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		d.	Setting and phonics, illustrated. The Spider and the Flea				79
		e.	Setting illustrated. Chanticleer and Partlet				81
	4.	A blending of characters, plot, and setting illustrated by The Elves and the Shoemaker					82
	5.	Tests to be applied to fairy tales					84
	6.	Tales examined and tested by the complete test of interests, classic, literature, short-story, narration, and description					84
		a.	How the Sun, Moon, and West Wind Went to Dinner (Indian)				84
		b.	The Straw Ox (Cossack)				86
IV.	References						87
III. THE TELLING OF FAIRY TALES
Story-telling as an Art. Introductory							90
	1.	Story-telling as an ancient art					90
	2.	The place of the story in the home, library, and the school					93
	3.	Principles of story-telling					94
I.	The teacher's preparation. Rules						94
	1.	Select the tale for some purpose					94
		a.	The teacher's problem of selecting the tale psychologically or logically				95
	2.	Know the tale historically as folk-lore, as literature, and as a short-story					96
		a.	The various motives contained in the fairy tales listed				97
	3.	Master the structure of the tale					99
	4.	Dwell upon the life of the story					99
	5.	Secure the message					100
	6.	Master the form					100
II.	The presentation of the tale						102
	1.	Training of the voice					103
		a.	Study of phonetics				103
	2.	Exercises in breathing					104
	3.	A knowledge of gesture					105
		a.	Gesture precedes speech				106