Little Bear at Work and at Play
“Little Bear and the Lost Otter Baby”
by Frances Margaret Fox
Little Bear helps an otter baby find his family.
Little Bear helps an otter baby find his family.
The wind off the Florida Shore touches every part of the landscape.
Du Bois explains and presents the Sorrow Songs of the olden days.
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.
So bashful when I spied her
She died, — this was the way she died;
The author gives the reader some insight to into the purpose of his book.
The author admires the nature along the banks of the Oklawaha River.
A man and woman wish for a child. One winter they decide to create a snow child, and are shocked to see their creation miraculously come to life. They treat the child, Snowflake, as their own and shower her with love and affection. Unfortunately the arrival of spring brings changes that cause unhappiness.
"Wen I git up in de mo’nin’ an’ de clouds is big an’ black,"
One dignity delays for all
The natural beauty of the Tamiami Trail is described.
A poem about violence and war.
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 author imagines the life and hardships experienced by the deceased.
"Thou wouldst be loved?—then let thy heart"
The grass so little has to do, —
Nature and the movement of clouds at dusk ignite the author's imagination.
An anecdote about the young princess. She floats out of the open window as she sleeps and causes a panic among the inhabitants of the castle.
The author describes his wife's reaction to the story.
Tired with all these for restful death I cry
I started early, took my dog
The adventures of the angel fish are imagined.