Category: The new McGuffey fourth reader
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The Ride to London
The Ride To London By Charles Dickens I.When the coach came round with āLondonā blazoned in letters of gold upon the boot, it gave Tom such a turn, that he was half disposed to run away. But he didnāt do it; for he took his seat upon the box instead, and looking down upon the…
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Try Again! by Charlotte Elizabeth
Try Again!By Charlotte Elizabeth āWill you give my kite a lift?ā said my little nephew to his sister, after trying in vain to make it fly by dragging it along the ground. Lucy very kindly took it up and threw it into the air, but, her brother neglecting to run off at the same moment,…
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The Journey Of Life (From The New McGuffey Fourth Reader by William H. McGuffey, Compiler)
The Journey Of Life (From The New McGuffey Fourth Reader by William H. McGuffey, Compiler) An Allegory Once upon a time, a good many years ago, there was a traveler, and he set out upon a journey. It was a magic journey, and was to seem very long when he began it, and very short…
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The new McGuffey fourth reader
The content lists various literary works and poems by different authors, including Nathaniel Hawthorne and Alfred Tennyson, highlighting a diverse range of themes and styles.
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The Four MacNicols
The Four MacNicols By William Black This is the true story of how four lads in a fishing village in the North of Scotland, being left orphans by the drowning of their father, learned the great lesson of self-help. They were the four MacNicols,āRobert, an active, stout-sinewed, black-eyed lad of seventeen; his two younger brothers,…
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WHITE ANTS BY HENRY DIAMOND
Strange Stories of Ants WHITE ANTS BY HENRY DIAMOND The white ant is a small insect, the body being of a yellowish white color, and repulsive in appearance. This tiny earth-dweller lives almost entirely on wood. When a tree is cut down, white ants immediately swarm toward the food thus unwittingly provided for them by…
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Red Ants by Jules Michelet
Strange Stories of Ants RED ANTS BY JULES MICHELET Peter Huber, walking one day in a field near Geneva, saw on the ground a strong detachment of reddish colored ants on the march, and bethought himself of following them. On the flanks of the column, as if to dress its ranks, a few sped to…
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A SONG by James Whitcomb Riley
A SONGBy James Whitcomb Riley There is ever a song somewhere, my dear,There is ever a something sings alway:Thereās the song of the lark when the skies are clear,And the song of the thrush when the skies are gray. The sunshine showers across the grain,And the bluebird trills in the orchard tree;And in and out,…
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The Mountain and the Squirrel by Ralph Waldo Emerson
THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SQUIRRELBy Ralph Waldo Emerson The mountain and the squirrelHad a quarrel,And the former called the latter āLittle Prigā;Bun replied: āYou are doubtless very big;But all sorts of things and weatherMust be taken in togetherTo make up a yearAnd a sphere.And I think it no disgraceTo occupy my place.If Iām not so…
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Piccola by Celia Leighton Thaxter
PICCOLABy Celia Leighton Thaxter Poor, sweet Piccola! Did you hearWhat happened to Piccola, children dear?āTis seldom Fortune such favor grantsAs fell to this little maid of France. āTwas Christmas time, and her parents poorCould hardly drive the wolf from the door,Striving with povertyās patient painOnly to live till summer again. No gift for Piccola! sad…