The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat
Chapter 22: “Jerry Loses His Fear”
by Thornton W. Burgess
Jerry and Paddy become friends. He makes up his mind to tell Paddy why he puts a hole in the dam.
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Grimm's Fairy Tales
Briar Rose
by Grimm Brothers
An enchanted princess must be saved by a prince.
How Sammy Went to Coral-Land
Chapter 5
by Emily Paret Atwater
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.
The Blithedale Romance
Preface
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The author explains to the reader that the basis for the book came from the story Book Farm.
The Snow Queen
Second Story: A Little Boy and a Little Girl
by Hans Christian Andersen
Years after the creation of the mirror, Kay and Gerda play in their families gardens.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the Third: The Track of a Storm—Chapter 11: Dusk
by Charles Dickens
Darnay is escorted back to his cell. There is little hope of compassion for the condemned Darnay.
Main Street
Chapter 5
by Sinclair Lewis
Will and Carol attend a part at Sam Clark's house where they are introduced to the young up and comers of Gopher Prairie. Carol finds the conservative opinions of Gopher Prairie's citizens to be contrary to her own.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
Nuremberg
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This poem describes the artistic town of Nuremburg through the eyes of merchants and laborers
Hamlet
Act 4, Scene 1
by William Shakespeare
Gertrude tells Claudius of her encounter with Hamlet and Polonius' fate.
Agnes Grey
Chapter XXIII: The Park
by Anne Brontë
Rosalie reveals her feelings about life and marriage.
The Secret Garden
Chapter 4: “Martha”
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Mary awakens and meets Martha, a servant girl. Mary asks Martha to dress her, for which Martha is taken aback. Mary and Martha exchange words and Mary screams at Martha. Mary goes out to explore and learns of a secret garden. In trying to find it, she meets Ben Weatherstaff and talks about the robin that has befriended him.
The Tin Woodman of Oz
Chapter 1: “Woot the Wanderer”
by L. Frank Baum
The character of the Tin Woodman is revealed through a retelling of how he became made of tin.
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Nixy
by Andrew Lang
How a nixy helps a miller regain happiness.
Peter Rabbit and Other Stories
“The Tale of Peter Rabbit”
by Beatrix Potter
Peter Rabbit defies his mother’s instructions and goes into Mr. McGregor’s garden, where he has to run and hide for his life.
A Child's Garden of Verses: Selected Poems
The Land of Nod
by Robert Louis Stevenson
The poet ruminates on dreaming, where he can be on his own and explore all the strange things he sees, even though he forgets it all come morning.
Sense and Sensibility
Chapter VI
by Jane Austen
The Dashwoods are melancholy on setting off, but as they get closer to Barton Cottage they become more interested in this new area and the new home they are to inhabit. This chapter highlights the theme of expectations vs. reality. Sir John Middleton is introduced.
The Game of Logic
Chapter 4
by Lewis Carroll
The author gives the reader several random logic puzzles to decipher.
Logic: Deductive and Inductive
“Chapter 10”
by Carveth Read, M.A.
More Jataka Tales
“The Elephant and the Dog”
by Ellen C. Babbitt
An elephant and a dog become friends, but one day the dog is sold. The elephant refuses to eat or bathe without his pal, and soon the two are reunited for the rest of their days.
Tik-Tok of Oz
To My Readers
by L. Frank Baum
A message to the readers about the history of the story.
The Merchant of Venice
Merchant of Venice: Act 2, Scene 2
by William Shakespeare
Lancelot and Old Gobbo present a proposition to Bassanio. Bassianio and Graziano depart for Belmont.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Water of Life
by Grimm Brothers
An old man sends his three sons on a mission, but only the youngest is successful in his endeavors.
The Tin Woodman of Oz
Chapter 5: “Mrs. Yoop, the Giantess”
by L. Frank Baum
Woot, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow are captured by a giantess for her amusement. She tells them she will transform them so that they can’t be found and rescued by their friends, the Wizard of Oz and Dorothy.
Lyrics of the Hearthside
Vagrants
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Long time ago, we two set out,
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 4, Chapter 3: Bad Weather
by Hugh Lofting
The Curlew's smooth sailing is interrupted by a sudden patch of rough seas.