The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat
Chapter 11: “Five Heads Together”
by Thornton W. Burgess
Grandfather Frog deduces that the Smiling Pool is drying up because the Laughing Brook has stopped flowing.
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Tik-Tok of Oz
Chapter 16: “The Naughty Nome”
by L. Frank Baum
Queen Ann and her officers fall into a pit in the cavern. Tik-Tok tries to conquer Ruggedo and Betsy is locked in the Chamberlain’s room. Hank attacks Ruggedo and knocks him against a wall. Meanwhile, Files, Shaggy, Ploychrome, and the Rose Princess wait outside.
The Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 20: “How Dorothy Lunched with a King”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy meets the King of Bunnybury and has lunch with him. He cries and complains about how unhappy he is being king. Dorothy says she’ll talk to Glinda and help him find a replacement.
The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series Two
Life, Poem 53: Returning
by Emily Dickinson
I years had been from home
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Witch in the Stone Boat
by Andrew Lang
A king must overcome a witch and restore his real queen.
The Story of Siegfried
Adventure 10: “Kriemhild’s Dream”
by James Baldwin
A princess dreams of her husband-to-be and his death.
The Brown Fairy Book
Rubezahl
by Andrew Lang
A fairy tale about the gnome Rubezahl who tried to understand the trickery of man by capturing a princess and marrying her.
The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat
Chapter 9: “The Laughing Brook Stops Laughing”
by Thornton W. Burgess
Grandfather Frog notices that the Laughing Brook has stopped laughing and the Smiling Pool has stopped smiling. He goes to see Jerry Muskrat to tell him so.
The Crimson Fairy Book
“The Three Robes”
by Andrew Lang
A story about a king who remarries after his wife’s death. His new queen kills him and intends to kill his children, but they escape. When the prince of Greece comes for the king’s daughter, the new queen sends her daughter who is expected to weave three robes for the prince. The king’s daughter makes the robes for the mistaken princess, but the prince finds her and they marry instead.
The Crimson Fairy Book
“Tritill, Litill, and the Birds”
by Andrew Lang
Each of three sons goes out to see the world. The first two are cruel to two beggars and birds and end up killed by an ogress. The third brother is kind to the beggars and the birds, and they help him win out over the ogress and earn many rewards.
Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
The Emperor's New Clothes
by Hans Christian Andersen
The very vain Emperor in this fairy tale is tricked by a pair of thieves.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Queen Bee
by Grimm Brothers
The youngest of three sons frees an enchanted castle from its spell.
The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series Two
Nature, Poem 20: Old-Fashioned
by Emily Dickinson
Arcturus is his other name, —
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
At Sunset Time
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Adown the west a golden glow"
The Tale of Brownie Beaver
Chapter 4: “The Freshet”
by Arthur Scott Bailey
Grandaddy Beaver warned everyone about a great storm—which no one believed. After a while, Brownie took him seriously and began to mend his house. Sure enough, homes were flooded.
The Journey to the Center of the Earth
Chapter XXV. DE PROFUNDIS
by Jules Verne
The Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 26: “How Ozma Refused to Fight for Her Kingdom”
by L. Frank Baum
The entire group arrives at the Emerald City and, after dinner, talk with Ozma about the tunnel. They watch (from the Magic Picture) the Nome King’s plans to attack at midnight. They discuss what their own plan will be. Ozma tells Dorothy about the Forbidden Fountain. The Scarecrow thinks up a plan.
The Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 10: “How the Cuttenclips Lived”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy and her friends continue to explore and come upon the Cuttenclips, a paper doll town. They meet Miss Cuttenclip, a real girl who makes the town from magic paper. Shaggy Man sneezed and the group decided to leave the town before they did any further harm.
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Magic Ring
by Andrew Lang
Martin saves the lives of a dog and a cat and gains a magic ring. The ring wins him the hand of a princess, but she does not want to marry a poor man and has him put into a tower to starve, accused of witchcraft. But his faithful friends bring him the magic ring and food, and soon the King lets him out, and he forgives his wife.
Tik-Tok of Oz
Chapter 17: “A Tragic Transformation”
by L. Frank Baum
Shaggy and the others decide to attack. Shaggy, Files, and Ozga are instantly captured. Polychrome tries to wake up the sleeping Quox. Ann and her officers find a passage out of the pit. Shaggy Man is transformed into a dove and Ozga is transformed into a fiddle.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Chapter 19
by Mark Twain
Aunt Polly confronts Tom for his dishonesty after paying a visit to Mrs. Harper. Aunt Polly discovers Tom's note. Tom's attempt to reconcile with Becky do not go as planned.
Tik-Tok of Oz
Chapter 11: “The Famous Fellowship of Fairies”
by L. Frank Baum
The adventurers enter the castle full of kings and queens. Someone explains to them that the castle is ruled by the Private Citizen (Tititihoochoo). Realizing that Ruggedo was the one to blame, the Citizen agrees to punish Ruggedo and treat the adventurers as their guests for the evening.
Miscellaneous Poems
Poor Withered Rose—A Song
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Poor withered rose, she gave it me,"
The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat
Chapter 24: “A Merry Home-Going”
by Thornton W. Burgess
The animals, along with Paddy the Beaver, travel back to the Smiling Pond.
A Florida Sketch-Book
Chapter 9: “A Florida Shrine”
by Bradford Torrey
The narrator describes visiting the Murat estate.