The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Ninth, Chapter 3
by Victor Hugo
Esmeralda awakes the following morning to see her rescuer silently watching her.
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The Castle of Otranto
Chapter III
by Horace Walpole
After receiving a visit from Jerome, Manfred confronts him calling him “Usurper”.
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Snow-Daughter and the Fire-Son
by Andrew Lang
The difficult lives and unhappy end of the snow-daughter and fire-son.
The Secret Garden
Chapter 18: “‘Tha’ Munnot Waste No Time’”
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Mary tells Dickon about the previous events with Colin. He is determined to bring Colin to the garden. Mary and Colin’s friendship grows and she tells him all about the garden.
The King of the Golden River
Part 2
by John Ruskin
Gluck’s two evil brothers decide to become blacksmiths after the Southwest Wind prevents rain from touching the farmland. Gluck is forced to melt down his gold mug which is the King of the Golden River. He offers Gluck advice on how to turn the river to pure gold with holy water and warns him of the consequences should he add unholy water.
Japanese Fairy Tales
The Story of Prince Yamato Take
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
A story of how Prince Take got his name and many of his daring deeds.
Tales of the Jazz Age
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz Chapter 1
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, a novella by F. Scott Fitzgerald, follows John T. Unger as he visits the home of dorm-mate Percy Washington. When Unger learns of the wealth of his friend and the measures the Washington family will take to protect their fortune, he is faced with an important decision.
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Six Swans
by Andrew Lang
How a sister is ready to sacrifice everything to save her brothers from a curse.
Little Women
Part 2, Chapter 33: Jo's Journal
by Louisa May Alcott
Jo, now in New York, writes her family to tell them of her experiences.
A Little Princess
Chapter 9: Melchisedec
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Lottie is confused by Sara's change in status.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
Midnight Mass for the Dying Year
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The poet ruminates on the coming of winter.
The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms or Lost in the Wilds of Florida
Chapter 8: St. Augustine
by Laura Lee Hope
The DeVere sisters, Russ, and Paul take a look around.
Japanese Fairy Tales
The Happy Hunter and the Skillful Fisher
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
The brothers The Happy Hunter and The Skillful Fisherman change occupational places one day. The Hunter does not know how to fish, and loses his brother’s hook. The Skillful Fisherman is very angry and demands his hook back. The Hunter searches and searches to no avail, until an old man appears and tells him to travel to the Sea King’s realm to find the hook. He does so, and finds the hook and makes many new friends. He stays in the Sea King’s realm for three years, and then he returns to land. He gives the hook to his brother, and the brother is angry that he no longer has an excuse to steal his brother’s wealth and title. The Skillful Fisherman then plots to kill his brother, but the Happy Hunter thwarts his plan by using talismans given to him by the Sea King. The Skillful Fisherman is thus impressed by his brother’s power and vows to be obedient to him from then on.
A Little Princess
Chapter 7: The Diamond Mines Again
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sara requests for Becky to stay while she opens her birthday presents.
The Merchant of Venice
Merchant of Venice: Act 3, Scene 1
by William Shakespeare
Shylock, still enraged by his daughter's departure, vows to have his revenge on Antonio for his previous treatment.
Romeo and Juliet
Act 2, Scene 1
by William Shakespeare
After the conclusion of the ball, Romeo sets out to find Juliet.
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"Retrospection"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"When you and I were young, the days"
Wuthering Heights
Chapter 30
by Emily Brontë
Nelly's narrative ends; Zillah is now who tells Nelly about Cathy. Before Linton dies Cathy takes care of herself; after Linton dies, Cathy will not let Zillah or Hareton be nice to her.
Beyond the City
Chapter IV: “A Sister’s Secret”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Charles Westmacott is in the care of his aunt because his parents were killed in the Mutiny. Clara and Charles have been talking and as Clara leaves she sees her sister conversing with Harold Denver. Clara presses Ida to tell her what happened between them, but Ida will not allow herself to be looked after. Clara has placed herself in the role of a mother to Ida and cares for her future.
The Tale of Tommy Fox
Chapter 19: “Tommy Fox Learns a New Trick”
by Arthur Scott Bailey
Tommy and his mother outwit and outrun the farmer’s dogs.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
The Skeleton in Armor
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A Viking ghost wants his story retold.
The Merchant of Venice
Merchant of Venice: Act 1, Scene 1
by William Shakespeare
Antonio is overtaken with an unexplained sadness, but Solanio has a theory why he is saddened. Antonio, having extended himself financially, cannot fulfill the request of Bassanio.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Chapter 1: “The Cyclone”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy lives with Uncle Henry, Aunt Em and her dog, Toto. They live in a small grey log house which gets hit by a cyclone. Dorothy feels the house lift off the ground and is in the middle of the cyclone. Dorothy falls asleep with the swaying of the house.
The Snow Queen
Third Story: Of the Flower-Garden at the Old Woman’s who Understood Witchcraft
by Hans Christian Andersen
Kay's grandmother tells the children about the Snow Queen. Kay's behavior is greatly affected by pieces of the troll-mirror. Kay encounters the Snow Queen.
The Story of Siegfried
Adventure 14: “How Gunther Outwitted Brunhild”
by James Baldwin
Gunther outwits Brunhild.