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FOR THE STORY TELLER
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
FOR
THE STORY TELLER
STORY TELLING AND STORIES TO TELL
BY
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
1913
MILTON BRADLEY COMPANY
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.
New YorkBostonPhiladelphiaAtlantaSan Francisco
Copyright, 1913,
By MILTON BRADLEY COMPANY,
Springfield, Mass.
PREFACE
The new-old art of story telling is beingrediscovered. We are finding that thechildren’s daily story hour in school, in theneighborhood house, and at home is a realforce for mental and moral good in their lives.We are learning that it is possible to educatechildren by means of stories.
Story telling to be a developing factor in achild’s life must be studied by the story teller.There are good stories and there are poorstories for children. The story that fits achild’s needs to-day may not prove a wisechoice for him to-morrow. Some storiesteach, some stories only give joy, some storiesinspire, some stories just make a child laugh.Each of these story phases is important. Todiscover these special types of stories, to fitstories to the individual child or child group,and to make over stories for perfect tellinghas been my aim in writing this book.
[vi]Through telling stories to many thousandsof children and lecturing to students I havefound that story telling i