Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
“The Little Hero of Haarlem”
by FCIT
A fairy tale about a young boy named Hans that saved a town from drowning by plugging up the water in a bank with his finger.
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The Outdoor Girls in Florida
Chapter XXII: "The Everglade Camp"
by Laura Lee Hope
Harry gets the girls back to the grove, where they meet with search parties. They describe what has happened to Tom, and plans are made to rescue the men the next morning.
The Wind in the Willows
The River Bank
by Kenneth Grahame
Mole is busy with spring-cleaning when he feels compelled to visit the world above. Mole and Rat take a trip up the river.
Around the World in 80 Days
Chapter 2: In Which Passepartout is Convinced that He Has at Last Found His Ideal
by Jules Verne
Impressed by his new employer's composure, Passepartout feels he may have finally found an ideal situation.
Half-Past Seven Stories
Story 15: "The Peppermint Pagoda"
by Robert Gordon Anderson
A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. In this story Marmaduke and his friends travel to China through the hole they dug.
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.
Lyrics of the Hearthside
The Sum
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
A little dreaming by the way,
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 1, Chapter 11: My Schoolmaster, Polynesia
by Hugh Lofting
Polynesia begins her tutoring of Tommy on the nuances of understanding animals and their language. Doctor Dolittle performs another of his many services for a local dog missing his owner.
Little Bear at Work and at Play
“When Little Bear Visited School”
by Frances Margaret Fox
Little Bear looks in a schoolhouse window and scares the children.
Half-Past Seven Stories
Story 1: "The Little Lost Fox"
by Robert Gordon Anderson
A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. This story specifically focuses on the children saving a little fox named Reddy from the redcoats.
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
Kidnaped
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"I held my heart so far from harm,"
Just So Stories
"How the Whale Got His Throat"
by Rudyard Kipling
A whale eats a crafty man, who finds a way to escape and dam up the whale’s throat.
The Four Million
"By Courier"
by O. Henry
A couple employs the services of a unreliable messenger.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Elizabeth
by Edgar Allan Poe
"Elizabeth, it surely is most fit"
Peter Rabbit and Other Stories
“The Tale of Peter Rabbit”
by Beatrix Potter
Peter Rabbit defies his mother’s instructions and goes into Mr. McGregor’s garden, where he has to run and hide for his life.
The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series Two
Nature, Poem 47: Summer's Obsequies
by Emily Dickinson
The gentian weaves her fringes
Little Bear at Work and at Play
“Little Bear Gets His Wish”
by Frances Margaret Fox
Little Bear causes his father to lose a fish.
The Yellow Fairy Book
Thumbelina
by Andrew Lang
The many travels of Thumbelina.
Wakulla, A Story of Adventure in Florida
"Uncle Christopher’s ‘Great Scheme’"
by Kirk Munroe
Mark and Ruth spend time with Uncle Christopher. Mark attends mill school. In October, Mark, Ruth, Edna May, and Uncle Christopher take a voyage to Wakulla.
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"He had His Dream"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"He had his dream, and all through life,"
Black Beauty
Part 1, Chapter 12: A Stormy Day
by Anna Sewell
Black Beauty's intuition proves beneficial to his master while traveling in foul weather.
The Secret Garden
Chapter 3: “Across the Moor”
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Mary and Mrs. Medlock arrive at the mansion to find that Mr. Craven does not wish to see them. Mrs. Medlock shuts Mary in her room and forbids her to wander the mansion.
The Outdoor Girls in Florida
Chapter XX: "The Loon"
by Laura Lee Hope
Their return home is unsuccessful, and the girls determine that they must turn back in order to find their way home. They make it back to their picnic spot, but there is still no sign of Tom. Instead, someone else arrives.
A Little Princess
Chapter 1: Sara
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
After arriving from India by ship, Captaing Crewe reluctantly leaves his daughter in the care of Miss Minchin.
Philosophy and Fun of Algebra
Chapter 10: "The Story of a Working Hypothesis"
by Mary Everest Boole
"In an old Hebrew book there is a story of a person named Jacob, which means the Supplanter..."