A man decides to visit each of his three daughters, who are married to trolls. On each visit he sees the trolls perform marvelous tasks, then returns home with money. Additionally, on each trip he loses the money because of his own ignorance. He sets out to prove to his wife the lessons he has learned.
The adventures of Prince Ring.
The author's conclusion.
Spotty discovers a dam at the Laughing Brook.
If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I like to see it lap the miles
How Siegfried becomes lord of Nibelungen.
Because I could not stop for Death
A poem about escaping from the sorrows and loneliness of the night by reading great works of literature
A children’s counting poem about elephants.
I'm wife; I've finished that
Tashtego makes some general observations about his fellow sailors.
Whitefoot becomes anxious because the wood pile that hides his home is slowly disappearing and he doesn’t understand that Farmer Brown needs the wood to make his syrup and maple sugar.
Long time ago, we two set out,
"It’s hot to–day. The bees is buzzin’"
Betty determines that they should not stop for these strangers, despite their pleas and threats. The girls are more cautious in their travels, and when planning their next voyage they bring along a chaperone.
Siegfried’s life in Nibelungen.
Going to heaven!
The author describes how Brownie would fell, or chop down, a tree.
Delayed till she had ceased to know
Johnnie lets Tommy loose. Tommy runs to his new home with his mother. He tells the forest animals his adventures with Farmer Green.
The prince decides to offer himself as the sacrifice for the princess and her lake.
If the dull substance of my flesh were thought
They realize the swift boat they had attempted to race was Varmint and they stop in Poughkeepsie for lunch. They look for their lost companion, Sting, and dock for the night.
"Who say my hea’t ain’t true to you?"