Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
The Old Cabin
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"In de dead of night I sometimes,"
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A Child's Garden of Verses: Selected Poems
Nest Eggs
by Robert Louis Stevenson
A child thinks about the eggs he sees.
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
At Night
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Whut time ‘d dat clock strike?"
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
Curiosity
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Mammy’s in de kitchen, an’ de do’ is shet;"
Miscellaneous Poems
To the Miami
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Kiss me, Miami, thou most constant one!"
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
A Lost Dream
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Ah, I have changed, I do not know"
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
A Spring Wooing
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Come on walkin’ wid me, Lucy; ‘t ain’t no time to mope erroun’"
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Israfel
by Edgar Allan Poe
In Heaven a spirit doth dwell, "Whose heart-strings are a lute;"
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
When a feller's Itchin' To Be Spanked
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"W’en us fellers stomp around, makin’ lots o’ noise,"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
Maidenhood
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A poem describing the wonders of womanhood
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
Bein' Back Home
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Home agin, an’ home to stay—"
Stories from Around the World
“The Lad and the Deil”
by Traditional
A lad tricks the Deil to get into a nut, and he asks a smith to crack it open.
Wuthering Heights
Chapter 26
by Emily Brontë
While Cathy visits Linton, he insists that he is getting stronger, even though throughout the visit he is squeamish and looking back at the house constantly. Cathy and Nelly discuss his health on the way home.
Selected Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson
"Health and Mountains"
by Robert Louis Stevenson
The author describes the beauty and benefits of the mountains.
The Sea-Wolf
Chapter 33
by Jack London
A week passes without any interaction with Captain Larson, prompting Maud to fear for the captain's health. After a brief, but unpleasant encounter with the captain, Maud and Hump take turns keeping watch.
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
"To the Hon. T. H. Esq; on the Death of His Daughter."
by Phillis Wheatley
WHILE deep you mourn beneath the cypress–shade
Selected Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson
"The Stimulation of the Alps"
by Robert Louis Stevenson
The author describes his experiences in the Alps.
The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat
Chapter 12: “A Hunt for Trouble”
by Thornton W. Burgess
A group of the animals, led by Grandfather Frog and Jerry Muskrat, went to see what was stopping the Laughing Brook. They are joined by Ol’ Mistah Buzzard.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
The Goblet of Life
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The author uses the goblet as a metaphor for life itself. It’s bitter to those who “haven’t lived”.
The Tale of Tommy Fox
Chapter 14: “Tommy Fox Makes a Strange Friend”
by Arthur Scott Bailey
Tommy and Spot become friends. Farmer Green discovers hen feathers near Tommy.
Aesop's Fables
“The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey”
by Aesop
A Man and his son were going to market with their Donkey. One countryman who saw them told them a donkey was to ride upon, another countryman said the father ought to ride not the son, some women thought the boy shouldn’t have to walk, and then passerbys jeered at them for overloading the Donkey so. After thinking hard the Man and his son tied the Donkey to a pole and began to carry him. The Donkey ended up falling over a bridge and drowning. An old man who had seen all of this pointed out that in trying to please everyone they had pleased no one.
The Scarlet Letter
Chapter 16: “A Forest Walk”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Intent upon telling Dimmesdale the truth about Chillingworth’s identity, Hester waits for the minister in the forest, because she has heard that he will be passing through on the way back from visiting a Native American settlement.
The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat
Chapter 14: “Spotty the Turtle Keeps Right on Going”
by Thornton W. Burgess
Because everyone wanted to be the one to find the trouble first, no one would wait for each other. Spotty the turtle was last and, because the others thought they were so much farther ahead than the rest, they all stopped to take a break. Spotty became the one who saw the problem first.
Agnes Grey
Chapter XIII: The Primroses
by Anne Brontë
The ladies frequent church, for varying reasons. Agnes Grey meets with Mr. Weson again, which leads to teasing from the Murray girls.
The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat
Chapter 19: “Jerry Muskrat Has a Busy Day”
by Thornton W. Burgess
Grandfather Frog formulates a plan whereby Jerry Muskrat will gnaw and dig a hole in the dam and force water through it. Jerry sets off to work.