Buttercup Gold and Other Stories
“The Little New Year”
by Ellen Robena Field
Maurice is visited by the little New Year and his cart of gifts. He shows Maurice the wonders of giving to others and the happiness that it brings.
Maurice is visited by the little New Year and his cart of gifts. He shows Maurice the wonders of giving to others and the happiness that it brings.
News of Dr. Robinson's murder spreads throughout St. Petersberg. Both Tom and Huck are greatly troubled by the arrest of an innocent man.
A fisherman and his wife encounter a magical fish.
Christy reports to Captain Breaker. The Bellevite undertakes pursuit of the Tallahatchie.
Each ship attempts their own plan to foil the other. The men behave as gentlemen once the victor is determined.
Chee-Chee, having grown homesick without Polynesia, makes her way back to Puddleby.
Epilogue (London, England; Pearson's Magazine, 1897)
Mark and Ruth spend time with Uncle Christopher. Mark attends mill school. In October, Mark, Ruth, Edna May, and Uncle Christopher take a voyage to Wakulla.
William finds out what his responsibilities will be at this new trade. He also learns the boundaries of the relationship his brother is willing to have.
A king who has not been able to have children makes a promise, only to find that he has given up his only child. The prince determines to find a way out of the promise, and completes several tasks with the help of the princess.
Pip returns to dinner but continues to feel a sense of guilt.
Things are not well between Elinor and Edward. Unhappiness is prevailing.
A count's son uses his newfound talents to become successful.
Two sisters provide assistance to a bear in distress.
The boys get frustrated with their situation as Fred is useless because he is seasick and John is testy because his hands are blistered. However, the Caledonia comes to their rescue again and they are finally able to reside in harbor.
The crew protect the carcass from the sharks. Queequeg narrowly escapes injury.
Upon graduating from West Point, Lieutenant Flipper reports for active duty in the U.S. Army amidst much fanfare.
Three kittens are dressed up for a tea-party and set out to play cleanly, but end up losing their clothes to the ducks, which started with Tom Kitten losing his buttons. Mother cat finds them w/o clothes and sends them upstairs so as not disturb her tea-party, but they keep playing and make noise. The ducks eventually lose the clothes, which fall off for lack of buttons and sink into the pond.
Mr. St. Clare brings a pupil for Cousin Ophelia to teach.
A wicked witch turns a queen into a duck and takes her place in the castle, but the white duck is finally able to free herself and save her children.
Dorothy and her friends venture through strange lands. Her friends use their courage, their brains, and there hearts to survive.
Em and Henry are bored and restless. While Ozma ponders on small tasks that will keep them busy, Dorothy and the elders make a tour of the far corners of Oz. Several of Dorothy’s friends join the party. They visit Professor Wogglebug.
Oliver and Sikes journey to the town of Shepperton, arriving after dark.
A lad gets gifts from the North Wind and has to overcome a greedy landlord.