A Little Princess
Chapter 5: Becky
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Lottie is caught listening to Sara's story telling, upsetting Lavinia.
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The Open Boat: A Tale Intended to be After the Fact. Being the Experience of Four Men Sunk from the Steamer Commodore
Chapter 2
by Stephen Crane
While the men continue to keep the dingy afloat, the captain reassures them. Seagulls pester the men, the captain in particlar, by swooping down trying to peck at them.
The Tale of Tommy Fox
Chapter 15: “Johnnie Green Feels Sad”
by Arthur Scott Bailey
When Farmer Green discovers that Tommy was stealing his hens, he wants to kill Tommy. Johnnie feels sad for Tommy, but luckily Tommy escapes.
Little Bear at Work and at Play
“Little Bear and the Lost Otter Baby”
by Frances Margaret Fox
Little Bear helps an otter baby find his family.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“The Tamiami Trail”
by George E. Merrick
The natural beauty of the Tamiami Trail is described.
Seven O’Clock Stories
“Sixteenth Night: Sloshin’”
by Robert Gordon Anderson
Jehosophat disobeys Mother by sloshing through muddy water when she told him not to. He is overcome with guilt and eventually apologizes to her for disobeying her orders.
Anne of Green Gables
Chapter 26: The Story Club Is Formed
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
In an attempt to help improve Diana's imagination, The Story Club is formed.
The Vampyre
Extract of a Letter from Geneva
by John Polidori
Introduction to the text, which includes details of the author and the story’s conception.
Stories from Around the World
“The Judgement of Midas”
by Josephine Preston Peabody
A fairy tale about a music contest between the god Pan and Apollo.
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.
The Tale of Tommy Fox
Chapter 14: “Tommy Fox Makes a Strange Friend”
by Arthur Scott Bailey
Tommy and Spot become friends. Farmer Green discovers hen feathers near Tommy.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“A Grave in the Everglades”
by George E. Merrick
The author imagines the life and hardships experienced by the deceased.
The Tale of Tommy Fox
Chapter 8: “Something Makes Tommy Very Proud”
by Arthur Scott Bailey
Tommy hunts Mr. Woodchuck and brings him home.
Stories from Around the World
The Rat Princess
by Frank Rinder
The Rat King searches for the most powerful being for his daughter to marry and after he searches from the sun to the cloud to the wind, he finds the strongest being is the Grey Rat that the Princess wanted to marry.
The Tale of Brownie Beaver
Chapter 6: “A Happy Thought”
by Arthur Scott Bailey
Brownie convinces Mr. Crow to be his weekly newspaper. Mr. Crow gives him a few conditions.
Half-Past Seven Stories
Story 10: "When Jehosophat Forgot His Piece"
by Robert Gordon Anderson
A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. For Commencement all the children have to memorize pieces of poetry. Jehosophat works very hard to try to memorize his, but his nerves get the best of him due to the teasing of his friends and he suddenly forgets it.
Stories from Around the World
“The Burning of the Rice Fields”
by Traditional
A grandfather and his grandson grow rice in the rice fields and one day they set fire to the fields to save the people below from impending death.
The Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 25: “How the Scarecrow Displayed His Wisdom”
by L. Frank Baum
Along with the Tin Man, the group travels to visit the Scarecrow in his giant corn house. The Tin Man tells him about the news of Ozma’s fate. He tells them to live each day to the fullest. They all travel to the farm of Jack Pumpkinhead to tell him the sad news. The group heads back to the Emerald City.
Peter Rabbit and Other Stories
“The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle”
by Beatrix Potter
A little girl loses her handkerchiefs and goes on a search for them. She sees some white cloths on the grass high up a hill and climbs up to discover a a little hedgehog washerwoman, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, with her handerchiefs freshly laundered, along with many other interesting articles such as stockings for a hen.
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.
Seven O’Clock Stories
“Fourteenth Night: The Sleigh and the Tiny Reindeer”
by Robert Gordon Anderson
Marmaduke is sick and has to stay in bed. He becomes very lonely because his siblings were sent to visit their uncle until he Marmaduke recovers. The Toyman visits him and sings to him while making him a special toy to help cheer him up.
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.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“The Cloud Mountains of Florida”
by George E. Merrick
Nature and the movement of clouds at dusk ignite the author's imagination.
Gulliver's Travels
Part One: A Voyage to Lilliput: Chapter 4
by Jonathan Swift
Mildendo, the metropolis of Lilliput, described, together with the emperor’s palace. A conversation between the author and a principal secretary, concerning the affairs of that empire. The author’s offers to serve the emperor in his wars.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“Moonlight in Old St. Augustine”
by George E. Merrick
The moon cast an eery glow over the landscape of St. Augustine.