The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 3, Chapter 6: The Bed-Maker of Monteverde
by Hugh Lofting
After stopping in the Capa Blanca Islands to procure provisions, Doctor Dolittle and his crew find an unusual place to rest.
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Deductive Logic
Part 3: Chapter 28
by George William Joseph Stock, M.A.
The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat
Chapter 2: “The Convention at the Big Rock”
by Thornton W. Burgess
Mrs. Muskrat calls a convention of all the animals that live at the Smiling Pool and the Laughing Brook. She tells them about the traps and they all agree to talk to Great-Grandfather Frog.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“My Love is a Tourist”
by George E. Merrick
The Florida Landscape changes as sunrise moves to sunset.
Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
“The Hare and the Hedgehog”
by Grimm Brothers
Written as a play, this is a story about neighbors who do not get along. The hedgehog challenges the hare to a contest. The contest is used to settle the differences between the neighbors. However, is the means fair?
Squinty, the Comical Pig
Chapter 12: “Squinty Gets Home Again”
by Richard Barnum
Squinty and Mappo continued through the woods until Mappo was captured. Squinty continued through the woods until he came to a farm. He recognizes Don’s bark and runs to his pen. He is reunited with his family.
Aesop's Fables
The Frog and the Ox
by Aesop
A fable about a big frog and a little frog that teaches how self-conceit leads to self-destruction.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
The Norman Baron
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A poem regarding a dying French baron who, at the end of his life, frees his slaves in order to redeem his soul.
Deductive Logic
Part 3: Chapter 26
by George William Joseph Stock, M.A.
Up from Slavery
Preface
by Booker T. Washington
The Author explains the incidents that lead to the writing of his autobiography.
The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat
Chapter 5: “A Busy Day at the Smiling Pool”
by Thornton W. Burgess
Jerry Muskrat and Joe Otter go hunting for a trap and spy a fish. Joe gets his claw stuck in a trap and they bury it underground. Joe Otter learns a lesson.
Clotel; or, The President's Daughter
Chapter 16: Death of the Parson
by William Wells Brown
Mr. Peck passes away.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Chapter 13: Red Sails and Blue Wings
by Hugh Lofting
Sailing off the Barbary Coast, the doctor and his crew encounter a hostile ship.
Aesop's Fables
The Frog and the Ox
by Aesop
A frog in an attempt to prove he is bigger than an ox blows himself up until he bursts. Be careful about how great you need to be. It can lead to your demise.
Up from Slavery
Introduction
by Booker T. Washington
An introduction to the original text, written by Walter H. Page.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
Rain in Summer
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This poem uses the rain to describe time as eternal.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“Exiles”
by George E. Merrick
The sparse number of maple trees are perceived as exiles in contrast to the jungles of cypress that surround them.
The Tale of Tommy Fox
Chapter 2: “Johnnie Green Goes Hunting”
by Arthur Scott Bailey
Tommy sees Old Mother Grouse and tries to eat her but she flies away just in time. He hears Johnny Green and runs home.
Moby Dick
Chapter 34: The Cabin-Table
by Herman Melville
Dinner is served.
Florida Trails
Chapter XI: “Spring in the Savannas”
by Winthrop Packard
The narrator describes the different kinds of flora that grow in the spring.
Beowulf
Chapter 2
by Francis Barton Gummere
Grendel is angered by the constant happiness of the Scyldings. The Scyldings are driven from the great hall.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“Florida—The Treasure Land”
by George E. Merrick
The author celebrates the colorful history of pirates in Florida.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“The Defeat of the Frost King's Hordes”
by George E. Merrick
The end of the Appalachian system in Northern Florida evokes the imagery of battle in the author's mind.
The Tale of Brownie Beaver
Chapter 15: “Jasper Jay’s Story”
by Arthur Scott Bailey
Brownie goes to Gradaddy Beaver and explains about the flash. He assures Brownie that it was no gun. Jasper Jay tells Brownie about hearing about Brownie’s picture in the paper.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
It Is Not Always May
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This poem descibes youth and beauty using nature as a metaphor.