In the introduction to the book of Fairy Tales in this series those familiar and much loved stories which have been repeated to children for unnumbered generations and will be repeated to the end of time are described as "records of the free and joyful play of the imagination opening doors through hard conditions to the spirit which craves power freedom happiness; righting wrongs and redressing injuries; defeating base designs; rewarding patience and virtue; crowning true love with happiness; placing the powers of darkness under the control of man and making their ministers his servants." The stories which make up this volume are closer to experience and come for the most part nearer to the every-day happenings of life.