The Brown Fairy Book
The Fox and the Lapp
by Andrew Lang
A fox tricks a merchant and steals his fish. He meets all sorts of clever creatures that he must outsmart on his journey back.
A fox tricks a merchant and steals his fish. He meets all sorts of clever creatures that he must outsmart on his journey back.
Peter Pan quietly boards the Jolly Roger in an attempt to rescue Wendy and the Lost Boys. Peter and Captain Hook face each other one more time.
A vagrant attempts in vain to be arrested.
The reader is introduced to Carol Milford, a beautiful, young woman trying to find her place in the world. Fearing a mundane life, Carol turns down a suitor in order to pursue a more bohemian lifestyle.
Mark and Ruth return home. Mr. March discovers that Edna May looks like his dead wife. They realize that Edna is Frank’s lost sister.
Magua agrees to lead Alice, Cora, and Major Heyward to Fort William Henry by means of a secret path. The group encounters an interesting stranger along the way.
A bamboo cutter finds a small, luminescent girl, and raises her as Princess Moonlight. She refuses all suitors, befriends the Emperor, and eventually returns to her rightful home, the Moon.
Gunther outwits Brunhild.
Polynesia gives word to Gub-Gub before Prince Bumpo pays a visit to Doctor Dolittle. After the doctor fulfills his promise, Prince Bumpo prepares a ship for the parting doctor. Doctor Dolittle and the animals head back to Puddleby.
Jim cuts the anchor and sets the Hispaniola adrift. He is flung back onto the small boat and notices that he is drifting near the pirate camp. He commends his soul to God and falls asleep.
Alice attends the Mad Hatter's Tea-Party.
Hans trades items for ones he thinks are better.
Mole and Rat visit Mr. Toad, who invites them to join him on a trip. Toad becomes enamored with a new craze while Mole and Rat catch the train home.
Amelia's appearance affects George's regiment. Mrs. O'Dowd has plans for Glorvina and Jos.
Peter's rescue of Tiger Lily has unexpected benefits. Peter, Wendy and the boys make their way home. Tinkerbell's jealousy continues to grow.
The narrator describes his stay on Daytona Beach and what he saw there — from birds to plays to scenery.
Carol and Will travel to Gopher Prairie by train, following their marriage. Carol observes the other passengers as the travels, feeling that she could help improve their lives. After great anticipation, Carol arrives in Gopher Prairie.
An old woman finds a large peach in a river, and when she and her husband cut it open to eat it, they find a child inside. They are overjoyed to now have a son to ease their lonely days. When the boy is fifteen, he goes off to rid the land of devils who live on an island, and takes a dog, a monkey, and a pheasant with him. He is victorious over the devils and returns home to live happily with his parents.
The boys discover a detective who tells them the history of the bond and the canal-men that he was tracking. With the mystery solved the boys and Sam await the race.
Longfellow talks to a child about the good and the bad of the real world.
The narrator arrives in Tallahassee in time to hear a political economist speak. The narrator then goes on to describe Tallahassee itself.
The narrator describes his journey to visit “the Old Sugar Mill”, a collection of ruins north of New Smyrna.
Lady Muriel, Arthur, and the Earl and his daughter consider going off on their own picnic.
Carol is introduced to Will Kennicott while visiting a friend, and soon they begin their courtship.
A young woman's father remarries after the death of his wife.