Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
“Why Brother Bear Has No Tail”
by Joel Chandler Harris
Uncle Remus tells a story about Brer Bear.
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Tik-Tok of Oz
Chapter 10: “A Terrible Tumble Through a Tube”
by L. Frank Baum
After continuing a long way, the adventurers found themselves sliding down a huge tube toward the other side of the world. Once there they meet a gardner named Tubekins and he commands they follow him to the castle.
The Outdoor Girls in Florida
Chapter XIII: "A Strange Tow"
by Laura Lee Hope
The girls ask Mr. Belton for assitance in finding Will. He agrees to help if he can, but progress is slow. The girls spend many happy days exploring the orange groves and the lake. One day they decide to travel farther up the river for a nice picnic. All is well, until the boat begins to travel away, towed by some unseen force.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Fifth, Chapter 2
by Victor Hugo
The narrator explores Claude Frollo's statements concerning the printed book in his laboratory.
The Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 8: “How the Grand Gallipoot Joined the Nomes”
by L. Frank Baum
Guph goes to see the Growleywogs to ask them for assistance. They make a deal and Guph is pleased. However, the Grand Gallipoot and his Chancellors agree in secret that as soon as they have conquered Oz, they will overtake the Nomes, steal all the jewels, and make everyone their slaves.
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus
Chapter 14
by Mary Shelley
After the monster eavesdrops for a while, he learns the history of the cottage family and recounts it to Victor.
Winesburg, Ohio
Adventure, concerning Alice Hindman
by Sherwood Anderson
Alice Hindman continues to pine for her past lover.
Tik-Tok of Oz
Chapter 22: “Kindly Kisses”
by L. Frank Baum
Betsy and her friends say goodbye to Kaliko and leave the forest, but before they leave they notice a trail of gems leading out and see Ruggedo at the end of the trail. He agrees to help Shaggy’s brother and tells them that a mortal maid must kiss him. Betsy agrees to help. The charm isn’t broken. The Rose Princess (who was once a fairy) tries and fails. Polychrome tries and breaks the spell.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Eighth, Chapter 2
by Victor Hugo
Esmeralda is led to the torture chamber where her spirit is quickly broken.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Seventh, Chapter 8
by Victor Hugo
Claude Frollo secretly observes the interaction between Phoebus and Esmeralda, eventually intervening with violent measures.
Aesop's Fables
“The Bats, the Birds, and the Beasts”
by Aesop
The beasts and the birds are preparing for a conflict. Each group invites the bat to join with them. After the conflict is settled the bat wishes to be friends but neither group will have him.
Ethan Frome
Chapter 1
by Edith Wharton
A younger Ethan Frome walks the streets of Starkfield stopping at a dance in the community church. Ethan quietly watches Mattie.
The Merchant of Venice
Merchant of Venice: Act 2, Scene 5
by William Shakespeare
Shylock warns Lancelot about Bassanio. Jessica waits patiently for her chance to leave.
Ethan Frome
Chapter 3
by Edith Wharton
Ethan thinks about the previous evenings events. Zeena leaves for Bettsbridge.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Chapter 71: Bread and Salt
by Alexandre Dumas, pére
Mercedes speaks with the Count of Monte Cristo in the garden during the ball.
Tik-Tok of Oz
Chapter 11: “The Famous Fellowship of Fairies”
by L. Frank Baum
The adventurers enter the castle full of kings and queens. Someone explains to them that the castle is ruled by the Private Citizen (Tititihoochoo). Realizing that Ruggedo was the one to blame, the Citizen agrees to punish Ruggedo and treat the adventurers as their guests for the evening.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Chapter 4: “The Road through the Forest”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy and the Scarecrow talk along the way about Dorothy’s home in Kansas and about how the Scarecrow came to be and why the Scarecrow wants a brain.
More Jataka Tales
“The Wise Goat and the Wolf”
by Ellen C. Babbitt
A goat outwits two wolves.
The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms or Lost in the Wilds of Florida
Chapter 16: A Strange Attack
by Laura Lee Hope
After a struggle, Mr. Dunn is finally rescued. The troupe encounters a strange animal while traveling downstream.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Chapter 9: “The Queen of the Field Mice”
by L. Frank Baum
The Tin Man save the Mouse Queen and she, in turn saves the Lion.
The Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 12: “How They Matched the Fuddles”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy and her friends continue on their way and meet a mittenless kangaroo. She tells the gang about the Fuddles in the nearby town of Fuddlecumjig. The people of that town literally fall to pieces when strangers come to visit. Dorothy and her friends matched some of the townspeople, sat down to dinner, and continued on their way.
The Brown Fairy Book
Kisa the Cat
by Andrew Lang
A princess is captured and maimed by a giant and is rescued and made whole again by her childhood cat. When the princess marries, her cat is transformed into a beautiful princess. She had been under a spell that could only be broken by a good deed that had never been performed before.
Philosophy and Fun of Algebra
Chapter 4: "Partial Solutions and the Provisional Elimination of Elements of Complexity"
by Mary Everest Boole
The problems of limiting elements and still leaving minds open to all possibilites.
The Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 29: “How Glinda Worked a Magic Spell”
by L. Frank Baum
Ozma and the others prepare for a visit to Glinda the Good. Glinda comes up with a way to make Oz invisible to all eyes other than their own. She has made it impossible for anyone to communicate with Oz ever again.
The Four Million
"An Adjustment of Nature"
by O. Henry
A young man deceives a rich fellow in order to prevent him from marrying a waitress.