1. CHILDREN AND ADULTS?INNOCENCE AND EXPERIENCE. Marjorie Rawlings, A Mother in Manville. Langston Hughes, Thank You M'am. Liliana Heker,The Stolen Party. Saki, The Open Window. Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Match Girl. Shirley Jackson, Charles. 2. MEN AND WOMEN?LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS. Naguib Mahfouz,The Answer Is No. Maidu Indians (recorded by Dr. Roland Dixon), Butterfly Man. Tao Kim Hai, The Cock. William Sansom, Difficulty with a Bouquet. O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi. 3. GUILT AND INNOCENCE. Anton Chekhov, The Confession. Shiga Naoya, Han's Crime. Erskine Caldwell, Horse Thief. Isabel Allende, The Schoolteacher's Guest. Alberto Moravia, The Secret. 4. DEALING WITH ADVERSITY. Gregorio Lopez y Fuentes, A Letter to God. *MacKinlay Kantor, A Man Who Had No Eyes. Guy de Maupassant, The Necklace. Neguib Mahfouz, The Answer Is No. Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Match Girl. Marjorie Rawlings, A Mother in Mannville. 5. MYTHS, LEGENDS AND TALES. *Heinrich von Kleist, The Beggarwoman of Locarno. Catharine F. Sellew Hinchman, Frigga's Necklace. Clauss Stamm, Three Strong Women. Maidu Indians (recorded by Dr. Roland Dixon), Butterfly Man. 6. RACE, CULTURE, AND IDENTITY. Gish Jen, A Boy with His Hat over His Crotch. Santha Rama Rau, By Any Other Name. Maya Angelou, Mary. Liliana Heker, The Stolen Party. 7. VICTIMS OF ARMED CONFLICT. Hernando Tellez, Just Lather, That's All. Ernest Hemingway, Old Man at the Bridge. 8. HUMOR AND SATIRE. *Art Buchwald, Fresh Air Will Kill You. *Kurt Vonnegut, Harrison Bergeron. 9. STORIES WITH SURPRISE ENDINGS. Shirley Jackson, Charles. William Sansom, Difficulty with a Bouquet. O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi. Hernando Tellez, Just Lather, That's All. Gregorio Lopez y Fuentes, A Letter to God. MacKinlay Kantor, A Man Who Had No Eyes. Marjorie Rawlings, A Mother in Mannville. Guy de Maupassant, The Necklace. * Denotes new to this edition

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