wee Mannie and the Big, Big Coo - This story is somewhat in dialect. It's a Scotch Folk Tale and this version is adapted but it doesn't say from what or where. It would be a cute story to read at bedtime to a youngster if you can get the dialect right.
How Brer Rabbit Met Brer Tar-Baby - This one is in dialect so it's really fun to read aloud! I really enjoyed this story as a youngster. Now I guess it would be considered politically incorrect, so I'm glad I have this version saved to read in the future. I'm sure other "fixed" versions will be the only ones available in the future. It's too bad. It's really cool to read in this dialect. That's half the experience of the story!
A Story About the Little Rabbits - This story is also in dialect and is about Brer Rabbit's "chilluns." It's not as funny as the Brer Rabbit story above but the dialect is wonderful!
The Three Sillies - This is truly one of the most silly stories I have ever heard.
The Twelve Months
Prince Harweda and the Magic Prison - This used to be a favorite story of mine when I was growing up. It should be considered a classic fairy tale.
The Pert Fire Engine - This one was my brother, Greg's, favorite story. He used to ask me to read this one to him a lot.
The Tongue-Cut Sparrow - This is another favorite of mine.
The Six Swans
The Cap That Mother Made - This is such a sweet story!
Elsa and the Ten Elves