Just So Stories
"How the Whale Got His Throat"
by Rudyard Kipling
A whale eats a crafty man, who finds a way to escape and dam up the whale’s throat.
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Florida: Essays and Poems
The Florida Beach
by Constance Fenimore Woolson
The speaker describes and reflects upon the scenery of a Florida beach.
Seven O’Clock Stories
“Tenth Night: The Happy Ending of the Oriole’s Story”
by Robert Gordon Anderson
Mother and the children continue to watch the life of the Orioles and other neighboring bird families.
The Open Boat: A Tale Intended to be After the Fact. Being the Experience of Four Men Sunk from the Steamer Commodore
Chapter 7
by Stephen Crane
The men can see buildings and houses on the shore, but cannot see any people. Dawn breaks and they row to shore. The captain tells them that their boat will swamp and they must jump ship and swim for the shore.
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.
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
Dat Ol' Mare O' Mine
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Want to trade me, do you, mistah? Oh, well, now, I reckon not,"
The Invisible Man
Chapter 1
by H.G. Wells
The bandaged stranger visits The "Coach and Horses" in Iping. (London, England; Pearson's Magazine, 1897)
The Woman in White
EPOCH ONE: “The Story Begun by Walter Hartright, Part II”
by Wilkie Collins
The narrator reveals some detail about his own past, as well as introducing his friend, Pesca, and the circumstances of their meeting.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ashputtel
by Grimm Brothers
A young woman's father remarries after the death of his wife.
The Heart of Happy Hollow
Chapter 6: The Race Question
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Two men converse while at the race track.
Just So Stories
"The Cat that Walked by Himself"
by Rudyard Kipling
A story about the animals in the Wet Wild Woods and how the cat that walked helped domesticate all the wild animals.
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
Soliloquy of a Turkey
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Dey ’s a so’t o’ threatenin’ feelin’ in de blowin’ of de breeze,"
Anne of Green Gables
Chapter 11: Anne's Impressions of Sunday-School
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne is not impressed with the service at Sunday-school.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Snowdrop
by Grimm Brothers
An evil queen is jealous of her stepdaughter's beauty.
The Outdoor Girls in Florida
Chapter XI: "Into the Interior"
by Laura Lee Hope
The girls are helped by Hank Belton. They discover that he hires out men for work and Grace hopes to hear news of her brother. Mr. Hammond takes the girls to his camp.
Seven O’Clock Stories
“Ninth Night: Another True Fairy Story”
by Robert Gordon Anderson
The three children ask Mother to show them another story. She shows them the Orioles as they return from the south in mid-May to build their nest.
Moby Dick
Chapter 49: The Hyena
by Herman Melville
Ishmael is shocked at the dangers that are present on a whaling ship.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Chapter 18: Smells
by Hugh Lofting
Failing to find any sign of the boy's uncle in the ocean, the doctor devises another plan to locate him.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
Sunrise on the Hills
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The poet ruminates upon the morning sun shining on the woods and hills. He encourages readers to spend more time in nature to soothe their souls.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Pink
by Grimm Brothers
A queen's prayers are answered, but is betrayed by her cook.
The Pink Fairy Book
The House in the Wood
by Andrew Lang
A father asks for his daughters to bring him lunch in the woods, but the birds eat up the trails he has left. The daughters each in turn find a small house with a little old man and three beasts. There they are tested.
The Time Machine
Chapter 11
by H.G. Wells
The Time Traveller travels far in to the future, observing the extreme changes of the planet.
Silas Marner
Conclusion
by George Eliot
With all the villagers in attendance except one, Eppie marries Aaron.
Humour and Dialect
Chrismus on the Plantation
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"It was Chrismus Eve, I mind hit fu’ a mighty gloomy day—"
The Pink Fairy Book
The Snow-Man
by Andrew Lang
A snow-man learns about the world and his future from the yard dog.