The magic speech flower; or, Little Luke and his animal friends
by Melvin Hix
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Chapters (49)(click to expand)
- THE MAGIC SPEECH FLOWER
- OR LITTLE LUKE AND HIS ANIMAL FRIENDS
- AUTHOR OF "ONCE UPON A TIME STORIES," "UNITED STATES HISTORY FOR FIFTH YEAR," CO-AUTHOR OF "THE HORACE MANN READERS," ETC.
- ILLUSTRATED
- ONCE-UPON-A-TIME STORIES
- LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO., PUBLISHERS
- THE MAGIC SPEECH FLOWER
- OR LITTLE LUKE AND HIS ANIMAL FRIENDS
- CONTENTS
- THE MAGIC SPEECH FLOWER
- I. THE FINDING OF THE MAGIC FLOWER
- II. LITTLE LUKE AND THE BOB LINCOLNS
- III. THE STORY OF THE SUMMER LAND
- IV. BOB LINCOLN'S STORY OF HIS OWN LIFE
- V. LITTLE LUKE MAKES FRIENDS AMONG THE WILD FOLK
- VI. LITTLE LUKE AND KIT-CHEE THE GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER
- VII. WHY THE KIT-CHEE PEOPLE ALWAYS USE SNAKE-SKINS IN NEST-BUILDING
- VIII. LITTLE LUKE AND NICK-UTS THE YELLOWTHROAT
- IX. WHY MOTHER MO-LO THE COWBIRD LAYS HER EGGS IN OTHER BIRDS' NESTS
- X. THE STORY OF O-PEE-CHEE THE FIRST ROBIN
- XI. HOW THE ROBIN'S BREAST BECAME RED
- XII. HOW THE BEES GOT THEIR STINGS
- XIII. THE STORY OF THE FIRST SWALLOWS
- XIV. LITTLE LUKE AND A-BAL-KA THE CHIPMUNK
- XV. HOW A-BAL-KA GOT HIS BLACK STRIPES
- XVI. HOW A-BAL-KA THE CHIPMUNK HELPED MEN
- XVII. LITTLE LUKE AND MEE-KO THE RED SQUIRREL
- XVIII. THE STORY OF THE FIRST RED SQUIRRELS
- XIX. HOW THE RED SQUIRREL BECAME SMALL
- XX. LITTLE LUKE AND MOTHER MIT-CHEE THE RUFFLED PARTRIDGE
- XXI. WHY THE FEATHERED FOLK RAISE THEIR HEADS WHEN THEY DRINK
- XXII. LITTLE LUKE AND FATHER MIT-CHEE
- XXIII. THE STORY OF THE FIRST PARTRIDGE
- XXIV. WHY PARTRIDGES DRUM
- XXV. MOTHER WA-POOSE AND OLD BOZE THE HOUND
- XXVI. MOTHER WA-POOSE AND OLD KLAWS THE HOUSE CAT
- XXVII. THE RABBIT DANCE
- XXVIII. WHY THE WILD FOLK NO LONGER TALK THE MAN-TALK
- XXIX. THE TALE OF SUN-KA THE WISE DOG
- XXX. HOW THE DOG'S TONGUE BECAME LONG
- XXXI. THE STORY OF THE FAITHFUL DOG
- THE HORACE MANN READERS
- FEATURES OF THE HORACE MANN READERS
- APPRECIATIVE LETTERS ABOUT THE HORACE MANN READERS
- PHONOGRAM CARDS FOR USE WITH THE HORACE MANN READERS
- Designed for Rapid Phonic Drills and for Rapid Word Building
- THE PRIMER SET
- THE FIRST READER SET
- WORD-CARDS FOR USE WITH THE HORACE MANN PRIMER
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