An old monkey is to be sent to the butcher by his master, since his age has caused him to stop performing as well as he used to. The monkey overhears this plan and goes to a boar for advice. The boar comes up with a plan: The boar will steal the couple’s child, and the monkey will run after him and rescue the child, thus earning the family’s love and respect for the rest of his days. The plan works.
A fortuitous run-in with Mr. Briggs, brings a positive change to Black Beauty's cab duties.
A biography of James Joseph Sylvester.
I am the mother of sorrows,
"When the bees are humming in the honeysuckle vine"
The fate of all is revealed. Spike has the chance to consider the faults and wrongs he has committed.
Sherlock Holmes investigates the disappearance of a race horse and the murder of its trainer.
A Lecture delivered at the Evening Meeting of the Royal Geographical Society, 24th March, 1879.
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.
Three people disappear from their various compartments on a train. Also, in one of these compartments a man is found dead because of a bullet to the chest.
Uriah Heep's dealings come to light.
ATTEND my lays, ye ever honour'd nine,
Now in the employment of a large cab company, Black Beauty is subjected to harsh treatment by his new master and drivers.
The natural world is the source of poetry.
The author gives his opinion on the state of American affairs.
A short story where Mother Nature writes a letter to Father Winter to send her a blanket (of snow) to protect the flowers from Jack Frost’s cold winds.
The author discusses the meaning and the existence of ‘place’.
Long Arrow returns, excited to show off some of his findings.
Ishmael retells a story from the a gam with the whaling ship Town-Ho.
The Pequod prepares to depart.
Patty the Milkmaid was going to market carrying milk in a Pail on her head. She began thinking of what she would do with the money she would get for the milk. She dreamed of a new frock and hat. She imagined tossing her head which caused her to toss her head back. The Pail fell off, the milk was spilt, and she had to tell her mother what she had done.
A village is preparing for a visit from Zeus. Everyone is too busy or too tired to extend any kindness to two beggars except Philemon and Baucis. This poor old couple has time for the strangers and are rewarded in a very unusual way for their generosity. This story is a translation of "Philemon and Baucis" from Metamorphoses by the Roman poet Ovid.
The miller’s wedding was to be a big event, therefore he invited men and animals alike. Various animals go on their way to the wedding until a young boy warns them of the cruelty of man. Those that don’t heed his advice never return from the wedding and remain the servants of man.
"Dim vales–and shadowy floods–"
A poem describing the beauty of Florida at sunrise.