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The story as it came from the lips of the children referred to the "turkey," and "goose" was used in only one instance. As the story was to appeal to our children, the word was changed to suit their ideas. THE STORY AS IT CAME FROM THE LIPS OF THE CHILDREN REFERRED TO THE TURKEY AND GOOSE WAS USED IN ONLY ONE INSTANCE AS THE STORY WAS TO APPEAL TO OUR CHILDREN THE WORD WAS CHANGED TO SUIT THEIR IDEAS
nd cutting and adapting the material till it really and closely fitted the minds and hearts of the children." Various stories were given to the pupils; discussions followed. After a time the story was produced orally by the children. Notes were made on expressions used and points of interest dwelt upon. Later the story was either written on the blackboard or mimeographed and put into the pupils' hands to read. It gave great delight to the children to recognize an old friend in a new dress, and as interest was aroused, but little difficulty was encountered in recognizing words that were indeed "new" in their sight vocabulary, but old servants in their oral vocabulary. The spirit of the book may be illustrated by referring to the roast turkey in the story of The Little Match Girl. The story was told as dear old Hans Christian Andersen gave it to the little German children of fifty years ago. But American children have a different idea of the fowl which graces the table at Christmas time. WORK PIECEMEAL AND CUTTING AND ADAPTING THE MATERIAL TILL IT REALLY AND CLOSELY FITTED THE MINDS AND HEARTS OF THE CHILDREN VARIOUS STORIES WERE GIVEN TO THE PUPILS DISCUSSIONS FOLLOWED AFTER A TIME THE STORY WAS PRODUCED ORALLY BY THE CHILDREN NOTES WERE MADE ON EXPRESSIONS USED AND POINTS OF INTEREST DWELT UPON LATER THE STORY WAS EITHER WRITTEN ON THE BLACKBOARD OR MIMEOGRAPHED AND PUT INTO THE PUPIL'S HANDS TO READ IT GAVE GREAT DELIGHT TO THE CHILDREN TO RECOGNIZE AN OLD FRIEND IN A NEW DRESS AND AS INTEREST WAS AROUSED BUT LITTLE DIFFICULTY WAS ENCOUNTERED IN RECOGNIZING WORDS THAT WERE INDEED NEW IN THEIR SIGHT VOCABULARY BUT OLD SERVANTS IN THEIR ORAL VOCABULARY THE SPIRIT OF THE BOOK MAY BE ILLUSTRATED BY REFERRING TO THE ROAST TURKEY IN THE STORY OF THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL THE STORY WAS TOLD AS DEAR OLD HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN GAVE IT TO THE LITTLE GERMAN CHILDREN OF FIFTY YEARS AGO BUT AMERICAN CHILDREN HAVE A DIFFERENT IDEA OF THE FOWL WHICH GRACES THE TABLE AT CHRISTMAS TIME
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