is infinitely more impressive and inspiring than mere external
presentation.

I encouraged them to criticize each other for the common good, and
sometimes I read a few lines with overemphasis and too much gesture,
which they were at liberty to point out that they might avoid the
same error.

Excellent collections of poems for this purpose of narrative are:
Mrs. P. A. Barnett's series of "Song and Story," published by Adam
Black, and "The Posy Ring," chosen and classified by Kate Douglas
Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith, published by Doubleday. For older
children, "The Call of the Homeland," selected and arranged by Dr. R.
P. Scott and Katharine T. Wallas, published by Houghton, Mifflin, and
"Golden Numbers," chosen and classified by Kate Douglas Wiggin and
Nora Archibald Smith, published by Doubleday.

I think it is well to have a goodly number of stories illustrating the
importance of common-sense and resourcefulness.

For this reason, I consider the stories treating of the ultimate
success of the youngest son[23] very admirable for the purpose,
because the youngest child who begins by being considered inferior
to the older ones triumphs in the end, either from resourcefulness
or from common-sense or from some higher quality, such as kindness
to animals, courage in overcoming difficulties, etc.[24]

Thus, we have the story of Cinderella. The cynic might imagine that
it was the diminutive size of her foot that insured her success. The
child does not realize any advantage in this, but, though the matter