The Story of the Boy Who Sang in the Streets

This is the house in which JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH was born.

THE HOUSE IN WHICH BACH WAS BORN.

This house stands in the town of Eisenach in Germany. It looks very much the same today as it did when Sebastian was a little boy. Many people go there to visit this house because the little boy grew to be a famous man.

[Pg 4] In Eisenach there is a statue of Bach near the palace.

STATUE OF BACH AT EISENACH.

In the same town in which Sebastian was born there stands on the top of a hill a very famous castle built many hundreds of years ago.

This castle is called the Wartburg.

THE CASTLE AT WARTBURG.

As a boy little Sebastian used to climb the hill with his friends, and they, no doubt, had a happy time playing about the castle grounds. In one of its great halls the minstrels of Germany held their Song Contests.

[Pg 5] When Sebastian was old enough he used to travel afoot, just as the minstrels did; his purpose was to go to hear fine organ players. Once as he