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A Legend of Flowers
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June (selection)
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The Sun-Goddess
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The Summer Maker
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Summer (selection)
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In the Kitchen-Garden
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Glad Day
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The Summer Princess
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Midsummer
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Selection
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Day
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How the Sun Was Caught and Freed
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A Day of Sunshine
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Phaeton's Drive in the Sun-Chariot
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Song
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Summer Sun
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The Cloud
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Undine
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Legend of the Sun, Moon, and Stars
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The Princess Moonbeam
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The Moon
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The Spacious Firmament on High
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Nature's Song
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The Gift of Flax
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The Story of the Dewdrop
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The Dew Mother
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Origin of the Dandelion
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Prince Butterfly and Clover
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A Song of Clover
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Tithonus: A Legend of the Grasshopper
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The Grasshopper
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The Golden Grasshopper
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A Blade of Grass
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Selection
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Princess Fire-Fly
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July (selection)
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Cuff and the Woodchuck
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Why the Lady-Bug Is Said to Be Beloved of God
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Selection
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The Story of Arachne
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How the Spider Makes Its Web
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The Fairy Spinner
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Mother Spider
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The Brook
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Legend of the Water-Lily
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The Tale of the Two Tails
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Origin of Bullfrogs
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Woodland Waters
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The Grubbiest Grub
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The Dragon-Fly
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Selection
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Selection
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How Woodpecker Changed His Colours
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A Retort from the Catbird
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Woodpecker Life
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Kingfisher's Necklace and Ruffle
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Owl Wisdom
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Birds' Nests
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Hatto the Hermit: The Legend of a Bird's Nest
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Song
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The Plucky Prince
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The Oak
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Summer Snow
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The Boy Who Hated Trees
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The Friendly Summer Trees
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Forest Day
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Woodman, Spare That Tree
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Selection
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Selection
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How the Rose Became Queen
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Morning-Glories
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Why Roses Have Thorns
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Sweet Peas
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Legend of the Primrose
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Evening Primroses
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Legend of the Lily-of-the-Valley
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Katrina's Sun-Dial
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The Three Little Butterflies
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The Pinks
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The Flower's Thanks
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Pansies
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The Little Heartsease
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Legend of the Red Geranium
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Enchanted Tulips
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Iris
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The Yellow-Bird
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Origin of the Sunflower
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The Bluebell
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The Dew Mother's Gift to the Rose
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A Yellow Pansy
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Mignonette
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Flowers
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Selection
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The Friendly Cowslip Bells
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Fairy Dawn
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Robin Goodfellow
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A Quarrel in Fairyland
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In the Cool of the Evening
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Front Matter
Introduction
The
beauty of the world gradually reveals itself to the
child who forms the habit of observation. Through
companionship with Nature, supplemented by the reading
of books which foster an interest in the ever-varying
charm of the seasons, the young reader enriches his
experience by learning to interpret "the open pages of
the world about him."
Some of the stories, legends, and poems in the present
volume point out facts in Nature; others stimulate
interest because they appeal to the young reader's
fancy, quicken his sense of humour, or attract his
attention to some spiritual significance. Also, large
use has been made of myths and wonder stories. They
evolved in the childhood of the race when the mystery
of the physical world made a deep and serious
impression upon primitive men.
In terms of their own experiences, they explained and
symbolized the beauty, order, and power which they
beheld.
"The Turquoise Story Book" is the third volume in a
series of nature books, each of which emphasizes the
interest and beauty characteristic of a particular
season. The central theme of this volume is the
loveliness of summer and its manifold blessings.
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