| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| PART I | ||
| I. | Story-Telling in the Home | 1 |
| II. | Why Tell Stories in School? | 16 |
| III. | How to Choose Stories for Telling | 22 |
| IV. | The Telling of the Story | 32 |
| V. | Use of the Story in Primary Grades | 41 |
| VI. | Jingles, Fables, and Folk-Lore | 52 |
| VII. | Myth and Hero Tale | 67 |
| VIII. | Holiday and Vacation Stories | 84 |
| IX. | Bible Stories | 89 |
| X. | Systematic Story-Telling | 94 |
| XI. | The Joy of Story-Telling | 100 |
| XII. | Story-Telling as an Art | 104 |
| PART II | ||
| Selected Stories to Tell | 113 | |
| Index of Selected Stories | 263 | |
| Topical Index of Stories | 265 | |
| Books for the Story-Teller | 267 | |
“The Word Painter is the Greatest Human Artist”