have been as friends to the wise men of many ages. Such an acquaintance
will broaden the child's life and make him see more quickly the true,
the good, and the beautiful in the world about him.

MARY CATHERINE JUDD.

_Minneapolis, October, 1901_.





TABLE OF CONTENTS


How the Horses of the Sun Ran Away _Greek_
Woden, God of the Northern Sky _Norse_
Jupiter, God of the Southern Sky _Roman_
Diana, Queen of the Moon _Greek_
Jack and Jill on the Moon Mountains _Norse_
The Man in the Moon _German_
A Story of an Evening Star _Greek_
The Giant with a Belt of Stars _Greek_
The Great Bear in the Sky _Greek_
Castor and Pollux, the Starry Twins _Greek_
The Milky Way _Russian_
How Fire Came to Earth _Greek_
Beyond the Fire Island _Russian_
A Legend of the North Wind _Norse_
Orpheus, the South Wind _Greek_