Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
Hot-Cross Buns
by Traditional
A nursery rhyme formatted from a peddler’s cry.
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Main Street
Chapter 25
by Sinclair Lewis
Will feels that Carol does not appreciate him and wonders whether other women would still find him attractive. Complaining of a backache, Maud Dyer visits Will's office. Will receives an invitation from Nat Hicks. Will's relationship with Maud continues to escalate.
The Call of the Wild
Chapter 4: Who Has Won to Mastership
by Jack London
Buck takes Spitz's old spot, proving himself to be very proficient in his new job.
The Call of the Wild
Chapter 2: The Law of Club and Fang
by Jack London
Buck begins to understand the harsh nature of his new surroundings. Buck is put to work.
A Little Princess
Chapter 19: Anne
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Recounting of the tales of how things came to be for both Sara and the Large Family.
Main Street
Chapter 36
by Sinclair Lewis
Will is bothered by Carol's apathy towards the Gopher Prairie boosting campaign. Carol and Will continue to argue about her impending departure. Carol departs for Washington.
Main Street
Chapter 27
by Sinclair Lewis
Carol is befriended by Maud Dyer, who proceeds to ridicule Nat Hick's assistant tailor, Erik Valborg.
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
Ride a Cock Horse To Banbury Cross
by Traditional
A poem about symbolic fertility.
Main Street
Chapter 30
by Sinclair Lewis
Carol spends a day at the lake accompanied by the Dyers, Erik, Cy Bogart, and Fern Mullins. Carol, jealous of Maud's affection for Erik, is happy to accept an invitation to go out on the lake. Mrs. Bogart's concerns are ignored by Carol, who later meets Erik at Harry Haydock's party. Erik's admission leaves Carol feeling confused and uncomfortable.
Main Street
Chapter 6
by Sinclair Lewis
Carol accompanies Kennicott on a hunting trip, admiring the natural landscape of Gopher Prairie. Carol is introduced to the like minded Vida Sherwin and Guy Pollock. Carol's home refurnishing is met with disdain by a miserly and religious neighbor. Carol hosts a party of her own, hoping it will have some influence on the townspeople of Gopher Prairie.
The Call of the Wild
Chapter 3: The Dominant Primordial Beast
by Jack London
Buck struggles, but continues to prevail. Spitz and Buck nearly come to blows. The sled team continues down the trail, where an undeclared war comes to a dramatic end.
Miscellaneous Poems
The Capture
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Duck come switchin’ ‘cross de lot"
Humour and Dialect
Parted
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"De breeze is blowin’ ‘cross de bay."
The Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 17: “How They Came to Bunbury”
by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy and the animals see a sign for Bunbury and decide to go there. They meet a town full of bread-product people. After Toto eats a raisin bun citizen, they are evicted from the town.
A Little Princess
Chapter 13: One of the Populace
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sara begins a story about the tropical forest, in response to the cold weather.
Main Street
Chapter 7
by Sinclair Lewis
With the arrival of winter, Carol attempts to create some distraction for herself and the townspeople. Carol's treatment of her maid is a source of tension with the members of the Jolly Seventeen.
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded
Chapter 15: “The Little Foxes”
by Lewis Carroll
Bruno continues his story.
The Light Princess
Story 1: “What! No Children?”
by George MacDonald
A king and queen have no children. The king becomes very upset with the queen and finally she gives him a beautiful daughter.
The Game of Logic
Chapter 3
by Lewis Carroll
The authors gives the answers to his many questions.
Main Street
Chapter 28
by Sinclair Lewis
Fern Mullins, the new high school teacher, arrives from Minneapolis. Carol and Fern, having much in common, quickly become friends. Carol considers restarting the dramatic club.
Main Street
Chapter 9
by Sinclair Lewis
Still affected by her conversation with Vida, Carol begins to observe the judging glances of the townspeople. Carol and Will pay a visit to his mother.
Peter Rabbit and Other Stories
“The Tale of Peter Rabbit”
by Beatrix Potter
Peter Rabbit defies his mother’s instructions and goes into Mr. McGregor’s garden, where he has to run and hide for his life.
The Secret Garden
Chapter 24: “‘Let Them Laugh’”
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The children agree to let Dickon’s mother (Mrs. Sowerby) in on the secret of the garden. They tell her of their large appetites and she sends them food. Mary and Colin find it difficult to maintain their charade.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Tenth, Chapter 6
by Victor Hugo
Having been set free, Gringoire goes to meet Claude Frollo.
The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series One
Time and Eternity, Poem 14
by Emily Dickinson
I went to thank her