Buttercup Gold and Other Stories
“A Child of Spring”
by Ellen Robena Field
A poem about springtime.
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Curly and Floppy Twistytail, the Funny Piggie Boys
Chapter 3: “Pinky’s Rubber Ball”
by Howard R. Garis
While Curly and Flop were playing soldier in the forest, baby Pinky played alone. A fox spied her and carried her away to the forest. Pinky squealed for her brothers and tossed them her rubber ball to wet the fox. They filled the ball with water and squirted the fox.
Little Bear at Work and at Play
“When Little Bear Bragged”
by Frances Margaret Fox
After his mother told him the story about the tortoise and the hare, Little Bear became boastful. His father challenged him to race Grandpa Tortoise and after becoming distracted, Little Bear lost the race.
Symbolic Logic
“Book 1: Chapter 2”
by Lewis Carroll
An explanation of the terms involved in determining classification.
The Light Princess
Story 2: “Won’t I Just?”
by George MacDonald
The king forgets to invite his sister to the christening of his new child. She becomes very angry and puts a curse on the little princess.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 6, Chapter 2: Thoughts of Home
by Hugh Lofting
Doctor Dolittle addresses the subject of returning back to Puddleby.
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
Advice
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"W’en you full o’ worry"
Curly and Floppy Twistytail, the Funny Piggie Boys
Chapter 31: “The Twistytails’ Christmas”
by Howard R. Garis
The Twistytail family wait for Santa to arrive on Christmas Eve. The next morning the entire family opens their bountiful gifts. The author wishes the readers a merry christmas.
Florida: Essays and Poems
The Florida Pioneers
by Will Wallace Harney
The speaker looks back over family history, while placing their own struggles in the larger context of American progress.
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
The Farm Child's Lullaby
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Oh, the little bird is rocking in the cradle of the wind,"
Curly and Floppy Twistytail, the Funny Piggie Boys
Chapter 14: “The Piggies and the Pumpkin”
by Howard R. Garis
Curly and Flop are sent to the store to get bread and, along the way, are asked by the nice old rat gentleman if they want a large pumpkin to make a Jack O’Lantern. They are greeted by a wolf who wants to eat them. They must figure out a way to escape him.
Curly and Floppy Twistytail, the Funny Piggie Boys
Chapter 7: “Piggy Boys at School”
by Howard R. Garis
Curly and Flop look for adventures and come upon a school. They find they can’t spell or cut paper, but they can do tricks and, after scaring away a bear, are invited to join the class.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Chapter VI: Pig and Pepper
by Lewis Carroll
Upon exiting the woods, Alice enters a house and is introduced to the Duchess and Cheshire Cat.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Chapter 4: A Message From Africa
by Hugh Lofting
After receiving an urgent message regarding an epidemic, Dr. Dolittle prepares for a voyage to Africa.
Uncle Tom's Cabin Told to the Children
Chapter 21: George Shelby Frees His Slaves
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
After returning to the Shelby home, Master George sets his slaves free.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Rumpelstiltskin
by Grimm Brothers
A miller's lie forces his daughter to make a deal with an evil dwarf in order to avoid execution.
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
The Plantation Child's Lullaby
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Wintah time hit comin’ Stealin’ thoo de night;"
The Light Princess
Story 15: “Look at the Rain!”
by George MacDonald
The princess sobs over her prince and with that, she falls for the first time. It begins to rain outside and the lake fills as she gains her gravity. The princess learns to walk and she married the prince. They live happily ever after.
Curly and Floppy Twistytail, the Funny Piggie Boys
Chapter 30: “Floppy and the Stockings”
by Howard R. Garis
On the way home from buying a cake at the store, Flop meets Nurse jane Fuzzy Wuzzy and she gives him some stockings to hang out for Santa. When she leaves, he is chased by a fox. When he hides, he sees a mouse who tells him to throw a stocking full of leaves at him to fool him. He does and escapes.
Curly and Floppy Twistytail, the Funny Piggie Boys
Chapter 1: “Curly Twistytail Is Named”
by Howard R. Garis
A little pig boy is caught by a bear and tied to a tree by his tail. When his brother rescues him, his tail is permanantly curled. From now on, he was called Curly.
Just So Stories
"The Cat that Walked by Himself"
by Rudyard Kipling
A story about the animals in the Wet Wild Woods and how the cat that walked helped domesticate all the wild animals.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 5, Chapter 3: Fire
by Hugh Lofting
Doctor Dolittle introduces the Popsipetel tribe to the gift of fire.
The Little Lame Prince
Chapter 1
by Maria Dinah Mulock Craik
There is a christening and the nurse drops the newborn prince. the Queen dies.
The Brown Fairy Book
The Sacred Milk of Koumongoe
by Andrew Lang
A fairy tale about a girl rejected by her father. She falls in love with the son of an ogre and has a girl that is to be eaten by him. Instead the mother gives her to an old woman who raises her at the bottom of the lake. She is able to return to her family as a woman.
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
Long To'ds Night
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Daih ’s a moughty soothin’ feelin’"