1.The Two Portraits 1
2.Jack s Letter 3
3.The Teacher s Address 5
4.Six Children Cannot Support One Father 8
5.Industry 11
6.The Boy and the Squirrel 14
7.A Trip by Air 17
8.A Priceless Dog 19
9.Observation 22
10.The Three Cakes 24
11.Twenty Rules of Conduct 27
12.Bad Master,Bad Ass—Ⅰ 31
13.Bad Master,Bad Ass—Ⅱ 33
14.Bad Master,Bad Ass—Ⅲ 35
15.A Letter Giving an Account of a Lecture 38
16.The Goose that Laid Golden Eggs 40
17.A Wonderful Gardener 43
18.The Treasure in the Orchard 45
19.The Wedding 48
20.The Good Flea and the Wicked King 50
21.Animals that Like Music 56
22.Honesty 58
23.The Sailor and the Birds 60
24.The Story of Ali Sakal 62
25.The Little Railroad Hero 68
26.The Oak and the Reed 71
27.The Laughing and the Weeping 73
28.The Elves and the Shoe-Maker 74
29.Radio 78
30.The Dancing Lamb 81
31.Peter Johnson s Boots 85
32.Don t Be a Coward 88
33.The Circus 90
34.The King and the Queen 94
35.Thrift 98
36.Wellington and the Plough-Boy 99
37.Bicycles 103
38.The Pumpkin Pie 106
39.Lincoln and His Wife 109
40.Different Ways of Travelling 112
41.The Bee and the Dove 114
42.The Young Witness 118
43.The Story of the Olympic Games 122
44.All Things Bright and Beautiful 124
45.The Frog and the Ox 126
46.The Nightingale and the Pearl 129
47.Safety First 131
48.The Wooden Horse 133
49.Little Dick and the Giant 138
50.Printing 140
51.Tom,the Water-Baby—Ⅰ 142
52.Tom,the Water-Baby—Ⅱ 146
53.How the Old English People Lived 149
54.The Obstinate Family 154
55.Letters of Recommendation 157
56.A Letter of Application for a Position 159
57.A Mother-in-Law 161
58.Robinson Crusoe s Pets 165
59.Advice to Boys 168
60.The Elephant 169
61.Nothing 172
62.Death of Charles the First 174
63.Thrift and Spendthrift—Ⅰ 181
64.Thrift and Spendthrift—Ⅱ 184