The purpose of The Junior Classics is to provide, in ten volumes containing about five thousand pages, a classified collection of tales, stories, and poems, both ancient and modern, suitable for boys and girls of from six to sixteen years of age. (summary from book introduction)
Chapters
1 Preface 8 min 2 Manabozho, The Mischief Maker 13 min 3 The Woodpecker 9 min 4 Why the Diver Duck Has So Few Tail Feathers 4 min 5 Manabozho Changed to Wolf 6 min 6 Manabozho is Robbed 4 min 7 Manabozho and the Woodpeckers 7 min 8 The Boy and the Wolves 6 min 9 The Indian Who Lost His Wife 6 min 10 Punchkin 31 min 11 The Sun, Moon and Wind 4 min 12 Why the Fish Laughed 14 min 13 The Farmer and Money Lender 6 min 14 Pride Goeth Before a Fall 5 min 15 The Wicked Sons 3 min 16 Tiger, Brahman, and Jackal 6 min 17 The Lambikin 5 min 18 The Rat's Wedding 14 min 19 The Jackal and the Partridge 7 min 20 The Jackal and the Crocodile 6 min 21 The Jackal and the Iguana 6 min 22 The Bear's Bad Bargain 9 min 23 The Thief and the Fox 2 min 24 The Farmer and the Fox 2 min 25 The Fools and the Drum 2 min 26 The Lion and the Goat 3 min 27 The Glowworm and Jackdaw 2 min 28 The Camel and the Pig 2 min 29 The Dog and the Dog Dealer 1 min 30 The Tiger, Fox, and Hunters 2 min 31 The Sea, the Fox, and the Wolf 2 min 32 The Fox in the Well 2 min 33 Ashiepattle 18 min 34 The Squire's Bride 6 min 35 The Doll in the Grass 5 min 36 The Bear and the Fox 8 min 37 The Lad Who Went to the North Wind 7 min 38 The Husband Who Was to Mind the House 5 min 39 How One Went Out to Woo 2 min 40 Why the Bear is Stumpy-Tailed 2 min 41 Boots and the Princess 4 min 42 The Witch in the Stone Boat 11 min 43 The Snuffbox 10 min 44 The Golden Blackbird 11 min 45 The Half-Chick 8 min 46 The Three Brothers 7 min 47 The Glass Mountain 10 min 48 Huntsman the Unlucky 11 min 49 Story of Little Simpleton 1 min 50 The Golden Fish 6 min 51 The Wonderful Hair 7 min 52 The Language of Animals 9 min 53 The Emperor Trojan's Ears 5 min 54 The Maiden Who Was Wiser Than the King 7 min 55 The Three Sons 10 min 56 Hok Lee and the Dwarfs 12 min 57 A Dreadful Boar 6 min 58 The Five Queer Brothers 7 min 59 The Accomplished Teakettle 4 min 60 Adventures of Little Peachling 4 min 61 The Two Lizards 4 min 62 De King and De Peafowl 5 min 63 Hansel and Grethel 16 min 64 Thumbling 11 min 65 The Six Swans 12 min 66 Snow-White and Rose-Red 16 min 67 The Ugly Duckling 23 min 68 The Tinder-Box 15 min 69 The Constant Tin Soldier 10 min 70 The Fir Tree 22 min 71 The Flying Trunk 11 min 72 The Darning Needle 6 min 73 Pen and Inkstand 6 min 74 Cinderella 16 min 75 Little Red Riding-Hood 5 min 76 The Story of the Three Bears 10 min 77 Puss in Boots 13 min 78 Jack the Giant-Killer 12 min 79 Tom Thumb 10 min 80 Blue Beard 12 min 81 The Brave Little Tailor 19 min 82 The Sleeping Beauty 14 min 83 The Fair One with Golden Locks 23 min 84 Beauty and the Beast 32 min 85 Jack and the Beanstalk 26 min 86 Hop-o'-My-Thumb 24 min 87 Goose-Girl, The 13 min 88 He Who Knew Not Fear 23 min 89 The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse 2 min 90 The Man, Boy, and Donkey 2 min 91 The Shepherd's Boy 1 min 92 Androcles 2 min 93 The Fox and the Stork 1 min 94 The Crow and the Pitcher 2 min 95 The Frogs Desiring a King 3 min 96 The Frog and the Ox 2 min 97 The Cock and the Pearl 1 min 98 The Fox Without a Tail 2 min 99 The Fox and the Cat 2 min 100 The Dog in the Manger 1 min 101 The Fox and the Goat 1 min 102 Belling the Cat 2 min 103 The Jay and the Peacock 1 min 104 The Ass and the Lap-Dog 2 min 105 The Ant and the Grasshopper 2 min 106 The Woodman and the Serpent 2 min 107 The Milkmaid and Her Pail 2 min 108 The Lion and the Mouse 2 min 109 Hercules and the Waggoner 1 min 110 The Lion's Share 2 min 111 The Fox and the Crow 2 min 112 The Dog and the Shadow 1 min 113 The Wolf and the Lamb 2 min 114 The Bat, Birds, and Beasts 2 min 115 The Belly and the Members 1 min 116 The Fox and the Grapes 1 min 117 The Swallow and the Birds 2 min
