Black Beauty
Part 1, Chapter 19: Only Ignorance
by Anna Sewell
Having taken ill, Black Beauty receives questionable medical treatment from the local horse doctor.
Having taken ill, Black Beauty receives questionable medical treatment from the local horse doctor.
Maria was the youngest and prettiest of the merchant’s daughters. When the merchant leaves on business, she is the only one to obey his wishes and begins a bizarre courtship with the king through their antics in an attempt to out-perform the other.
Dorothy and the animals see a sign for Bunbury and decide to go there. They meet a town full of bread-product people. After Toto eats a raisin bun citizen, they are evicted from the town.
The fishing proves to be exciting, and they are happy with their catch. They set out into the gulf, but quickly run into trouble when the motor gives out.
Tommy Fox plays a cat-and-mouse game with Mr. Woodchuck and Mr. Woodchuck escapes down a hole.
The narrator talks of taking a “botanical stroll” along the St. John's River in Sanford.
When Mrs. Fox returns home, she finds a trap outside her house. She warns Tommy not to step on the trap, but when Mr. Crow yells out something, Tommy is frightened and steps in the trap.
Mrs. Medlock and Dr. Craven visit Colin and notice his improvement. Dickon goes to see Mary and Colin and they make preparations to visit the garden.
Using the atlas as their guid, the doctor and Tommy pick their next destination, Spidermonkey Island.
A short story about raindrops who fall from the sky and form pools of water that get bigger and flow into the oceans. There, they help form a rainbow showing that even the smallest of things can help to make something beautiful.
A short story about noticing the beauty around you. Laura and baby Donald never noticed the beautiful glories growing in their backyard until Laura heard them speak to her. She and Donald played with them all afternoon. Laura learned the lesson well.
Epaminondas has a difficult time knowing how to carry his grammy’s gifts home to his mammy. Each time he tries what his mammy told him, but things keep turning out wrong for him.
Walter describes a trip to Paris where he learns the fate of Count Fosco.
Sammy’s instinct told him that the hermit crab wants him for dinner and excuses himself. Sammy meets a starfish named Meteor and agrees to go to Coral-Land with the pilot fish.
Jerry tells Paddy about the Smiling Pond and asks him to live there too. Paddy declines and tells him the reason for the dam. Paddy agrees to find a new place to live.
Deserted on the island, the boys make do and try to come up with a plan.
A poem about Robin Hood in the form of a ballad.
Natives drive the men off the island then proceed towards the Nautilus.
The rude men leave the Go Ahead Boys when they saw the Caledonia and the four boys make their escape. The Caledonia takes them in tow after hearing their story, and they are able to get fresh gasoline and breakfast before conintuing on.
Jim and the others load the treasure onto the ship leaving some of the mutineers marooned on the island. Jim returns to his narration and tells the reader what happens to everyone including Silver’s disappearance with some gold.
The animals invite Paddy to live in the Smiling Pond, but he declines. He agrees to live in the Green Forest off of the Laughing Brook.
Godfrey, although disappointed by her decision, resolves to help Eppie in any way he can.
Utterson speaks to Jekyll, but doesn’t get the answers that he is looking for regarding Mr. Hyde.
Written as a play, this is a story about neighbors who do not get along. The hedgehog challenges the hare to a contest. The contest is used to settle the differences between the neighbors. However, is the means fair?