Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-12
"No, they like a dry place"
Chjldreu--"Oh,

derstand the words used Miss Shed
lock illustrated this by telling of her
experience In ireland. She found
these Celtic children full of delight
in her stories. She told the story OF
an old Brahmin and an elephant. She
explained carefully what these We're:
at one place in her story she said
"The Brahmin saw buffalo turning
a wheel" The next day she asked
a bright little girl to reproduce the
story. When she came to that sen
tence she said; "One old man saw
another old man tbuffer) wheeling a
wheelbarrow."
This wonderful teller of stories re
commended that teachers try telling
children stories while they sat with
closed eyes Sc says the picture is
more perfect.
noticed that when she told MS
story she asked for the utmost quiet
and also that no one pass out as he
talked: she said in her quaint way
that their going drew lines across her
picture. Her power in drawing these
pictures on the pages OF our imagina-
ton wa wonderful and the picture
was so clear. its perfect outlines We're
never marred by any dramatic tones
or gestures on her part, In speaking
of this TO the teachers she said: "Nev-
er over. tep nature"
Probably no point that she made
! was so emphasized as this: Never
lower the standard in catering to the
| taste of children In the slums OF
New York tne teachers in the college
settlement work were aLked for two
| months TO only tell the stories of
| Hans Christian Andersen. AS re
| suit the attendance grew from 80 in
one school TO over so, and the public
| library in that part of the city had
to put in 90 new copies of Andersen's
Fairy Tales
| Two other directions to the story
teller will appeal 10 You at once; The
value of the short pause to bring out
the dramatic force of some point, and
| the fact that perfect art never stoops
to point ont a moral.
At the close of each lecture Misf
Shedlock told some of her delightful
stories. One that she told was writ.
ten by DR.. David Starr Jordan for his
two children; The telling was evident
| ly a surprise to the learned doctor
| who attended the lecture, and | saw
him quietly wipe away tear as the
dainty fairy godmotner drew the pic
ture for MS. will trty to give you
an outline sof 1t.
The Giant Ogre and the Jackstraws
Once upon time king lived with
his people on the side of a lovely
mountain, and they were all very hap
py except for a terrible giant ogre
who lived at the foot of the hill. He
would rush out of his house and grow
at travellers and open his mouth ant
show his long. sharp teeth till they
were most terribly frightened
Finally the king said that someone
must overcome this fearful giant ogr,
but all the bravest knights in the
kingdom couldn't do 1t.
One day a dear little hoy heart
them talking and said with sum,
smile "I'll go and see about IT," an,
before any one could prevent him, of
he ran.
When he came to the house of tn,
giant ogre he ran right up to tn,
door and said, Please, may com,
in?" The giant growled and Shove,
his teeth, but the little boy onl,
laughed and said: How funny yol
are and what funny house; may
look at your things" So he raj
around looking at everything. Nov
the ogre had a room upstairs full o
dead mems bones and he was so afrai,
the little boy would see them that h,
changed them into box of jack
straws. These the little boy finall,
found and said, "Oh. let's play" Jus
then the giants elephant began t,
roar and the giant was so worried 70
fear the little boy would he frighten
ed that he changed him into littl
lap elephant or course. when tn,
little boy saw the tiny lap elephan
he was wild with delight.
Late that night traveller came III
70 the city, singing as he came: tn,
ling and all the people ran out a
once and asked how he got by tn,
house of the giant ogre.
"A giant ogre?" said the traveller
Yes" said the king, and held hi
breath. 'at the foot of the hill
Why, replied the traveller. II saw
nothing there hut little playhous,
and | heard such loud laughing
opened the door and looked in an,
there were two little boys playing
iackstraws and one of them was hug
ging tiny lap elephant"