Hans Andersen

PREFACE The success with which my Combined Course of Literary Reading and Composition has met, and the suggestions of practical teachers, have encouraged me to produce this companion volume, which is intended for the use of younger pupils. It is perhaps unnecessary to repeat in detail the...

The Steadfast Tin SoldierOnce upon a time there were twenty-five tin soldiers who had all been cast from the same old tin spoon. They all carried rifles on their shoulders and they all had the same smart red and blue uniforms. They were all exactly alike except for the twenty-fifth and he was

iiL 1.. iX.A duck sat on the eggs in her nest. "My ducklings will come out soon," she thought.An egg cracked."Cheep, cheep!" The first baby duckling came out."Cheep, cheep!" The other baby ducklings came out, one after another. Four beautiful little yellow ducklings!The mother duck looked at her...

Once upon a time there was a young prince. He wanted to marry a princess and have children. His mother the Queen said, "All right, my son. But you must only marry a real princess. A real princess is perfect in every way."

GoLXaLOCKS AND THE IHR B: O nee upon a time there were three bears: a great big Father Bear, a middle-sized Mother Bear, and a little Baby Bear. They all lived together in a cottage in the woods. Early one morning, they made porridge for breakfast and filled three bowls with it. There was a...