6.  Muckle-mou’ed Meg.

7.  Sir Patrick Spens.

8.  Barring of the door.

9.  The ballad of Chevy Chase.

10.  The King of France’s daughter.

11.  The king and the miller.

12.  The heir of Linne.

Sources for the story teller: 

  Greenwood, Grace.  Stories from famous ballads;
  ed. by Caroline Burnite.

A new edition of Grace Greenwood’s collection of nine of the old ballads.  They are told in a direct and simple way, and with a great deal of charm.  Contains:  Patient Griselda, The Beggar’s daughter, Sir Patrick Spens.  Chevy Chase, King of France’s daughter, King and the miller and The heir of Linne.

  Grierson, E.W.  Children’s tales from Scottish ballads.

A splendid collection of seventeen of the best known ballads retold in prose for children.  They are well written and full of the spirit of romance and adventure.  Contains:  Kinmont Willie, Black Agnes of Dunbar, Muckle-mou’ed Meg, Sir Patrick Spens, The heir of Linne.

  Macleod, Mary.  A book of ballad stories.

Thirty-four ballads in prose, including the Robin Hood and many other well known tales.  The selection of material is good.  Contains:  Patient Griselda, Saddle to rags, The beggar’s daughter, The king and the miller, The heir of Linne.

  Percy, Thomas.  The boy’s Percy, being old ballads
  from Percy’s Reliques; S. Lanier.

A scholarly collection, in poetry form, of thirty-five English ballads.  Some of them could not be used for telling, but they are all interesting and should be read in order to get the old ballad spirit.  Contains:  Chevy Chase, The king and the miller, The heir of Linne.

  Smith, J.C. and Soutar, G.A.  A book of ballads for boys and girls.

A collection of fifty-four ballads divided into three parts; ballads of romance, ballads historical and legendary, ballads literary and elegiac.  Each ballad is told in verse with an explanatory note and there is a general introduction on ballad poetry.  Contains:  Kinmont Willie, Sir Patrick Spens, and Chevy Chase.

  Tappan, E.M.  Old ballads in prose.

This collection comprises twenty-two of the old ballad stories.  In it are found several humorous stories not contained in the other collections.  A good book to use with children.  Contains:  Saddle to rags and Barring of the door.

A SELECTION OF MODERN NARRATIVE POEMS, CHIEFLY HISTORICAL.  FOR READING ALOUD.

Ancient Mariner.  Coleridge.

The Armada.  Macaulay.

Barbara Frietchie.  Whittier.

The battle of the Baltic.  Campbell.

The battle of Agincourt.  Drayton.

The battle of Charlestown Harbor.  Hayne.

The brown dwarf of Ruegen.  Whittier.

The burial of Moses.  Alexander.