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How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Sara Cone Bryant • Curated US English Learning Edition

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ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

And even many of the stories which are most charming to read do not answer the double demand, for the appeal to the eye differs in many important respects from that to the ear.

Unless one is able to change the form of a story to suit the needs of oral delivery, one is likely to suffer from poverty of material.

Perhaps the commonest need of change is in the case of a story too long to tell, yet embodying some one beautiful incident or lesson; or one including a series of such incidents.

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Chapter IV Reading 1/62

How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some Sara Cone Bryant

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Chapter IV

Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories. Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book. And even many of the stories which are most charming to read do not answer the double demand, for the appeal to the eye differs in many important respects from that to the ear. Unless one is able to change the form of a story to suit the needs of oral delivery, one is likely to suffer from poverty of material. Perhaps the commonest need of change is in the case of a story too long to tell, yet embodying some one beautiful incident or lesson; or one including a series of such incidents.

How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of How to Tell Stories to Children, and Some is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

Line 2

Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

Line 3

And even many of the stories which are most charming to read do not answer the double demand, for the appeal to the eye differs in many important respects from that to the ear.

Line 4

Unless one is able to change the form of a story to suit the needs of oral delivery, one is likely to suffer from poverty of material.

Line 5

Perhaps the commonest need of change is in the case of a story too long to tell, yet embodying some one beautiful incident or lesson; or one including a series of such incidents.

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a

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

able

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From this reading Unless one is able to change the form of a story to suit the needs of oral delivery, one is likely to suffer from poverty of material.

ADAPTATION

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

and

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From this reading Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

answer

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From this reading And even many of the stories which are most charming to read do not answer the double demand, for the appeal to the eye differs in many important respects from that to the ear.

appeal

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From this reading And even many of the stories which are most charming to read do not answer the double demand, for the appeal to the eye differs in many important respects from that to the ear.

are

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From this reading And even many of the stories which are most charming to read do not answer the double demand, for the appeal to the eye differs in many important respects from that to the ear.

as

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

at

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

be

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

beautiful

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From this reading Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

becomes

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

book

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From this reading Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

but

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

can

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

case

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change

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From this reading Unless one is able to change the form of a story to suit the needs of oral delivery, one is likely to suffer from poverty of material.

charming

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From this reading And even many of the stories which are most charming to read do not answer the double demand, for the appeal to the eye differs in many important respects from that to the ear.

children

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From this reading Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

collection

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

commonest

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From this reading Perhaps the commonest need of change is in the case of a story too long to tell, yet embodying some one beautiful incident or lesson; or one including a series of such incidents.

delivery

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From this reading Unless one is able to change the form of a story to suit the needs of oral delivery, one is likely to suffer from poverty of material.

demand

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From this reading And even many of the stories which are most charming to read do not answer the double demand, for the appeal to the eye differs in many important respects from that to the ear.

desire

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From this reading Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

differs

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From this reading And even many of the stories which are most charming to read do not answer the double demand, for the appeal to the eye differs in many important respects from that to the ear.

direct

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From this reading Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

do

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From this reading Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

double

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From this reading And even many of the stories which are most charming to read do not answer the double demand, for the appeal to the eye differs in many important respects from that to the ear.

ear

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From this reading And even many of the stories which are most charming to read do not answer the double demand, for the appeal to the eye differs in many important respects from that to the ear.

easy

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

embodying

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From this reading Perhaps the commonest need of change is in the case of a story too long to tell, yet embodying some one beautiful incident or lesson; or one including a series of such incidents.

even

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From this reading And even many of the stories which are most charming to read do not answer the double demand, for the appeal to the eye differs in many important respects from that to the ear.

every

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From this reading Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

eye

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From this reading And even many of the stories which are most charming to read do not answer the double demand, for the appeal to the eye differs in many important respects from that to the ear.

find

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

FOR

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

form

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From this reading Unless one is able to change the form of a story to suit the needs of oral delivery, one is likely to suffer from poverty of material.

from

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

full

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From this reading Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

having

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From this reading Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

hidden

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From this reading Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

important

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From this reading And even many of the stories which are most charming to read do not answer the double demand, for the appeal to the eye differs in many important respects from that to the ear.

in

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From this reading Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

incident

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From this reading Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

incidents

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From this reading Perhaps the commonest need of change is in the case of a story too long to tell, yet embodying some one beautiful incident or lesson; or one including a series of such incidents.

including

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From this reading Perhaps the commonest need of change is in the case of a story too long to tell, yet embodying some one beautiful incident or lesson; or one including a series of such incidents.

is

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

It

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

lesson

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From this reading Perhaps the commonest need of change is in the case of a story too long to tell, yet embodying some one beautiful incident or lesson; or one including a series of such incidents.

lie

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From this reading Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

likely

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From this reading Unless one is able to change the form of a story to suit the needs of oral delivery, one is likely to suffer from poverty of material.

long

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From this reading Perhaps the commonest need of change is in the case of a story too long to tell, yet embodying some one beautiful incident or lesson; or one including a series of such incidents.

many

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From this reading And even many of the stories which are most charming to read do not answer the double demand, for the appeal to the eye differs in many important respects from that to the ear.

material

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From this reading Unless one is able to change the form of a story to suit the needs of oral delivery, one is likely to suffer from poverty of material.

most

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From this reading And even many of the stories which are most charming to read do not answer the double demand, for the appeal to the eye differs in many important respects from that to the ear.

motive

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From this reading Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

need

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From this reading Perhaps the commonest need of change is in the case of a story too long to tell, yet embodying some one beautiful incident or lesson; or one including a series of such incidents.

needs

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From this reading Unless one is able to change the form of a story to suit the needs of oral delivery, one is likely to suffer from poverty of material.

no

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

not

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From this reading Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

number

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

OF

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

one

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From this reading Unless one is able to change the form of a story to suit the needs of oral delivery, one is likely to suffer from poverty of material.

or

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From this reading Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

oral

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From this reading Unless one is able to change the form of a story to suit the needs of oral delivery, one is likely to suffer from poverty of material.

out

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

Perhaps

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From this reading Perhaps the commonest need of change is in the case of a story too long to tell, yet embodying some one beautiful incident or lesson; or one including a series of such incidents.

pick

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

poverty

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From this reading Unless one is able to change the form of a story to suit the needs of oral delivery, one is likely to suffer from poverty of material.

read

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From this reading And even many of the stories which are most charming to read do not answer the double demand, for the appeal to the eye differs in many important respects from that to the ear.

respects

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From this reading And even many of the stories which are most charming to read do not answer the double demand, for the appeal to the eye differs in many important respects from that to the ear.

series

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From this reading Perhaps the commonest need of change is in the case of a story too long to tell, yet embodying some one beautiful incident or lesson; or one including a series of such incidents.

simple

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From this reading Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

some

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From this reading Perhaps the commonest need of change is in the case of a story too long to tell, yet embodying some one beautiful incident or lesson; or one including a series of such incidents.

soon

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

STORIES

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

story

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From this reading Unless one is able to change the form of a story to suit the needs of oral delivery, one is likely to suffer from poverty of material.

such

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

suffer

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From this reading Unless one is able to change the form of a story to suit the needs of oral delivery, one is likely to suffer from poverty of material.

sufficient

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

sufficiently

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From this reading Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

suit

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From this reading Unless one is able to change the form of a story to suit the needs of oral delivery, one is likely to suffer from poverty of material.

tell

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From this reading Perhaps the commonest need of change is in the case of a story too long to tell, yet embodying some one beautiful incident or lesson; or one including a series of such incidents.

TELLING

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

that

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From this reading And even many of the stories which are most charming to read do not answer the double demand, for the appeal to the eye differs in many important respects from that to the ear.

the

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From this reading Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

time

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

to

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

told

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

too

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From this reading Perhaps the commonest need of change is in the case of a story too long to tell, yet embodying some one beautiful incident or lesson; or one including a series of such incidents.

Unless

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From this reading Unless one is able to change the form of a story to suit the needs of oral delivery, one is likely to suffer from poverty of material.

valuable

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From this reading Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

we

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From this reading Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

well

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From this reading ADAPTATION OF STORIES FOR TELLING It soon becomes easy to pick out from a collection such stories as can be well told; but at no time is it easy to find a sufficient number of such stories.

which

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From this reading And even many of the stories which are most charming to read do not answer the double demand, for the appeal to the eye differs in many important respects from that to the ear.

yet

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From this reading Stories simple, direct, and sufficiently full of incident for telling, yet having the beautiful or valuable motive we desire for children, do not lie hidden in every book.

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