5. Why Charlie Didn't Go. By Mary Joanna Porter 85

6. Uncle Giles' Paint Brush. By Mary Joanna Porter 91

7. The Pied Piper of Hamelin. By Robert Browning 95

8. A Girl Graduate. By Cynthia Barnard 104

9. A Christmas Frolic. By M.E. Sangster 116

10. Archie's Vacation. By Mary Joanna Porter 119

11. A Birthday Story. By M.E. Sangster 124

12. A Coquette. By Amy Pierce 130

13. Horatius. Ballad. By T.B. Macaulay 131

14. A Bit of Brightness. By Mary Joanna Porter 151

15. How Sammy Earned the Prize. By M.E. Sangster 157

16. The Glorious Fourth 162

17. The Middle Daughter. By M.E. Sangster 163

18. The Golden Bird. By the Brothers Grimm. 226

19. Harry Pemberton's Text. By Elizabeth Armstrong 239