1 POPPET'S VISIT TO THE SCHOOL—Ⅰ 1
2 POPPET'S VISIT TO THE SCHOOL—Ⅱ 6
3 AFTER BLENHEIM 11
4 WHAT IS THE BEST DAY IN THE YEAR 15
5 THE QUEEN OF THE BEES 19
6 ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL 23
7 CHEERFULNESS 25
8 A KANGAROO AT BAY 29
9 THE MAGPIE'S NEST 32
10 CUPS THAT CHEER 35
11 ADVENTURE WITH A SHARK 39
12 THE SUNSHINE 43
13 GALLANT GORDON 46
14 TREE-HOUSES IN NEW GUINEA 51
15 THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH 54
16 THE GREAT FIGHT—Ⅰ 57
17 THE GREAT FIGHT—Ⅱ 60
18 WHICH SHALL IT BE? 65
19 FLOODS 69
20 THE GOLDEN APPLES OF THE HESPERIDES 74
21 LAMENT OF THE IRISH EMIGRANT 79
22 LITTLE COSETTE—Ⅰ 83
23 YE MARINERS OF ENGLAND 87
24 LITTLE COSETTE—Ⅱ 90
25 AJOURNEY TO THE MOON 96
26 BARBARA FRIETCHIE 102
27 SOME QUEENSLAND GOLDFIELDS 106
28 WHERE'S MOTHER? 112
29 DROUGHTS 114
30 THE GRAVES OF A HOUSEHOLD 119
31 HOW THE MONTHS ARE NAMED 121
32 A BRUSH WITH A BUFFALO 125
33 DAILY WORK 130
34 THE SICK SCHOLAR—Ⅰ 132
35 THE SICK SCHOLAR—Ⅱ 138
36 THE WIVES OF BRIXHAM 142
37 "WELL BOWLED" 148
38 LOVE OF COUNTRY 155
39 HOW THESEUS SLEW THE MINOTAUR 157
40 PIONEERING 163
41 A CHRISTMAS CAROL—Ⅰ 168
42 A CHRISTMAS CAROL—Ⅱ 172
43 TRAVELLERS'WONDERS—Ⅰ 175
44 TRAVELLERS'WONDERS—Ⅱ 179
45 A HEROINE AT SIXTEEN 182
46 DAFFODILS 186
47 THE SOLDIER'S REPRIEVE—Ⅰ 188
48 THE SOLDIER'S REPRIEVE—Ⅱ 191
49 A WONDERFUL BIRD 195
50 WHAT BALBOA SAW 199
51 A PSALM OF LIFE 204
52 HOW THE DAYS OF THE WEEK ARE NAMED 207
53 THE GREAT BARRIER RFEF 210
54 THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG 215