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.
Queequeg prepares for a day of whaling. Stubb harpoons another whale.
Marjorie's attempts to improve Bernice's social skills has unexpected consequences.
Dorothy and her friends start a roaring fire
Dorothy frees the Winkies and they help her save her friends. They begin their journey back to the Emerald City to have the Wizard honor their requests.
Elinor finds the company of Mrs. Jennings somewhat awkward, given a lack of things in common and the brevity of their acquaintance.
George rethinks his choices, turning to Amelia once more.
A discussion of the assortment of art that has been inspired by the whale.
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.
Anne comes to the aid of the Barry family.
Aunt Polly catches Tom misbehaving, but finds it hard to punish her late sisters child. Tom's fight with a stranger in town causes him to temporarily lose his freedom. The reader is introduced to Tom's half brother Sid.
Thoreau observes the winter wildlife at Walden Pond.
Sydney Carton imagines a future far brighter than the one he is now witnessing.
After the death of David's mother, Mr. and Miss Murdstone make their intentions towards David clear. Miss Peggotty and Mr. Barkis marry.
Ishmael tells the story of the Blacksmith and the attraction of the sea.
Fagin watches Nancy closely, hoping to blackmail her with any information he discovers.
The Avonlea Scholars take the exam.
Carton visits Darnay before his execution.
Hilda wanders through a picture gallery and feels the weariness and lonliness that accompanies it.
George encounters Seneca Doane on the train back to Zenith. George attempts to help Riesling with his legal matters, but is met with resistance from an embittered Zilla. George refuses to allow his son to transfer schools.
Dantes, in a disguise of an Englishman, makes inquires about Morrel and Son, in order to help Morrel through his bankruptcy.
A man comes to Mycroft Holmes and tells him of his strange encounter. Sherlock Holmes then becomes involved because of his brother’s laziness.
Pip continues to worry for Magwitch's safety. Pip fears he is being followed.
Sammy arrives at Coral-Land. The readers learn intersting facts about anemones. Sammy, too, learns the wonders and the mysteries of Coral-Land. Upon learning this, he joins a school of salmon and swims home.