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The Wonder Garden

"Here are 150 nature myths and short stories from all parts of the World. They are the kind that children delight in -- tales of transformations of maidens into trees and fountains, of youths into flowers, and of men into birds. Blossoms, fragrance, and joy are the themes of many of these tales, while a few a tender, pathetic, or humorous." (From the Foreword of the book.) - Summary by Frances Jenkins Olcott

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Foreword (Debbie R. Baker Robinson)
THE WONDER GARDEN: The Garden of Delight; To the Children (April6090)
ALONG THE FLOWERY WONDER PATH: Fariy Blooms; The Sweet-peas' Wings; How Marigolds Came Yellow; The Snowdrop Fairy (J. Ryan Scarbrough)
The Little Nymph who Loved Bright Colors (J. Ryan Scarbrough)
Hyacinth (Debbie R. Baker Robinson)
Echo and Narcissus (S.E. Ross)
Clytie, the Heliotrope (Caitlin S.)
Pansy-boy (Aly M)
The Bad Poppy-seeds (Aly M)
The Mignonette Fairy (Aly M)
Legend of the Heart's Ease (Elizabeth P.)
The Dragon Sin (Elizabeth P.)
The Cup of Thanksgiving (Elizabeth P.)
The Beauty of the Lily (Elizabeth P.)
The Christmas Thorn of Glastonbury (Elizabeth P.)
Forget-me-not! (projund)
The Maiden of the White Camellias (Debbie R. Baker Robinson)
Princess Peony (Debbie R. Baker Robinson)
The Chrysanthemum Children (Debbie R. Baker Robinson)
Maiden White and Maiden Yellow (ysevechan)
IN THE ROSE-BOWER WITH THE ROSE QUEEN: Queen Rose; Cupid in the Wild-rose Heart; Adventures of Cupid Among the Roses (Jenna Rose)
Legend of the Anemone and the Rose (Emma Charlotte)
The Rose-tree Queen (Emma Charlotte)
The Blush-rose and the Sun (Hannah Parrott)
How Moss-roses Came (Hannah Parrott)
The Sultana of the Flowers (S.E. Ross)
King Suleyman and the Nightingale (TJ Burns)
The Nightingale and the Rose (TJ Burns)
WITH THE SOARING TALKING BIRDS: The Robin; Bird Calls (Suzie)
The Greedy Blackbird (TJ Burns)
The Spice Bird (Denise D'Abramo)
King Picus the Woodpecker (Denise D'Abramo)
The Magpie Maidens (Owen Cook)
The Boy that the Eagle Stole (Owen Cook)
The Robe of Feathers (Jillian)
Pan's Song (Hannah Parrott)
WHERE FLORA REIGNS THE QUEEN OF FLOWERS: Fair Flora's Flowers; Queen Flora's Gloves; Why Crocus Holds up his Golden Cup (Hannah Parrott)
Legend of the Frail Windflower (Hannah Parrott)
The Primrose Son (Hannah Parrott)
The Lilies White (Hannah Parrott)
The Cornflower Youth (Jennifer Dallman)
The Little Nymph who Rang the Bells (Jennifer Dallman)
The Marigold Arrows (Jennifer Dallman)
Fruit on the Rose-bush (Debbie R. Baker Robinson)
PLUCKING MEADOW WONDER BLOSSOMS: The Trooping Flowers; Fairy Clothes; Legend of the Trailing Arbutus (Angi Bridges)
The Wood-violet that was a Maiden (Debbie R. Baker Robinson)
The Dandelion Fairies (Shana Burns)
The Story that the Buttercups Told (Emma Charlotte)
Little Princess White Chicory (Franziska Paul)
Why the Frogs Call the Buttercups (TJ Burns)
Little White Daisy (Franziska Paul)
Legend of the Goldenrod (Angi Bridges)
The Old Witch who was a Burr (April6090)
Fairy Cowslips (AbbyJay)
The Fox in Gloves (Nemo)
Pan's Lovely Maid (AbbyJay)
LISTENING TO THE MAGIC WATERS: Arethusa; The Stone that Shed Tears (S.E. Ross)
The Weeping Waters (Franziska Paul)
Arethusa (Owen Cook)
Little Hylas (jamiekravitz)
CATCHING INSECTS GREEN AND BLUE: How Endymion Made a Golden Butterfy; Chant of the Indian Children to Watasee, the Firefly; Gleam-o'-day and Princess Lotus-flower (AbbyJay)
Prince Gloden Firefly (TJ Burns)
Prince Butterfly and Clover Blossom (Debbie R. Baker Robinson)
Anansi the Spider-man (S.E. Ross)
Ladybird! Ladybird! (Aaron Grace)
The Boy who Caught Flies (Julia Mikheeva)
Tithonus, the Grasshopper (Julia Mikheeva)
The Morning-glory Fan (aniroo)
WANDERING THROUGH THE ENCHANTED FOREST: Una and her Lion; The White Hare of Inaba (Jillian)
Story of the Tiger and the Man (Brandy Morgan)
Why Rabbits Have Yellow Hairs (Angi Bridges)
Why the Deer Have Antlers (Angi Bridges)
Why there are no Snakes in Ireland (April6090)
The Last of the Serpents (April6090)
GATHERING FRUITS STRANGE, RICH, AND RIPE: Song of the Hesperides; The Magic Strawberries (BettyB)
The Golden Strawberries (BettyB)
Why the Pomegranate Wears a Crown and Royal Robes (BettyB)
The Tantalizing Fruits (BettyB)
The Golden Apples of the Hesperides (BettyB)
The Apple of Discord (BettyB)
Idun and the Magic Apples (BettyB)
DIVING THROUGH THE GREEN SEA WAVES: The Pearl; Fairy Song;The Fisherboy Urashima (Nemo)
Prince Fireshine and Prince Firefade (Nemo)
Arion and the Dolphin (TJ Burns)
The Jewel Tears (Debbie R. Baker Robinson)
The Fairy Swan Song (Franziska Paul)
ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND IN THE RAINBOW SKY: The Song of the Cloud; Why the Iris Wears Rainbow Colours (Nemo)
Flower of the rainbow (Franziska Paul)
The Boy whose Wings Fell off (Patrick Saville)
The Man in the Moon (MamaEzrah)
The Story of Jack and Jill (Kelly Cash)
The Sheep in the Pasture (Larry Wilson)
The Lazy Boys who became the Pleiades (Debbie R. Baker Robinson)
The Maiden in the Moon (Debbie R. Baker Robinson)
The Colours of the Rainbow (Debbie R. Baker Robinson)
The Drop of the Water of Light (Aaron Grace)
The Halcyon Birds (MamaEzrah)
The Bag of Winds (MamaEzrah)
WITH FLASH O' FIRE AND GLINT O' GOLD: How the Cyclops made Æneas' Armour in Vulcan's Forge; The Golden Gift of King Midas (Patrick Saville)
Little White Rabbit (Patrick Saville)
The Wicked Fairies (Patrick Saville)
The Man who Brought Fire (Patrick Saville)
Why Unlucky Iron Kills (Patrick Saville)
WITH SNOW ELVES IN SNOW HILLS: The Snow Elves; Snow-blanche (AbbyJay)
The Snowball Hares (AbbyJay)
Why the Snow is White (Nemo)
How the First Snowdrop Came (Larry Wilson)
The Garden of Frost Flowers (Debbie R. Baker Robinson)
SECRETS OF THE WHISPERING TREES: Song; Old-man-who-made-the-trees-to-blossom (Blainej)
The Daughter of the Laurel (Blainej)
White Flowering Almond (Denise D'Abramo)
Orpheus who Made the Trees to Dance (Blainej)
Erysichthon the Hungry (Blainej)
The Wind in the Pine (Jillian)
The Maple Leaf for ever! (Blainej)
Daphne (Blainej)
WITH MARVELLOUS FARM THINGS: The Green Plumes of Mondamin; The Proud Buckwheat (Blainej)
Father Mybrow and the Fairies (Blainej)
The Witch Cat (April6090)
Why Dogs Have Long Tongues (Angi Bridges)
Potato! Potato! (Diane Alailima)
The Duck-feather Man (Diane Alailima)
The Potato-choosing Boy (Diane Alailima)
The Turkey-given Corn (Angi Bridges)
The Pet Turkey whose Feelings were Hurt (Angi Bridges)
Peach Boy's Rice-cakes (Larry Wilson)
The Seven Corn Maidens (Angi Bridges)
Legend of the Corn (Angi Bridges)
The Ram with the Golden Fleece (Jeepsterblue)
The Enchanted Swine (Larry Wilson)
The Winged Horse (Aaron Grace)
The Snow-white Bull (Foon)
The Girl who Trod on a Loaf (Jeepsterblue)
ALL THE HAPPY WONDER MONTHS: The Four Sweet Months; The Four Seasons of the Year; Old Man Coyote and Summer in a Bag (AbbyJay)
The Old Woman who Met the Months (April6090)
The Reed that was a Maiden (Debbie R. Baker Robinson)
The Reeds that Told a Secret (Debbie R. Baker Robinson)
The Hundred-headed Daffodil (April6090)
Mariora Floriora (Nemo)
The Wooing of Pomona (Owen Cook)
The New Year (April6090)
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