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1．Understanding－Yourself and Others11

The Torn Invitation＆by NORMAN KATKOV12

Mother to Son (poem)＆by LANGSTON HUGHES22

My Financial Career＆by STEPHEN LEACOCK23

The Blind Men and the Elephant：A Hindoo Fable (poem)＆by JOHN GODFREY SAXE26

Where I Took Hold of Life (poem)＆by R．P．TRISTRAM COFFIN28

Treasure＆by FRED GIPSON29

Tavern (poem)＆by EDNA ST．VINCENT MILLAY34

Green Escape (poem)＆by JOSEPH AUSLANDER35

A Lesson in Discipline＆by TERESA FOLEY36

The Teacher (poem)＆by ANNETTE WYNNE41

The Hippopotamus (poem)＆by OGDEN NASH41

My Aunt Daisy Was the First Girl Scout＆by ARTHUR GORDON42

A Fiddler (poem)＆by WALTER DE LA MARE48

The Gift of Love＆by D．V．S．JACKSON49

The Right Kind of People (poem)＆by EDWIN MARKHAM61

SKILLS FOR BETTER READING (selections)62

Tall Clubs for Tall People66

Every Scout＇s a Ruler：or，How to Measure Without a Yardstick!69

Insomnia，Stamps，and Mr．Minkus＆by MARION HARGROVE72

The King＇s Man75

Grandma Takes a 2，000-Mile Hike79

BOOKS ABOUT PEOPLE81

2．Action－Sports and Outdoor Life83

Most Valuable Player＆by W．L．HEATH84

Fisherman＇s Lack (poem)＆by RICHARD ARMOUR94

The Girl Who Went Higher－and Farther－and Faster＆By BABE DIDRIKSON ZAHARIAS95

Wild Mares Running (poem)＆by FRANK SWAIN104

Swift Things Are Beautiful (poem)＆by ELIZABETH COATSWORTH105

The Song of Wandering Aengus (poem)＆by W．B．YEATS105

Going Down Hill on a Bicycle＆by HENRY CHARLES BEECHING106

Thanksgiving Hunter＆by JESSE STUART107

My Heart＇s in the Highlands＆by ROBERT BURNS113

On Skating＆by CORNELIA OTIS SKINNER114

Hills (poem)＆by ARTHUR GUITERMAN119

Kloochman＆by WILLIAM O．DOUGLAS120

SKILLS FOR BETTER READING (selections)128

Stalking＆by WILLIAM HILLCOURT128

At the 1896 Olympics＆by THOMAS P．CURTIS131

Softball Is Born＆by HAROLD KEITH135

Choices＆by JEREMIAH TAX138

Good Loser or Better Loser？141

BOOKS ABOUT SPORTS AND OUTDOOR LIFE145

3．Adventure－Strength and Courage147

The Tiger＇s Heart＆by JIM KJELGAARD148

Jungle Incident (poem)＆by RUSSELL G．CARTER155

The Panther (poem)＆by OGDEN NASH155

In the Arctic＆by HARMON and CONSTANCE HELMERICKS156

Molly Pitcher (poem)＆by LAURA E．RICHARDS162

The Strangest Chase in Any War＆by DAVID MORGAN163

Legend (poem)＆by JUDITH WRIGHT174

Seumas Beg (poem)＆by JAMES STEPHENS176

Eagle from the Sea＆by T．O．BEACHCROFT177

The Ballad of William Sycamore (poem)＆by STEPHEN BENET188

The Green Hills of Earth＆by ROBERT A．HEINLEIN190

SKILLS FOR BETTER READING (selections)198

What Was the Pony Express？198

The Snake Bite＆by MARQUIS JAMES203

Rogue-Elephant Hunt＆by JOHN A．HUNTER，as told to DANIEL P．MANNIX206

Saved by His Mistakes210

Who Saw the Sch＇goon？＆by LOUIS DUPREE213

BOOKS ABOUT ADVENTURE217

4．Discovery－Nature，Science，and Invention219

Mirror for the Stars＆by FREDA DIAMOND220

Spelunkers All＆by FRANKLIN FOLSOM226

The Energetic Sea (poem)＆ANONYMOUS232

Something Told the Wild Geese (poem)＆by RACHEL FIELD233

The White Lady Finds Her Wings＆by LEONARD DUBKIN234

Weddings－The Great Peacock Moth and the Lesser Peacock Moth＆by J．HENRI FABRE241

The Purist (poem)＆by OGDEN NASH244

The Octopus (poem)＆by OGDEN NASH244

Surgery Made Safe＆by JOSEPH COTTLER and HAYM JAFFE245

Crawford Long and William Morton (poem)＆by ROSEMARY and STEPHEN BENET249

Some Inventors and Their Inventions＆by CHARLES F．KETTERING250

Under a Telephone Pole (poem)＆by CARL SANDBURG256

Prayers of Steel (poem)＆by CARL SANDBURG256

Miracles (poem)＆by WALT WHITMAN257

The Unvanished American＆by WATSON FENIMORE258

The Flower-Fed Buffaloes (poem)＆by VACHEL LINDSAY265

Lulu＆by ISAK DINESEN266

SKILLS FOR BETTER READING (selections)272

Some Animal Partnerships272

Who Says Geese Are Silly？275

Be Thankful for Dust279

Way，Way，Way Down Under282

Way，Way，Way Up Above286

BOOKS ABOUT NATURE，SCIENCE，AND INVENTION289

5．Achievement－Dreams and Deeds291

Will Rogers：Ambassador of Laughter＆by ALICE COOPER and CHARLES PALMER292

The Two Log-Rollers (poem)＆by ERNEST THOMPSON SETON303

Tall Daniel (poem)＆by R．P．TRISTRAM COFFIN304

What a Good Pain!＆by AGNES DE MILLE306

The Bridge Builder (poem)＆by WILL ALLEN DROMGOOLE313

Helen Keller Discovers the World＆by HELEN KELLER314

The Glow Within (poem)＆by BERTON BRALEY321

The Searchlight＆by ADM．RICHARD E．BYRD322

Columbus (poem)＆by JOAQUIN MILLER333

SKILLS FOR BETTER READING (selections)334

It Took a Big Wind and a Fire334

The Two Achievements of Andrew Carnegie339

The Deep-Freeze Man＆by FLETCHER PRATT342

Kit Carson－Knight of the Wilderness345

What Hath God Wrought349

BOOKS ABOUT ACHIEVEMENT353

6．Heritage－Laughter and Tears355

Rip Van Winkle＆by WASHINGTON IRVING356

The Ballad of the Oysterman (poem)＆by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES369

Jim Baker＇s Bluejay Yarn＆by MARK TWAIN371

The Wreck of the Hesperus (poem)＆by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW375

O Captain!My Captain!(poem)＆by WALT WHITMAN377

The Twenty-third Psalm，from the BIBLE378

A Christmas Carol (play)＆by CHARLES DICKENS，adapted by WALTER HACKETT379

Lochinvar (poem)＆by SIR WALTER SCOTT390

A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig＆from CHARLES LAMB392

Jabberwocky (poem)＆by LEWIS CARROLL395

The First Blow＆by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON396

A Struggle for Life＆by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH401

SKILLS FOR BETTER READING (selections)410

A Man Against a Loon＆by HENRY THOREAU411

BOOKS THAT ARE PART OF OUR HERITAGE415

A LOOK AT THE AUTHORS416

GLOSSARY421

INDEX429