America first; one hundred stories from our own history . When children advance beyond the nursery age,no story is so wonderful as a true story. Fictionto them is never as appealing as fact. I haveoften been faced with the inquiry: whether or nota story is a true one. The look of gratification,when told that it actually happened, was mostsatisfying to me as a story-teller. The nearer a story is to the life and traditionsof the child, the more eagerly it is attended. Truestories about our own people, about our neighborsand friends, and about our own country at large,are more interesting than tr
America first; one hundred stories from our own history . When children advance beyond the nursery age,no story is so wonderful as a true story. Fictionto them is never as appealing as fact. I haveoften been faced with the inquiry: whether or nota story is a true one. The look of gratification,when told that it actually happened, was mostsatisfying to me as a story-teller. The nearer a story is to the life and traditionsof the child, the more eagerly it is attended. Truestories about our own people, about our neighborsand friends, and about our own country at large,are more interesting than true stories of remoteplaces and people. We naturally are interested inour own affairs, and the nearer they are to us thegreater the interest we feel. That history is just a long, thrilling story of thetrials and triumphs of pioneers and patriots is wellknown to those who have had to do with theteaching of history to youthful minds. That thedry recital of political and governmental history Ul iv INTRODUCTION does not interest children is also well known.
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