The Wonder Clock"Pyle was one of the late nineteenth century writers who helped invent the fairy tale novel." —Jane Yolen Famous and influential as a preeminent illustrator, Howard Pyle was also a gifted writer beloved by millions — young and old — for his endearing and enchanting fairy tales. The Wonder Clock is a delightful, magical collection of whimsical stories: twenty-four stories for twenty-four hours. And each a timeless masterpiece. Peopled with jolly kings and queens, lovely princesses and evil witches, sly foxes and mischievous ravens, ogres and giants, dashing princes and nasty dragons, these are old fashioned fairly tales in the best and most beautiful sense that can be enjoyed by readers of any age. This edition also includes Pyle's dazzling illustrations. |
Contents
Bearskin | 3 |
The Water of Life | 21 |
How One Turned his Trouble to Some Account | 37 |
How Three Went Out into the Wide World | 53 |
The Clever Student and the Master of Black Arts | 65 |
The Princess Golden Hair and the Great Black Raven | 83 |
Cousin Greylegs the Great Red Fox and Grandfather Mole | 101 |
One Good Turn Deserves Another | 115 |
Peterkin and the Little Grey Hare | 227 |
Mother Hildegarde | 247 |
Which Is Best | 265 |
The Simpleton and His Little Black Hen | 283 |
The Swan Maiden | 299 |
The Three Little Pigs and the Ogre | 315 |
The Staff and the Fiddle | 329 |
How the Princesss Pride Was Broken | 347 |
The White Bird | 137 |
How the Good Gifts were Used by Two | 159 |
How Boots Befooled the King | 175 |
The Stepmother | 193 |
Master Jacob | 209 |
How Two Went into Partnership | 361 |
King Stork | 377 |
The Best that Life has to Give | 397 |