Category: Children’s Literature
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XV DISPUTES SETTLED
Chapter XV DISPUTES SETTLED Solomon Owl looked so wise that many of his neighbors fell into the habit of going to him for advice. If two of the forest folk chanced to have a dispute which they could not settle between them they frequently visited Solomon and asked him to decide which was in the…
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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Chapter 30: Goodbye, Sunnybrook!
Will Melville drove up to the window and, tossing a letter into Rebecca’s lap, went off to the barn on an errand. “Sister ‘s no worse, then,” sighed Aurelia gratefully, “or Jane would have telegraphed. See what she says.” Rebecca opened the envelope and read in one flash of an eye the whole brief page:…
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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Chapter 29: Mother and Daughter
Two months had gone by, two months of steady, fagging work; of cooking, washing, ironing; of mending and caring for the three children, although Jenny was fast becoming a notable little housewife, quick, ready, and capable. They were months in which there had been many a weary night of watching by Aurelia’s bedside; of soothing…
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Heidi Chapter 3 part 1
On The Pasture Heidi was awakened early next morning by a loud whistle. Opening her eyes, she saw her little bed and the hay beside her bathed in golden sunlight. For a short while she did not know where she was, but when she heard her grandfather’s deep voice outside, she recollected everything. She remembered…
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Heidi Chapter 2 – Part 2
With Grandfather continued… “Let’s go down then, if we agree,” said the old man, and followed close behind her. Going up to the fireplace, he pushed the big kettle aside and reached for a smaller one that was suspended on a chain. Then sitting down on a three-legged stool, he kindled a bright fire. When…
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The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad Chapter 20 Old Mr. Toad Is Puffed Up
Old Mr. Toad Is Puffed Up Audio Old Mr. Toad hopped slowly down the Lone Little Path. He usually does hop slowly, but this time he hopped slower than ever. You see, he was so puffed up that he couldn’t have hopped fast if he had wanted to, and he didn’t want to. In the…
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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Chapter 28: Th’ Inevitable Yoke
Rebecca’s heart beat high at this sweet praise from her hero’s lips, but before she had found words to thank him, Mr. and Mrs. Cobb, who had been modestly biding their time in a corner, approached her and she introduced them to Mr. Ladd. “Where, where is aunt Jane?” she cried, holding aunt Sarah’s hand…
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Heidi Chapter 2 Part 1
With Grandfather After Deta had disappeared, the Uncle sat down again on the bench, blowing big clouds of smoke out of his pipe. He did not speak, but kept his eyes fastened on the ground. In the meantime Heidi looked about her, and discovering the goat-shed, peeped in. Nothing could be seen inside. Searching for…
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The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad Chapter 19 Old Mr. Toad Gets His Stomach Full
Old Mr. Toad Gets His Stomach Full Audio Pray do not tip your nose in scornAt things which others eat,For things to you not good at allTo others are most sweet. There are ants, for instance. You wouldn’t want to eat them even if you were dreadfully hungry. But Old Mr. Toad and Buster Bear…
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XIV HANGING BY THE HEELS
Chapter XIV HANGING BY THE HEELS It was several nights before Solomon Owl and Benjamin Bat chanced to meet again in the forest. “Hullo!” said Solomon. “Hullo!” said Benjamin Bat. “I’m glad to see you, because I want to thank you for letting me spend the day in your house, so I wouldn’t have to…