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Everychild A Story Which The Old May Interpret to the Young and Which the Young May Interpret to the Old By: Louis Dodge (1870-1952) |
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A Story Which The Old May Interpret to the Young
and Which the Young May Interpret to the Old by LOUIS DODGE Illustrated by Blanche Fisher Laite [Frontispiece: "Poor Cinderella."] New York
Charles Scribner's Sons
1921
Copyright, 1921, by
Charles Scribner's Sons TO FREDERICA BRITTON
CONTENTS
PART I ARGUMENT: Everychild encounters the giant Fear and sets forth on a
strange journey . CHAPTER I. THE TWO STRANGERS
II. EVERYCHILD'S ENCOUNTER WITH THE GIANT
III. EVERYCHILD ENCOUNTERS ALADDIN OF THE WONDERFUL LAMP
IV. EVERYCHILD IS JOINED BY HANSEL AND GRETTEL
V. A DASHING YOUTH IN THE FOREST
VI. A FIGHT WHICH WAS STRANGELY ENDED
VII. THE ADVENTURE OF WILL O'DREAMS
PART II ARGUMENT: Everychild pities the sorrow of Cinderella and rejoices in
her release from bondage; he encounters a dog that looks upon him with
favor . VIII. A PURSUIT IN THE DARK
IX. CINDERELLA AT HOME
X. CINDERELLA'S DECISION
XI. SOME ONE PASSES WITH A SONG ON THE ROAD OF TROUBLED CHILDREN
XII. EVERYCHILD BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH A POOR DOG
XIII. A TERRIBLE LADY AT HOME
XIV. MR. LITERAL'S WARNING
PART III ARGUMENT: Every child views with amazement a famous dwelling place,
and is grieved by the plight of an unfortunate prince . XV. A STRANGE HOUSE IN THE FOREST
XVI. AN ELABORATION OF ONE OF HISTORY'S MOST SUCCINCT CHAPTERS
XVII. EVERYCHILD, WITH ADDITIONAL COMPANIONS,
FINDS REFUGE IN AN OLD HOUSE
XVIII. HOW THE HAND OF A CHAMBERLAIN TREMBLED
XIX. HOW AN UNFORTUNATE PRINCE ESCAPED
PART IV ARGUMENT: Everychild's feet are drawn to the spot where the sleeping
beauty in the wood lies. Time passes . XX. A SONG IN A GARDEN
XXI. AN ENCOUNTER IN THE ATTIC
XXII. THE END OF A HUNDRED YEARS
XXIII. THE AWAKENING
XXIV. TIME PASSES
PART V ARGUMENT: On his wanderings Everychild bethinks him of his parents,
and discovers that though he has seemed to lose them, he has not really
done so . XXV. WILL O'DREAMS REPORTS A DISCOVERY
XXVI. THE HIDDEN TEMPLE
XXVII. HOW EVIL DAYS CAME UPON THE CASTLE
XXVIII. THE MOUNTAIN OF REALITY
XXIX. THE MASKED LADY'S SECRET
XXX. WILL O'DREAMS MAKES A DISCOVERY
XXXI. HOW ALADDIN MADE A WISH
XXXII. THE HALL OF PARENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
"Poor Cinderella" . . . . . . Frontispiece "You are Hansel and Grettel" "Masterpieces indeed! in a forest! There are masterpieces" She sniffed as if there were a fire somewhere "As for living in a shoe there's plenty of females that live in two" They began a game which consisted of singing and dancing
PART I ARGUMENT: EVERYCHILD ENCOUNTERS THE GIANT FEAR AND SETS FORTH ON A
STRANGE JOURNEY.
CHAPTER I THE TWO STRANGERS It did not seem a very pleasant room. To be sure, there were a great
many nice things in it. There was rose colored paper on the wall, and
the woodwork was of ivory, with gilt lines. There were pictures of
ships on the ocean and of high trees and of the sun going down behind a
hill, and there was one of an old mill with nobody at all in sight.
And there was one picture with dogs in it. There was a soft rug, also of rose color, and a fine clock, shaped like
a state capitol, on the mantel. There was a silver gong in the clock
which made beautiful music. There was a nice reading table with books
on it, and a lamp. The lamp had a shade made up of queerly shaped bits
of material like onyx, and a fringe of rose colored beads. Yet for all
this, it did not seem a pleasant room. You could feel that something
was wrong. You know, there are always so many things in a room which
you cannot see. A lady and a gentleman sat at the reading table, one on either side.
It seemed they hadn't a word to say to each other. They did not even
look at each other. The lady turned the pages of a magazine without
seeing a single thing. The gentleman sat staring straight before him,
and after a long time he stretched himself and said: "Ho hum!" And
then he began to frown and to stare at an oak chair over against the
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