"Here are 150 nature myths and short stories from all parts of the World. They are the kind that children delight in -- tales of transformations of maidens into trees and fountains, of youths into flowers, and of men into birds. Blossoms, fragrance, and joy are the themes of many of these tales, while a few a tender, pathetic, or humorous." (From the Foreword of the book.) - Summary by Frances Jenkins Olcott
Chapters
1 Foreword 6 min 2 THE WONDER GARDEN: The Garden of Delight; To the Children 3 min 3 ALONG THE FLOWERY WONDER PATH: Fariy Blooms; The Sweet-peas' Wings; How Marigolds Came Yellow; The Snowdrop Fairy 7 min 4 The Little Nymph who Loved Bright Colors 5 min 5 Hyacinth 3 min 6 Echo and Narcissus 9 min 7 Clytie, the Heliotrope 2 min 8 Pansy-boy 2 min 9 The Bad Poppy-seeds 3 min 10 The Mignonette Fairy 3 min 11 Legend of the Heart's Ease 2 min 12 The Dragon Sin 2 min 13 The Cup of Thanksgiving 2 min 14 The Beauty of the Lily 6 min 15 The Christmas Thorn of Glastonbury 5 min 16 Forget-me-not! 1 min 17 The Maiden of the White Camellias 6 min 18 Princess Peony 4 min 19 The Chrysanthemum Children 3 min 20 Maiden White and Maiden Yellow 4 min 21 IN THE ROSE-BOWER WITH THE ROSE QUEEN: Queen Rose; Cupid in the Wild-rose Heart; Adventures of Cupid Among the Roses 10 min 22 Legend of the Anemone and the Rose 4 min 23 The Rose-tree Queen 5 min 24 The Blush-rose and the Sun 1 min 25 How Moss-roses Came 1 min 26 The Sultana of the Flowers 2 min 27 King Suleyman and the Nightingale 2 min 28 The Nightingale and the Rose 5 min 29 WITH THE SOARING TALKING BIRDS: The Robin; Bird Calls 8 min 30 The Greedy Blackbird 3 min 31 The Spice Bird 3 min 32 King Picus the Woodpecker 4 min 33 The Magpie Maidens 8 min 34 The Boy that the Eagle Stole 3 min 35 The Robe of Feathers 4 min 36 Pan's Song 7 min 37 WHERE FLORA REIGNS THE QUEEN OF FLOWERS: Fair Flora's Flowers; Queen Flora's Gloves; Why Crocus Holds up his Golden Cup 4 min 38 Legend of the Frail Windflower 2 min 39 The Primrose Son 3 min 40 The Lilies White 3 min 41 The Cornflower Youth 2 min 42 The Little Nymph who Rang the Bells 3 min 43 The Marigold Arrows 2 min 44 Fruit on the Rose-bush 3 min 45 PLUCKING MEADOW WONDER BLOSSOMS: The Trooping Flowers; Fairy Clothes; Legend of the Trailing Arbutus 8 min 46 The Wood-violet that was a Maiden 3 min 47 The Dandelion Fairies 1 min 48 The Story that the Buttercups Told 2 min 49 Little Princess White Chicory 3 min 50 Why the Frogs Call the Buttercups 3 min 51 Little White Daisy 4 min 52 Legend of the Goldenrod 2 min 53 The Old Witch who was a Burr 4 min 54 Fairy Cowslips 2 min 55 The Fox in Gloves 2 min 56 Pan's Lovely Maid 1 min 57 LISTENING TO THE MAGIC WATERS: Arethusa; The Stone that Shed Tears 4 min 58 The Weeping Waters 3 min 59 Arethusa 4 min 60 Little Hylas 4 min 61 CATCHING INSECTS GREEN AND BLUE: How Endymion Made a Golden Butterfy; Chant of the Indian Children to Watasee, the Firefly; Gleam-o'-day and Princess Lotus-flower 5 min 62 Prince Gloden Firefly 5 min 63 Prince Butterfly and Clover Blossom 6 min 64 Anansi the Spider-man 10 min 65 Ladybird! Ladybird! 2 min 66 The Boy who Caught Flies 3 min 67 Tithonus, the Grasshopper 3 min 68 The Morning-glory Fan 5 min 69 WANDERING THROUGH THE ENCHANTED FOREST: Una and her Lion; The White Hare of Inaba 6 min 70 Story of the Tiger and the Man 6 min 71 Why Rabbits Have Yellow Hairs 3 min 72 Why the Deer Have Antlers 2 min 73 Why there are no Snakes in Ireland 3 min 74 The Last of the Serpents 3 min 75 GATHERING FRUITS STRANGE, RICH, AND RIPE: Song of the Hesperides; The Magic Strawberries 4 min 76 The Golden Strawberries 2 min 77 Why the Pomegranate Wears a Crown and Royal Robes 3 min 78 The Tantalizing Fruits 3 min 79 The Golden Apples of the Hesperides 5 min 80 The Apple of Discord 8 min 81 Idun and the Magic Apples 7 min 82 DIVING THROUGH THE GREEN SEA WAVES: The Pearl; Fairy Song;The Fisherboy Urashima 9 min 83 Prince Fireshine and Prince Firefade 9 min 84 Arion and the Dolphin 5 min 85 The Jewel Tears 6 min 86 The Fairy Swan Song 6 min 87 ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND IN THE RAINBOW SKY: The Song of the Cloud; Why the Iris Wears Rainbow Colours 5 min 88 Flower of the rainbow 5 min 89 The Boy whose Wings Fell off 4 min 90 The Man in the Moon 2 min 91 The Story of Jack and Jill 2 min 92 The Sheep in the Pasture 2 min 93 The Lazy Boys who became the Pleiades 2 min 94 The Maiden in the Moon 2 min 95 The Colours of the Rainbow 2 min 96 The Drop of the Water of Light 11 min 97 The Halcyon Birds 6 min 98 The Bag of Winds 8 min 99 WITH FLASH O' FIRE AND GLINT O' GOLD: How the Cyclops made Æneas' Armour in Vulcan's Forge; The Golden Gift of King Midas 7 min 100 Little White Rabbit 7 min 101 The Wicked Fairies 6 min 102 The Man who Brought Fire 5 min 103 Why Unlucky Iron Kills 7 min 104 WITH SNOW ELVES IN SNOW HILLS: The Snow Elves; Snow-blanche 7 min 105 The Snowball Hares 2 min 106 Why the Snow is White 2 min 107 How the First Snowdrop Came 2 min 108 The Garden of Frost Flowers 10 min 109 SECRETS OF THE WHISPERING TREES: Song; Old-man-who-made-the-trees-to-blossom 4 min 110 The Daughter of the Laurel 3 min 111 White Flowering Almond 2 min 112 Orpheus who Made the Trees to Dance 4 min 113 Erysichthon the Hungry 4 min 114 The Wind in the Pine 6 min 115 The Maple Leaf for ever! 4 min 116 Daphne 4 min 117 WITH MARVELLOUS FARM THINGS: The Green Plumes of Mondamin; The Proud Buckwheat 5 min 118 Father Mybrow and the Fairies 4 min 119 The Witch Cat 3 min 120 Why Dogs Have Long Tongues 4 min 121 Potato! Potato! 5 min 122 The Duck-feather Man 4 min 123 The Potato-choosing Boy 7 min 124 The Turkey-given Corn 9 min 125 The Pet Turkey whose Feelings were Hurt 9 min 126 Peach Boy's Rice-cakes 7 min 127 The Seven Corn Maidens 9 min 128 Legend of the Corn 3 min 129 The Ram with the Golden Fleece 9 min 130 The Enchanted Swine 11 min 131 The Winged Horse 7 min 132 The Snow-white Bull 6 min 133 The Girl who Trod on a Loaf 9 min 134 ALL THE HAPPY WONDER MONTHS: The Four Sweet Months; The Four Seasons of the Year; Old Man Coyote and Summer in a Bag 5 min 135 The Old Woman who Met the Months 3 min 136 The Reed that was a Maiden 4 min 137 The Reeds that Told a Secret 5 min 138 The Hundred-headed Daffodil 8 min 139 Mariora Floriora 8 min 140 The Wooing of Pomona 7 min 141 The New Year 6 min
