Origin of fairy tales, 158-67.

Outline, 291-303.

Paper-cutting, 130-31.

Painting, as expression, 132.

Panchatantra, the Five Books, 171.

Pause, in story-telling, 104-05.

Pentamerone, The, 178-79.

Perrault, Charles,
  statue of, 1;
  list of tales by, 180;
  tales by, tested as literary form, 68;
  editions by, 257-58.

Personality,
  quality of, 57-58;
  in Oeyvind and Marit, 60;
  in Three Billy-Goats Gruff, 64;
  power of, 106-07.

Personal relation, establishment of, 107-10.

Peter Rabbit, 239.

Philosophy,
  in fairy tales, 48-52;
  of Uncle Remus Tales, 51-52;
  of Laboulaye’s Tales, 51;
  of Cat and Mouse in Partnership, 48;
  of Emperor’s New Suit, 48-49;
  of Ugly Duckling, 49-50;
  of Elephant’s Child, 49;
  child’s, 50-51.

Phonics in fairy tales, 79-81.

Pictures, list, 255.

Picture-Books, list, 254-55.

Plot,
  element of fairy tale as short-story, 73-77;
  structure illustrated, 76-77.

Poems, fairy, list, 255-56.

Poetic justice, 22-23.

Poetry, of teaching, 120.

Portrayal of human relations, especially with children, 24-25.

Position, of story-teller, 107.

Precision,
  quality of, 57;
  illustrated in:  Oeyvind and Marit, 60;
  Three Billy-Goats Gruff, 64.

Preparation, teacher’s,
  in story-telling, 94-102;
  rules for telling, 94-102.

Presentation, teacher’s,
  of tale, 102-19;
  training of voice, 103-04;
  exercises in breathing, 104-05;
  gesture, 105-06;
  power of personality, 106-07;
  suggestions for telling, 107-12;
  establishment of personal relation, 108-10;
  placing of story in concrete situation, 94-95, 110-11;
  conception of child’s aim, 112;
  telling of tale, 112-19;
  re-creative method of story-telling, 113-17;
  adaptation of fairy tales, 117-19.

Princess and Pea, 114-16.

Principles,
  of selection for fairy tales, 13-89;
  interests of children, 13-37;
  fairy tale as literature, 37-70;
  fairy tale as short-story, 70-87;
  references, 87-89.

Principles,
  of composition, 58-60;
  of story-telling, 94;
  of teaching, 119-25;
  concerning instincts of children, 124-25.

Problem, a means of developing consciousness, 122-25.

Proverbs in fairy tales, 50.

Purpose, growth in child’s, 123-25.

Puss-in-Boots, 232, 275-78.

Psychological method of selecting tales, 95-96.

Quick-Running Squash, 240.

Realistic, tale, 223-28; types of, 224-28.

Reading, as expression, 127; relation of, to literature, 10-11, 127.

Reason, growth in, 6-7, 10; development of, 53-54.