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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