Wonder Garden


"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 (10 hr 46 min)

Chapters

Foreword
THE WONDER GARDEN: The Garden of Delight; To the Children
ALONG THE FLOWERY WONDER PATH: Fariy Blooms; The Sweet-peas' Wings; How Marigol…
The Little Nymph who Loved Bright Colors
Hyacinth
Echo and Narcissus
Clytie, the Heliotrope
Pansy-boy
The Bad Poppy-seeds
The Mignonette Fairy
Legend of the Heart's Ease
The Dragon Sin
The Cup of Thanksgiving
The Beauty of the Lily
The Christmas Thorn of Glastonbury
Forget-me-not!
The Maiden of the White Camellias
Princess Peony
The Chrysanthemum Children
Maiden White and Maiden Yellow
IN THE ROSE-BOWER WITH THE ROSE QUEEN: Queen Rose; Cupid in the Wild-rose Heart…
Legend of the Anemone and the Rose
The Rose-tree Queen
The Blush-rose and the Sun
How Moss-roses Came
The Sultana of the Flowers
King Suleyman and the Nightingale
The Nightingale and the Rose
WITH THE SOARING TALKING BIRDS: The Robin; Bird Calls
The Greedy Blackbird
The Spice Bird
King Picus the Woodpecker
The Magpie Maidens
The Boy that the Eagle Stole
The Robe of Feathers
Pan's Song
WHERE FLORA REIGNS THE QUEEN OF FLOWERS: Fair Flora's Flowers; Queen Flora's Gl…
Legend of the Frail Windflower
The Primrose Son
The Lilies White
The Cornflower Youth
The Little Nymph who Rang the Bells
The Marigold Arrows
Fruit on the Rose-bush
PLUCKING MEADOW WONDER BLOSSOMS: The Trooping Flowers; Fairy Clothes; Legend of…
The Wood-violet that was a Maiden
The Dandelion Fairies
The Story that the Buttercups Told
Little Princess White Chicory
Why the Frogs Call the Buttercups
Little White Daisy
Legend of the Goldenrod
The Old Witch who was a Burr
Fairy Cowslips
The Fox in Gloves
Pan's Lovely Maid
LISTENING TO THE MAGIC WATERS: Arethusa; The Stone that Shed Tears
The Weeping Waters
Arethusa
Little Hylas
CATCHING INSECTS GREEN AND BLUE: How Endymion Made a Golden Butterfy; Chant of …
Prince Gloden Firefly
Prince Butterfly and Clover Blossom
Anansi the Spider-man
Ladybird! Ladybird!
The Boy who Caught Flies
Tithonus, the Grasshopper
The Morning-glory Fan
WANDERING THROUGH THE ENCHANTED FOREST: Una and her Lion; The White Hare of Ina…
Story of the Tiger and the Man
Why Rabbits Have Yellow Hairs
Why the Deer Have Antlers
Why there are no Snakes in Ireland
The Last of the Serpents
GATHERING FRUITS STRANGE, RICH, AND RIPE: Song of the Hesperides; The Magic Str…
The Golden Strawberries
Why the Pomegranate Wears a Crown and Royal Robes
The Tantalizing Fruits
The Golden Apples of the Hesperides
The Apple of Discord
Idun and the Magic Apples
DIVING THROUGH THE GREEN SEA WAVES: The Pearl; Fairy Song;The Fisherboy Urashima
Prince Fireshine and Prince Firefade
Arion and the Dolphin
The Jewel Tears
The Fairy Swan Song
ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND IN THE RAINBOW SKY: The Song of the Cloud; Why the Iri…
Flower of the rainbow
The Boy whose Wings Fell off
The Man in the Moon
The Story of Jack and Jill
The Sheep in the Pasture
The Lazy Boys who became the Pleiades
The Maiden in the Moon
The Colours of the Rainbow
The Drop of the Water of Light
The Halcyon Birds
The Bag of Winds
WITH FLASH O' FIRE AND GLINT O' GOLD: How the Cyclops made Æneas' Armour in Vul…
Little White Rabbit
The Wicked Fairies
The Man who Brought Fire
Why Unlucky Iron Kills
WITH SNOW ELVES IN SNOW HILLS: The Snow Elves; Snow-blanche
The Snowball Hares
Why the Snow is White
How the First Snowdrop Came
The Garden of Frost Flowers
SECRETS OF THE WHISPERING TREES: Song; Old-man-who-made-the-trees-to-blossom
The Daughter of the Laurel
White Flowering Almond
Orpheus who Made the Trees to Dance
Erysichthon the Hungry
The Wind in the Pine
The Maple Leaf for ever!
Daphne
WITH MARVELLOUS FARM THINGS: The Green Plumes of Mondamin; The Proud Buckwheat
Father Mybrow and the Fairies
The Witch Cat
Why Dogs Have Long Tongues
Potato! Potato!
The Duck-feather Man
The Potato-choosing Boy
The Turkey-given Corn
The Pet Turkey whose Feelings were Hurt
Peach Boy's Rice-cakes
The Seven Corn Maidens
Legend of the Corn
The Ram with the Golden Fleece
The Enchanted Swine
The Winged Horse
The Snow-white Bull
The Girl who Trod on a Loaf
ALL THE HAPPY WONDER MONTHS: The Four Sweet Months; The Four Seasons of the Yea…
The Old Woman who Met the Months
The Reed that was a Maiden
The Reeds that Told a Secret
The Hundred-headed Daffodil
Mariora Floriora
The Wooing of Pomona
The New Year