The Souls of Black Folk
The Forethought
by W. E. B. Du Bois
The author gives the reader some insight to into the purpose of his book.
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Beowulf
Chapter 16
by Francis Barton Gummere
Sylvie and Bruno
Chapter 15: “Bruno’s Revenge”
by Lewis Carroll
Bruno and the narrator discuss the fairy king’s dinner party.
Whitefoot the Woodmouse
"Whitefoot Finds Out What the Matter Was"
by Thornton W. Burgess
Whitefoot discovers a drumming sound and figures out that he had been so depressed because he was lonely. He eagerly awaits the presence of the other wood mouse.
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
"To the Right Hon. William, Earl of Dartmouth, His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for North-America."
by Phillis Wheatley
HAIL, happy day, when, smiling like the morn,
Half-Past Seven Stories
Story 7: "The Fairy Lamp"
by Robert Gordon Anderson
A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. Marmaduke gets tonsilitis and has to stay in bed. One night he meets a fairy who sings to him and takes him around the world.
The Brown Fairy Book
The Story of the Yara
by Andrew Lang
A young man and maiden were to be married. However, every night the young man bathed in the small pools in the forest and the Yara sang to him, trying to lure him from his betrothed.
The Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 6: “How Guph Visited the Whimsies”
by L. Frank Baum
The Nome King begins work on his tunnel while General Guph visits the Whimsies. The Chief Whimsie agrees to help the Nomes conquer the Emerald City.
Counting and Math Rhymes
The Twelve Days of Christmas
by Traditional
A traditional poem/song about Christmas.
Florida: Essays and Poems
Florida: A Poem
by Asheville Postcard Company
The speaker describes the state of Florida, a land of beauty, hard work, and promise. It seems a place where the future begins.
Peter Rabbit and Other Stories
“The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes”
by Beatrix Potter
An innocent squirrel accused of stealing nuts is forced down a hole in a tree, where he meets a friendly chipmunk.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
The Belfry of Bruges, Carillon
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A poem about the ringing of the bells in a Flemish belfry
The Tale of Brownie Beaver
Chapter 9: “The Sign on the Tree”
by Arthur Scott Bailey
Brownie asks Uncle Jerry Beaver about a sign. Jerry makes a mistake as to the meaning of the sign’s phrase. Tommy Fox sets him straight.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
The Arsenal at Springfield
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A poem about violence and war.
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.
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"When Malindy Sings"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"G’way an’ quit dat noise, Miss Lucy—"
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Chapter 35: “A Pitiful Incident”
by Mark Twain
The slave dealer sees the king’s bravado and plans to beat the pride out of him. The king changes his mind and plans to abolish slavery. The Yankee hatches a plan of escape. They meet a young woman burned at the stake for being a witch and a young woman hanged. A priest promises to raise her baby as his own.
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
"A Funeral Poem on the Death of C. E. an Infant Aged Twelve Months."
by Phillis Wheatley
THROUGH airy roads he wings his instant flight
The Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 21: “How the King Changed His Mind”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy and the King of Bunnybury watch the royal subjects do tricks and acts of merryment. Each time, the king commented on how much he hated being king but loved all the extra things that came with it. The king changes his mind and decides to stay, but Dorothy scolds him for being unhappy all the time. He agrees to change his ways and soon Dorothy, Bellina, and Toto are off again.
Poems and Limericks of Edward Lear
“The Jumblies”
by Edward Lear
A poem about a fairy tale journey to find the mythical Jumblies.
Half-Past Seven Stories
Story 15: "The Peppermint Pagoda"
by Robert Gordon Anderson
A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. In this story Marmaduke and his friends travel to China through the hole they dug.
The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat
Chapter 8: “Grandfather Frog Watches His Toes”
by Thornton W. Burgess
Grandfather Frog didn’t believe the young animals, so he conducted an experiment and found they were correct. The Smiling Pool was receding.
The Crimson Fairy Book
“The Colony of Cats”
by Andrew Lang
The colony of cats take in an abused daughter, Lizina, and give her the fair treatment she deserves.
Whitefoot the Woodmouse
"Whitefoot Finds a Hole Just in Time"
by Thornton W. Burgess
Butcher Bird begins to dodge at Whitefoot and he runs up the tree looking for a hole to hide in. He finds one near the top and narrowly escapes being eaten.
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.